CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES JUNE. 19, 2024  THE EAST ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON. JUNE 19,2024ATEAST  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 LARRY CALLAHAN - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR JAXON WEST - CODE: ENFORCEMENT OFFICER-ABSENT KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-S STREETDEPARTMENT MANAGER  CALLTOORDER:  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT3:001 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  APPROVALOF AGENDA AND A SECOND BY LINDA SMITH. APPROVALOF MINUTES 15, AND. JUNE5, 2024. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN NEW BUSINESS  COUNCILUNANIMOUSIY, APPROVEDTHE, AGENDA FOR THIS MEETINGI UPON. A MOTIONI BYI EDE FORRESTER  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWEDANDUNANIMOUSLYAPPROVED THE MINUTESI FOR THEI MEETINGSI HELDONMAYI48  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  3.  A-) REVIEW/ACTION-RESOLUTION. 2024-03- ADOPTION OF ALL-FUNDS BUDGET FY 2024-2025. COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2024-03. ALL-PUNDS BUDGET: FOR YEAR: 2024-2025, COUNCLVOTEDUNANINOSLYTOADOPTTE SAMEI MILLAGE RATEC OF3.OMILSFORTAXYEAR202AND ALSOYOTEDUNANIMOUSIYTOCONTNUETIE CITY'SI LONG-TIME POLICY ON WAIVING THECOLLECTION OF CITY PROPERTY TAXI FOR ALL: BUSINESS OWNERS. ANDI INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  B-F REVIEWIACTION- MILLAGE RATE FOR: 2024) PROPERTY TAXES (PT-38)  MOTION: LINDA SMITH  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  C-REVIEW/ACTION. - AUDIT: 2022-2023 BY MURPHY CPA GROUP  COUNCIL REVIEWED ANDI UNANMOUSLYYOTED TO ACCEPT THE 2022-2023 AUDITI DONEI BYI MURPHY CPA GROUP. THE AUDIT WAS PRESENTED BY THE CITY'S INTENAL AUDITOR,TACIE BRACKEN.  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN MONTH OF MAY2024. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  D-R REVIEW/ACTION-FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR MAY: 2024  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  SECOND: JAMES WATERS    EREVIEWACTION- MID-YEAR INCENTIVE BONUS  COUNCILUNANIMOUSLY, APPROVEDTHE RECOMMENDATIONTOGIVEAMID-YEARBONUSTOALLELIGIBLE  CITY PERSONNEL. MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  REVIEW/ACTION-C ORDINANCE 2024-03- - MUNICIPALJUDGE- - 2ND READING  COUNCIL REVIEWED: ANDUNANIMOUSLY, APPROVED ORDINANCE2024-03 PERTAININGTOTHE: MUNICIPAL COURTJUDGE. MAYOR CALLIHAN INFORMED THE COUNCIL THATHEI IS NOMINATING ROBERT SNEEDT TO CONTINUE. ASTHE CITY OFI EASTI ELLUAYMUNICINICIPALCOURT, JUDGE. THE CITY ATTORNEY. IS DRAFTINGA RESOLUTION. AND. A SERVICE CONTRACT APPOINTNG JUDGE SNEED AS MUNICPAL COURT JUDGE TOE BE G.R REVIEWIACTION-RESOLUTION: 2024-041 EMERGENCYMAINTENANCEFORPUBLCROADANDSTORMI COUNCIL REVIEWED, ANDUNANIMOUSLEY, APPROVED! RESOLUTION2024-0OANDTOAWARDTHEBIDTOSE H. REVIEWIACTION-TSPLOSTINTENCOVESMMENTALAGREMENTWITHCOUNTYA & CITYOF) ELLIJAY COUNCIL REVIEWED AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE T-SPLOST INTERGOVERMMENTAL  APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  DRAIN REPAIRS & TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST BIDDERI  QUOTES FOR: STORM DRAINS ON HIGHLAND PARKWAY.  PIPE.  MOTION:_ED: FORRESTER  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  AGREEMENT WITHTHE COUNTY. AND THE CITY OF ELLIJAY. LREVIEWACTION-NEW. BUSINESS LICENSES & ALCOHOL LICENSE  MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE. ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR RALLY POINT GRILLE  MEMO FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER. MOTION: JAMES WATERS ELLIJAY PENDING STATE. APPROVAL. MOTION: JAMES WATERS OLD BUSINESS MAYORS REPORT  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  4. 5. 6.  COMMITTEE MEMBERS & DEPARTMENT 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 AT: 3:22 P.M. MOTION: ED: FORRESTER DoA Qolliloun CALLIHAN, MAYOR  7. 8.  SECOND: LINDA SMITH uime  DON  Dkt  PETRINA PRITCHETT, CITYCLERK