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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
CORDELE CITY HALL – COURTROOM

July 2 , 2024

The Honorable Joshua Deriso Chairman

The Honorable Vesta Beal Shephard – Ward 1

The Honorable Royce Reeves, Sr. – Vice Chair – Ward 2

The Honorable Isaac H. Owens – Ward 3

The Honorable Wesley Rainey – Ward 4

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REGULAR MEETING
9:00 AM

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA – July 2, 2024
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – June 18, 2024
SPEAKERS APPEARANCES: Five (5) minutes
SPEAKERS ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM: Three (3) minutes
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS:
1. Community Advancement Manager
2. Finance Director
3. Fire Chief
4. Housing and Urban Development Director
5. Human Resource Director
6. Municipal Court
7. Police Department/Codes Compliance
8. Public Works Director
9. Social Media Marketing Manager
10. UC&T Director

AGENDA ITEMS

1. Event Permit – 2 Wheel Sunday: Black Duster Motorcycle Club, 610 S. 10th St., Black
Dusters Motorcycle Clubhouse, 16th – 17th Ave. and S 10th St. Organizer’s Name – Dedra Davis. Approved by Police Chief Jalon Heard on June 27, 2024.

2. Consider and Approve the Request for an Item Listed from Public Works to be Declared Surplus and to Dispose of the Surplus Item via GovDeals.com.

3. Consider and Approve the Second Reading of an Ordinance Approving the Gas Supply Contract and Supplemental Contracts (Gas Portfolio III Project, Gas Portfolio IV Project
and Gas Portfolio V Project) Each Between the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (The“Gas Authority”) and City Of Cordele, Georgia (The “City”) And For Other Purposes.

4. Consider and Approve the First Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Cordele to Provide for Taxation of Blighted Property; Repealing All Ordinances in Conflict
Herewith; and For Other Purposes.

5. Consider and Approve the First Reading of an Ordinance of the City of Cordele, Georgia, Amending Chapter 16 of The City Code of Ordinances by Adopting a New Article III
Entitled Enterprise Zones; Repealing All Ordinances in Conflict Herewith, and For Other Purposes.

6. Consider and Approve the First Reading of an Ordinance Repealing Section 12-15 of the City Code of the City of Cordele; Adopting a New Section 12-15; Repealing All
Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; and For Other Purposes.

7. Discussion – Proposed Salary Increase for the City Commission
8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (For Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate)
11. ADJOURNMENT