City of Coolidge unanimously approves millage rate ordinance at called meeting

At a called meeting on Oct. 16, 2025, the City of Coolidge adopted a Millage Rate Ordinance by unanimous vote, the official minutes show. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Diane H. Causey at 5:30 p.m., and Mark Hickman, Chief, led the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.

The minutes record a sequence of motions to carry the millage ordinance through required steps. A motion to adopt the ordinance was recorded with Tonia Gentry listed as mover and Melissa Johnson as seconder; Monica Harper is recorded as voting "aye" in the motion line. The minutes state the ordinance was "Unanimously approved." The record does not include the numeric millage rate.

Minutes further show a motion to approve the first reading (mover: Tonia Gentry; second: Melissa Johnson) was unanimously approved, and the council moved to dispense with the second reading (mover: Tonia Gentry; second: Monica Harper), also recorded as unanimously approved. Final approval of the millage rate is recorded with a motion by Melissa Johnson and second by Tonia Gentry and was likewise noted as unanimously approved in the minutes.

Attendance and administration details appear on the minutes' signature block. Mayor Diane H. Causey and Assistant City Clerk Alisha Bass are shown on the signature lines. The minutes list Elizabeth Leger as participating via phone and record Lonnie Adamson as City Manager. The record concludes with a motion to adjourn (mover: Tonia Gentry; second: Melissa Johnson) and a unanimous vote to adjourn.

The official minutes provided do not state the numerical millage rate or breakdown of how the vote was cast by each member; they record the series of motions and note unanimous approval. The city may publish complete ordinance text or a separate resolution that includes the numeric rate and effective date; that information was not included in the provided minutes.