Votes at a glance: Dalton Mayor and Council, Nov. 3, 2025

The City of Dalton Mayor and Council took the following formal actions at its Nov. 3, 2025 meeting (all outcomes reflect voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript):

• Approve meeting agenda — motion passed (mover/second not named).

• Approve minutes of Oct. 20, 2025 — motion passed (mover/second not named).

• Adopt 2025 rollback millage rate of 1.499 mills — motion passed (mover/second not named). Staff reported updated county exemption numbers changed the advertised rollback rate to 1.499 and noted an $18,000 decrease versus the advertised digest.

• Approve MASA Access voluntary medical-transport agreement for employees — motion passed (mover/second not named). Staff said participation is voluntary, enrollment requires an employer health plan, and the agreement was reviewed by the city attorney.

• Ratify property-damage release with Progressive Insurance for $2,592.12 — motion passed (mover/second not named). Staff said the insurer will reimburse damages to a pedestrian-signal controller and the city will not seek further recovery.

• Approve Busker Communications low-voltage change order for John Davis Center — motion passed (mover/second not named). Staff requested a $500 change order after determining existing ceilings were too shallow for planned cable trays.

• Approve Mill Line Trail Phase 2 ecology-survey addendum, $6,827, funded from 2024 SPLOST — motion passed (mover/second not named).

• First reading only: Ordinance 205-523 (rezoning 1506 East Morris Street from C-2 to R-5) — no action taken; staff and the planning commission recommended denial.

Individual roll-call vote tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript provided.