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Coolidge workshop reviews SPLOST balance, sewer repairs and introduces new council member
Summary
City officials at an Aug. 5 workshop introduced newly appointed Councilmember Monica Harper and reviewed the General Fund, SPLOST 17 and proposed sewer rehabilitation projects; the session included discussion of a potential flu-shot clinic partnership and city events but recorded no formal votes.
Mayor Diane H. Causey called the City of Coolidge workshop to order at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, 2025. City Manager Lonnie Adamson led staff briefings on municipal finance, infrastructure and community programming and introduced Monica Harper as the newest appointed council member.
The workshop focused on several administrative and operational items. City staff reviewed the General Fund financial status and the balance remaining in SPLOST 17, and discussed how those funds relate to the Capital Improvement Plan. Officials also reviewed FLOST payment options; the minutes record the discussion but do not specify any selected payment approach.
On infrastructure, staff presented sewer system rehabilitation recommendations that included manhole repairs and CIPP lining projects to address system needs. The minutes list these technical measures as the recommended interventions but do not include cost estimates, timelines or vendor names.
The meeting also included several operational and community items: discussion of interest in city-owned property (no parcels or parties specified), clerk training needs, a potential flu-shot clinic partnership (noted as discussion-only with no documents), review of the city-sponsored events calendar and a recap of the Summer Fun Water Day event. The workshop reviewed the upcoming council meeting agenda but recorded no formal motions, votes or ordinance readings in the workshop minutes.
Lonnie Adamson introduced Monica Harper as the council appointee to fill the vacancy left by Freddie Johnson. The minutes identify Harper as the newly appointed council member but do not record a swearing-in ceremony or a vote in the workshop minutes.
The workshop was adjourned by Mayor Diane H. Causey. The minutes do not record any formal actions, vote tallies, ordinances or binding decisions; follow-up items (for example, funding decisions or contracts related to sewer rehabilitation or property dispositions) would require formal action at a subsequent publicly noticed council meeting.
