2026 7 21 Regular Session Packet council

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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL  
MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION  
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 
 
 
 
 
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Mayor Eaton moved to amend the original amendment made by Vice Mayor Curtis for 
Ordinance 1158 to not restore the $16,800 employee auto allowance seconded by 
Councilmember Duggan. 
FAILED 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: Duggan, Eaton 
NAYS: McCowan, Sherlin, Curtis 
 
Mayor Eaton moved to amend the original amendment made by Vice Mayor Curtis for 
Ordinance 1158 to remove the reduction of $50,000 for condemned housing seconded by 
Councilmember Duggan.  
FAILED 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: Duggan, Eaton 
NAYS: McCowan, Sherlin, Curtis 
 
The motion to adopt Ordinance No. 1158, as amended, was approved. 
APPROVED 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: McCowan, Sherlin, Curtis 
NAYS: Duggan, Eaton 
 
OLD BUSINESS 
-None- 
 
 
NEW BUSINESS 
 
A. Bid Award for RFB 26-03 Athens Fire Station No. 3 
 
Councilmember Sherlin moved to award the bid to KTM Builders, LLC in the amount of 
$5,985.590 from the Capital Improvement Fund seconded by Vice Mayor Curtis. 
 
Mayor Eaton moved to fund the project with a $3,000,000 loan or other debt issuance, with the 
remaining project costs to be funded from the Capital Improvement Fund. Councilmember 
McCowan seconded the motion. Before the motion was put to a vote, the motion was withdrawn. 
 
During discussion, Vice Mayor Curtis stated that he would like to discuss options for reimbursing 
the Capital Improvement Fund for a portion of the project costs during upcoming work sessions. 
 
APPROVED 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: McCowan, Duggan, Sherlin, Curtis, Eaton 
NAYS: None 
 
 
B. Additional Parking at Cook Park 
 
Councilmember McCowan moved to award the project for additional parking at Cook Park . 
Councilmember Sherlin seconded the motion. The motion was subsequently withdrawn. 
 
Councilmember McCowan moved to proceed with obtaining a proposal from the engineer 
currently working on the Parks Master Plan for the additional parking project. 
Councilmember Sherlin seconded the motion. 
 
APPROVED 
Roll call vote:  
YEAS: McCowan, Duggan, Sherlin, Curtis, Eaton 
NAYS: None 
 
 
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