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Votes at a glance: minutes, governing policies, strategic plan and distribution allocation approved
Summary
The Board approved corrections to minutes, received and filed governing policies, adopted the 2025 strategic plan and approved a budget amendment allocating $578,225.82 from a final Georgia Public Web distribution to three projects; all motions passed 6-0.
The Marietta Board of Lights and Water recorded several roll-call actions during the meeting; each motion carried unanimously 6-0.
Approve corrected minutes: The board approved a correction to the Jan. 6, 2025 minutes to fix the vote tally and then approved the minutes as amended. The motion to approve (mover not specified in the public record excerpt) was seconded; the board voted “motion carries 6 0.”
Receive and file governing policies: The board voted to receive and file the board’s written governing policies for the year after members were given time to review them; the motion passed 6-0.
Adopt 2025 strategic plan: The board voted to approve the Board of Lights and Water strategic plan for 2025; the motion passed 6-0.
Budget amendment — Georgia Public Web final distribution: Staff reported receipt of a final distribution of $578,225.82 from the sale of the Georgia Public Web and recommended a budget amendment to allocate the full amount to three projects. The allocation approved by the board (motion carried 6-0) was: $232,000 to customer-care system software and customer-service technology (AI pilot), $250,000 to electric weekend on-call coverage (contractor weekend coverage to reduce staff call burden), and $96,225.82 to a Hazel Street water/sewer line relocation (Public Works-led sidewalk and street restoration after BLW relocates the line). The amounts were presented by the general manager and approved by unanimous vote.
No executive session was requested and the meeting adjourned.
