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date: 2024-01-30
title: Work Session Meeting Agenda
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STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
CITY COUNCIL Agenda
Mayor Anthony S. Ford
January 30, 2024 6:00 PM
At-Large

Mayor Pro Tem Kyle D. Berry, Sr.

Council District 3

Councilmember Elton Alexander

Council District 5

Councilmember Yolanda

Council District 3

Councilmember LaKeisha Gantt

Council District 1

Councilmember Alphonso Thomas

Council District 2

CITY MANAGER
Frederick Gardiner STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL
CITY CLERK
4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.
Vanessa Holiday
STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281
CITY TREASURER
Vacant Website: www.stockbridgega.org
CITY ATTORNEY Phone: 770-389-7900
Quinton G. Washington
Fax: 770-389-7912
Samantha Embry
Translation and Interpretation Services are available with (7)
days prior notice. Please contact the City’s HR Manager at
770-389-7908 for assistance.
AGENDA
COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024 6:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

REVIEW OF THE MINUTES
1 Draft Minutes January 8, 2024

PUBLIC COMMENTS - All persons wishing to speak for public comment must
sign in with the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting. You must sign
your name, address, and phone number. You will be able to address the Mayor
and Council for three (3) minutes. Speakers must respect all members of the
elected body, officials, and staff. Defamation, unruliness and/or swearing will not
be tolerated while meetings are in session.

CONSENT AGENDA
2 Council consideration to adopt the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning
District (MNGWP) Model Litter Control Ordinance.
3 Council consideration to approve the renewal of contract No. 2019-0032P,
Johnson Controls, Security Solutions, LLC (Tyco Integrated Security, LLC) for
Facility Equipment Systems and Services in the amount of $100,000.00.
Funding source is from Government Buildings budgeted funds.

PRESENTATION
4 Henry County Board of Education Update - Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Davis,
Superintendent of Henry County Schools
5 Economic Development Strategic Plan (Draft Presentation) - Presented by: Kim
Allonce
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OLD BUSINESS
6 VETO of Ordinance OR24-553 - To Amend the City of Stockbridge Charter,
Article II, Section 3.11 (B), Regarding the appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem.
Section 3.23 of the Charter: Submission of ordinances to the mayor's veto
power.
Every ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented by the city clerk to
the mayor within three days after its adoption.
The mayor shall within ten days of the adoption of an ordinance return it to the city
clerk with or without his approval, or with his disapproval. If the ordinance has been
approved by the mayor, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk; if the
ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law on the eleventh
day after its adoption; if the ordinance is disapproved, the mayor shall submit to the
city council through the city clerk a written statement of the reasons or the veto. The
city clerk shall record upon the ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from
the mayor.
Ordinances vetoed by the mayor shall be presented by the city clerk to the city
council at its next meeting, and should the city council then or at its next general
meeting adopt the ordinance by an affirmative vote of at least four councilmembers,
it shall become law.
The mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any
ordinance. The approved part or parts of any ordinance making appropriations shall
become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless
subsequently passed by the city council over the mayor's veto as provided in this
section. The reduced part or parts shall be presented to the city council as though
disapproved and shall not become law unless overridden by the council as provided
in subsection (c) of this section. - Presented by: Mayor Anthony S. Ford

NEW BUSINESS
7 Council consideration to approve a Resolution to establish a systematic
approach for the appointment of th Mayor Pro Tem in the City of Stockbridge.
- Presented by: Attorney Samantha Embry
8 Council consideration to adopt the Model Findings Resolution on the proposed
Local Amendment to Plumbing Code for water efficiency code requirements by
the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. - Presented by: Jeremy
Goodwin
9 Council consideration to approve the annual contract (RFP 2020-0026) with
Site Engineering, Inc. for on-call water & sewer emergency & operational
repair/maintenance and construction services in the amount of $400,000.00 as
approved in the FY2024 Stormwater budget. The account number is 510-
42500-542515 (Stormwater Repair). - Presented by: Decius Aaron

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10 Council consideration to approve the purchase of (2) Ford Transit F-250 Cargo
Vans from Lithia Springs Ford at the lowest quoted price. Not exceeding
$99,500 as an emergency exception to the city's procurement code. FUNDING
SOURCE: Budget Transfer/Fund Balance. - Presented by: Chief Frank
Trammer
11 Council Consideration to approve an Ordinance to amend Section. 4.10 -
Department Heads, to grant hiring authority to appointed and non-appointed
Department Heads. - Presented by: Attorney Samantha Embry

PUBLIC HEARING
12 Ordinance to approve the revised provisions to State Zoning Procedures Law.

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
UPCOMING MEETINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council meetings will be held
in the City Council Chamber. Meeting dates, locations and times are subject
to change or contact City Hall offices at 770-389-7900 or visit the website
www.stockbridgega.org for updates.

• Stockbridge Citizens-Police Advisory Council meeting 1st Thursday of
each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Stockbridge Police Community Room
4545 N. Henry Blvd. (Feb 1)
• Council Retreat – February 6 – 8 from 9am – 5pm. Location Sandy
Springs, GA.
• Main Street Advisory Board Meeting 2nd Friday of each month -
Welcome Center/Main Street Offices located at 130 M L King, Sr.
Heritage Trail at 9am (Feb 9).
• URA (Urban Redevelopment Agency) Meeting Monday, February 12th at
5:00 p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber (Feb 12)
• City Council Meeting 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. - City Hall
Council Chamber (Feb 12)
• Youth Council Meeting 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. - City
Hall Levi Meeting Room (Feb 12)
• City Wide Development Authority 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00
p.m. -City Hall Levi Meeting Room (Feb 13)
• Planning Commission Meeting,3rd Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. -
City Hall Council Chamber - (Feb 15)
• Downtown Development Authority Meeting, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Welcome Center 130 M L King, Sr. Heritage Trail (Feb 20)
• Youth Council Advisory Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. -3rd Tuesday of
each month Levi Meeting Room - City Hall (Feb 20)
• City Council Work Session Meeting, last Tuesday of each month at 6:00
p.m. - City Hall Council Chamber (Feb 27)

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS/INITIATIVES

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• Join Councilman Thomas and the Stockbridge Youth Council on
February 10th for the installation of the Adopt-A-Road Sign on Tye
Street. More information to follow.
• Join Councilman Thomas the monthly Senior Bingo Bash on
Wednesday, February 21 from 10am - 12pm at the Merle Manders
Conference Center, 111 Davis Rd. for raffles, prizes, games, snacks and
fun! For more information, please contact Rosalynd Rawls at 678-833-
3348 or rrawls@stockbridgega.org
• Join Councilman Alexander for the Quarterly Town Hall on Thursday,
February 22nd at 7pm- Location:
• Join Councilman Thomas for the 13th Annual African American Heritage
Celebration, Saturday, February 24th from 5pm – 7pm at the Merle
Manders Conference.
• Join Mayor Ford for the monthly Meet the Mayor on Monday, February
26th from 10am – noon. Please contact Rosalynd Rawls to schedule an
appointment at 678-833-3348 or via email at rrawls@stockbridgega.org
• Join Councilman Thomas for the Don’t Trash Stockbridge initiative
centered around education highlighting the causes and effects of
Littering and Illegal Dumping. More information to follow.
• Councilman Thomas is honoring Veterans with a Continuous Salute all
year long. Please send your pictures of Veterans with their name,
branch, rank, and years of service to rrawls@stockbridgega.org

MAYOR'S COMMENTS (Mayor Anthony Ford)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Acts)

ADJOURNMENT

January 30, 2024 6:00 PM 4640 N. Henry Stockbridge, GA 30281 Phone: (770) 389-7900
