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Pine Mountain Council approves retiree coverage amendment, liquor license and meter purchases; schedules pay discussion
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Pine Mountain Mayor and Council amended retiree health/dental coverage language, approved a liquor license for Eatz Grill and authorized purchases for the Kamstrup meter program; the council set a work session to review a proposed pay increase for mayor and council members.
The Pine Mountain Mayor and Council on March 9 approved several operational measures, including an amendment to retiree-only health and dental coverage, a retail alcohol license for a downtown restaurant and purchases to expand the town's smart-meter system.
Mayor Mullins presented the town's February financial report and Julia Keating delivered the monthly Pine Mountain Tourism update. In a policy amendment approved at the meeting, council voted to change the town's GMEBS declaration to reflect retiree coverage already described in the personnel manual: eligible retirees are described in the meeting record as age 55 with 10 years of service. Austin Gibson explained the discrepancy between the personnel manual and the GMEBS declaration; James W. Trott Jr. moved to amend the declaration, Frankie Mabry seconded, and Thomas E. Scott, Curtis Bray and Stokeley Pound voted in favor.
Council also approved the second reading of a retail on-premises malt beverage and wine and retail on-premises distilled spirits application for Eatz Grill at 153 N. Main Avenue in the name of Kenneth L. Clarke. Curtis Bray moved to approve and Stokeley Pound seconded; the meeting record shows Mr. Thomas, Mr. Trott and Ms. Mabry voting in favor.
On financing, council approved a resolution related to a GEFA loan modification after discussion by Mayor Mullins; James W. Trott Jr. moved to approve the extract-of-minutes resolution, Curtis Bray seconded, and Thomas E. Scott, Frankie Mabry and Stokeley Pound were recorded voting in favor.
For the town's water-meter program, council voted to maintain the current Kamstrup system, purchase a 250 metering-endpoint READy license and acquire 136 additional meters. The purchase will be funded from the SPLOST 2025 fund; Frankie Mabry moved the measure and Thomas E. Scott seconded, and Curtis Bray, James W. Trott Jr. and Stokeley Pound voted in favor.
Other actions: Curtis Bray moved (and the council approved) rescinding an earlier approval related to the Citizen of the Year award from Aug. 12, 2024. Susanne Newberry received permission to place a kiosk on town property across from Chipley n Main contingent on receiving a locate prior to installation. Taylor Griffin and John Willis were granted conditional approval to use the ballfield for football practice only (no games) beginning in late May, contingent on submission of a schedule. A request for a quote to clean and renew the baseball/softball fields was deferred to the April 13 meeting.
The council conducted a first reading of an ordinance to increase compensation for the mayor and members of council and requested that the item be added to a future work session for further review; no final action was taken on compensation at the March 9 meeting.
The meeting adjourned after the listed business was completed.
