Minutes
COUNCIL BRIEFING
Meeting
November 15, 2005
Members Present: Councilors R. Gary Allen, Glenn Davis, Berry Henderson, Julius
Hunter, Jr., (arrived 8:40 a.m.) Charles E. McDaniel, Jr., Evelyn Turner Pugh,
Nathan Suber and Evelyn Woodson (arrived 8:48 a.m.). Also present were Mayor
Robert S. Poydasheff, City Manager Isaiah Hugley, Deputy City Manager Lisa
Goodwin, Finance Director Angela Cole, Human Resources Director Tom Barron and
Deputy Clerk of Council Sandra Davis.
Members Absent: Mayor Pro Tem John J. Rodgers and Councilor Wayne Anthony were
absent.
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This meeting was called to order at 8:35 a.m., in the Council Chambers
Conference Room, Plaza Level of the Government Center.
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Council Agenda:
City Manager Hugley said that he has an add-on item for the Georgia Power
(Memorandum of Understanding) MOU. He said that it reads mostly with how
Georgia Power would deal with trees.
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Fire & EMS Department:
City Manager Hugley outlined five positions that the Fire & EMS Department is
requesting to fill. He recalled that the Fire Chief is retiring; therefore, we
have a domino effect.
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Budget Adjustments:
City Manager Hugley called attention to the Revised Budget Adjustment: Fund
Summary document and is listed as follows: (A copy was filed for the record.)
Total Operating funds - $184,877,392
Purchase Order Rollover - $1,527,275
Work In Process Requests - $564,534
New Requests - $670,468
Revised Budget - $187,639,669
New Revenue - $710,071
Insurance Premiums - $657,946
Donations - $50,000
Miscellaneous Revenue (Sams/Walmart donation for Fire & EMS Department for
smoke detectors) - $2,125
New Requests - General Fund
City Manager - $6,500 for restroom off of Ground Floor Conference Room
Community Development - $25,000 for demolition
Public Services - $1,747 to install door for Municipal Court Clerk
Boards & Commissions - $27,602 outstanding balance on Diebold Election System
Fire & EMS Department - $27,989 to conduct physicals for Hazmat
Municipal Court - $48,253 private donation
New Requests - Sewer Fund
Miscellaneous - $19,952 Refund on a truck to be transferred to capital project
New Requests - Medical Center
$150,768
$143,217 Balance from inmate medical for FY-05
$7,551 increase based on approved digest
New Requests - Civic Center
$75,000 for AF2 Football
New Requests - Economic Development
$43,591 increase due to digest
New Requests - Hotel/Motel Fund
$230,260 money restricted for tourism
New Requests ? Special Projects ? Capital Projects Fund
$383,952
$164,000 for Health Actuary Study and future pension report
$200,000 Human Resources / Finance Software implementation Phase III
$19,900 transfer funds from Sewer Fund to replace a vehicle
City Manager Hugley said the total operating budget would go from
$184,877,392 to $187,639,669 if the requests are approved.
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Mayor Poydasheff announced that on Thursday, November 17, 2005 the
approximate 700 wives from Ft. Benning would be honored. He said the luncheon
would be at the Trade Center at 12:00 p.m.
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Legislative Agenda:
City Manager Hugley advised that there are nineteen items on the legislative
agenda. He then announced the Legislative Luncheon next Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m.
at the Trade Center. He said that we would come together with the School
Board, the City and the Chamber to present our legislative agenda to our
legislative delegation; our legislative liaison, Mr. Pete Robinson would also
be in attendance.
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There being no further business to discuss and with the dialogue being
concluded, this meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
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Sandra T. Davis,
Deputy Clerk of Council
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