CITY OF EAST ELLIJAY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY. 19, 2025 THE EAST ELLIJAY CITY COUNCIL CONVENED A COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 19, 2025 AT EAST ELLIJAY CITY HALL. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: DON CALLIHAN, MAYOR CHRIS CALLIHAN, MAYOR PRO-TEM ED FORRESTER LINDA SMITH JAMES WATERS CITY OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: PETRINA PRITCHETT- CITY CLERK LARRY CALLAHAN - PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR - ABSENT JAXON WEST - CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER KENNY BARNEYCASTLE - STREET DEPARTMENT MANAGER SHANE BOWMAN - ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF CALL TO ORDER: THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 3:00 P.M. BY MAYOR DON CALLIHAN. 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING UPON A MOTION BY ED FORRESTER AND A SECOND BY LINDA SMITH. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2025 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2025. MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN 3. NEW BUSINESS A- PUBLIC HEARING - TO OPT-OUT OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED THE PUBLICHEARING TO ORDER REGARDING THE CITY'S INTENTTOOPT-OUT OF HB581. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS ITEM OF BUSINESS. MAYOR CALLIHAN CALLED TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT: 3:02 P.M. MOTION: JAMES WATERS SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN B- REVIEWIACTION - RESOLUTION 2025-01 - TO OPT-OUT OF HB 581 COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2025-01 TO OPT-OUT OF HB 581. MOTION: LINDA SMTIH SECOND: CHRIS CALLIHAN C-F REVIEW/ACTION RESOLUTION 2025-02 = LAND USE FEES COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RESOLUTION 2025-02 ONLAND USE APPLICATION AND FEES. MOTION: CHRIS CALLIHAN SECOND: JAMES WATERS D- REVIEW/ACTION: - FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR JANUARY 2025 COUNCIL REVIEWED, DISCUSSED, AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR. JANUARY 2025, MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: JAMES WATERS E- REVIEW/ACTION - NEW BUSINESS LICENSES COUNCIL REVIEWED AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BUSINESS LICENSES AS PER THE ATTACHED MEMO FROM STAFF MEMBER JACQUE HEFNER. MOTION: JAMESF WATERS SECOND: LINDA SMITH 4. OLD BUSINESS 5. MAYORS REPORT A. RENEWAL OF EDWARD JONES CD $221,000 FOR 2 YEARS AT 4.30% 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. 7. CITIZEN INPUT 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION CHRIS CALLIHAN MADE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT: 3:19 P.M. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY LINDA SMITH. CHRIS CALLIHAN MADE A MOTION TO GO OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT: 3:50 P.M. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY JAMES WATERS. ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN AT: 3:50 P.M. MOTION: ED FORRESTER SECOND: LINDA SMTIH Dou Caudhon Atktl DON AHma CALLIHAN, MAYOR PETRINA PRITCHETT, CITY CLERK