Franklin Town Council July 2024 Regular Meeting

The Franklin Town Council will be meeting MOnday Night at 6pm in the lower level of the town hall. A copy of thye public agenda and the agenda packet have been embedded below.

There will be no livestream due to news outlets watching the Macon MEdia livestream and reporting on the meetings, sometimes even liveblogging them, without giving credit and a link to MaconMedia.com as the source. The video will be uploaded in the next day or two.

Video of Meeting

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Media Roll Call
(a record of which media outlets had representatives at the meeting)

 

PUBLIC AGENDA


1. Call to Order - Mayor Jack Horton

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Stacy Guffey

3. Adoption of the July 1, 2024 Town Council Agenda - Town Council

4. Approval of the Consent Agenda for July 1, 2024 - Town Council
A.) Approval of the June 3, 2024 Regular Town Council Meeting and June 19, 2024 Special Called Meeting Minutes
B.) Budget Amendments

5. Introductions / Recognitions / Proclamation
A.) Norma Stemple, Custodian - Introduction by Justin Setser, Town Planner
B.) Public Works Recognitions - Bill Deal, Public Works Director
1. Korah Shepherd, Water Treatment Operator - B Certification
2. Rusty Cortopassi, Equipment Operator - Collections 2 Certification
3. Jon Sanders, Equipment Operator - Collections 1 Certification

6. Public Session

7. New Business
A.) Request re-appointment of Sabrina Scruggs as Tax Collector - Mayor Jack Horton
B.) Request approval of street closures - Town Manager Amie Owens

1. Thursday July 4, 2024 for Independence Day activities - Main Street, Iotla Street and Phillips Street beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. for parade, costume contest, food trucks and water misting from fire truck
2. Friday, July 5, 2024 lotla Street beginning at 4:00 p.m. for music and food trucks before fireworks and closure of Main Street beginning at 8:00 p.m.
3. Friday, August 2, 2024 for 80's Flashback Weekend activities and food trucks - left lane closure Main Street beginning at 4:00 p.m. to allow for staging of food trucks - close at 5:00 p.m. until 9:45 p.m.; Iotla Street closure beginning at 10:00 a.m. for stage set up (stage will remain until after Saturday evening's show)
4. Saturday, August 3, 2024 for 80's Flashback Weekend parade and activities - Main Street to close at 4:00 p.m. until 10:45 p.m.

C.) Request approval to use the skatepark for non-profit Boards for Bros event, Saturday, August 24 from 10:00 am. to 2:00 p.m. - Town Manager Amie Owens
D.) Request approval of bid award to Bryson Enterprises for the Wilkie Street Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $696,718.75 and authorize Town Manager to sign Notice of Award - Town Manager Amie Owens

8. Departmental Reports
A.) Finance - Sarah Bishop, Finance Director
B.) Planning/IT - Justin Setser, Town Planner/IT Director
C.) Police Department - Chief Devin Holland

9. Items from Council

A.) Schedule a special called meeting to discuss Mission, Vision and Incentives - Vice Mayor Stacy Guffey
B.) ARPA Funding- allocate for infrastructure needs - Vice Mayor Stacy Guffey
C.) Main Street Beautification - Councilwoman Rita Salain

10. Announcements

A. Next Regular Town Council Meeting is Monday, August 5, 2024
B. Town Offices closed Thursday, July 4, 2024
C. Town of Franklin July 4th Celebration downtown I 0:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - parade begins at 11:00 a. m.
D. Fireworks Over Franklin - Friday, July 5th - test shot at 9: 15 p.m. with show at approximately 9:45 p.m.
E. Pickin' on the Square - July 13 and July 27, 2024

11. Adjourn

AGENDA PACKET (Download 77 page PDF)