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Milledgeville council approves civility pledge, property sale, two alcohol licenses and an appointment
Summary
The Milledgeville City Council adopted two resolutions (including a property-sale resolution), approved two alcohol-license applications, confirmed one board appointment and accepted meeting minutes at its Aug. 12, 2025 meeting; several items were routine and passed by roll call.
Milledgeville’s City Council adopted a series of routine measures at its Aug. 12, 2025 meeting, including a resolution to reaffirm a civility pledge, approval of a real-property sale resolution connected to a transaction with Georgia College, two on-premises beer-and-wine tasting licenses and one board appointment.
The council voted to adopt Resolution R2508-32, a pledge to practice and promote civility; the motion passed on a council roll call. The meeting packet included Resolution R2508-33, which the city manager said had been revised to reflect changes requested by the Board of Regents’ attorneys; the council approved the resolution by roll call.
The council approved two alcohol-license applications presented by the clerk. The first application listed Stephanie Moy as the applicant representative for Cedexo Management, Inc., for 120 S. Clark St.; the second listed Stephanie Moy for Sodexo Management, Inc., for 300 W. Hancock St. Both applications were approved by roll call.
Council members also approved the July 22, 2025 meeting minutes and confirmed the mayor’s nomination of Holly Hancock to the Allied Arts Board to fill an unexpired term. At the end of the agenda, council moved to enter closed session for real estate and legal matters, reconvened in open session and adjourned.
Votes at a glance (roll-call outcomes as recorded): - Adoption of July 22, 2025 minutes: approved (aye votes recorded for Mrs. Walden; Dr. Lee; Ms. Shinholster; Mr. Reynolds; Ms. Mapp; Mr. Chambers). - Resolution R2508-32 (civility pledge): adopted (roll-call ayes recorded for the same council members). - Resolution R2508-33 (authorizing sale of real property): adopted (roll-call ayes recorded). - Alcohol-license application — 120 S. Clark St. (Cedexo Management, Inc.): approved (roll-call ayes recorded). - Alcohol-license application — 300 W. Hancock St. (Sodexo Management, Inc.): approved (roll-call ayes recorded). - Appointment — Holly Hancock, Allied Arts Board: confirmed (roll-call ayes recorded).
The city manager told the council that the Public Facilities Authority had passed a mirror resolution to request issuance of bonds for a planned water-treatment-plant project; a Superior Court validation hearing was tentatively scheduled for Aug. 27, 2025. The manager said bond marketing and project bidding could proceed concurrently if validation is granted. No final bond issuance action was taken at this meeting.
The council took no votes on the proposed 'Millingville Transparency and Accountability Act' presented by Councilmember Reynolds; discussion on that proposal continued during the meeting.
