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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF MEETING
May 16, 2023

The Athens City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor

Sherlin presiding. The invocation was given by Council Member Curtis; and upon roll call, the
following members were present:

Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Eaton, Sherlin

The following decisions were made and ordered made a part of the records of the Athens City
Council.

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the April 18, 2023 regularly scheduled meeting were submitted and approved.
Council Member Curtis moved, Council Member Pelley seconded. Roll call vote:

AYES: Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Eaton, Sherlin
NAYS: None

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COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

None

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REQUESTS FROM CITIZENS

Blake Witt and Casey Patterson, employees within the Athens Police Department addressed the
Council concerning issues within the department. Judy Ferguson of Harris Circle spoke about
flooding concerns on her property. Lisa Blos-Johnson addressed the Council about not being able
to find the meeting agenda and the live streams of the previous meeting on the City Website,
fireworks and spending of tourism dollars. Ford Ector addressed the Council about fireworks.
Glenn Whiting addressed employee raises, fireworks, that he was shorted on the amount of time
he was allowed to speak at the last meeting and requested to know if an investigation of Leslie
McKee had been completed. Chris Trew discussed the agenda item about the proposed lawsuit
settlement and requested that the Council be transparent about the matter it concerned and
that the Council disclose the amount paid to settle the Larry Eaton lawsuit.