CITY OFE EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES SEPTEMBER 18, 2024  THE EASTI ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18, 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 KENNY BARNEYCASTLE-STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER  CALLTOORDER:  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER. AT3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN.  1.  APPROVALOF AGENDA AND. A SECOND BY CHRIS CALLIHAN. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AUGUST21,2024 MOTION: LINDA SMITH NEW BUSINESS  COUNCILUNANIMOUSLY APPROVEDTHE. AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPON Al MOTION BY EDI FORRESTER  2.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING HELD ON  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  3.  A-1 PUBLICHEARING-ZONING VARIANCE REQUEST  MAYORCALIMANCALLEDTHEPUBLCHEABNGO TOORDER: REGARDINOTHEZONING VARIANCE: REQUEST. THERE WERENOFUBLICCOMMENISCOACERMINGTHSTEMOFBUSNESS MAYOR CALLIHANCALLEDTO  ADJOURN' THE PUBLIC: HEARING. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN MULBERRY STREET. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN  SECOND: EDI FORRESTER  B-REVIEW/ACTION- 2 ZONING VARIANCE REQUEST  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ZONING VARIANCE REQUEST LOCATED AT 145 C-PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENTTOCURRENTI ZONING ORDINANCE7U240-2 READING MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENTZONINGORDINANCE. THERE WERENOPUBLICCOMMEBNIESCONCERNNCTHSTEMOFBUSNES: D-REVIEW/ACTION-, AMENDMENT TO CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE2024-04- 2ND READING COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ORDINANCE 2024-04 REGARDING THE  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC: HEARING.  MOTION: JAMES WATERS  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  AMENDMENTTO: THE CURRENT. ZONING ORDINANCE.  MOTION: EDI FORRESTER  SECOND: JAMES. WATERS    E-R REVIEWACTION-RESOLITION.BAM-ADOITIONALSPENDINC: ON: STORM DRAIN REPAIR COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2024-09 REGARDING  ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SPENDING ON: STORMI DRAIN: REPAIRS. F-REVIEW/ACTION-FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR. AUGUST2024  MOTION: LINDA SMITH MONTH OF AUGUST2024. MOTION: CHIRS CALLIHAN  SECOND: JAMES WATERS  COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE  SECOND: LINDA SMITH  G- REVIEWIACTION- NEW BUSINESS LICENSE MEMO FROMSTAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER.  COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED  MOTION: JAMES WATERS 2024 BUDGET. MOTION: JAMES WATERS OLD BUSINESS MAYORS REPORT  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  H-I REVIEWIACTION-, AMEND FY 2024 BUDGET-1 RESOLUTION 2024-10  COUNCIL REVIEWED ANDI UNANIMOUSLY, APPROVED RESOLUTION: 2024-101 REGARDING THE. AMENDEDI FY  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN  4. 5. 6.  A. DOT TO TAKE OVER HIGHWAY 52 BYPASS 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 AT3:15 P.M. MOTION: DON CALLIHAN Con Callian DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR  7. 8.  SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN Pohuna Ppdult PETRINA PRITCHETT, CITY CLERK