City Council Special Called Meeting

CITY OF STONECREST, GEORGIA Honorable Mayor Jason Lary, Sr. Council Member Jimmy Clanton, Jr. – District 1 Council Member Rob Turner- District 2 Council Member Jazzmin Cobble – District 3 Council Member George Turner- District 4 Tammy Grimes – District 5 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING VIRTUAL MEETING October 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Citizen Access: URL I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jason Lary II. AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Contract Management i. Sean de Palma-Parks and Recreation Consultant Mayor agreed to supply council with letter ending Sean DePalma’s contract at the end of the year, to the next meeting. ii. Brenda Cornelius-External Liaison Consultant Mayor made recommendation to stay where we are today and continue to move forward – with the 6 month contract. Motion 1 – made by Mayor Jason Lary to continue to move forward with contract with Cornelius Group. Seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion denied - No votes. Motion 2 – Amended motion made by Mayor Jason Lary to ratify the contract of the Cornelius Group. Seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion denied 2-4 – Nay/Council Members Rob Turner, Jazzmin Cobble, George Turner, Tammy Grimes Motion 3 – made by Mayor Jason Lary to ratify the contract of Sean DePalma. Seconded by Council Member Jimmy Clanton. Motion denied – Nay/ Council Members Rob Turner, Jazzmin Cobble, George Turner, Tammy Grimes. Motion 4 – made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to move that the contract for Sean DePalma is cancelled. Seconded by Council Member George Turner. Motion passed 4-2 – Nay/Mayor Jason Lary, Council Member Jimmy Clanton 2. Contract with an external auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of the government purchasing/credit cards Motion 5 – made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to contract with an external auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of the government purchasing/credit cards. Seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. No votes. Motion 6 – to withdraw previous motion to contract with an external auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of the government purchasing/credit cards. Seconded by Council Member Tammy Grimes. Motion passed unanimously. Motion 7 - made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to contract with an external auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of the government purchasing/credit cards for years 2017-2020, that should be executed within 30 days of affirmative action of council. Seconded by Council Member Rob Turner. Motion passed 4-1. Nay/Council Member Jimmy Clanton Motion 8 – substitute motion made by Council Member Jimmy Clanton to amend previous motion and that there will be no single point of contact for the comprehensive audit but to add the entire city council as points of contact. Motion denied with no 2nd motion. 3. Create job descriptions and advertise for Finance Director and Internal Auditor Motion 9 – made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble asking staff to create a job description and advertise for both Finance Manager and Internal Auditor. Seconded by Council Member Tammy Grimes.  No votes. Motion 10 – substitute motion made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble asking staff to create job descriptions and advertise for Finance Director and Internal Auditor and noting that both positions are City Council approved positions and should be kept independent of current Jacobs contract. Seconded by Council Member Tammy Grimes. Motion passed 4-1. Nay/Council Member Jimmy Clanton 4. Approve Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program Resolution Motion 11 – made by Council Member Rob Turner to approve Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program Resolution. Seconded by Jimmy Clanton. Motion passed unanimously. Motion 12 – made by Council Member Jazzmin Cobble to cancel the contract for the Cornelius Group. Seconded by Council Member Tammy Grimes. Motion passed 4-1. Nay/Council Member Jimmy Clanton. ADJOURNMENT Read and adopted in the regular meeting of the City Council held on this _____ day of _______________, 2020. __________________________ Mayor Jason Lary ATTEST: _______________________________ Megan P. Reid, City Clerk