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Joe Lockwood, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL
Peyton Jamison
Paul Moore
Laura Bentley
Carol Cookerly
Joe Longoria
Rick Mohrig
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City Hall
Friday, March 20, 2020 Action Minutes 5:00 PM
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL 3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Led by Mayor Joe Lockwood)
4) APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Add or remove items from the agenda) (Agenda Item No. 20-088)
5) PUBLIC COMMENT
6) NEW BUSINESS
• Council Consideration and Possible Approval of an Emergency Ordinance
Declaring and Proclaiming a State of Local Emergency due to COVID-19,
Triggering those Unilateral Emergency Powers that are vested in the Mayor
Pursuant to Section 18-25 of the City Code, Granting the Mayor Additional
Emergency Powers to Suspend Certain Ordinances and Rules, Providing
Guidance on the Operation of the City Council during the Period of the
Emergency Ordinance, plus any Extensions, and otherwise Superseding the
Emergency Ordinance adopted by the Council on March 16, 2020.
(Agenda Item No. 20-089)
(Ken Jarrard, City Attorney)
MILTON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 16, 2020
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Motion and Vote: Councilmember Bentley made a motion to approve Agenda
Item No. 20-089 with the exception of Section 2(2) and the addition of the word “city”
before the word “property” in Section 2(3).
Also, add “Any power exercised by the mayor under this ordinance immediately would
be communicated to the city council, the city manager, the city attorney and the
citizens.’
Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed (7-0).
Councilmember Paul Moore called into the meeting.
6) ADJOURNMENT (Agenda Item No. 20-090)