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City of Atlanta City Council met April 17. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the council:

OPEN: The regular meeting of the Atlanta City Council was held on Tuesday April 17, 2018 at the Atlanta City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fred Finchum at 7:30pm.

ROLL CALL: Billie Cheek, Adam McVey, Tommy Young, Keith Eimer and Andrea Halley were present. Amber Finchum was absent.

Motion by Cheek second by Halley to approve the minutes as presented.

ROLL CALL:

               Halley-yes                                  Finchum-A

               Eimer-yes                                   Cheek-yes

               Young-yes                                   McVey-yes

                                                                              Motion Carries.

Motion by McVey second by Eimer to pay all bills as approved by their chairman or as far as money allows.

ROLL CALL:

                Halley-yes                                  Finchum-A

                Eimer-yes                                   Cheek-yes

                Young-yes                                   McVey-yes

                                                                               Motion Carries.

Greg Tucker reported that he was having problems with his water again and wondered what could be done.

Melanie Blankenship asked if there was any way that the City would know if the Budget has been balanced. She went over several items that should be considered by the City in the future.

Josh Polley reported to the Council on Rescue Squad statistics and needs for their department.

He reported that he had 12 members. He outlined training and education for members at various levels.

Costs were gone over and they were always looking for new members. Polley explained that presently there were no costs to the City from other departments cooperating with the City. Polley asked if the City could help with the purchase of 4 pagers.

Police Chief Eimer reported that law enforcement day will be held on May 15th. He stated Police vehicles and Canine units will be present at the school.

The City Attorney reported that the rules were not being followed and had been kind of lax. Future enforcement will be more stringent.

The Mayor gave a report to the Council on the EPA Compliance Agreement to date.

The Mayor reported that Stone River was asking that a resolution be passed authorizing the execution of a service agreement with lowest bidder for electricity.

Motion by McVey second by Cheek to adopt the resolution as presented authorizing the execution of a service agreement for electric aggregation.

ROLL CALL:

                Halley-yes                                     Finchum-A

                Eimer-yes                                      Cheek-yes

                Young-No                                      McVey-yes

                                                                                 Motion Carries.

A sales tax report was given to the Council for review.

A draft of a proposed Appropriation Ordinance was given to the council for review for passage at the next meeting.

Motion by Cheek second by Halley to adjourn the meeting.

ROLL CALL:

                 Halley-yes                                    Finchum-A

                 Eimer-yes                                     Cheek-yes

                 Young-yes                                    McVey-yes

                                                                                Motion Carries.

The meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm

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