CITY OF JONESBORO
DECEMBER 11, 2006
Council Meeting Minutes

The City of Jonesboro Mayor and Council held their monthly council meeting on Monday, December 11, 2006.  The meeting was held at 7:00 p.m. at the Jonesboro Police Station, 170 South Main Street, Jonesboro, Georgia.

            Council Present:           Roger Grider

                                                Clarence Mann

                                                Linda Wenz

                                                Bobby Wiggins

                                                Rick Yonce

                                                Mayor Joy Day 

            Staff Present:                Sam Durrance, Public Works Director

                                                Wayne Rowland, Interim Police Chief 

Mayor Day called the meeting to order, followed by the pledge of allegiance.  Minutes of November meetings were approved as written by unanimous vote [November 13, 2006 meeting, Public Hearing of Budget 2007, Motion: Grider, 2^nd: Mann] [November 13, 2006 Regular Council Meeting, Motion: Wiggins, 2^nd: Wenz]. Public Comments were delivered by Robert Hepler, Suzanne Igler, and Daniel Hudson. 

The council voted unanimously to go into executive session to discuss litigation, personnel matters, and possible real estate acquisition [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Yonce]. Following executive session the council voted unanimously to resume regular session [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Wiggins]. Council approved the rezoning at 210 Fayetteville Road, C-1 (Commercial) to C-1 with a Conditional Use Permit for a church, Faith Tabernacle OTHS [Motion: Wiggins, 2^nd: Wenz]. Council approved [Yea: Mann, Wenz, Wiggins, Yonce. No: Grider] lowering the 2007 millage from the current rate of 2.00 mills to 1.00 mill [Motion: Wiggins, 2^nd: Yonce]. Fee Schedule Adoption was deleted from the agenda.  Council voted unanimously to waive the parade fee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. parade in January 2007 for the Elijah Summit Lodge #309 [Motion: Mann, 2^nd: Grider ]. 

Probation Service Plan was tabled, awaiting the city attorney to complete the document for council review [Motion: Grider, 2^nd: Wiggins].  Council passed the resolution for a 60-day moratorium on new construction and rezoning in the city unanimously [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Grider]. Council tabled consideration of becoming a Heritage Partner with Historical Jonesboro at a cost of $4000 until the January 2007 meeting [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Wiggins]. The Flood Damage Prevention Program Agreement was approved unanimously giving the Mayor the authority to sign said agreement [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Grider].  Council voted unanimously to give Canine Officer Iko to Officer Brian Fornal for a nominal amount of money ($1.00 suggested) [Motion: Grider, 2^nd: Mann].  Consideration of Chief of Police position was tabled [Motion: Grider, 2^nd:  Yonce]. 

Under other business, the council unanimously approved advertising with the Great Southern Publishers, Inc. in the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau guide to Clayton County at a cost to the city of $3740 [Motion: Wenz, 2^nd: Grider]. 

A called meeting was set for December 22, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at 170 South Main Street to consider the 2007 Budget.  The meeting was adjourned by unanimous vote [Motion: Grider, 2^nd: Yonce].  

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Joy Day, Mayor / Acting City Clerk