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Coolidge council appoints Alisha Bass interim city manager after executive session
Summary
After an executive session on personnel, the Coolidge City Council appointed Alisha Bass interim city manager with city manager pay for administrative duties only; the motion carried with one recorded dissent and one unclear vote.
The Coolidge City Council on June 9, 2026 appointed Alisha Bass as interim city manager, assigning her city manager pay for administrative duties only. The appointment followed an executive session on personnel under O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(2).
The motion to appoint Bass was made by Monica Harper and seconded by W.C. Smith. The minutes record recorded votes of Willie Palmore, III – aye and Todd Braswell – aye; Tonia Gentry is recorded as opposed and Melissa Johnson's vote is noted in the minutes as not audible. The minutes state the motion "carried by majority." The session that preceded the appointment included the statutory affidavit language required by O.C.G.A. § 50-14-4(b). The council also scheduled a called meeting for June 16 to review city manager candidates.
