Councilman Tony Powell doesn’t back down over comments, appropriateness and the need for “truthfulness”; council hears the need for clarification in proposed City Manager Ordinance, and gets TADs and OZs updates.
AGENDA SUMMARY Work Session Item 1: CARL VINSON INSTITUTE—CITY MANAGER & ORGANIZATION—Enacting House Bill (HB) 555, signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal on May 11, 2011, giving city council the legal right to change the city’s charter to hire a city manager, council invited the Carl Vinson Institute to answer questions and to give suggestions about how best to proceed. Carl Vinson was instructed to review the proposed City Manager Ordinance and the City Charter to recommend changes to the ordinance. Harry Hayes of the Research & Service Division of the Carl Vinson Institute said fortunately, unlike some states, Georgia’s constitution and general assembly “allow a wide range of latitude in terms of what cities and counties can adopt in terms…
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Councilman Tony Powell blasted former Mayor Rex Millsaps' attempts to interfere with the hiring of a city manager. Council approved 2nd Read of Sign Ordinance, drastically reduced downtown parking space fees paid by business owners and more.
Before convening the City Council June Business Meeting, Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson did something she said she has wanted to do since taking office. She wanted to recognize and honor Lawrenceville veterans that served this country in World War II and in the Korean War. On Monday evening the mayor and city council members did just that. In recognizing the importance of this day in the country’s history, Mayor Johnson said, “On June 6, 1944 was the battle of D-Day. We so often do not express our gratitude to these men and women. It really came home to me when I was talking to some of these service men and women; and one of them stated that since being discharged only two people have said thank you. And I was the second one.” Mayor …
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P.K. Martin
10:49 am on Wednesday, June 8, 2011
It was the most moving city meeting I've ever been a part of. I'm proud of Judy for putting it together and giving those men and women the respect they deserve! more ›