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2023-06-20 · City Council · Regular session
Reconsider authorization to negotiate a settlement of Glenn Whiting’s lawsuitsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Reconsider authorization to negotiate a settlement of Glenn Whiting’s lawsuits.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Investigate the alleged disclosure of executive-session informationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Investigate the alleged disclosure of executive-session information.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Accept City Attorney Stephen Hatchett’s resignationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Accept City Attorney Stephen Hatchett’s resignation.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Extend the budgeted $1,500 raise to employees hired before July 4, 2023City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Extend the budgeted $1,500 raise to employees hired before July 4, 2023.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Add two police patrol vehicles to the FY2023-24 budgetCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Add two police patrol vehicles to the FY2023-24 budget.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Require written requests before releasing hotel and motel tax fundsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Require Main Street Athens and the Athens Area Council for the Arts to submit written funding details before the Council votes to release budgeted hotel and motel tax funds.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
Approve Ordinance 1119 rezoning Decatur Pike propertyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1119 rezoning Decatur Pike property.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Ordinance 1121 adopting the 2018 energy codeCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1121 adopting the 2018 energy code.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the FY2023-24 budget ordinance as amendedCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the FY2023-24 budget ordinance as amended.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Move Ingleside pickleball-court discussion to the July study sessionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Move Ingleside pickleball-court discussion to the July study session.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Assign the police and HR investigation to the new City Manager and City AttorneyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Assign the police and HR investigation to the new City Manager and City Attorney.
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
2023-06-15 · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve December 15, 2022 and June 8, 2023 meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve the December 15, 2022 scheduled-meeting minutes and June 8, 2023 called-meeting minutes without changes.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Larry Rhodes; seconded by Bob Miller.
2023-06-08 · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Recommend funding full Baseline pickleball bidRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Recommend to City Council that the total Baseline bid for the pickleball project, including all alternatives, be funded.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Chad Goodin; seconded by Moises Contreras.
2023-05-17 · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
Approve the December 21, 2022 meeting minutesBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board approved the December 21, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Sam Stephens Jr.; seconded by Steve Sherlin.
Approve the 307 Hill Street setback varianceBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
The board approved a seven-foot front-setback variance for infill development at 307 Hill Street.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Steve Sherlin; seconded by Sam Stephens Jr..
2023-05-16 · City Council · Regular session
Approve April 18, 2023 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve April 18, 2023 meeting minutes.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Appoint Patti Greek to the Athens Utilities BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Appoint Patti Greek to the Athens Utilities Board.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Replace the proposed 3% adjustment with a $1,500 employee increaseCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Replace the proposed 3% adjustment with a $1,500 employee increase.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Ordinance 1116 changing liquor-store distance measurementsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1116 changing liquor-store distance measurements.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
Approve the May 2023 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the May 2023 consent agenda.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Authorize settlement of Glenn Whiting legal mattersCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council voted 2-2 with one abstention on authorizing the interim city manager and city attorney to resolve Glenn Whiting legal matters while accounting for insurance proceeds.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
- Sherlin: Abstain
Apply for a school-resource-officer grantCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Apply for a school-resource-officer grant.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Ordinance 1117 on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1117 on second reading to alter how minimum-distance requirements are measured for beer permit holders.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
Remove Mainstreet and Arts Council funding from the proposed FY2023-24 budgetCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Remove Mainstreet and Arts Council funding from the proposed FY2023-24 budget.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
- Sherlin: Abstain
Approve Ordinance 1118 rezoning Short StreetCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1118 rezoning Short Street.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Ordinance 1119 rezoning Decatur Pike propertyCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1119 rezoning Decatur Pike property.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2023-05-01 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the April 24, 2023 work-session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the April 24, 2023 work-session.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by John Proffitt.
Approve the April 3, 2023 regular-meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the April 3, 2023 regular-meeting.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Janice Hardaway.
Approve the Harris-Miller final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the three-lot Harris-Miller final plat off Highway 39.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve the Sharon Dennis final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission approved the Sharon Dennis plat reconfiguring five parcels into three lots at Velma Road and County Road 174.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Frances Witt-McMahan.
Recommend rezoning 2122 Decatur PikePlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission recommended rezoning 2122 Decatur Pike from Intensive Business to Medium Density Residential.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Janice Hardaway; seconded by John Proffitt.
Recommend rezoning Short Street propertyPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
The commission recommended rezoning Tax Map 057H Group C Parcel 042.00 on Short Street from Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
2023-04-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve March 16, March 21, and April 3, 2023 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve March 16, March 21, and April 3, 2023 meeting minutes.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the April 2023 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the April 2023 consent agenda.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Deborah Wallace's city manager employment agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the employment agreement for incoming City Manager Deborah Wallace.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Fund broadband service in Hunters Branch and Belmont HillsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council voted 2-3 on providing Athens Utilities Board $15,000 for broadband service to Hunters Branch and Belmont Hills.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Live-stream all City Council public meetingsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Live-stream all City Council public meetings.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
Alter beer-permit distance measurement rulesCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1117 on first reading, changing how minimum distance requirements for certain beer permit holders are measured.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Alter liquor-store distance measurement rulesCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1116 on first reading, changing how minimum distance requirements for liquor stores are measured.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2023-04-06 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve February 2, 2023 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the February 2 meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Ratify exterior repainting at 13 Watcon LaneHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Ratify repainting siding, trim, and doors in the same colors.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Timberly Guffey.
2023-04-03 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve March 27, 2023 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve March 27, 2023 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve March 6, 2023 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve March 6, 2023 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve the Jeff White and Scott Dennis final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Jeff White and Scott Dennis final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Deny the Robert Harris and Mitchell Miller final plat because required signatures were missingPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Robert Harris and Mitchell Miller final plat because required signatures were missing.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
2023-03-15 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve February 15, 2023 minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the February 15, 2023 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote count and individual votes not listed
Moved by Becky Simpson; seconded by Lindsey Ferguson.
2023-03-06 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve February 27, 2023 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve February 27, 2023 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve regular-meeting minutes identified in the source heading as February 6, 2023 and in the approval sentence as January 30, 2023 minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve regular-meeting minutes identified in the source heading as February 6, 2023 and in the approval sentence as January 30, 2023 minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Janice Hardaway; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve the Donnie Morgan final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Donnie Morgan final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Approve the Shoppes on Decatur Pike final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Shoppes on Decatur Pike final plat.
Unanimous; individual votes are not listed.
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.