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Demorest tables fire‑department staffing and permit‑fee schedule; manager gives financial update
Summary
Council tabled a fire‑department employment request and broader options, and also tabled a proposed permit fee schedule. City Manager Mark Musselwhite provided staff updates, noted two completed LMIG projects, and listed possible millage‑rate meeting dates.
At the Sept. 4 meeting the Demorest City Council tabled consideration of a Fire Department employment request and discussion of Demorest Fire Department options.
City Attorney Thomas Mitchell and City Manager Mark Musselwhite recommended tabling the items; Councilman Shawn Allen moved to table each item and the council approved both motions unanimously (4–0). The council also voted to table a proposed permit fee schedule at City Manager Musselwhite’s request (4–0).
During the manager’s report Musselwhite noted that both LMIG projects are complete, that April Ferguson will begin work at City Hall on Sept. 8, and that budget meetings are upcoming. He listed potential millage‑rate meeting dates of Oct. 7 (6 p.m.) and Oct. 30 (noon and 6 p.m.). The city also has a community yard sale scheduled for Saturday.
Why it matters: tabling postpones personnel and operational decisions affecting the fire department and fee structures while the city continues budget planning. Council did not take substantive action on staffing or operations at the Sept. 4 meeting.
Next steps: staff will bring these items back to council at a future meeting when additional information or recommendations are available.
