2021 08 10 Special Called Meeting Agenda

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CITY COUNCIL 
 
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AGENDA 
Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:30 P.M. 
 
 
I. CALL TO ORDER   
 
II. INVOCATION.  MAYOR PERKINSON 
 
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
 
IV. ROLL CALL 
 
V. Place into the record of the Special Called Meeting the Notice of the meeting  
provided to the  members of City Council containing the business to be discussed. 
 
VI. Receive and hear from City Employees any information concerning Nest cameras  
purchased for the Athens Police Department, which for a period of time could not be 
located,  as requested by two (2) Council members as follows:  
 
“Openly discuss the issues with the missing cameras.  Ask the City Manager to explain 
his involvement with the cameras.  Have others who were involved the opportunity 
to speak.  Speaking to each p erson involved separately does not fully bring the 
closure that is needed to move forward.  If the Council determines that the City 
Manager did something that requires discipline or corrective action, we will do so.  If 
not, we will make a statement to the community on the City Manager’s behalf.” 
 
VII. Receive and hear from City Employees any information concerning a claim by the 
Chief of  Police of retaliation toward him, as requested by two (2) Council members 
as follows:  
 
“Discuss in detail the issue of reta liation to Chief Couch regarding his statement 
about the cameras.  The Council agreed in February 2021 that we would not allow 
the Chief to be treated unfairly due to his report about the cameras.   Cliff has 
reported to me and many people in the community  of problems that he has faced 
from the City Manager and feels that he is being retaliated against.  I have discussed 
this with the City Manager, but feel it is important to bring this to an open meeting to 
give each individual an opportunity to discuss the alleged retaliation.  If these 
accusations are true, it will be necessary to determine discipline or corrective action.”