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Council adopts annexation pre‑agreement, vacant‑property rules, no‑knock program and cybersecurity policy; approves equipment purchase
Summary
Athens City Council adopted a package of ordinances on Nov. 3, including a pre‑annexation agreement for a children’s services site, an amended appropriation for a Jacob Street water‑line project, a vacant‑property registration and fee structure, a NOPEC do‑not‑knock program and a state‑required cybersecurity policy.
Athens City Council adopted multiple ordinances on Nov. 3, 2025, covering annexation, infrastructure, housing code enforcement, consumer‑protection registration, cybersecurity and equipment replacement.
Ordinance 100‑25: Pre‑annexation agreement Council approved ordinance 100‑25 authorizing the Service Safety Director to enter into a pre‑annexation agreement with the Athens County Commissioners for property described as roughly 9 to 20+ acres at 18 Stony Brook Drive (the Children’s Services property). The ordinance was read for a third time, moved and adopted by voice vote.
Ordinance 101‑25: Jacob Street water line (amended) Council advanced ordinance 101‑25, which authorizes advertising and accepting bids for a new water line along Jacob Street (Graham to Stony Brook) to serve the Children’s Services site. The Service Safety Director reported the design estimate exceeded…
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