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date: 2015-11-24
title: Work Session Meeting Agenda
source: 2015-11/2015-11-24_Work Session Meeting_Agenda.pdf
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AGENDA
WORK SESSION
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015 6:00 PM

Mayor & City Council Administration
Tim L. Thompson, Mayor Michael Harris, City Manager
Alphonso Thomas, Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Holiday, City Clerk
Robin Buschman, Councilwoman Randi Rainey, Deputy City Clerk
Anthony S. Ford, Councilman Michael Williams, City Attorney
LaKeisha Gantt, Councilwoman
Regina Lewis Ward, Councilwoman

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call Present Absent

Councilwoman Buschman ______ ______
Councilwoman Lewis Ward ______ ______
Mayor Pro Tem Thomas ______ ______
Mayor Thompson ______ ______
Councilman Ford ______ ______
Councilwoman Gantt ______ ______

III. Invocation

IV. Pledge of Allegiance

V. Adoption of the Agenda

VI. Draft Minutes 9/29/2015, 10/12/2015

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.

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OLD BUSINESS

Item #1 - Council Consideration – Ethics Committee Appointments

NEW BUSINESS

Item #2– Council Consideration – Expansion of Main Street Boundaries
Presented by: Kira Harris-Braggs, Main Street Manager

Item #3 – Council Consideration – Resolution to name the building (formerly
Hamilton State Bank Operations Center) Hambrick Cultural Arts & Enrichment
Center after Carrie Mae Hambrick for her dedication to the Stockbridge community.
Presented by: Alphonso Thomas, Pro Tem

Item #4 – Council Consideration- Honorarium Proposal Naming one of the State
interchanges after MLK Sr.
Presented by: Alphonso Thomas, Mayor Pro Tem

Item #5- Council Consideration - 2016 Meeting Schedule
Presented by: Vanessa Holiday, City Clerk

Item #6 – Council Consideration – Zoning Advisory Board Appointment to serve
remaining two years of a 3-year term.

Item #7– Council Consideration - 2016 Water Rates
Presented by: Kevin Walter, Public Works Director

Item #8 – Council Consideration – Write-Off of Expired Probation Fines
Presented by: Linda Nabers, Treasurer

Item #9– Council Consideration – Write-Off of City Bad Debt
Presented by: Linda Nabers, Treasurer

PUBLIC HEARING:

Item #10 – 2nd Budget Hearing – Proposed FY2016 Operating Budget
Presented by: Linda Nabers, Treasurer

DISCUSSION:

Item #11 – Council Discussion – Amendment of Noise Ordinance
Presented by: Dale Hall, Administration and Community Services Director

Item #12 – Council Discussion – Amendment of Street Parking Ordinance
Presented by: Dale Hall, Administration and Community Services Director

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Item #13 – Council Discussion – Initial Review of Sanitation Collection Services
Proposals and Oral Interviews for Outsourcing of Sanitation Services
Presented by: Kevin Walter, Public Works Director

Item #14 – Council Discussion – Resolution to name Local Agency Security Officer
(LASO) for the City of Stockbridge
Presented by: Michael Williams, City Attorney

CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS
Michael Harris

COUNCIL’S COMMENTS

Councilwoman Buschman

Councilwoman Lewis Ward

Mayor Pro Tem Thomas

Councilman Ford

Councilwoman Gantt

MAYOR’S COMMENTS
Mayor Thompson

ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
All meetings will be held at City Hall unless otherwise noted. Meeting dates and times are
subject to change. Please check the city’s website www.cityofstockbridge.com or contact City
Hall offices at 770.389-7900 for information.

 All City offices will be closed Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th for the
Thanksgiving holiday.

 Holiday Festival – Tuesday, December 1, 2015 5 – 9 p.m. at the Merle Manders
Conference Center 111 Davis Dr. Stockbridge, GA. Visit our website:
cityofstockbridge.com/events.

 City Council Meeting - Monday, December 14, 2015 6pm City Hall Council Chamber 2nd
Floor.

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Exemptions to the Georgia Open Meetings Act)
 A. Meeting to discuss or vote to authorize the settlement of a matter covered by the attorney-client

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privilege as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-2(1) and 50-14-3(b)(1)(A). The subject
discussed was [identify the case or claim discussed but not the substance of the attorney-client
discussion].

 B. Meeting to discuss or vote to authorize negotiations to purchase, dispose of or lease property as
provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(B).

 C. Meeting to discuss or vote to authorize the ordering of an appraisal related to the acquisition or
disposal of real estate as provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(1)(C).

 D. Meeting to discuss or vote to enter into a contract to purchase, dispose of, or lease property
subject to approval in a subsequent public vote as provided in Georgia Code section
50-14-3(b)(1)(D).

 E. Meeting to discuss or vote to enter into an option to purchase, dispose of, or lease real estate
subject to approval in a subsequent public vote as provided in Georgia Code section
50-14-3(b)(1)(E).
 F. Meeting to discuss or deliberate upon the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring,
disciplinary action or dismissal, or periodic evaluation or rating of a public officer or employee as
provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(2).

 G. Meeting to interview one or more applicants for the position of the executive head of an agency as
provided in Georgia Code section 50-14-3(b)(2).

 H. Pursuant to the attorney-client privilege and as provided by Georgia Code section 50-14-2(1), a
meeting otherwise required to be open was closed to the public in order to consult and meet with
legal counsel pertaining to pending or potential litigation, settlement, claims, administrative
proceedings, or other judicial actions brought or to be brought by or against the agency or any
officer or employee or in which the agency or any officer or employee may be directly involved and
the matter discussed was [identify the matter but not the substance of the discussion].

 I. Staff meeting held for investigative purposes under duties or responsibilities imposed by law as
provided by Georgia Code section 50-14-3(a) (1).

Motion to Adjourn.

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