Pendergrass City budget hearing not opened after required form missing; no public questions

An attempt to open a Pendergrass City Council budget hearing failed after officials said the required form was missing, and the short session ended without public questions.

An unidentified staff member for Pendergrass City told those present, "Do we have a form? No," and said the council could not proceed with an official hearing without it. The staff member then offered an informal question-and-answer session about the budget, noting the gathering would not be an official meeting.

"We can do a Q and A if any citizens have a question about the budget; y'all know it's not an official meeting," the staff member said. When no members of the public asked questions, the staff member announced, "Are there any questions? There are no questions, so this meeting is closed. Motion." The transcript records the motion but shows no recorded vote or additional action.

The brief proceeding meant no official budget hearing record was created at that time. City staff indicated the absence of the required form prevented formal consideration; no further schedule or follow-up was specified during the recorded remarks.

Meeting records show the interaction lasted under two minutes, involved one speaker on the dais, and addressed only the procedural issue of opening the hearing and whether to take public questions. There were no formal votes, budget presentations, or public testimony recorded in the transcript provided.