AMERICUS —
The Americus Mayor and City Council held a brief session Thursday for its first regular meeting of 2013.
The following items were included in the consent agenda, which was unanimously approved:
• Minutes of City Council — Administrative Briefing held Nov. 5, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — Agenda Setting Meeting held Nov. 8, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council -—City Council Meeting held Nov. 15, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — Budget Work Session held Nov. 19, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — Administrative Briefing held Dec. 10, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — Agenda Setting Meeting held Dec. 13, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — City Council Meeting held Dec. 20, 2012.
• Minutes of City Council — Called Meeting held Dec. 27, 2012.
• Natural Gas Truck Bid — Bid for the purchase of a truck for the City’s Natural Gas Department.
The Mayor and Council also took the following actions,
• Personnel Ordinance Amendment. Mayor and Council voted to suspend the rules and take action to approved the ordinance.
• A first reading of a public urination ordinance was considered. The ordinance makes it illegal for anyone to urinate in public outside of a designated area.
• Council considered for a for a first reading an ordinance to adopt the most current Georgia Uniform Rules of the Road.
• Approval of Habitat for Humanity’s zoning request to rezone six properties on Dudley Street from C-2 (Commercial) to R-2( Residential).
• Approval of Chapter 94 Ordinance Amendment.
• Approval of a resolution requesting the local legislative delegation to introduce in the General Assembly the creation of the Land Bank Authority for Sumter County.
• Claire Simmerson was reappointed to the Andersonville Trail.
• Sybil Smith was appointed to Americus-Sumter County Payroll Development Authority.
• Janet Siders was appointed to the Americus Theater and Cultural Center Authority.
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