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2022-12-20 · City Council · Regular session
Appoint Moises Contreras as a city manager search alternateCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Moises Contreras as an alternate to the City Manager Search Committee.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Appoint Shane Sewell as a city manager search alternateCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Shane Sewell as an alternate to the City Manager Search Committee.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Change the order of business for council meetingsCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1115 on first reading, moving citizen requests to follow communications and special presentations.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Abstain
- Eaton: Absent
Approve the animal shelter base bid and Alternate 1City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Robert Roberts LLC's $2,106,003 base bid and $154,716 Alternate 1 for the Larry Dean Wallace Sr. Animal Shelter and Adoption Center.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Postpone the city seal redesignCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council postponed the city seal redesign discussion to the January 9, 2023 study session.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Add a third city manager search alternateCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council expanded the City Manager Search Committee alternate roster from two members to three.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Appoint Robert Long as a city manager search alternateCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Robert Long as an alternate to the City Manager Search Committee.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Eaton: Absent
Approve the amended December 20 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved six consent items after correcting Resolution 2022-35 and its statutory citation.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
Rescind the City Council Code of ProfessionalismCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-38 rescinding the Athens City Council Code of Professionalism.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Absent
2022-12-06 · City Council · Called session
Create the City Manager Search CommitteeCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council created a five-member City Manager Search Committee with two alternates and specified its appointment and recommendation process.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-11-15 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the October 18 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the October 18, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the November 15 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved eleven consent-agenda items covering contracts, purchases, grants, property, infrastructure, ARPA funding, and a school budget amendment.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
End the City Attorney’s contract at the close of the meetingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
End the City Attorney’s contract at the close of the meeting.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
Council names animal shelter building for Larry Dean WallaceCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-33 naming the Animal Shelter Building for Larry Dean Wallace. This is a nonfinancial milestone and does not prove construction completion.
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Elect Larry Eaton as vice mayorCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council elected Larry Eaton as vice mayor.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
Rezone Dupitt Street property for high-density residential useCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1113 on second and final reading, rezoning Dupitt Street property from Intensive Business to High Density Residential.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Rezone Denso Drive property for high-density residential useCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1114 on second and final reading, rezoning Denso Drive property from Heavy Industrial to High Density Residential.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Elect Steven Sherlin as mayorCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council elected Steven Sherlin as mayor.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Postpone the Retail Strategies renewal discussionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council postponed discussion of the Retail Strategies contract renewal to the December 12 work session.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Postpone the proposed three-percent pay increasesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council postponed discussion of the proposed three-percent pay and pay-range increases to the December 12 work session.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Route council information requests through the city managerCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council required council personnel to route information requests through the city manager.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Appoint Bill Buckley as interim city attorneyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Bill Buckley as interim city attorney for up to three months.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Abstain
Livestream council meetings and study sessionsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved livestreaming all City Council meetings and study sessions on Facebook.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Name the animal shelter for Larry Dean WallaceCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-33 naming the animal shelter building for Larry Dean Wallace.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-11-14 · City Council · Called session
Approve the City Manager separation agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Approve the City Manager separation agreement.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
End debate on City Manager Sumner's separation agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Call the question on accepting City Manager Sumner's proposed separation agreement with the city attorney's changes and a November 15 lump-sum payment.
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
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Appoint Mike Keith as interim city managerCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
After a tabling motion died for lack of a second, the recorded roll call approved appointing Mike Keith as interim city manager at the current city manager's pay rate.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-10-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the September 22 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the September 22, 2022 meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Suspend the rules to hear Councilmember Pelley’s motionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Suspend the rules to hear Councilmember Pelley’s motion.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
Postpone opening Athens Regional Park on July 4, 2023City Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected postponing the motion to open Athens Regional Park to the entire public on July 4, 2023.
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Lockmiller: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Keep the planning commission appointment on the consent agendaCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected removing the planning commission appointment from the consent agenda for a separate vote.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Approve the October 18 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved six consent-agenda items covering an appointment, surplus equipment, service extension, and environmental and transportation grant applications.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Abstain
Postpone the arts-center capital contributionCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected postponing Resolution 2022-29, a $100,000 capital contribution to the Athens Area Council for the Arts.
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
- Perkinson: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Rezone Denso Drive property for intensive business useCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1114 on first reading, rezoning Denso Drive property from Heavy Industrial to Intensive Business.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Rezone Dupitt Street property for high-density residential useCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1113 on first reading, rezoning Dupitt Street property from Intensive Business to High Density Residential.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Change the arts-center contribution funding sourceCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council amended Resolution 2022-29 to fund the contribution from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund capital-projects line item.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the arts-center capital contribution as amendedCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2022-29 as amended, authorizing a $100,000 capital contribution to the Athens Area Council for the Arts.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Abstain
Open Athens Regional Park to the public on July 4, 2023City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved opening Athens Regional Park to the entire public on July 4, 2023.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Abstain
2022-09-22 · City Council · Called session
Approve the August 16 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved the August 16, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Add $40,000 contingency to the fire-tower contractCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council amended the Wilson Construction fire-tower installation contract to include $40,000 in contingency funding.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Remove the eight-foot sidewalk from the CTI planCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council amended the Campus Transportation Improvements plan to remove the eight-foot sidewalk from Athens City Middle School to Ivy Lane.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Lockmiller: Nay
Appoint Patti Greek to the Athens Utilities BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council appointed Patti Greek to fill Lisa Dotson's Athens Utilities Board vacancy through June 30, 2023.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve the September 22 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved four consent items covering mowing, police vehicles, a school budget amendment, and Heritage Park contingency funding.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Appoint Shirley Woodcock to the Athens Utilities BoardCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Appoint Shirley Woodcock to fill Robert Sevigny's Athens Utilities Board vacancy for a term ending June 30, 2026.
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
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Nay
Proceed to bid for the Public Safety Training FacilityCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved proceeding to the bid phase for the Public Safety Training Facility.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Take a ten-minute recessCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Take a ten-minute recess.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Witt-McMahan: Absent
Approve the amended Campus Transportation Improvements designCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved the Campus Transportation Improvements design and notice to proceed to bid after removing the proposed eight-foot sidewalk.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Zone County Road 129 property for medium-density residential useCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved Ordinance 1111 on second and final reading, zoning annexed County Road 129 property for Medium Density Residential use.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Zone Velma Road property for high-density residential useCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council approved Ordinance 1112 on second and final reading, zoning annexed Velma Road property for High Density Residential use.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2022-08-16 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the July 19 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the July 19, 2022 regular-meeting minutes.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Lockmiller: Yea
- Perkinson: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.