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North High Shoals council approves donated little library, committee rename, mayor mileage and phone, and budget amendment
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the North High Shoals Town Council approved selecting a donated little library for Town Park, renamed the Communications Committee, approved mileage reimbursement and a cell phone for the mayor, and passed a FY24–25 budget amendment funded from reserve funds when a CD matures in November.
The North High Shoals Town Council on Aug. 25 approved a package of administrative measures, including selection of a donated "little library" for Town Park, a committee name change, mayoral mileage reimbursement and purchase of a cell phone, and a fiscal-year budget amendment that will be funded from reserve funds when a certificate of deposit matures in November. Council member Eric Wright initiated several of the motions; most measures passed unanimously.
The council selected little library design option No. 2 after Ms. Dixon presented four possible donations and said her children had already purchased books for the unit. Council member Eric Wright moved to select option No. 2; Council member Meagan Cundiff seconded and the council approved the motion 4–0. Council member Wright is tasked with working with Ms. Dixon on placement in the park.
On committee structure, the council voted 4–0 to rename the existing Communications Committee to "Community Outreach" with a twofold focus on outreach and events. The meeting record shows a separate, discussed plan to create a new Communications Committee; Council member Meagan Cundiff agreed to draft a brief scope of responsibilities and present it at the council's September meeting. No final scope nor a recorded vote creating that new committee appears in the Aug. 25 minutes.
Council members also approved administrative supports for the mayor. A motion to authorize mileage reimbursement for the mayor passed 4–0, and a separate motion to purchase a cell phone and service for the mayor likewise passed 4–0. The minutes record these as council decisions but do not specify reimbursement rates or the phone/service vendor.
The council approved the July 2025 financial statement (motion passed 4–0) and accepted a budget amendment for fiscal year 2024–25. The budget amendment was approved on the condition that the necessary withdrawal will be made from reserve funds when the Reserve Funds certificate of deposit matures in November. That financing plan was recorded in the minutes but no specific dollar amounts for the amendment were included in the meeting text.
Procedural items included approval of the July 28 minutes (Wright moved; Johnson seconded). That motion passed with a recorded vote of 3–0; Council member Meagan Cundiff abstained because she had been absent from the July meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
The council also recorded receipt of a contract from Bureau Veritas earlier the same day; Mayor Stephen Goad asked members to review it and be prepared to make a decision at the next meeting. The contract was not discussed or voted on at the Aug. 25 meeting.
