Minutes_ Council Meeting_ Monday August12*,2024. 6pm Location: Alamo City Hall InAttendance: Mayor Protem Dondrea Geter, City Manager Jeff Floyd, Councilmember Steve. Jones, Councilmember Laura Brownley, Councilmember Geoffrey Villegas, Councilmember Patricia Woodard, Councilmember Bobby Cox, Attorney Russell Clark, City Clerk Dana Burkhalter and by call in Mayor Pamela Lee Absent: pm EXECUTIVE SESSION (employee matters & litigations)- started executive session at 5:30 Meeting Called to order by Mayor Protem Geter at 6:00 pm 1. Invocation Cityl Manager Jeff Floyd 2. Pledge of Alegance-Everyone 3. Approve Minutes from July 17th Regularmeeting. Councitmember Woodard made a motion to approve 2nd by Councitmember Brownley all unanimously approved. 4. Approve Agenda Motion made by Councimember Brownley and 2nd by counelmemberlones all unanimouslyapproved 5. Finance Report Councilmember Woodard asks about. Jamie Ricks Paycheck for 6hours. City Clerk Burkhalter explained that their time goes in on' Wednesday but if they work that night, they must be paid for 6 hours ofi it on that payroll and she being new tot the role missed paying himi for1 those 61 hours and had to do him a check for those 6 hours she shorted him. Councilmember Woodard also asked about the fuel bill, what are we doing to work to geti it down every month. City Manager Floyd stated that both city trucks are staying parked at the shop after work hours and the grass cutting season will slow down soon and will show a big difference. Motin was made by Councitmember: Woodard to accept the finance report and 2nd by Councilmember Villegas all unanimousty approved. OLD BUSINESS 6. Chris Lowe with Heart of Georgia to discuss Grant We must do door-to-door surveys to make sure the city is ati the low to moderate rate. Theywill come into the town and do all of that for us. The door-to-door. survey will bet finalized in October. Hearto of Georgia will need to have 90% participation to start the application. Race, Sex, Yearlyincome, is the main questions they will need toa answer. The city needs to let their citizens knowi that Heart of Georgia will be coming around to help youv with the survey. We encourage the city to puti ito on Facebook, website, and all call system. The grant would be for replacing lift stations 3&4and adding some sewers to citizens that do not have it now. NEWBUSINESS 7.City of Alamo 115th Birthday Celebration City Manager Floyd invited everyone to come out this Friday to the city hall to celebrate with us. We will have cupcakes, drinks & popcorn Homecoming Parade Float_ The City will do ai float again this year. City Manager Floyd will pull with his truck. The Bulldog will be on the float, and we invite any of the council members to ride on the float. 9. Trunk or Treat/ Hayride- City Manger Floyd stated that Halloween is on a Thursday this year SO we will hold Trunk or treat on October 31st in downtown square. The city will like tol have a hayride for the kids to ride on. 10. Christmas in the City/Parade will be Saturday December 7th starting at 1pm and parade at 6 pm. City Manager Floyd stated that City clerk Dana already has people signed upt to come. Ifitr rains, we plan on having a backup place to go. 11. City Manager_ report attached 12. Police Chief Report_ report attached 13. Fire Department Report report attached 14. Mayor Report_ Mayor Lee would like to say al HUGE thank you to everyone that made our Back-to-School bash al huge success. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None 15.Adjournment Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 6:25 pm by CouncilmembemberWoodard and 2nd by Brownley all unanimouslyapproved Submitted By: Attest: Gaue bubhlk Presiding Officer City Clerk SEAL: