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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
CORDELE CITY HALL – COURTROOM

August 20 , 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 – August 20, 2024

APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – August 6, 2024

SPEAKERS APPEARANCES: Five (5) minutes Mr. Milton Holly – Concerns with mosquito issues in Ward One (1), City of Cordele.

SPEAKERS ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM: Three (3) minutes

DEPARTMENT HEAD GOALS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

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. Swearing in: Jason Faircloth – Board of Zoning and Appeals.
2. Consider and Approve an Event Permit: Food Truck Event, Friday, September 13, 2024, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Location – Community Clubhouse, 108 East 15th Avenue. Organizer is Downtown Business Organization, Monica Rentfrow – Organizer.
3. Consider and Approve the Fire Department Client Agreement with Vector Solutions Training.
4. Consider and Approve the Request for the Item Listed from the Police Department to be Declared Surplus and to Dispose of the Surplus Item via GovDeals.com.
5. Consider and Approve the First Reading Of An Ordinance Adopted Pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1945, O.C.G.A. Sec. 36-35-1 et seq., Providing for the Filling of Temporary Vacancies on the City Commission By The Remaining Members of the City Commission; Repealing All Ordinances In Conflict Herewith; And For Other Purposes.
6. Consider and Approve the First Reading Of An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2023-07 Regarding Ethics Tribunals; Readopting Ordinance No. 2022-10 Entitled “Ethics”; Providing For Selection Of An Ethics Tribunal; Repealing All Ordinances In Conflict Herewith; And For Other Purposes.
7. Consider and Approve the Second 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.

8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
9. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (For Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate)
11. ADJOURNMENT