OF COC  GEORGI  APPROVED AGENDA Cochran City Council Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Regular Schedule Meeting @ 7:00PM  City Auditorium, 102 N Second Street, Cochran, GA31014  City Council Billy Yeomans, Mayor (District 2 Post 1). Lonnie Tedders, Council Member (District 2, Post 2) Keith Anderson, Council Member (District 1, Post 1) Gary Ates, Council Member (District 1, Post 2) Andrew Lemmon, Council Member (District 3, Post 1) Shane Savant, Council Member (District 3, Post 2)  City Staff Richard Newbern, City Manager Julie Peche, Interim City Clerk  Carla Coley, Council Member/Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Elliott, City Attorney  EST.1869  I. Call to Order by the Mayor II. Invocation III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Attendance V. Adopt Agenda/Minutes    VI. Agenda Items  ITEM #1- Presented by Mayor Billy Yeomans ITEM #2- Presented by Mayor Billy Yeomans Proclamation, May Mental Health Month. No action required. ITEM #3- Presented by Public Works Director, Willie Farrow ITEM #4- Presented by City Manager, Richard Newbern  Proclamation, National Hospitals Week May 12 to May 18, 2024. No action required.  Employee ofthe Quarter. No action required.  Consider request from Dre-Day to close segments of'Third and Beech Streets for a Gun Violence  Awareness event in June. Approved  ITEM #5 - Presented by City Manager, Richard Newbern Consider appointment ofCity Clerk. Approved ITEM #6- Presented by City Manager, Richard Newbern  Consider appointing a voting member and alternate to the Board of the Municipal Gas Authority of  Georgia. Approved  ITEM #7- Presented by Public Works Director, Willie Farrow ITEM #8- Presented by City Manager, Richard Newbern Discussion oft the FY 2024/25 Budget proposal. No action required.  Discussion of regular LMIG program and the LMIG-LRA program funding. Approved  EST. 3869  * Special Called Meeting Budget Work Session FY 24/25-Tuesday, May 21, 2024 @ 6:30 pm  Public Hearing Budget FY 2024/25- - Tuesday, June 4, 2024 @ 6:30 pm Regularly Scheduled City Council Work Session - June11,2024 @ 6:00j pm Regularly Scheduled City Council Meeting - Tuesday, June 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm  VII. City Manager Dsctsiontemvpuate VIII. Council Discussion Items  IX. Announcement of Upcoming Meetings and Events  X. Public Comments (Please note that every individual who signs up to speak prior to the meeting  willl be given a total of31 minutes to address the Mayor and Council  XI.  A. Meeting to discuss pending or potential litigation with legal counsel and to discuss or  vote on settlement provided in O.C.G.A. $50-14-2(1).    B. Meeting to discuss or vote on authorizing negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property as provided in C. Meeting to discuss or vote on the acquisition, disposition or lease of real estate by the city O.C.G.A $50-14- D. Meeting to discuss hiring, compensation, evaluation, or disciplinary action for a specific public officer or E.Meetingt to discuss ori interview an applicant tol be executivel head ofa department O.CGA8S0-1430)0).  O.C.G.A $ 50-14-3(b)(I). 3(b)(1).  employee as provided in O.C.G.A $50-14-3(b)(2).  F. Meeting to discuss records that are exempt from disclosure 50-14-3(b)(4).  BST.1868