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Royston council approves minutes, places ordinances on first reading and hears operations report
Summary
On June 9, 2026 the Royston City Council approved outstanding minutes, added an executive session to the agenda, moved two ordinances toward first reading, and received a multi‑department operations report that included a $57,300 Mainstreet budget and several infrastructure updates.
The Royston City Council on June 9, 2026 approved outstanding minutes, added an executive session to the agenda, placed an ordinance affecting city code recodification and an ordinance amending building inspection procedures on first reading, and heard a multi‑department operations report from the city manager.
Councilman Tony McCollum moved to approve minutes from May 12 and June 2; Councilman Fletcher Hodges seconded and the motion passed 5‑0. The City Attorney requested adding an executive session for attorney‑privileged communication; the council approved the agenda change by unanimous vote. The council entered executive session at 5:13 PM and returned to open session at 5:30 PM.
Under new business the council considered Ordinance 1007, a recodification of the Royston code of ordinances through May 14, 2024 (project published by CivicPlus, LLC). The transcript records a subsequent motion referencing Ordinance 1008 in the same agenda block; separately, Councilman McCollum moved to place Ordinance 1008 (an amendment to Chapter 18 regarding building inspection procedures) on first reading. The transcript does not record a roll call vote on the ordinance first readings.
City Manager Lanier Dunn delivered the May operations report. Highlights: Mainstreet’s downtown development budget increased to $57,300; Harold Harding was rehired as a patrol officer in the Police Department; Natural Gas Department work on the 2025 Pressure Improvement Project has completed two river bores and the contractor is performing pressure testing and meter testing; a new sand filter at the sewer plant completed start‑up and is online; the Police Department responded to 379 calls for service in May, issued 56 tickets and generated 53 incident reports and 5 crash reports, and made four arrests; Building and Zoning reported two subdivision plans rejected for noncompliance; code enforcement removed 63 illegal signs and issued 56 warning letters or door hangers for overgrown grass or similar violations.
Councilman McCollum moved to adjourn at 5:30 PM; Councilman Hodges seconded and the motion carried 5‑0.
