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Statham City Council unanimously approves senior tax exemption, water and sewer services contract, handbook revisions and wage-audit engagement
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Statham City Council voted 4-0 to approve a senior tax exemption, a professional services proposal for the city's water and sewer system, revisions to the employee handbook, and a Fisher & Phillips LLP wage-and-hour compliance audit limited to salary employees and capped at $7,500.
The Statham City Council on Dec. 16 unanimously approved a package of routine municipal actions, including a senior tax exemption, a professional services proposal for the water and sewer system, revisions to the employee handbook and a limited wage-and-hour compliance audit of salary employees.
Councilmember Patterson moved to amend the agenda to add the Employee Handbook Revisions and the Fisher & Phillips LLP Wage & Hour Compliance Audit/Engagement Letter; Councilmember Terilli seconded and the amendment passed 4-0. The council then approved the Dec. 2, 2025 meeting minutes on a 4-0 vote after a motion by Councilmember Terilli and a second from Councilmember Burnette.
On the senior tax exemption, Councilmember Patterson moved for approval and Councilmember Burnette seconded; the council voted 4-0 to adopt the exemption. Councilmember Bogenrieder moved to approve a proposal for professional services for the city's water and sewer system, with Councilmember Terilli seconding; that motion also passed 4-0.
Councilmember Terilli moved to approve the council version of the Employee Handbook Revisions; Councilmember Patterson seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The council next approved an engagement letter with law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP for a wage-and-hour compliance audit. Councilmember Patterson's motion specified two conditions: the audit would cover only salary employees, and the cost would not exceed $7,500. Councilmember Bogenrieder seconded; the motion carried 4-0.
The final item on the agenda was a motion by Councilmember Patterson, seconded by Councilmember Bogenrieder, to adjourn; the meeting ended at 6:43 p.m.
The actions taken were procedural and unanimous; no public commentary or contested debate was recorded in the meeting minutes.
