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Cedartown Commission: unanimous approvals on events, ordinance, appointments and minutes
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Cedartown City Commission unanimously amended the agenda, approved minutes, authorized community events, adopted Ordinance 3 (massage therapy businesses), appointed a DDA member and approved street names, entering and exiting executive session the same night.
The Cedartown City Commission on Feb. 9 took a series of unanimous actions, recorded as voice votes with all present commissioners voting "Aye" and none voting "No." Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes include:
• Agenda amendment: The Commission amended the agenda to add Delegation item F (Brandon Griffin and Chris Holcomb regarding the 2026 Cedartown 5K). (Motion: Commissioner Matt Foster; second: Commissioner Jessica Payton.)
• Minutes: The Commission approved the Commission and Executive Session minutes of Jan. 12, 2026. (Motion: Commissioner Jessica Payton; second: Commissioner Matt Foster.)
• Community events: The Commission approved a Community Easter Egg Hunt on April 5, 2026 at Turner Street Park (motion by Commissioner Dale Tuck, second by Commissioner Jessica Payton) and approved the 2026 Cedartown Wheelchair Race on July 2, 2026 (delegates Brandon Griffin and Chris Holcomb).
• Proclamation: Commission Chair Sam Branch read a proclamation designating Feb. 20, 2026 as Georgia Arbor Day in the City of Cedartown and noted an Arbor Day event Feb. 19 at Lankford Corner.
• Ordinance: The Commission adopted ORDINANCE 3, 2026 authorizing regulation of massage therapy businesses (motion by Commissioner Jessica Payton, second by Commissioner Ryan Casey).
• Appointments and naming: Amy Bradley was approved as a Downtown Development Authority board member (motion by Commissioner Dale Tuck, second by Commissioner Jessica Payton). The Commission also approved naming the entrance street at the Boulevards of Cedartown 'Magnolia Boulevard' and the inner street 'Juniper Circle' (motion by Commissioner Jessica Payton, second by Commissioner Matt Foster).
• Executive session: The Commission entered executive session at 6:42 p.m. for legal and real estate matters and exited at 7:39 p.m.; the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
All votes recorded in the minutes were unanimous among the five commissioners in attendance. The minutes do not specify financing details for project approvals or provide job counts for items mentioned in the manager’s report.
