CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL. MEETING. MINUTES JUNE2 21, 2023  THE EASTI ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ONJ JUNE21,2023. ATI EAST  ELLIJAY CITY HALL.  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 - COURT CLERK- ABSENT VALERIE CRUMP. - ASSISTANT CLERK ABSENT LARRY CALLAHAN- PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR MACK WOOD - CITY PLANNER JAXON WEST- - CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER-/ ABSENT  CALL' TOORDER: APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND. A SECOND BY LINDA SMITH. APPROVALOF MINUTES MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN NEW BUSINESS  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:001 P.M. BYI MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  COUNCILUNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPON. A MOTIONI BYI EDI FORRESTER  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED. AND UNANIMOUSLY, APPROVED THEI MINUTES! FOR THELASTMEETINGHELDONMAY  17,2023. AND THE PUBLIC: HEARING HELD ONI MAY31, 2023.  SECOND: ED: FORRESTER  3.  A- REVIEW/ACTION ON FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR MAY 2023  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  MONTH OF MAY2023 MOTION: EDI FORRESTER MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: JAMES WATERS SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  B- RESOLUTION 2023-03 ADOPTION OF ALL-FUNDS BUDGET FY 2023-2024  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-03 ALL-FUNDS BUDGET FOR YEAR 2023-2024.  C-RESOLUTION 2023-04- (2) CD ATI EDWARDSJONES  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLEY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-04 ALLOWING THE INVESTMENT OF (2)CD'S AT EDWARDJONES. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL HAD BEEN GIVEN BY COUNCIL IN MAY MEETING. D-REVIEW/ACTION ON MILLAGE RATE FOR: 2023 PROPERTY TAXES (PT-38)  MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  COUNCILVOTEDUNANIMOUSLYTO. ADOPTTHE SAME. MILAGERATEOF3OMIS FOR TAX YEAR2023. AND ALSOYOTEDUNANIMOUSIYTOCOATINUETNE: CITY'SLONG-TIME! POLICY ON WAIVING THE COLLECTION OF CITY PROPERTY TAX FOR. ALLI BUSINESS OWNERS ANDI INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: JAMES WATERS    E-REVIEW/ACTION ON MID-YEAR INCENTIVE BONUS  COUNCILUNANIMOUSLYAPROVEDITHERECOMMENDATOXTOGMEAMD.YEAREONUSTOALLELIGIBLE  CITY PERSONNEL. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER MOTION: JAMES WATERS MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: LINDA SMITH SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  F-REVIEW/ACTION ON STRIPING OF VARIOUS CITY STREETS G-R RESOLUTION 2023-05 ON PERI DIEM ON TRAVELING  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TODOTHE STRIPING OF VARIOUS CITY STREETS.  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTIONON: 2023-05 FOR THE PERI DIEM ON TRAVELING.  H-1 RESOLUTION: 2023-06 ON RFP#2 2023-02 BANKING SERVICES COMMUNITY BANK TO HANDLE THE CITYS BANK ACCOUNTS. I-RESOLUTION: 2023-07 ON RFP# 2023-01 AUDIT SERVICES CPA GROUPTOHANDLE THE CITYS EXTERNAL AUDIT. J-STREET & CULVERT REPAIR-JCGENERAL CONTRACTING  COUNCIL UNANIMOULSY, APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-06 ON ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM UNITED  MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  COUNCIL UNANIMOULSY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2023-07 ON ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL FROM MURPHY  MOTION: JAMES WATERS CULVERT! REPAIR. MOTION: ED FORRESTER  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED PAYING THE INVOICE FROM JC GENERAL FOR THE STREET AND  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  K-I INQUIRY ONTALONA MOUNTAIN ZONING APPLICATION  COUNCILI UNAMIMOUSLY. APPROVED TO. ALLOW. AZONINGCHANGEREQUESTAPPLICATIONFROMC2TORI TOI MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. PROCESS.  MOTION: ED FORRESTER 4. MAYORS REPORT A- 5.  SECOND:. JAMES WATERS  HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT A. MEMORANDUM DISCUSSION- MACK WOOD PROJECTS  SEEATTACHEDMEMORANDUM: OF AN/AEWPERMTISESUEDSUEDSINCELASTCOUNCIL MEETINGFORREVIEW.  ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN AT3:18 P.M. MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  DONCALLIHAN. MAYOR  PETRINA. PRITCHETT, CITYCLERK