HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-22 July 22, 2024 Special Called Mayor and Council Minutes - SIGNED - LFA. Max Bacon City Hall
Council Chambers
2800 King Street SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
Special Called Meeting Minutes — Final
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
July 22, 2024
6:00 PM
Derek Norton, Mayor
Tim Gould Mayor Pro Tem (Ward 6)
Glenn Pickens (Ward 1)
Latonia P. Hines (Ward 2)
Travis Lindley (Ward 3)
Charles "Corkey" Welch (Ward 4)
Susan Wilkinson (Ward 5)
Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. (Ward 7)
City Attorney Scott Cochran
City Administrator Joseph Bennett
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn
1. Roll Call
Present: 7 - Mayor Derek Norton, Councilmember Glenn Pickens, Councilmember Latonia P.
Hines, Councilmember Travis Lindley, Councilmember Charles Welch,
Councilmember Susan Wilkinson, Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby Jr.
Also Present: 1 - Scott Cochran
Staff Present: 4 - Joe Bennett, Heather Peacon-Corn, Kristin Robinson, Enoch Serna
Absent: 1 - Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim Gould
2. Call to Order
Mayor Derek Norton called to order the July 22, 2024 Special Called Meeting of the Mayor and
Council held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in Council Chambers at 6:00 PM.
3. Public Comment
4. Formal Business
A. 2024-126 Public Hearing and Adoption of the 2024 Millage rate and authorize the Mayor to
sign and execute all related documents.
Citywide
Joe Bennett, City Administrator, provided the following background:
The FY25 budget approved by Council included revenue projections based on 8.99 mills.
This is the second of three required public hearings before the formal adoption of the 8.99
.— millage rate. Tax information was received from Cobb County on June 20, 2024. Per the
information provided, the City would need to roll back the millage rate to 8.244 to not
advertise a tax increase. In comparison, last year's millage rollback was calculated at
7.829.
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July 22, 2024 City of Smyrna 2800 King Street SE
6:00 PM Mayor and Council Meeting Council Chambers
The official notice, and all required information, was posted in the Marietta Daily Journal
on July 07, 2024. It was posted again on July 14, 2024. A press release was sent to the
Marietta Daily Journal on July 1, 2024. It has also been posted on the City website.
This is the third public hearing of the three required. The first public hearing was a Special
Called Mayor and Council meeting held the morning of July 15, 2024, at 8 am. The
second public hearing was held on July 15, 2024 at 6:45 pm. This is the third public
hearing as well as the adoption of the millage rate.
A public hearing was called, and no one came forward in favor of or in opposition to this
item.
Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item 2024-126; seconded by
Councilmember Charles Welch.
The motion to approve carries with the following vote:
Aye: 6 — Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember
Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson,
Councilmember Oglesby
Nay: 0 — None
Absent: 1 — Mayor Pro Tern / Councilmember Gould
5. Adjournment
Mayor Derek Norton adjourned the July 22, 2024 Special Called Meeting of the Mayor and
Council at 6:03 PM
Facilities are provided throughout City Hall for the convenience of persons with disabilities.
THIS MEETING WAS PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICING
STANDARDS AS OUTLINED IN O.C.G.A. 50-14-3:
The City of Smyrna website— www.smymaga.gov
City Hall, 2800 King Street SE, Notice Boards
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