City of Hogansville City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Monday, January 6, 2025 - 7:00 pm HOGANSVILLE GEORGIA Meeting will be held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville, GA 30230 Mayor: Jake Ayers Council Post 1: Michael Taylor, Jr* 2025 Council Post2: Jason Baswell- Interim 2025 Council Post 3: Mandy Neese Council Post 4: Mark Ayers Council Post5 5: Kandis. Strickland 2027 Regular Meeting -7:00 pm 1. Call to Order- - Mayor Jake Ayers 2. Invocation & Pledge 2025 2027 2027 City Manager: Lisa E. Kelly Assistant City Manager: Open City Attorney: Alex Dixon Chief of Police: Jeffrey Sheppard City Clerk: LeAnn Lehigh Mayor Pro-Tem Swearing in of Interim City Council Member Jason Baswell - Administered by City Attorney Alex Dixon Alli items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one blanket motion. Consent Agenda 1. Approval of Agenda: Regular Meeting January 6, 2025 2. Approval ofMinutes: Work Session December 16, 2024 3. Approval ofMinutes: Regular Meeting December 16, 2024 New Business 1. Selection ofN Mayor Pro-Tem for 2025 3. Resolution- -N MEAG Voting Delegates 4. Resolution -N MGAG Voting Delegates 5. Resolution -I Election Qualifying Fees 6. Resolution- Line of Credit 2025 7. Surplus Vehicles 8. Bid. Award - Royal Theater Spire 9.. Bid Award - Royal Theater Front Doors 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 2. Resolution - MEAG Municipal Competitive Trust. Authorized Officials Upcoming Dates & Events at Hogansville City Hall Commission at Hogansville City Hall Hogansville City Hall Authority atl Hogansville City Hall January 16,2025 6:00 pm] Meeting oft the Planning & Zoning Commission January 20, 2025- - City Offices closed for Martin Luther King, Jr.) Holiday January 21, 2025- - 6:30p pml Meeting oft the Historic Preservation January 21,2025- -7:00 pm] Regular Meeting oft the Mayor and Council at January 28, 2025- - 6:30 pml Meeting of the Downtown Development IpcemingaltheReyal/Theater Saturday, January 11, 2025 - 7:30] pm - Comedy: Southern Fried Chicks Friday,January: 17, 2025 - 7:00 pm Movie: Inside Out Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 2:00 pm Movie: Inside Out 2 Friday,January 24, 2025 - 7:00 pm Movie: Brave Saturday, January 25, 2025 - 2:00] pm Movie: Wish Friday, January 31, 2025 - 7:00] pml Movie: True Grit Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 7:00 pm Movie: Rooster Cogburn Purchase tickets online at 937r0yaltheater.org orat the boxoffice 400 East Main Street, Hogansuille, GA; 30230 1(706)250-4738 featuring Ettal May Mayor's Report Executive Session 1. Litigation Exemption Adjourn Meeting to be held atl Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville Ga. 30230 PERMANENT NECORD HOGANSVILLE 01/06/2025 Meeting held at Hogansville City Hall, 111 High Street, Hogansville GA 30230 REGULAR MEETING Call to Order: Mayor. Jake Ayers called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Present werel Mayor Ayers, Council Member Michael Taylor, Interim Council Member Jason Baswell, Council Member Mandy Neese, Council Member Mark Ayers, and Council Member Kandis Strickland. Also present were City ManagerI Lisa Kelly, Assistant City Manager Niles Ford, City Attorney Alex Dixon, Police Captain Marcus Rakestraw, and City Clerk LeAnn Lehigh. Police Chief Jeff Sheppard was not present at tonight's meeting. Council Member Taylor gave an invocation and Mayor Ayers led the Pledge of Allegiance. SWEARING INOF INTERIM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERJASON BASWELL- Administered by City Attorney Alex Dixon CONSENT AGENDA Motion Carries 5-0 NEW BUSINESS City Attorney Alex Dixon swore in. Jason Baswell as City Council Post 2. Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the consent agenda, adding Item Number 101 under New Business Closing Homes Street. The motion was seconded by Council Member Taylor. 1. Selection ofMayor Pro-Temj for 2025 Motion: Mayor. Ayers asked for Council nominations for Mayor Pro-Tem. Council Member Ayers nominated Council Member Neese. Council Member Strickland nominated Council Member Taylor. The vote by show of For Council Member Neese - Council Member. Ayers, Council Member Baswell, Council Member Neese (Yea) For Council Member Taylor - Council Member Taylor and Council Member Strickland (Yea) Council Member Neese is selected as Mayor Pro-Tem with a 3/2 Vote. 2. Resolution - MEAG. Municipal Competitive Trust Authorized Officials hands was as follows: Discussion: None Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the Resolution that states thel Mayor is the authorized official for thel MBAG Municipal Competitive Trust and the City Manager as the alternate. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 3. Resolution - MEAG Voting Delegates Motion: Council MemberNeese moved to approve the) Resolution that states thel Mayor is the voting delegate for MEAG (Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia) and the City Manager as the alternate. The motion was seconded by Council Member. Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 4. Resolution - MGAG Municipal Competitive Trust Authorized Officials Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the Resolution that states thel Mayor is the voting delegate for MGAG (Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia) and the City Manager as the alternate. The motion was seconded by Council Member. Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 January 6, 2025 5, Resolution - Election Qualiying Fees Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve thel Resolution setting Election Qualifying Fees at $126 for Mayor and $108 for Council Member. The motion was seconded by Council Member Taylor. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 D. Resolution - Line of Credit 2025 Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the Resolution to establish a Line of Credit with Community Bank & Trust for 2025 int the amount of $300,000. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 7. Surplus Vehicles Motion: Council Member Taylor moved to: surplus three police fleet vehicles that will be sold tot the City of Discussion: The: surplus vehicles on the list: 2020 Ford Explorers (last four ofVIN#2 2014) and (last four ofVIN Greenville. The motion was seconded by Council Member Neese. #9435), and 2018 Ford Explorer (last four ofVIN# #2 2759). Motion Carries 5-0 8. Bid. Award. Royal Theater Spire Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve the bid award for the Royal Theater Spire to the Sign Store in the amount of $99,228. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 9. BidAward Royal Theater. Doors motion was seconded by Council Member Strickland. Motion: Council Member Neese moved table the Bid Award for the Royal Theater Doors until al later meeting. The Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 10. Closing Homes Street Motion: Council Member Neese moved to approve partially closing Homes Street toj just past the Church due to failing infrastructure until full reclamation can be done and also to approve the use of the current year LMIG Funding for reclamation. The motion was seconded by Council Member Ayers. Discussion: None Motion Carries 5-0 EXECOTIVE SESSION Council Member Neese moved to enter into an Executive Session under the Litigation Exemption at 7:35 pm. The motion was seconded by Council Member Strickland. The Regular Meeting was reconvened at 8:12 pm. ADJOURNMIENT Respectfully, Snalr City Clerk On a motion made by Council Member Neese and duly seconded, Mayor Ayers adjourned the meeting at 8:12 pm. January 6, 2025