Hoschton council approves utility rate changes, event road closures and personnel policy tweaks
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Summary
At a regular meeting the Hoschton City Council approved a proposed water and sewer usage rate increase and related meter fees, several event road closures, personnel policy amendments and a $1 million line-of-credit renewal; the 2026 meeting schedule was approved with one dissent and two appointments were tabled.
Hoschton City Council on Monday approved a package of resolutions covering utility charges, event road closures and personnel policy updates and authorized a bank line-of-credit renewal.
The council approved resolution 2026-05, which the mayor described as a proposed increase to water and sewer usage rates and the establishment of an irrigation meter fee. Councilor JJ made the motion to approve and Ace seconded; the council approved the measure by voice/hand vote (tally not specified). The council also approved resolution 2026-06, the meter repair fee, on a motion from Scott with Ace seconding (vote by voice/hand, tally not specified).
The council granted road-closure permits for two city events: the spring festival on May 30 (resolution 2026-01) and the fall festival, Oct. 2–4 (resolution 2026-02); both were approved after motions from the mayor and recorded seconds.
On personnel matters, the council approved a new holiday schedule (resolution 2026-04) and a change to paid time off (resolution 2026-03, section 11.1) that, according to the mayor, makes certain PTO decisions discretionary with the city manager. JJ moved to approve the holiday schedule (seconded by Tina); the mayor moved the PTO amendment and Ace seconded; both measures passed by voice/hand (tallies not specified).
Council also approved a bank line-of-credit renewal for $1,000,000. City staff said the line has a zero balance and is kept for emergencies or rapid purchases; the bank requires renewal to be recorded in the minutes. The mayor moved to approve the renewal; Scott seconded and the renewal was approved by voice/hand (tally not specified).
Two personnel appointment items were tabled: the mayor pro tem recommendation and an Epic Board recommendation originating from the mayor pro tem. The mayor asked to move those items to February to allow additional discussion and council consultation; motions to table were seconded and approved.
Votes were recorded by voice/hand for several items; the meeting transcript does not include numerical tallies for most items. When specific dissent was recorded it is noted in individual articles.
