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Coolidge council approves moratorium on manufactured homes and opens City Manager search
Summary
At its May 12 meeting, the City of Coolidge Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on manufactured/modular homes, authorized a $46,083.75 invoice payment split between Water/Sewer and SPLOST funds, approved routine contracts and training, and voted to open the City Manager position; an executive session on personnel followed.
The City of Coolidge City Council on May 12 unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on manufactured and modular homes and opened recruitment for the City Manager position while approving routine contracts and departmental reports.
Mayor Elizabeth Leger convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. The council first approved April 2026 workshop and council meeting minutes and an amended agenda that added approval of the LMIG Project and a same-day workshop. The council also unanimously approved bills to be paid and received written reports from the city manager and department heads for finance, police and public works.
Public Works reported three water-main leaks repaired (5021 E. Japonica Ave., 2051 S. Pine St., 3065 S. Pine St.), 811 service requests logged, and 11 customer work orders completed. Staff listed several maintenance and rehabilitation projects under way or beginning soon, including basketball court rehabilitation, Pocket Park landscaping, and exterior painting at baseball concession stands and dugouts; a wastewater aerator installation and repairs to Well House No. 3 were also reported.
On financial business, the council approved payment of an RPI invoice totaling $46,083.75. The council recorded the allocation as 75% to Water/Sewer ($34,562.81) and 25% to SPLOST 17 ($11,520.94). The motion to approve the invoice was made by Councilmember W.C. Smith and seconded by Councilmember Monica Harper; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
The council approved several agreements and administrative items without discussion: a CCVFD agreement; the slate of GMA District 10 officers for 2026–27; a Hyper Reach contract; a sealed bid award; and conference registrations at $525 per attendee for GMA events. All motions were approved unanimously on motions and seconds recorded in the minutes.
On land-use policy, the council approved a Manufactured/Modular Home Moratorium on a motion by W.C. Smith with a second by Monica Harper; the motion was recorded as unanimously approved. The minutes do not provide details about the moratorium’s duration, scope or ordinance text; those particulars were not specified in the record.
The council also approved attendance at a Georgia Rural Water Association training in Albany, Ga., at a cost of $500 and authorized opening the listing for the City Manager position; both actions passed unanimously. Later in the meeting the council voted to enter an executive session to discuss personnel matters in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(2) (the minutes cite the related O.C.G.A. § 50-14-4(b) affidavit requirement). After the executive session the council re-entered the regular meeting and adjourned.
Attendance listed Mayor Elizabeth Leger; councilmembers Monica Harper, W.C. Smith and Todd Braswell in person; Melissa Johnson participated by phone; Lonnie Adamson III, city manager; Alisha Bass, city clerk; and Kyle Swann, city attorney. The minutes indicate unanimous approval for all recorded motions. The meeting adjourned following the executive session.
