2021 10 18 Special Called Meeting Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AGENDA Monday, October 18, 2021, 5:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION. COUNCIL MEMBER WITT-MCMAHAN 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 person 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.” RECEIVING OF INFORMATION CONCLUDED DURING FIRST SPECIAL MEETING 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 retaliation 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 i s 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