Action Agenda

July 13, 2009

Public Meeting Room

Fayette County Administrative Complex

140 Stonewall Avenue

Fayetteville, Georgia

7:00 P.M.

 

            Commissioners Present:                 Jack Smith, Chairman

                                                                        Herb Frady, Vice Chairman

                                                                        Lee Hearn

                                                                        Robert Horgan

                                                                        Eric Maxwell

                                                                       

            Staff Present:                                    Jack Krakeel, County Administrator

                                                                        Carol Chandler, Executive Assistant

                                                                        Karen Morley, Chief Deputy Clerk

 

            Peachtree City Officials:                  Harold Logston, Mayor

                                                                        Bernie McMullen, City Manager

                                                                        Cyndi Plunkett, Council Member

 

            Fayetteville Officials:                       Ken Steele, Mayor

                                                                        Joe Morton, City Manager

                                                                        Paul C. Oddo, Jr., Council Member

                                                                        Larry Dell, Council Member

                                                                        Walt White, Council Member

 

            Tyrone Officials:                               Don Rehwaldt, Mayor

                                                                        Christine Venice, Town Manager

                                                                        Grace Caldwell, Council Member

                                                                        Gloria Furr, Council Member

                                                                       

            Brooks Officials:                               Robert Butler, Mayor  

 

            Woolsey Officials:                             None Present                                                 

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7:03:59 PM     

Chairman Smith called the meeting to order.

 

A.         In accordance with O.C.G.A. 48-8-111(a), the purpose of this meeting is to discuss possible projects for inclusion in a special local option sales tax referendum being considered for November 3, 2009.  This meeting may also be used to discuss the apportionment of sales tax proceeds.

 

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PEACHTREE CITY, FAYETTEVILLE, TYRONE AND BROOKS DISCUSSED POSSIBLE PROJECTS TO BE INCLUDED IN A SPECIAL LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX REFERENDUM BEING CONSIDERED FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2009.  THERE WAS A CONSENSUS THAT A S.P.L.O.S.T. REFERENDUM WOULD BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2009 BALLOT FOR A VOTE BY THE CITIZENS OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 

 

THERE WAS A BRIEF DISCUSSION AS TO POSSIBLE PROJECTS THAT MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED S.P.L.O.S.T. REFERENDUM.

 

THERE WAS CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY AND THE MAYORS THAT ENTERING INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW S.P.L.O.S.T. PROCEEDS TO BE COLLECTED FOR SIX YEARS, WOULD BE THE MOST BENEFICIAL METHOD FOR THE ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDS.

 

7:29:10 PM

THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WOULD NEED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AT ITS AUGUST 13TH MEETING CALLING FOR THE REFERENDUM. 

 

7:31:18 PM

Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

 

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Karen Morley, Chief Deputy Clerk