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Oglethorpe council approves charter amendment resolution, switches employee insurer and creates Parks and Recreation budget with monthly raffle
Summary
At its April 3, 2025 meeting the City of Oglethorpe council adopted Resolution No. 2025-1 for a charter amendment, voted to change the city's employee health insurance carrier, and approved creating a Parks and Recreation budget including an immediate monthly raffle. The transcript provides no text of the charter change or financial details.
The City of Oglethorpe City Council approved three unanimous measures at a brief regular meeting on April 3, 2025.
Council Member Harrison moved to adopt Resolution No. 2025-1, described in the agenda as approving an amendment to the City of Oglethorpe charter by local act submitted by Representative Stinson; Council Member Moore seconded and the motion carried all in favor. The transcript records the adoption but does not include the amendment's text or substantive changes.
The council also voted to change the city's employee health insurance from "Aetna Blue Cross Blue Shield" to "United Health Care." Council Member Harrison made the motion, Council Member Moore seconded, and the vote was recorded AIF. The transcript does not provide information on cost differences, coverage changes, the effective date of the switch, or related staff analysis.
Separately, the council approved creating a Parks and Recreation budget to be headed by Mayor Daniels and authorized starting a monthly raffle immediately to support the program. Prizes noted in the agenda text included cakes, bikes and yard-cutting services by a group identified as GENTS. The motion was moved by Council Member Harrison, seconded by Council Member Moore, and carried AIF in the meeting record. The transcript does not specify the new budget amount, raffle rules, or legal/administrative steps required to implement the raffle.
Procedural items handled at the start of the meeting included approval of the agenda and prior minutes. Norman Graves was noted as a recognized guest (he spoke in the work session). Council Member Harrison announced she will attend GICH training April 15–17. The meeting was called to order at 6:56 p.m. and adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
The council roster listed in the meeting record included Council Members Moore, Mahone, Harrison and Woodard; City Clerk Jones and Chief Breletic were also present. The transcript records each motion as "AIF" (all in favor) but does not list a roll-call of individual yes/no votes in the text for the three substantive items.
