HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes CC - 04/26/2010 - 04-26-10 S.C. Mins (Migrated from Optiview)Special Called Meeting of the Milton City Council
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 5:30 PM
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presentation by Council and invited speakers in summaryform. This is an official record of the Milton City Council Meeting proceedings. Oficial Meetings
are audio recorded.
The Special Called Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton was held on April 26, 2010 at
5:30 PM, Mayor Joe Lockwood presiding.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Lockwood called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Interim City Clerk Gordon called the roll and made general announcements.
Council Members Present: Councilmember Karen Thurman, Councilmember Julie Zahner Bailey,
Councilmember Bill Lusk, Councilmember Burt Hewitt, Councilmember Alan Tart.
Council Member Absent: Councilmember Joe Longoria.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Bradley and Spencer Keegan with the Boy Scouts led the Pledge of Allegiance with Mayor Lockwood.
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
(Agenda Item No. 10-1106)
se■. Motion and Vote: Councilmember Tart moved to approve the Agenda Item 10-1106, Approval of Meeting
Agenda. Councilmember Longoria seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously 6-0 (Councilmember
„r Longoria was not present for the vote).
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Lockwood read the rules for Public Comment.
• Public comment is a time for citizens to share information with the Mayor and City Council and to
provide input and opinions on any matter that is not scheduled for its own public hearing during today's
meeting.
• There is no discussion on items on the Consent Agenda or First Presentation from the public or from
Council.
• Each citizen who chooses to participate in public comment must complete a comment card and submit it
to the City Clerk.
• Please remember this is not a time to engage the Mayor or members of the City Council in conversation.
• When your name is called please step forward and speak into the microphone stating your name and
address for the record.
• You will have five minutes for remarks.
There was no public comment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
City Clerk Gordon read agenda No. 10-1107.
*p.” Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to adjourn into Executive Session to
discuss actual litigation and land acquisition at 5:38 p.m. Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. The
rwo motion passed 6-0 (Councilmember Longoria was not present for the vote and arrived into Executive Session at
5:59 p.m.)
RECONVENE
Special Called Meeting of the Milton City Council
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 6:02 pm
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Motion and Vote: Councilmember Lusk moved to reconvene the Special Called Meeting at 6:01 p.m.
am Councilmember Thurman seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda Item No. 10-1108)
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Tart moved to adjourn the Special Called Meeting at 6:02 p.m.
Councilmember Hewitt seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.
Date Approved: May 17, 2010.
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STATE OF GEORGIA )
AFFIDAVIT RE: CLOSURE OF
COUNTY OF FULTON ) OPEN MEETINGS
NNW Personally appeared before the undersigned officer, duly authorized under the laws of the State of Georgia
to administer oaths, JOE LOCKWOOD, who in his capacity as Mayor and the person presiding over a Council
meeting of the CITY OF MILTON, and after being first duly sworn, certifies under oath and states to the best of his
knowledge and belief the following:
At its Special Called Meeting held on April 26, 2010, the Council voted to go into closed session xi:d
exclude the public from all or a portion of its meeting. The legal exceptions applicable to the exempt matters
addressed during such closed meeting are as follows:
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( ) Discussing or deliberating upon the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring, disciplinary
action, dismissal, periodic evaluation or rating of a government officer or employee [O.C.G.A.
§ 50-14-3(6)];
(X) Privileged consultation with legal counsel pertaining to pending or threatened litigation, claims,
administrative proceedings or settlements [O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2];
(X) Discussing the future acquisition of real estate [O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(4)];
( ) Staff meetings for investigative purposes under duties or responsibilities imposed by law
[O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(1)];
( ) Tax matters made confidential by State law [O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2];
( ) Inspection of physical facilities under the jurisdiction of the CITY OF MILTON [O.C.G.A.
§ 50-14-1(a)(2)];
( ) Meeting with a governing body, officer, agent or employee of another agency at a location outside
the geographical jurisdiction of the CITY OF MILTON or such other agency and at which no final
action is taken [O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(a)(2)];
( ) Other. [Explanation and citation to statutory authority required]:
I certify &01 the subject matter of the closed meeting or the closed portion of the meeting was devoted to
matters of official b:isiness or policy, with the exceptions provided by law as set forth above.
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me
this 26th day of April, 2010. A
t MAYOR JS F KWOOD
MOW Notary Public
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