2022 02 15 Minutes

Machine-read OCR text; verify every number, name, and layout against the original page.

ATHENS CITY COUNCIL

MINUTES OF MEETING
February 15, 2022

The Athens City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. with Mayor Perkinson
presiding. The invocation was given by Mayor Perkinson; and upon roll call, the following members were
present:

Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson
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 November 24, 2021 calied meeting and the January 18, 2022 regularly scheduled meeting
were submitted and approved by unanimous consent.

Council Member Pelley raised a Point of Personal Privilege. He stated that at the February 7, 2022 City Council
Study Session he raised his voice and some members of the Council felt he was attacking them. He apologized
for raising his voice but said it was raised in frustration for not being able to get his items on the agenda.

-2-
COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

WESTSIDE SCHOOL UPDATE

Tracy Lee, Principal at Westside School, provided an update on the school’s projects and events including a Sock
Hop, raising funds for the Isaiah 117 House by the Kiwanis Kids, Math Night at Westside on February 17, 2022 in

conjunction with Tennessee Wesleyan University, and Literacy Night on March 3, 2022. Ms. Lee encouraged the
Council to come to Math and Literacy Nights.

MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE

None

-4-
CONSENT AGENDA

Mayor Perkinson advised that the following items were discussed during the recent study session and are
presented as part of the Consent Agenda. The recording clerk read the following items into the record:

a.) Reappoint Tyler Forrest, Jo Lundy, Jay Hacker, Charles Senn, Alex Mora, Shanda Wade, Skylar
Dean, Whitney Coe, and William Wilson to the Council Advisory Committee, terms expire March

21, 2025.

b.) Appoint Elaine Newman to the Council Advisory Committee (Perkinson), term expires March 21,
2025.

c.) Appoint Council Member Pelley to serve as Council representative on the McMinn Senior
Citizens Board of Directors.

d.) Approve purchase of Training Tower for the Athens Fire Training Facility from Fire Facilities, Inc.
& Tactical Training Systems (using a cooperative purchasing agreement).

e.) Approve recommendation to declare a 2018 Ford Taurus (Asset # 4418) surplus and sold on
GovDeais.

Mayor Perkinson asked for a motion. Council Member Curtis moved, Vice Mayor Lockmiller seconded, that
the Consent Agenda as stated above be approved. Roll call vote:

AYES: Curtis, Pelley, Witt-McMahan, Lockmiller, Perkinson
NAYS: None