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date: 2012-12-27
title: December 27, 2012 Minutes
source: 2012-12/2012-12-27_December 27, 2012_Minutes.pdf
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December 27, 2012

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES
Stockbridge City Council
Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:00PM

City Council
Mark Alarcon, Mayor
Richard Steinberg, Mayor Pro Tem
Robin Buschman, Councilwoman
Harold Cochran, Councilman
Shirley Dabney, Councilman (Absent)
Alphonso Thomas, Councilman

Rhonda Blackmon, City Clerk

Call to Order; Mayor called the meeting to order and read through the agenda.

Invocation was done by Alphonso Thomas.

Pledge of Allegiance

Adopt Agenda; Mayor called for a motion to adopt the agenda with items 7, 8, 9 and 10
to be removed and proceed with items 1 - 6; motion was made by Harold Cochran; a
second was made by Richard Steinberg; passed 4-0.

A Special Called Meeting of the City Council of the City of Stockbridge, Georgia will be
held at 4:00PM on Thursday, December 27, 2012 in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
4640 North Henry Blvd., Stockbridge, GA 30281.

Mayor Alarcon made a note that Councilwoman Shirley Dabney was not on the dais
with Council.

FOR THE PURPOSE OF:

1. Ordinance to adopt 2013 budget; Mr. Milliron stated that the City has gone through
the proper process having the first reading and hearing on December 11, 2012; the
second reading and hearing on December 18, 2012; then there was a public work
shop on December 20, 012 and this is a third meeting and that the City has gone
beyond the requirements by law for the budget process. Mr. Milliron then went over
some main points on the budget and the process for adopting the budget. He also
went through how conservative this budget is in comparison to the previous year’s
budget. A motion to adopt was made by Richard Steinberg; a second was made by
Harold Cochran; the motion was passed 4-0.

2. Resolution approving the LOST settlement; Mr. Mayor said he was excited about
what was achieved with this and that the one thing he wanted to mention is that the
citizens of Stockbridge will not have property taxes for at least the next ten (10)
years. He then referred to Mr. Milliron. Mr. Milliron went through and explained the
LOST, Local Option Sales Tax, and that all sales tax in the County are collected
and then every ten (10) years after the census, the Counties and cities sit down and
decide how the revenues will be split up. This year it went into a law suit. Mr.
Milliron went over the resolution that covers this. He explained that there was a
65/35 split meaning that the County got 65% and the cities got 35% of all LOST
revenues. Then the cities got together and decided how they would split up the
35% share ten (10) years ago. It was the same process this year and the City will
have zero loss of revenue over the course of the next ten (10) years. As the
economy continues to grow, our revenue numbers will go up over the years. Years
2015 through 2022, the cities will receive 34% and the County will receive 66%. He
then went over the City’s increases over the next ten (10) years and Stockbridge
will have a net gain. Mr. Milliron recommends adoption of this resolution. A motion
to adopt was made by Robin Buschman; a second was made by Harold Cochran;
the motion passed 4-0.

3. Ordinance setting the meeting dates, times and place for 2013; Mayor went over
the document and stated that the times will be changing to 6:00pm for the work
sessions and the regular meetings. The City Clerk verified that the work session
noted for January 2013 will be removed from the list. Mr. Milliron stated that the
document should be read into the record. Mr. Milliron read through the dates, times
and locations of the work sessions and the regular meetings for the 2013 year. A
motion to adopt with changes was made by Richard Steinberg; a second was made
by Harold Cochran; Mr. Thomas stated that he did not agree with changing the time
of the meetings as the City should be for the citizens and he does not feel that
many citizens would be able to attend the meetings due to work conflicts; the
motion was passed 3-1 with Alphonso Thomas opposed.

4. Stockbridge Community Promotion Grant Program; Mayor Alarcon wanted to make
clear the intentions of this program. He talked about the needs that have been
heard by Council from the citizens in the community and that this program is
$100,000.00 that is in the budget for the Grant Program. This program will allow
the citizens to come forward to ask for monies towards events that they would like
to see. Mr. Milliron went over the program and how the program will work. A
motion to adopt was made by Robin Buschman; a second was made by Richard
Steinberg; Mr. Thomas stated he thinks the program is a great idea and it is a great
opportunity. Mr. Steinberg wanted to commend the Council on this program for the
City. He asked how the monies would move through the budget pertaining to the
events and which building the events would be held in. Mayor Alarcon explained
how that would work. The motion passed 4-0.

5. One-year agreement with Language Line Services; Mr. Milliron explained the
service of Language Lines and the need for this service for interpretation of different
languages of people that come through the court. This is a 24-hour service and is
done through a land line for over 170 languages. Mayor Alarcon noted that this is a
requirement to provide these services by law. A motion to adopt was made by
Harold Cochran; a second was made by Robin Buschman; Mr. Thomas asked how
many employees would have to be trained for this. Mr. Milliron said that we only
anticipate training one employee and then that employee can train their colleagues.
Mr. Steinberg asked how many times have we needed an interpreter. Mr. Milliron
stated he could not answer that question but he did reiterate the necessity for the
service. The motion passed 4-0.

6. One-year licensing agreement with Broadcast Music, Inc.; Mr. Milliron explained the
need for this contract so as to continue to play music in the City buildings and that
this would cover the City’s liability. This agreement is for $320.00 for the license. A
motion to adopt was made by Richard Steinberg; a second was made by Harold
Cochran; motion passed 4-0.

7. Signature Resolution for Hamilton State Bank; item removed.

8. Resolution approving Debt Policy; item removed.

9. Resolution approving Investment Policy; item removed.
10. Resolution approving Capital Asset Policy; item removed.

Adjourn; a motion was made by Harold Cochran; a second was made by Robin
Buschman; the motion passed 4-0.

Respectfully submitted by:

Rhonda A. Blackmon, City Clerk Mark A. Alarcon, Mayor
