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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL  
MINUTES OF MEETING 
March 15, 2022 
 
The Athens City Council met in regular session on Tuesday , March 15, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor 
Perkinson presiding.  The invocation was given by Council Member Curtis; and upon roll call, the following 
members were present: 
 
 Curtis, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson 
 
 Council Member Pelley was attending the National League of Cities ( NLC) Congressional City 
Conference in Washington, D.C. and was unable to attend the meeting. 
 
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 February 15 , 2022 regularly scheduled meeting  were submitted and approved by 
unanimous consent. 
 
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COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 
 
NORTH CITY SC HOOL UPDATE 
 
Angel Hardaway, Principal at North City School, provided an update on the school activities and thanked 
the City for all they do in support of Athens City Schools.  
 
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PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION – C ASA CORRIDOR DAY 
 
Mayor Perkinson presented a proclamation proclaiming March 31, 2022 as CASA Corridor Day in Athens 
and encouraging all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of CASA Corridor of East 
Tennessee.  Council Member Curtis, President of CASA, Council Member Witt -McMahan, Executive 
Director of CASA, and Meredith Willson, Treasurer of CASA, were present to accept the proclamation. 
 
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EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER 
 
City Manager Sumner presented “Employee of the Quarter” award s for the second quarter of 2022 to 
Buster Thompson, Joel Church, Dale Wallis, Anthony Standridge, Cole Patton, and LT Cantrell.  The 
Sanitation division has been fac ed with  staffing challenges, an increase in collections, and significant 
delays at the landfill.  These men stepped up to make sure the citizens of Athens always had their garbage 
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