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Thomasville council adopts organizational resolutions, names Glenn Padgett city attorney
Summary
The Thomasville City Council approved two organizational resolutions establishing its meeting schedule, authorizing official travel, and recommending personnel appointments including Payton Mott as city clerk and Glenn Padgett as city attorney and prosecutor; a voice vote was called but no roll-call tally is recorded in the transcript.
The Thomasville City Council on the evening of the meeting approved organizational resolutions that set its regular meeting dates, authorized routine official travel and placed several personnel appointments before the body.
Speaker 2 moved to approve "Resolution 2025-18," which included the council’s meeting schedule; the motion was made by Councilman Davis and seconded by Councilman Colbert. Speaker 2 stated the council will meet on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. The council also considered "Resolution 2025-19," presented by Speaker 2, which named Payton Mott as city clerk and treasurer and recommended Glenn Padgett for the city attorney post; Phil Mason was named for city judge and Glenn Padgett was noted as continuing to serve as city prosecutor.
Speaker 2 characterized the travel authorization as "basic standard language" that permits council members and the mayor to attend official trips and described a "catch-all" appointment clause intended to cover personnel not otherwise specified. Councilman Madison seconded the personnel motions; Speaker 2 called for discussion and asked for ayes. The transcript records a call for ayes (voice) but does not include a roll-call vote or a numerical tally in the record.
In presenting the personnel items, Speaker 2 also praised Payton Mott’s tenure and stated, to his knowledge, she is "only the fifth city clerk since 1888." That historical remark was made in the meeting record by Speaker 2 and is reported here as stated; the transcript does not provide documentary verification of the count.
Separately, a council member (Speaker 1) remarked that the upcoming budget "is gonna be a struggle," signaling concern about fiscal pressures as the council begins the term. The meeting included ceremonial elements earlier (oath recitations and invocations) and multiple members offered brief remarks about service and priorities.
The transcript records motions being moved and seconded and a voice call for ayes; an explicit roll-call tally is not recorded in the transcript provided. The resolutions and appointments were presented as council business and were moved and seconded on the record.
