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Officer reports two snow-day accidents; council defers chief of police salary and candidate discussion
Summary
Officer Mark Hickman reported two accidents during recent snow days and said residents complied with the curfew. The council deferred further discussion of chief-of-police salary and candidate interviews to a future meeting, and later entered executive session to discuss personnel.
Officer Mark Hickman briefed the Coolidge City Council on citizen activity during recent snow days, saying there were two accidents attributed to low visibility and that citizens generally complied with the imposed curfew. The briefing was given during the Police Department report portion of the Feb. 11 meeting.
Council members discussed the chief of police salary and candidates who have been interviewed. The minutes record that the council "moved further Chief of Police discussion to meeting for February 18, 2024," language captured verbatim from the minutes. The record does not identify who moved that scheduling action.
Later in the meeting the council voted unanimously to enter executive session for personnel matters under O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(2). The motion to enter executive session was made by Melissa Johnson and seconded by Elizabeth Leger. The minutes include the statutory affidavit language describing the permissible closed-session topic.
The minutes do not disclose personnel deliberations or selection decisions from the executive session. No public comments were recorded regarding the police department item at this meeting.
