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At a glance: Tucker council votes on millage, purchasing policy, multiple contracts and an acquisition
Summary
Council approved the 2025 millage rate (2.036), updated the purchasing policy to match state/federal thresholds, authorized several contracts for parks and capital project management, approved a change order for John's Homestead dam, and authorized $65,000 to acquire 2010 Fellowship Road following executive session.
Tucker Mayor and City Council took a series of formal actions on June 23 after presentations and discussion.
Key decisions and votes:
- Property tax millage (Ordinance O2025‑6‑10): Council held the required public hearing and approved the 2025 millage rate of 2.036. Staff noted the adopted rate is slightly under the estimated rollback rate and that taxpayers with homestead exemptions may see a small decrease; the council used the second reading process required by state law.
- Purchasing policy (Ordinance O2025‑6‑11): Council approved amendments to align competitive‑bid thresholds with state and federal standards—raising the public works competitive threshold to $250,000 and requiring two written quotes for purchases between $5,000 and $250,000; council approval continues to be required for items above $50,000.
- Contracts and amendments: Council approved a contract amendment for the John Homestead Park dam reconstruction to cover measured unforeseen excavation for unsuitable soils (change order approved by voice/show of hands), a contract for Fitzgerald Park bleachers and press box (Bleachers International Group, $205,361), a capital project management contract, a public works professional services agreement (including CEI services), and a 12‑month call center services contract with Innovation at Work ($138,000). Staff said several projects remain on schedule, and some awards were within previously authorized budgets.
- Executive session motions: Council authorized the city manager to expend $65,000 to acquire property at 2010 Fellowship Road for transportation purposes and approved a 6.5% salary increase for the city clerk and city manager and an hourly rate of $250 for the city attorney, effective 07/01/2025. Both motions passed by council voice/show of hands (cited as 6 in favor, 0 opposed).
Votes were generally recorded by show of hands and the mayor reported counts (commonly "I see 6"). For several items staff indicated unanimous council support; recorded tallies were not always listed by individual member name in the transcript.
