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Athens council approves parking waiver, retirement incentive, tax-code updates and a firefighters' contract
Summary
Council adopted several ordinances March 16 including a temporary parking waiver for winter break, a 2026 employee retirement incentive, municipal income tax code updates and a three-year firefighters contract; the meeting also opened citizen input for a rental-inspection study and noted local shopping-cart thefts.
The Athens City Council on March 16 approved a package of routine and administrative measures, including a temporary suspension of the continuous-parking rule, a retirement incentive program for city employees, amendments to the municipal income tax code and a three-year contract with the firefighters' union.
Ordinance 11-26 suspends Athens City Code 7.05.03 (continuous parking in the same location) from Sunday, Dec. 13, 2026, through midnight on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027, a short-term waiver the council described as the annual, routine accommodation used when fewer people are in town.
Ordinance 12-26 establishes a 2026…
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