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Reynolds council approves alcohol ordinance, adopts banking safeguard and reappoints library trustee
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Reynolds City Council approved an Alcohol Ordinance on a 3–2 vote, authorized a Positive Pay agreement with Georgia Community Bank, reappointed Gina Summers to the Taylor County Library Board with one recusal, and approved temporary city-hall coverage while staffing shortages continue.
Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Beeland called the Reynolds City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on April 21 at the Train Depot. The council voted to adopt the meeting agenda and later amended it to add a city-hall staffing request.
The council approved an Alcohol Ordinance after a motion by Councilmember Hiram Couch and a second from Councilmember Timishea Price. The transcript records the result as "three yes votes / two oppose" and the motion carried; individual roll-call votes were not specified in the record.
Also during new business the council unanimously approved a Positive Pay agreement with Georgia Community Bank, a financial control measure moved by Hiram Couch and seconded by Timishea Price.
Timishea Price moved to reappoint Gina Summers to the Taylor County Library Board of Trustees; Danny Peed seconded. The motion passed with all in favor except Councilmember Hannah Sloan, who did not vote because of a stated conflict of interest.
Facing short staffing, council members approved temporary coverage for city hall: Danny Peed will staff Wednesday morning (unpaid) and Assistant Chief Sean Humphrey will staff Thursday (as arranged by the police department). The motion to authorize that coverage was made by Brandon Hunter, seconded by Hiram Couch, and passed unanimously.
The council also agreed to consult the city attorney about whether an item may be added to the agenda after adoption; the motion to contact the attorney passed. The meeting adjourned at about 7:30 p.m.
What it means: The alcohol ordinance approval and the Positive Pay agreement are formal policy and finance actions the council has adopted; the reappointment and the temporary staffing decisions are operational items the council resolved during the same meeting. Where the record is silent (individual roll-call votes for the alcohol ordinance), the article reports only the vote tally recorded in the transcript.
