2022-10-03 · City Council · Transcript · Special Called Meeting

--- title: Special Called Meeting date: 2022-10-03 source: 2022-10-03_Special_Called_Meeting.wav --- [0:00:02, 0:00:03]: Okay. We are now recording. [0:00:20, 0:00:23]: And we're now back on Facebook Live, ladies and gentlemen. [0:00:46, 0:00:50]: I'll tell you what we do. Uh actually we have [0:00:50, 0:00:59]: We actually have a quorum. So this is we actually have a quorum. So on that note, uh council, I need a motion to end the executive session, please. [0:00:59, 0:01:05]: So move. Okay, okay, Mayor Pro Tender, Mr. Alexander. All in favor, please indicate. [0:01:06, 0:01:11]: Thank you very much. Now I need a motion to reconvene our special call meeting, please. [0:01:11, 0:01:13]: So move. Okay. [0:01:13, 0:01:18]: Sec second, Mr. Alexander. Okay, Mare Protellant to Mr. Alexander. All in favor, please indicate. [0:01:19, 0:01:36]: All right, then ladies and gentlemen, we have nothing to report from this from our executive session at this time. So now I need a motion to end our special call meeting, please. So move. Okay. Second. Okay. Mayor Protect Thomas to uh Mr. Alexander. Okay. On that note, all in favor, please indicate. [0:01:37, 0:01:40]: All right. And thank you very much. Good night. God bless you all. See you soon. [0:01:40, 0:01:41]: Bye. [0:01:42, 0:01:45]: All right. Goodbye. Good night. Good night. [0:01:51, 0:01:57]: All right. Now we're now recording. I'll tell you what, uh we actually let's do this. We got attorneys. Okay. [0:01:57, 0:01:59]: Uh where's the city manager? [0:02:04, 0:02:05]: Oh. [0:03:25, 0:03:26]: Make a four. [0:03:27, 0:03:37]: Yes, sir. Is Mr. Young over is he here? I I'm on the line right now with him. He's got some problems. So I'm just uh waiting to see if he can solve his problem before we get started. [0:03:38, 0:03:39]: Thank you. You're welcome. [0:04:34, 0:04:35]: Mm short. [0:04:38, 0:04:39]: Mm-hmm. [0:05:00, 0:05:12]: All right, ladies and gentlemen, uh let's uh let's get started here. I have 604 and I'd like to call this special call meeting uh to order. Uh this is October third, Monday, October third, twenty twenty two. [0:05:12, 0:05:13]: And Mr. Blount. [0:05:14, 0:05:17]: I noticed a last minute request, but could you give the invocation tonight, uh sir? [0:05:19, 0:05:20]: Yes, sir. [0:05:20, 0:05:21]: All right, please, thank you. [0:05:23, 0:05:28]: Dear Heavenly Gracious Father, we come to you tonight. God, first of all, thank you for your grace and we thank you for your mercy. [0:05:29, 0:05:39]: We ask right now, Heavenly Father, in your presence that you would continue to guide our hearts and our minds, that we would make the decision for this great city that we call Stockbridge, Heavenly Father, that we would continue to move this city forward. [0:05:39, 0:05:43]: empowers as leaders, God, that we would continue to be steadfast and [0:05:44, 0:05:53]: And move everything in that that that first will be pleasing in your sight. We thank you, God, for the citizens. We ask Heavenly Father you continue to keep those and protect those that have suffered from the storms, Heavenly Father in Florida. [0:05:54, 0:05:55]: And up the east coast. [0:05:56, 0:06:07]: So we ask Heavenly Father right now you continue to be with us and keep us. And we will definitely give you all the grace and all the honor, Heavenly Father. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Could you please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? [0:06:10, 0:06:21]: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [0:06:23, 0:06:25]: Madam Clerk, roll call please. [0:06:26, 0:06:27]: Mayor Ford. Present. [0:06:28, 0:06:29]: May approach him Thomas. [0:06:30, 0:06:30]: President. [0:06:30, 0:06:32]: Councilman Alexander. [0:06:32, 0:06:33]: Where is it? [0:06:33, 0:06:34]: Councilwoman Barber. [0:06:34, 0:06:35]: Is it? [0:06:35, 0:06:36]: Council Member Blount. [0:06:37, 0:06:37]: Present. [0:06:38, 0:06:39]: Councilwoman Gantt. [0:06:40, 0:06:41]: Friends. [0:06:42, 0:06:50]: Mayor Ford, you have a quorum. Oh, fantastic. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Uh Council, I need adoption of the agenda for this evening, please. [0:06:53, 0:06:56]: Motion to move up. Ms. Can't so moves there a second. [0:06:56, 0:06:57]: Second. [0:06:57, 0:06:59]: Mr. Blount second, all in favor, please indicate. [0:07:00, 0:07:04]: Aye. All right. Announced decision. Thank you very much. [0:07:04, 0:07:08]: Um now I need a motion to go in executive session, please. [0:07:10, 0:07:13]: Mayor I I move that we go into executive session for personnel. [0:07:14, 0:07:34]: Thank you, sir. Second. Second. This uh Mr. Blount second. I mean Mr. Thomas sectors that all in favor, please indicate. Aye. Okay. Fantastic. Okay, so you now see. All right. So we'll go into executar session. That means uh Ms. Holliday, you will have to send uh of course a different link to everybody and we'll see you in the executive session. And Mayor Pro Tem, I was not talking to young [0:07:34, 0:07:38]: I misunderstood you. I was talking to Mr. Gardner. Mr. Yo Young will join us in the second session, sir. [0:07:39, 0:07:42]: Thank you. Okay. I'll see you on a second session.