CITY OF WASHINGTON CALLED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2024 @ 6:00 PM EDWARD B. CONFERENCE CENTER The mayor and City Council of the CityofWashington, Georgia, held a called meeting to vote on the budget for 2025 on Friday, December 27, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. ati the Edward B. Pope Conference Center. Anderson, Cullars, Fisher, Hill, and Mahoney were council members present, and Gunter was by phone. Mayor Bailey presided. After the mayor called the meeting to order, Councilman Hill led the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance. A. Approval of Budget: Councilman Mahoney moved to approve the budget and proposals from URA, 4E, Parks & Rec, WCCP, Sheriff Department, and the Animal Shelter on the following procedures. The procedure will be that those organizations will come back and meet with the Mayor and Council during work sessions before our city council meeting and lay out a three-month plan on the money they will be asking us for. Mayor: Motion to approve the budget, URA, 4E, Parks & Rec, WCCP, and the. Animal Shelter and the budget as is, and then all these organizations should come back with a contract. Second by Councilman Cullars and Fisher, both. Discussion: We won't give them funds ift they don't have the necessary meat in their contract. We'll hold those funds. Call for vote: Councilmen: Fisher - Yes, Hill - Yes, Gunter - No, Cullars - Yes, Anderson - Yes, Mahoney = Yes. 5 to 1. The budget has been approved. Councilman Hill made the motion to adjourn, Cullars second. Meeting Adjourned. - BB8 Uoak 1 ank Bruce A. Bailey, Mayor Yoshe T.. Jenkins, City Clerk - 9 a €