MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE MONTEZUMA CITY COUNCIL October 15, 2024 Montezuma City Hall 408 S. Dooly St. Montezuma, GA 31063 CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Nealie Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. INVOCATION: Attendees stood as Councilwoman Tooks led in prayer beginning with scripture from Psalm 100, then said the "Pledge of Allegiance" in unison. PRESENT: Mayor Nealie Johnson; Council Members: Mayor Pro Tempore Daniel Porter, Howard Brown, Walter Felton, Cleveland Hobbs, Charles Ivey, and Marie Tooks; City Attorney, Jon Coogle; City Manager, Mel Fulghom; City Clerk/Administrator, Jennifer McCarthy; Police Chief Eric Finch; Fire Chief Roy Yoder; Public Works/W&S Line Maintenance Chief, Lonnie Shaw; and W/WW Plants Chief, Terry Cross ABSENT: Special Projects Coordinator, Angie Peaster Special Presentations & Citizen Comments Speaker #1: Kim Davis presented a petition to the Mayor and City Council and spoke with concerns of loud disrupting music from a neighboring property. She asked the City Council to review the City Ordinance on the matter. Montezuma Police Chief Eric Finch responded to Ms. Davis's concerns and presented a plan upon which the City will address the matter. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION # 1 To accept all issues on the consent agenda, as follows, collectively: To Approve minutes of regular council meeting of September 24, 2024, as received by all members. To Adopt Resolution #734 to accept the Millage rate for 2024 of 13 mils. (A copy is attached to and made part of these minutes. Attachment #2) (Previously omitted from Minutes - amended 3/17/2025) To approve the installation of a 10" Bell Joint Clamp on South Dooly Street Water Main. Located just below City Hall at the bridge and Installed by John R. Walker, Inc in the amount of $5,800.00. This water break was caused by the rising water due to Hurricane Helene. To approve a change order in the amount of $5,000 to mill and overlay a portion of West Railroad St in Montezuma in the area in front of the City of Montezuma Fire Dept. Original Contract Price: $209,467.00, Change Order: $5,000.00, Total Contract Price: $214,467.00. (A copy is attached to and made part of these minutes. Attachment #1) Motion By: Mr. Ivey Second By: Mr. Hobbs Vote: Unanimous, in Favor of ADJOURN: With no further business, the meeting adjourned. Peliky Lk Su Nealie L. Johnsonv Mayor h MCasthge Jennifer McCarthy - City ClerlfAdministrator RESOLUTION NUMBER 734 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEZUMA, GEORGIA TO SET THE 2024 AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATE BE IT RESOLVED, AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the City of Montezuma, Georgia that the ad valorem tax millage rate for the City of Montezuma for 2024 be set at 13.0 mils. RESOLVED, this 15th day of October 2024. THE CITY OF MONTEZUMA, GEORGIA Yei la L W By: Nealie L. Johnson - Mayor Attest: 4ut MGsth Jenrifer F! McCarthy - Citg Clerk/Administrator