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Page 1 of 3 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. -1- APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the February 15, 2022 regularly scheduled meeting were submitted and approved by unanimous consent. -2- COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS NORTH CITY SCHOOL 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. -3- PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION — CASA 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. SAx EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER City Manager Sumner presented “Employee of the Quarter” awards 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 faced 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 picked up. Even when dealing with COVID exposures, these men came to work, stayed alone in their vehicles picking up trash and then leaving so as not to risk exposing others. = 5 PRESENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT (ICMA) SERVICE AWARD TO KEVIN HELMS City Manager Sumner presented Kevin Helms, Project Manager, with the International City/County Manager (ICMA) Service Award for 25 years of service in the profession. «G= MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE Mayor Perkinson acknowledged receipt of a thank you card addressed to City Manager Sumner from the Heart and Home Family and Community Education (FCE) Club thanking everyone for all they do for our community.