CITV OF  Cleveland GEORGIA  Cleveland City Council Called Meeting Minutes Thursday, July 20, 2023. - 6:301 P.M. Cleveland Community Center/Police Department 342 Campbell Street, Cleveland, GA  1. Callto Order  Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.  PRESENT:  Mayor Josh Turner, Council Members Nan Bowen, Rebecca Yardley (Mayor Pro Tem), Also present were City Administrator Kevin Harris, City Attorney Keith Whitaker, and  Jeremy McClure, and C.J. McDonald  City Clerk Lisa Ritchie 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approve Agenda  Motion by Council Member Yardley, seconded by Council Member McClure, and  voted, unanimously, to approve the agenda.  PUBLIC HEARING  4. 2023 Millage Rate and Digest  Mayor Turner stated the purpose of the hearing is to hear comments from the public to help the Mayor and Council determine the millage rate for the city for the 2023-  2024 budget year. He stated the following:  Following assessments from the Board of Assessors, municipalities and counties are required to have hearings unless the jurisdiction automatically Anotice of property taxi increase is required due to a possible increase because even a drop in the millage rate withouti taking the full rollback will still increase property taxes because of the growth of the net tax digest over  approves the full rollback.  the past 12 months.    City staff initiated the process by advertising the intent to retain the current millage rate of 5.056 to allow the Council to consider the following options:  Retaining the current rate Approving a partial rollback Approving a full rollback  With an advertised rate of 5.056, the Council will take no action that would result in a higher millage rate than the rate as advertised in the county's Retaining the millage rate will result in an increase of .456 mills over the The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $150,000 will be approximately $17.10 and for a home with a fair marketv value of Notice has been posted as required by state law at City Hall and submitted to local media outlets including the county's legal organ as well as the city's  legal organ. rollback rate.  $250,000 it will be approximately $28.50.  website.  Mr. Harris presented the proposed options for the 2023 millage rate. He discussed the  following:  Real property tax  Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) Collections General Fund department expenditures  Georgia Department of Revenue information regarding the decrease to tax  revenues  The 2023 Tax Digest and 5 Year History of Levy  Existing needs of the city  Mayor Turner gave the Public Hearing instructions.  Tedi Boling, 575 Campbell Street, addressed the Mayor and Council Members stating  that she is in favor of a partial rollback.  Mayor Turner stated his support for a full rollback. Mayor Turner closed the Public Hearing.  UNFINISHED BUSINESS  5. Resolution - 2023-24-Amendment to Board Appointments Resolution 2023-21- Alcohol Review Board Appointments (1 of 3 Haley Thomas and Charles Massingale were appointed on Resolution 2023-21 at the Mayor and Council  Meeting on July 10, 2023) and 1 alternate    Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member McDonald, and voted, unanimously, to approve the appointment of Jesse Harkins to serve as the third  Alcohol Review Board Appointment.  EXECUTIVE SESSION  Motion by Council Member Yardley, seconded by Council Member McClure and voted,  unanimously, to enter an Executive Session at 7:07 p.m.  6. Discussion regarding personnel, pending litigation, and real estate  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member Bowen and voted, unanimously, to adjourn the Executive Session and return to the City Council Meeting Council Member McDonald opened the door to allow citizens to return to the regular  at7:40 p.m.  meeting. No one was waiting to return to the meeting.  ADJOURN  Motion by Council Member Yardley, seconded by Council Member McClure and voted, unanimously, to adjourn the City Council Meeting of July2 20, 2023 at 7:41 p.m.  AAML derémy/McClure  Josh Turner  Mayor  Council Member Ward3  Aaulbou Nan Bowen  Cimw C.J.M6Donald  Council Member Ward1 1  Council Member Ward4  Rebecca Yardley  A. Ritchie  Gahyadu AOA  CouncilMéber Lisa Ward2 2 Mayor Pro Tem  City Clerk