CITY OF DEMOREST City Council Meeting Special Called Meeting May 12, 2020 Regular. Session Meeting Minutes ATTENDEES  Nathan Davis, Councilman John Hendrix, Councilman (via phone) Sean Moore, Councilman Rick Austin, PhD, Mayor  Kim Simonds, City Manager/Clerk Joey Homans, City Attorney  AGENDA ITEMIand I: INVOCATION AND PLEDGE TO THE FLAG  The May 12, 2020 Demorest City Council regular monthly meeting was! held in the Demorest Municipal Building located at 125 Ivy Street. Councilman Moore opened with the invocation and pledge to the  flag.  AGENDA ITEM II: CALLTOORDER  Mayor Austin called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. AGENDA ITEM IV: APPROVAL OF AGENDA  Mayor Austin called for amotion to approve the agenda. A motion was made by Councilman Moore  and: seconded by Councilman Davis to accept the agenda as printed. ACTION: The agenda was approved as printed (3-0) AGENDAI ITEM V: APPEARANCE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS  Several citizens addressed the group regarding recent events surrounding the termination of Chief  Krockum.  AGENDA ITEM VI(A): CITY SOLICITOR  Council was presented with a resignation from City Solicitor. Jake York. Mayor Austin asked that Council  not act on the resignation until it could be confirmed. All agreed. AGENDA ITEM VI(B): APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE Planning Commission will meet to address the request. AGENDA ITEM VI(C): FOURTH OF JULY  Council was presented with a Variance Application recently submitted for 777 Central Avenue. The  Council considered whether or not to continue with plans for the Demorest July Fourth Celebration. Most municipalities have cancelled their events. It was suggested that the fireworks display be continued and all other activities be cancelled. Such a motion was made by Councilman Davis and was  seconded by Councilman Moore.    ACTION: The motion to cancel all July Fourth activities except thej fireworks display was unanimously  approved (3-0).  AGENDAI ITEM VI(D): ORDNANCE/RESOLUTION FOR SPECIAL ELECTION  Attorney Homans presented an ordinance calling for a Special Election. He said it will call for the election of two posts and the election would bei in November. Councilman Davis made a motion that the ordinance be tabled until the end oft the month. The motion was seconded by Councilman Moore. ACTION: The ordinance calling. for a Special Election for 2 vacant posts was tabled until aj future  meeting (3-0).  AGENDA ITEM VI(E): SPLOST Tuesday night, May 19 at 6:00 p.m.  It was decided that the SPLOST issues were too numerous and complicated for a small portion of the meeting. All agreed that a Special Called Meeting would be more appropriate andi it was scheduled for  AGENDA ITEMS VI (F& G): WOOD CHIPPER AND DUMP TRUCK  Bryan Popham, Public Works Director, spoke to the group concerning the wood chipper, which recently became inoperable. He said that a new one would cost $60,000.00 and the company would allow $6800.001 for thei trade-in of the old one. He also said that the motor in the dump truck is no longer repairable and the truck has 900,000 miles on it. Itisa 2007 model. A used truck will cost $40,000- $75,000. It was decided that Ms. Mixon would bé consulted about what might be remaining in SPLOST to cover the purchase of both items. Councilman Moorè made a motion to table this discussion until ACTION: The motion to table the discussion of the purçhases of a wood chipper and a dump truck was  the next meeting and the motion was seconded by Councilman Hendrix.  unanimously approved (3-0).  AGENDA ITEM VI: CONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AI motion was made by Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Davis to adjourn into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of possible litigation and personnel matters. This portion of  Regular Session was recessed at 6:47 p.m.  The meeting returned to Regular Session at 8:15 p.m. Avote was taken on a motion made in Executive Session to approve the settlement with Chief Krockum pending final review. This motion was made by ACTION: The motion to approve the settlement with Chief Krockum pending final review was  Councilman Moore and seconded by Councilman Davis.  unanimously approved (3-0).    AGENDAI ITEM VII!: MOTION TO ADJOURN  Ar motion was made to adjourn and was unanimouslyapproved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15  p.m.  Rick Austin, Mayor of Demorest  Kim Simonds, City Clerk