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CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
CORDELE CITY HALL – COURTROOM

July 16 , 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 16, 2024

APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – July 2, 2024

APPROVAL OF CALLED MEETING MINUTES – July 8, 2024

SPEAKERS APPEARANCES: Five (5) minutes

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

PRSENTATION: Artiffany Stanley, Municipal Workforce Development Initiative, Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia City Solutions

DEPARTMENT 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. Event Permit – Family Event: Model Train Display, 302 North 7 th Street, July 27, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Cordele Main Street, Monica Rentfrow – Director.

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

3. Adopt a Resolution – Joint Crisp-Arabi-Cordele Comprehensive Plan 2024-2029

4. Adopt a Resolution – Policies and Procedures and Program Design For Community Home Investment Program (CHIP).

5. Adopt a Resolution – Community Home Investment Program (CHIP) Homebuyer Eligibility and Homeownership Value Limit Requirements.

6. Adopt a Resolution – The Georgia Statues Policies By Local Governmental Entities.

7. Adopt of a Resolution – Language Access Plan for Community Home Investment Program (CHIP).

8. Adopt a Resolution – Section 3 Policy for Community Home Investment Program (CHIP)

9. Consider and Approve the Contract for Interim Finance Manager Services with Thornton Governmental Management and Consulting, LLC.

10. Consider and Approve the Second 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.

11. Consider and Approve the Second 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

12. 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.

13. Consider and Approve the First Reading of an Ordinance Setting Compensation for the Chairman and Members of the Cordele City Commission; Repealing All Prior Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; And For Other Purposes.

14. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

15. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT

16. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (For Personnel, Litigation, Real Estate)

17. ADJOURNMENT