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Warner Robins council adopts amended agenda, approves consent items and employee promotions
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Warner Robins City Council voted to adopt an amended agenda (removing items #5-7), approved a multi-item consent agenda including several resolutions and purchasing contracts, removed a planned executive session on pending litigation and approved employee promotions effective Feb. 2, 2026.
The Warner Robins City Council at its Feb. 2 meeting adopted an amended agenda, approved a multi-item consent agenda that included resolutions and purchases, officially removed a planned executive session on pending litigation and approved multiple employee promotions.
Adoption of the agenda: Councilman Keith Lauritsen moved to adopt the agenda with the removal of items #5, #6 and #7; Councilman Derek Mack seconded. Councilmen Mack, Bibb, Lauritsen, Lashley, Holmes and Curtis voted in favor and the motion carried.
Executive session removal: Mayor LaRhonda W. Patrick requested the Executive Session on pending litigation be removed from the agenda. Councilman Lauritsen moved to remove it; Councilman Charlie Bibb seconded and the council approved the removal by recorded assent of the council members present.
Consent agenda: The council approved a consent agenda moved by Councilman Charlie Bibb and seconded by Councilman Keith Lauritsen. Items included approval of the Jan. 20 meeting minutes; a resolution designating the city as fiscal agent for Houston County Family Connections for FY27 (to be executed with the Georgia Department of Human Services); an intergovernmental agreement with the Houston County Board of Education regarding the IDC26 event; an agreement with RCS Productions for services related to the 43rd Annual Independence Day event; authorization to upgrade the Tax Office's Aumentum (Manatron/VCSTax) legacy software; and purchasing items including Mid-Georgia Industrial Sales Inc. ($11,997.00), MCCI Laserfiche ($98,518.75), and Utility Solutions & Automation, LLC ($366,302.50).
Employee promotions: A resolution approving promotions effective Feb. 2, 2026, passed on a motion by Councilman Clifford Holmes and a second by Councilman Larry Curtis. Promoted staff included Kevin Thomas (to Damage Prevention Specialist Supervisor), Jessten Mullis (to Training and Safety Officer), Daniel Sandoval (to Fire Lieutenant) and Eric Howell (to Fire Driver Engineer). The minutes record that the promoted Warner Robins Fire Department staff were officially pinned.
Votes at a glance: The minutes list recorded council votes for the motions above; in each recorded vote the six named council members present voted in favor and no opposing or abstention votes are recorded in the provided segments.
Why it matters: These procedural and consent actions finalize routine administrative items, commit city resources for software and event services, place the city in the role of fiscal agent for certain programs and update departmental staffing through promotions.
Next steps: The minutes do not record further debate or follow-up assignments tied to these items in the supplied segments. Specific contract terms and implementation schedules are not provided in the minutes and are listed as "not specified."
