McCaysville City Council members agreed to spend $29,960, adopted a resolution governing meeting agendas and tabled several items for future consideration.
The actions came during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, February 11.
The biggest single item purchase was for a new truck for the water department at a cost of $22,190.
Council members also agreed to buy:
•A hole hammer for drilling under roads for $5,600;
•A locator for metal pipes and power lines for $2,000;
•A framework mount for a leaf blower for $4,250; and,
•Eight new conference room chairs for $960.
A resolution adopted by the council calls for an agenda to be available for all regular and special council meetings.
New business items must be submitted by 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month for regular meeting agendas. Those meetings take place on the second Tuesday.
For any special meeting, the deadline is 5 p.m. 24 hours before the meeting.
Each agenda is to be made public at least 24 hours in advance of the city council meetings.
The resolution also says nothing prohibits any council member, mayor, the city attorney, city clerk or police chief from presenting and discussing any item to be voted on.
Fannin County Economic Development Director Christie Gribble presented Georgia’s Broadband Ready Program, and asked for an ordinance to support it.
The program was created by state legislation to enable counties to say “we’re ready” for broadband, which she described as essentially in-ground internet service.
She said the county and Blue Ridge have already agreed to ordinances. McCaysville’s approval is needed so the county can participate in the program.
Gribble explained she did not anticipate much of an impact on McCaysville because of the current internet service provided to the city.
The hope is that someday the legislature will provide monies to areas in need of broadband, such as the remote areas of Fannin County.
“If anything, it’s positive,” Gribble said.
The council will take the ordinance up at the next regular meeting.
Council members turned down a city logo that had been presented to the previous council.
Members agreed to table considering any amendments to the alcohol ordinance for at least three months.
Mayor Thomas Seabolt said the vendor ordinance should be done away with because the city has “enough stuff in the ordinances already” to deal with the problems the vendor ordinance was originally designed to address.
However, after discussion, council members voted to hear the amendment to the ordinance proposed previously. That amendment would only change the ordinance to say non-profit organizations would still have to get a permit, but those permits would be free.
The council’s next regular meeting is March 14.