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Police chief outlines plan for local nonprofit foundation; city manager updates on parking and ordinances
Summary
City Manager and the police chief described plans to form a 501(c)(3) 'Friends of the Millersville Police Foundation' to leverage state tax-credit legislation; the city manager also reported on downtown parking pilot, microbrewery ordinance work and planned first readings in September and October.
City Manager Mr. Griffin told the council that 2023 state legislation allows Georgia taxpayers to claim tax credits for supporting local public-safety efforts and that the Millersville Police Department is establishing a nonprofit foundation to support department needs.
Chief Sweichart said the group will be called Friends of the Millersville Police Foundation, Incorporated; bylaws have been reviewed and the group awaits IRS recognition. He said legal counsel reviewed the bylaws and the organization will function as a state-statutory foundation and a 501(c)(3) is being pursued.
During a short question-and-answer period, a council member asked how many drones the department has; the chief said the department now operates four drones.
Mr. Griffin also reviewed nonpolice items for council attention: Hurdy Hall renovation is underway with temporary loss of parking spaces; a pilot changing campus parking to four-hour limits appears to be keeping spaces available during the day; the city is in talks with Georgia College about license-plate-reader enforcement and revenue sharing; criminal ordinance updates are under legal review and conversations with municipal court staff, with first reads planned in September or October; and additional alcohol- and downtown-development ordinance changes, including rules for microbreweries, are expected to return as first reads.
