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Braselton Mayor and Council keep interim manager, approve appointments and licenses; several ordinances tabled
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting, the Town of Braselton Mayor and Council unanimously approved interim town staff appointments, multiple board and authority appointments, two alcohol-license actions, and authorized the mayor to finalize a Barrow County SPLOST VIII IGA; the council tabled several ordinances to the March voting meeting.
The Town of Braselton Mayor and Council met Feb. 9, 2026, and unanimously approved a series of appointments, liquor-license actions and procedural items while tabling several ordinances until the March voting meeting. Mayor Kurt Ward presided; Councilmembers Becky Richardson and Tom Logan were present in person, and Richard Harper and James Murphy joined by phone.
Councilmember Richard Harper moved to approve the Jan. 12 and Jan. 16, 2026 meeting minutes; Councilmember James Murphy seconded and the motion passed unanimously. There were no citizen comments recorded.
On ordinance and process items, Councilmember Becky Richardson moved to table the vehicle parking in residential zoning districts ordinance to the March voting meeting; Councilmember Tom Logan seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Logan separately moved for a one-month moratorium on the pickleball court ordinance, delaying action until the March voting meeting; that motion also passed unanimously.
Licenses and business approvals included Councilmember Logan’s motion to approve the alcohol license transfer to Daniel Raciti for Rachetti's Cafe & Pizzeria at 7437 Spout Springs Road Ste B, which passed unanimously. Councilmember Becky Richardson moved to approve an alcohol beverage license for Jaclyn Thompson for Simply Thompson Boutique at 9924 Davis Street Suite 4 (wine and malt beverage on premises, including Sunday sales); Councilmember Tom Logan seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
On intergovernmental and administrative actions, Mayor Ward moved to authorize the mayor to continue negotiating percentage splits for Barrow County SPLOST VIII and to execute the final intergovernmental agreement (IGA); the motion passed unanimously. The council also voted to continue Chuck Button as interim town manager and to table the appointment of a permanent town manager until further notice. Mayor Ward moved to table the appointment of a permanent town clerk but to install April Stephens as interim town clerk; that motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Ward moved to appoint Gregory Jay as town attorney; Councilmember Becky Richardson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The meeting record shows numerous board and advisory appointments approved by individual councilmembers and the mayor, with some appointments deferred to March. Notable confirmations included council representation and appointees for the Braselton Police Foundation, Braselton Arts Council (continuing three at-large alternates and later recording additional appointments), Braselton Urban Redevelopment Agency, Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority (including two business-owner seats), the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Braselton Public Facilities Authority, and the Planning Commission. Several individual appointments were recorded as deferred to the March voting meeting.
Councilmember Tom Logan moved to adjourn at 5:21 p.m.; Mayor Ward seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Several substantive items were explicitly deferred to the March voting meeting, including the vehicle-parking ordinance, the pickleball ordinance, and multiple board appointments.
