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Quitman council appoints city clerk, approves audits, budget changes and infrastructure repairs
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Quitman City Council appointed Dawn Montgomery as city clerk and approved several administrative and infrastructure actions, including engaging an audit firm (fees up to $60,000), ratifying CKH Group for bank reconciliations, a FY2025–26 budget amendment and repairs totaling $34,570 for a spray field pump.
The Quitman City Council on March 3 appointed Dawn Montgomery as city clerk and approved a series of administrative and infrastructure measures during a meeting that lasted about an hour.
After a closed executive session on personnel held under O.C.G.A. § 50‑14‑1 et seq., Councilmember Robby Christian moved to appoint Dawn Montgomery as city clerk; Councilman Christopher Cole seconded the motion, and Councilmembers Kechia Harrison, Christopher Cole, Robby Christian and Lula Smart recorded yes votes, advancing the appointment. City Attorney Karla Walker had characterized the related personnel matter as pending before the appointment.
Council members then approved a set of financial and operational items. They ratified an engagement with CKH Group to provide staff augmentation and to perform bank reconciliations covering fiscal years 2019–2025. The council also authorized the city manager to hire an independent audit firm to prepare a 2019 trial balance and to fully audit fiscal year 2020, with anticipated fees not to exceed $60,000.
The council approved a FY2025–2026 budget amendment that increased electric purchases to 3,826,551, raised ECG professional‑services funding to $133,000 and increased Enterprise Fleet funding to $492,979.
Separately, the council approved several infrastructure and maintenance items: removal of damaged trees on Court Street; authorization for the city manager to execute a $34,570 purchase to repair a spray‑field pump; and an agreement to restore wastewater and lift‑station monitoring systems. The council also approved a memorandum of agreement with the Brooks County Board of Commissioners to allow zoning and permitting for the Agridyne project to be completed by Brooks County.
All of the listed motions were approved by recorded council votes at the meeting; the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Votes at a glance: adoption of the agenda (motion by Lula Smart, seconded by Christopher Cole; yes: Smart, Cole, Harrison, Christian), approval of minutes (motion by Lula Smart, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Smart, Christian, Harrison, Cole), entry into executive session (motion by Christopher Cole, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Smart, Christian, Harrison, Cole), appointment of Dawn Montgomery as City Clerk (motion by Robby Christian, seconded by Christopher Cole; yes: Harrison, Cole, Christian, Smart), ratification to engage CKH Group (motion by Robby Christian, seconded by Kechia Harrison; yes: Harrison, Christian, Cole, Smart), engagement of independent audit firm (motion by Christopher Cole, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Smart, Christian, Harrison, Cole), budget amendment increasing electric, ECG and Enterprise Fleet funding (motion by Kechia Harrison, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Smart, Harrison, Cole, Christian), removal of damaged trees on Court Street (motion by Robby Christian, seconded by Christopher Cole; yes: Harrison, Cole, Christian, Smart), repair of spray field pump for $34,570 (motion by Christopher Cole, seconded by Kechia Harrison; yes: Harrison, Cole, Christian, Smart), restoration of wastewater and lift station monitoring systems (motion by Kechia Harrison, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Harrison, Cole, Christian, Smart), and MOA with Brooks County regarding Agridyne zoning and permits (motion by Christopher Cole, seconded by Robby Christian; yes: Smart, Harrison, Cole, Christian).
The meeting record also includes multiple public comments from local residents raising concerns about Walker Street insurance funds and ongoing street work, and urging historic‑preservation efforts; city staff responded with project updates and the attorney noted some matters were pending. The council listed planned activities for Georgia Cities Week in April and heard routine police and fire reports.
