CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES APRIL. 17, 2024  THE EAST! ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 17,2024 ATI EAST  ELLIJAY CITYHALL.  COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR CHRIS CALLIHAN, MAYOR PRO-TEM EDI FORRESTER LINDA SMITH JAMES WATERS  CITY OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: PETRINA PRITCHETT- CITY CLERK JACQUE HEFNER - ASSISTANT CLERK-, ABSENT VALERIE CRUMP - COURT CLERK- ABSENT LARRY CALLAHAN- - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST- CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER  CALLTOORDER:  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  APPROVALOF. AGENDA AND. A SECOND BY CHRIS CALLIHAN. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FEBRUARY21,2024. MOTION: LINDA SMITH NEW BUSINESS  COUNCILUNANMOUSLY APPROVED THE. AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPON. AI MOTION BYI EDI FORRESTER  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING HELD ON  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  3.  A- PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 2024-01 HOTEL MOTEL EXCISETAX  MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLEDTHE PUBLICHEARING TOORDER: REGARDINGTHEHOTEL MOTEL EXCISETAX ORDINANCE. THERE WASNOPUBLICCOMMENTSCONCERNINGTHISI ITEMO OF BUSINESS. MAYORCALLIHAN  CALLED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLICHEARING. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN B-1 REVIEW/ACTION. - ORDINANCE 2024-01 HOTEL MOTEL EXICSE' TAX INCREASE FROM396TO59.  SECOND: ED FORRESTER  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2024-01 REGARDING THE CREVIEWIACTION- HOTEL/MOTEL CONTRACT WITH GILMER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, ANDUNANIMOUSLY, APPROVED! FORTHEMAYORTOSIGNTHECONTRACT WITH GILMER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGARDING THE HOTEL/MOTEL EXCISE' TAX.  MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: LINDA SMITH    D-1 REVIEW/ACTION-FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY & MARCH 2024  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  MONTH OF FEBRUARY & MARCH2024. MOTION: LINDA SMITH EREVIEW/ACTION- NEW BUSINESS LICENSES MEMO FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER. F.REVIEWIACTION-NEW. ALCOHOL LICENSES MEMO FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER.  SECOND: ED FORRESTER  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ALCOHOL LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED G. REVIEWIACTION- - GMEBS RETIREMENT PLAN- - ADOPT THE RESTATED ADOPTION AGREEMENT COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO ADOPT THE RESTATED ADOPTION AGREEMENT  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  WITH GMEBS RETIREMENT PLAN. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN OLD BUSINESS MAYORS REPORT  SECOND: ED FORRESTER  4. 5.  A. COLDITZTRUCKING: INVOICE- MARTIN & BAILEY STREET WERE. ADDEDI FROMTHE ORIGINAL INVOICE B.I LMIG-2024SUPPLEMENTAL-IRA-THECITYHAS: BEEN APPROVED. FOR THEI EXTRALMIG MONEY INTHE  FOR COOSAWATTEE. THE ADDITION TO THE INVOICE WASS5,136.26.  AMOUNT OF $25,376.72.  6.  COMMITTEE MEMBERS & DEPARTMENTI HEADS A. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT: - LARRY CALLAHAN  SEE ATTACHED MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY PLANNING  DEPARTMENT. CITIZEN INPUT EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN AT3:141 P.M. MOTION: JAMES WATERS Oon Caulion DONCALLIHAN, MAYOR  7. 8.  SECOND: LINDA SMTIH  PRnahtl PETRINA: PRITCHETT, CITYC CLERK