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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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Main motion approved.
Roll call vote:
YEAS: Duggan, Pelley, Curtis, Eaton
NAYS:

OLD BUSINESS

The Council had no pending matters of old business for discussion or action.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Amending Athens City Code Title 7 & Title 12
First Reading of Ordinance No. 1142
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ATHENS CITY CODE, TITLE 7 ENTITLED "FIRE
PROTECTION AND FIREWORKS" AND TITLE 12 ENTITLED "BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION” TO ADOPT THE 2021 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CODES FOR FIRE (IFC), BUILDING (IBC), PLUMBING (IPC), FUEL GAS (IF GC),
MECHANICAL (IMC), ENERGY CONSERVATION (IECC), AND EXISTING
BUILDING (IEBC); AND CREATE CHAPTER 12 -XI ENTITLED “EXISTING
BUILDING CODE”.

Vice Mayor Curtis moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 1142;
Councilmember Pelley seconded.
Motion approved.
Roll call vote:
YEAS: Duggan, Pelley, Curtis, Eaton
NAYS:

B. Councilmember Pelley moved to have a called meeting to discuss “why one citizen could
not touch a building and not make changes but another citizen could”; the motion failed
for a lack of a second.

C. Councilmember Pelley moved to add a splash pad at Cook Park; the motion failed for
a lack of a second.

D. Councilmember Duggan moved to add a 4 -way stop at Miami Street and Matlock
Avenue; Vice Mayor Curtis seconded.
Motion approved.
Roll call vote:
YEAS: Duggan, Curtis, Eaton
NAYS: Pelley

REPORTS

Community Development 1st Quarter Building Report
Director of Community Development, Anthony Casteel