2025 5 20 Regular Session Packet 1

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D BUSINESS 
 
A. Discussion of City Hall 
 
Vice Mayor Curtis moved to authorize the City Manager to engage architects Allen & 
Hoshall  to design plans and refined cost estimates for an Annex and Renovation to the 
current City Hall as described by the City Manager; Mayor Eaton seconded.  
 
Discussion:  
• Councilmember Pelley expressed a desire to continue the discussion at future meetings 
and supported moving the Parks and Recreation Department to Athens Regional Park. 
• Vice Mayor Curtis stated that the matter has been under discussion for years, costs are 
increasing, and utilizing the existing site is the most practical approach. 
• Councilmember Sherlin agreed that the issue has been discussed extensively but  
requested more specific project details before engaging architects for preliminary design 
and cost estimation. 
• Councilmember Duggan requested that firm dates be set for further discussions, should 
they be necessary. 
• Mayor Eaton noted that hiring an architect is the logical next step to enable productive 
future discussion. 
Councilmember Duggan moved to amend the original motion to include scheduling two 
called planning sessions within the next four weeks. He later withdrew the motion.  
 
Councilmember Sherlin moved to postpone the discussion until the May Work Session and 
to schedule additional planning sessions before proceeding with contracting an architect. 
Councilmember Pelley seconded the motion. 
 
Motion to postpone was approved. 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: Pelley, Sherlin 
NAYS: Curtis, Eaton 
ABSTAIN: Duggan 
 
Vice Mayor Curtis called the question on the original motion; Mayor Eaton seconded. 
 
Vote on Motion to Call the Question: 
The motion failed to receive the required two-thirds vote, and discussion resumed. 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: Duggan, Curtis, Eaton 
NAYS: Pelley, Sherlin 
 
Original motion approved. 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: Duggan, Curtis, Eaton 
NAYS: Pelley, Sherlin 
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