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Joe Lockwood, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL
Karen Thurman
Matt Kunz
Bill Lusk
Burt Hewitt
Joe Longoria
Rick Mohrig
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City Hall
Monday, August 28, 2017 Special Called Council Meeting 8:30 AM
CALL TO ORDER
1) ROLL CALL
2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Led by Mayor Joe Lockwood)
3) APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Add or remove items from the agenda)
(Agenda Item No. 17-222)
4) PUBLIC COMMENT
MILTON CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CALLED COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 28, 2017
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5) NEW BUSINESS
1. Consideration of a Resolution of the Milton City Council Reopening and
Extending the Qualifying Period for District 3, Post 1.
(Agenda Item No. 17-223)
(Ken Jarrard, City Attorney)
6) ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda Item No. 17-224)
STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE MILTON CITY COUNCIL REOPENDING AND EXTENDING
THE QUALIFYING PERIOD FOR DISTRICT 3, POST 1
WHEREAS, it appearing that no person has qualified for the District 3, Post 1 seat on the
Milton City Council;
WHEREAS, and it further appearing that the normal qualifying period for that post has expired;
WHEREAS, the law in Georgia provides as follows (O.C.G.A. 21-2-132(c)(3)(B):
In any case in which no individual has filed a notice of candidacy and paid the prescribed
qualifying fee to fill a particular office in a nonpartisan municipal election, the governing
authority of the municipality shall be authorized to reopen qualifying for candidates at
9:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the close of the preceding qualifying period and
cease such qualifying at 5:00 P.M. on the Tuesday immediately following such Monday,
notwithstanding the fact that such days ma y be legal holidays
WHEREAS, in light of this statutory requirement, and in order to fulfill the mandate that the
“governing authority of the municipality” authorize the reopening of the qualifying period.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that,
1. The qualifying period for the District 3, Post 1 seat on the Milton City Council shall be
reopened and extended beginning Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and further
commencing again on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
2. Qualifying shall end at 5 p.m. on August 29, 2017.
3. Qualifying shall occur at Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia 30004
in the City Clerk’s office.
4. The qualifying fee is $390.
SO RESOLVED, this 28th Day of August, 2017.
CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
By: ________________________
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
Attest:
_____________________________
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
Notice of Reopening and Extending the
Qualifying Period for Milton City Council
District 3, Post 1
The City of Milton does hereby announce that no
person qualified for the District 3, Post 1 Milton City
Council position. Therefore, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-
2-132(c)(3)(B), the period of qualifying for Milton City
Council District 3, Post 1 shall be reopened and
extended, beginning Monday, August 28, 2017 at 9
a.m. until 5 p.m., and commencing again on
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. Qualifying shall occur at Milton City Hall, 2006
Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia 30004 in the City
Clerk’s office. The qualifying fee is $390.
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
City of Milton