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Byron council votes to meet in closed session to discuss land acquisition under O.C.G.A. 50-14-2
Summary
At 1:14 p.m. on May 18, 2022, Council Member Michael Chumbley moved (seconded by Chris Hodges) to enter a closed session under O.C.G.A. 50-14-2 to discuss a real estate acquisition; the motion passed unanimously. The council returned to open session at 2:15 p.m. and adjourned.
On May 18, 2022, the City of Byron mayor and council voted to go into a closed session to discuss a real estate matter and potential land acquisition under Georgia law.
At 1:14 p.m., Council Member Michael Chumbley moved and Council Member Chris Hodges seconded "that the Mayor and Council go into closed session all allowed by O.C.G.A. 50-14-2 for the purpose of discussing a real estate matter/acquisition of land." The motion was approved; the record states the motion was approved (SEG 004) and lists those voting in favor: Council Members Michael Chumbley, James Richardson, Rusty Adams, Chris Hodges and Alan Dorsey. The transcript records no votes against the motion.
The meeting record lists participants in the closed session as Mayor Michael Chidester; Council Members Rusty Adams, James Richardson, Michael Chumbley, Chris Hodges and Alan Dorsey; and staff Telina Allred (clerk), Tiffany Sandefur (city administrator), Tiffany Bibb (public works director) and April Cunard (stormwater manager). The transcript does not disclose the content of the closed session; it cites O.C.G.A. 50-14-2 as the statutory basis for closure.
The council returned to open session at 2:15 p.m. on a motion by Chris Hodges, seconded by Michael Chumbley; the return was recorded as unanimous. The council then adjourned at 2:15 p.m. on a motion by Michael Chumbley, seconded by James Richardson, recorded as unanimous. No further public details about the real estate matter were included in the meeting record.
