City of Hogansville City Council  Public Hearing & Regular Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 7:00 pm  HOGANSVILLE  GEORGIA  Meeting will be held at Hogansville City Hall, 1111 High Street, Hogansville, GA 30230  Mayor: Jake Ayers Council Post 1: Michael Taylor,. Jr* 2025 Council Post: 2: Matthew Morgan 2025 Council Post 3: Mandy Neese Council Post 4: Mark Ayers Council Post 5: Kandis Strickland 2027  2025 2027 2027  City Manager: Lisa E. Kelly Assistant City Manager: Niles Ford City Attorney: Alex Dixon Chief of Police: JeffreyS Sheppard City Clerk: LeAnn Lehigh  Mayor Pro-Tem  Public Hearing = 7:00 pm  Public Hearing to Hear Citizen Comments on the Millage Rate. Regular Meeting - immediately following Public Hearing  1. Call to Order- Mayor Jake Ayers 2. Invocation & Pledge  Agenda  Alli items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and willl be approved by one blanket motion.  1. Approval of Agenda: Regular Meeting September 3, 2024 1. Hogansville Police Department Recognition- - Sergeant Rick Milliron 2. Hogansville Police Department New Officer Introduction - Officer Kenneth Little  Presentations Old Business New Business  1. Georgia Youth Impact Project Funding  1. Ordinance - 1S Reading- Watershed Protection Amendment 3. Royal Theater- - Concessions Area Equipment  2. Amendment tol Professional Services Agreement - Charles Abbott & Associates  City Manager's Report Chief of] Police Report Council Member Reports 1. Council Member Taylor 2. Council Member Morgan 3. Council Member Neese 4. Council Member Ayers 5. Council Member Strickland Mayor's Report Executive Session 1. Real Estate Exemption Adjourn  Upcoming Dates & Events  September 16, 2024-1 10:00 am and 7:00 pml Public Hearing tol Hear Citizen Comments on thel Millage Rate at] Hogansville City Hall September16, 2024 - Immediately Following 7pm Public Hearingl Regular Meeting oft the Mayor and Council at Hogansville City Hall  Meeting to be held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville Ga. 30230    HOGANSVILLE 09/03/2024  PERMANENT RECORD  Meeting held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville GA 30230  PUBLICHEARING  Mayor. Jake. Ayers called the Public Hearing to Hear Citizen Comments on the millage rate to order at City Manager Lisa Kelly gave a PowerPoint presentation on property taxes and the millage rate to give the public an understanding ofhow it works. Due to state law, the City is required to report the percentage oft the taxes the City will receive each year ifthere is an increase. Thisi is not an increase in your property tax millage rate. The millage rate has not changed in 21 years in the City and remains at 7.95mills. Based on new construction and reassessments, the City expects an: increase of $236,456 in additional  7:00 pm.  taxes. Public Comment: not have any. does not.  Resident unknown: Is there a rate or prorate on property taxes forj people 70 years old and above? Question for County. May bej programs in place but would need to reach out to the County. The City does Resident unknown: What about for veterans? This would be another question for the County. But the City Kids graduated 15 years ago, why do I pay school tax? That is a school board conversation. The City only deals with the City portion of the taxes. It would benefit to call them to see what programs in place.  Mayor Ayers adjourned the Public Hearing at 7:09pm  REGULAR MEETING  Call to Order: Mayor Jake Ayers called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:09 pm. Present were Council Member Michael Taylor, Council Member Matthew Morgan, Council Member Mandy Neese, Council Member Mark Ayers, and Council Member Kandis Strickland. Also present were City Manager Lisa Kelly, Assistant City Manager Niles Ford, City Attorney. Alex Dixon, Police Major Marcus Rakestraw, and City Clerk LeAnn Lehigh. Police ChiefJeff  Sheppard was not present at tonight's meeting.  Council Member Taylor gave an invocation and Mayor Ayers led the Pledge of Allegiance.  AGENDA Taylor. Motion Carries 5-0 PRESENTATIONS  Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by Council Member  1. Hogansville Police. Department. Recognition Lieutenant Rick Milliron and national certification. He was commended for his dedication and hard work.  Major Rakestraw gave special recognition tol Lieutenant Rick Milliron. Lieutenant Milliron was tasked with responsibility to train as a Fire Marshall from previous City Manager. He is the first police officer to receive state  September: 3,2024    2. Hogansville. Police Department. New Officer. Introduction -Sergeant Kenneth Little Major Rakestraw introduced Sergeant Kenneth Little. He comes to the City with many: years ofl law enforcement  experience. Mayor and Council welcomed him to thei team. 1. Georgia Youth Impact Project Funding  OLD BUSINESS  Motion: Council Member Taylor moved to approve an initial funding amount of $6k to the Georgia Youth Impact Discussion: Inj previous meetings, Frederick Manley requested the City to help with funding for his project, Georgia Youth Impact Project. His initial request for $25k has been modified to $6k and future funding willl be  Project. The motion was seconded by Council Member Strickland. requested at al later date once the program is up and operational in the City.  Motion Carries 3-2 with Neese and Ayers opposed  NEW BUSINESS  1. Ordinance- - 1" Reading - Watershed. Protection Amendment  City Attorney Alex Dixon read the first reading of the proposed Watershed Protection Amendment Ordinance. No Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve thel Professional Services Agreement with Charles Abbott & Associates that lowered the 50% split with any Commercial fees in excess of$10m. Does not change timeline  action was taken at tonight's meeting.  2. Amendment to Professional Services. Agreement- - Charles. Abbott &. Associates  original agreement. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers.  Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0  3. Royal Theater- - Concessions Area Equipment Theater. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers.  Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve a not to exceed amount of$14, 563 for equipment for the Royal  Discussion: Motion Carries 5-0 EXECUTIVE SESSION Discussion: None Motion Carries- -5 5-0  Motion: Council Member Neese moved to adjourn into an Executive Session under the Litigation and Real Estate  Exemptions at 8:03pm. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers.  Thel Regular Meeting was reconvened at 8:24pm.  ADJOURNMENT Respectfully, LeAnn blu Lehigh City Clerk  On ai motion made by Council Member Neese and duly seconded, Mayor Ayers adjourned the meeting at 8:24 pm.  September 3, 2024