Votes at a glance: council actions on parades, repairs, contracts and appointments (March 17)
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Summary
Council approved multiple operational items on March 17: parade authorization and signage planning; emergency water repairs; several contract modifications and purchases; and a judicial reappointment. One procurement off‑boarding was tabled for later consideration.
The East Point City Council recorded the following formal actions and votes on March 17. This summary lists motions, outcomes and key figures mentioned in the meeting record.
Key votes and outcomes
- Parade authorization (City of Champions): Approved. Motion to authorize staff to plan, coordinate and execute a championship parade for Tri Cities High School athletes (mover: Council member Mitchell; seconder: Councilwoman Swartz). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Permanent championship signage: Approved. Motion to authorize staff to develop signage options and return at the April work session. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Emergency water line replacement (agenda item 8): Approved. Motion by Council member Shropshire to approve emergency waterline replacement due to an old service line leak; amount not to exceed $25,000. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Emergency installation of three water taps (risk of roadway failure): Approved. Motion recorded as approval for emergency installation in an amount not to exceed $37,350 (contractor RDJE). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Plant Moran change order (RFP 2024‑1833, Change Order #1): Approved. Motion to approve change order in the amount of $65,000 (to extend accounting/technical assistance contract) passed after discussion. Outcome: approved.
- Grant management software (single‑source vendor eCivis/Grant Network): Approved. Council approved a single‑source contract for eCivis Grant Network software and services (amount not to exceed $138,569 for the procurement period reported). Outcome: approved.
- Off‑boarding OnePath / adoption of GoTo telephony: Tabled. Council opened discussion but tabled final approval of the off‑boarding separation agreement pending presentation of the separation document for the mayor’s signature.
- Reappointment of Chief Judge Rashida Oliver (Municipal Court): Approved. Council reappointed Judge Rashida Oliver as Chief Judge of East Point Municipal Court at a salary of $180,000 per year. Outcome: approved.
- Zoning petition (0 East Woodbury Avenue, P2025RZ‑11‑1): Deferred. Following testimony and a staff recommendation for denial, council voted to defer the item to the April 14 work session for further review and verification of petition signatures and associated materials.
Notes on procedure and next steps
- Several approvals were voice votes recorded in the minutes as “motion carries.” Some items (notably the OnePath separation agreement) were not presented as final documents and were tabled until the documents could be submitted to the clerk and reviewed by legal.
- Staff were directed to bring back sign designs for the championship signage in April and to prepare MOU language related to the Bridal down‑payment assistance pledge discussed in the housing presentation.
Provenance: - topicintro: excerpt: "So I'm enthusiastic as being born and raised in Eastpoint. A parade for these gentlemen." (block_id: "1892.12", local_start:0, local_end:80) - topfinish: excerpt: "Motion carries. Need a motion to reappoint judge..." (block_id: "17929.99", local_start:0, local_end:80)
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