Hogansville council meeting, millage public hearing canceled for lack of quorum

The City of Hogansville canceled its Oct. 6, 2025, public hearing on the millage rate and its regularly scheduled council meeting at Hogansville City Hall after the city clerk said a quorum was not present.

"The Public Hearing & Regular Meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025 was cancelled due to lack of Quorum," City Clerk LeAnn Lehigh wrote in the posted record. The notice listed Mayor Jake Ayers, Council Member Michael Taylor Jr. and Council Member Kandis Strickland as present.

The published agenda for the evening had included a public hearing to consider the millage rate, employee recognition items, an ordinance reading to repeal the commercial solicitation ordinance, adoption of the rate, final plat approval for Moss Creek, and routine department reports. Because the meeting did not achieve a quorum, those items were not considered.

The clerk's notice also listed Council Member Jason Baswell, Council Member Mandy Neese and "Council Member Ayers" as not present. The agenda identifies Mark Ayers as Council Post 4 and Jake Ayers as mayor; the written record therefore contains an internal inconsistency in how the name "Ayers" is listed among absentees. The notice did not state whether the hearing would be rescheduled.

No motions, votes, or formal actions were recorded in the posted record. The agenda included upcoming meetings and events, including a regular council meeting listed for Oct. 20, 2025, but the clerk's cancellation notice did not specify next steps for the millage hearing.

The clerk's record closed with the signature line, "Respectfully, LeAnn Lehigh, City Clerk."