PRaDO lunao  Est.1870  Cilg ef Mourlain Bieeges CLEVELAND, GEORGIA Cleveland City Council Called Meeting Minutes Thursday, August 1,2024-8:00 A.M. Oak Springs Community Center/Police Department 342 Campbell Street, Cleveland, GA  1. Call to Order  Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.  PRESENT:  Mayor Josh Turner, Council Members Nan Bowen, Annie Sutton, Jeremy McClure Also present were City Administrator Kevin Harris, and City Clerk Lisa Ritchie  (Mayor Pro Tem), and CJ McDonald  2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Approve Agenda  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member Sutton, and voted,  unanimously, to approve the agenda.  PUBLIC HEARING  4. First Public Hearing 2024 Millage Rate and Digest  Mayor Turner stated the item and said that the purpose of the hearing is to hear from the public to assist the Mayor and Council Members to determine the millage rate for Mayor Turner stated that a second Public Hearing will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024, and a third Public Hearing and consideration will be held adoption of the millage rate at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Mayor Turner stated that the current millage rate is 5.056. He said retaining the millage rate would result in an increase of .413 mills over the rollback rate. For a home with a fair market value of $200,000 this would mean an additional $33.04 in property  the city for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.    taxes. For a home with a fair market value of $300,000, it would be an additional Mr. Harris addressed the Mayor and Council Members and reiterated the information Mr. Solmon gave a presentation stating the rate of 5.056 is the non-roll-back rate and Council Member McClure stated that the increase to the taxpayer will pay for the full- time firefighter which will also keep the ISO rating low and keeping the insurance  $49.56 in property taxes.  Mayor Turner reported including the requirements by law.  4.643 is the roll-back rate.  premiums from increasing.  Mayor Turner called for comments from the public. There were no comments from the public.  Mayor Turner stated that the next public hearing will be held on August 8, 2024, at  8:00 a.m.  Mayor Turner closed the public hearing.  ADJOURN  Motion by Council Member McClure, seconded by Council Member Bowen and voted, unanimously, to adjourn the City Council Called Meeting of August 1, 2024, at 8:17 a.m.  Approved this 2thday of Auguat  2014 HL Beremy McClure  Turner Josh  Jesl  Mayor  Council Member Ward3 Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Ward 4  Aaufawu Nan Bowen  cjny C.J.N McDonald  Council Member Ward1  Annie. Gbte Sutton  Council Member Ward2  City Clerk  SAn