Perry City held a pre-council on Nov. 3, 2026 to review the regular council agenda, recommend the appointment of Michael Turner to the Downtown Development Authority, discuss a rezoning for Westfield School limited to educational use, review bids and change orders for local infrastructure projects (including Sadie Heights flood improvements and LMIG street work), consider nuisance-abatement resolutions for two commercial properties, and review personnel cost concerns and proposed uses of forfeiture funds.

Discussion Points

•Council clarified that the amended ordinance text contains the condition so the motion does not need to restate it.
•Staff explained process and recommended Michael Turner for appointment.
•Staff explained the rezoning application from Westfield School and confirmed an added condition limiting use to education.

Nov

City of Perry Council Meeting | November 3, 2026

Perry City Council met Nov. 3, 2026, and approved a legislative platform, multiple construction contracts and change orders, a rezoning for Westfield School expansion, personnel cost-control measures (approved 4–3), and several nuisance-abatement resolutions. Officials also transferred artifacts from a Confederate monument time capsule to the Perry Area Historical Society.

Discussion Points

•Administration described rising personnel costs driven by health insurance claims and salaries.
•Administration had already suspended in-classification adjustment and career-track programs and frozen vacancies.
•Administration recommended a five-point legislative platform focusing on property taxes, sovereign-immunity parity, development permitting, emergency-service support, and open-records reform.
•Amendment: condition added to restrict permitted uses to education only.
•Funding: 2025 bond series and wetlands mitigation bank quote.
•Project history and need: unmapped floodplain, prior culvert work and current detention-pond excavation.
•Properties owned by Westfield School proposed for rezoning to allow campus expansion.
•Resident concerns about post-construction aesthetics and communications.
•Staff proposed a five-part comprehensive review to identify sustainable corrective measures.

Decisions

•Award approved unanimously; mitigation credits purchased; staff to notify property owners.
•Motion affirmed; council approved review.
•Ordinance adopted; one abstention recorded.
•Platform adopted unanimously.

Directions

•Affirm prior administrative actions.
•Approve ordinance with education-only condition.
•Direct staff to conduct comprehensive personnel-cost analysis and health-insurance funding review and return with recommendations.
•Proceed with contract award, purchase mitigation credits and implement communications plan for impacted homeowners.
•Publish platform on city website and produce printed cards to be used by council members at the State House.

Nov

City of Perry Work Session | November 2, 2026

Perry City Council work session on 2026-11-02: council heard a historic‑preservation public comment about a Confederate monument time capsule, reviewed the proposed 2027 meeting calendar, discussed using forfeiture funds to cover employee retirement match contributions, received a briefing on the Audi mega-site and recommended forming a task force, reviewed a proposed legislative platform (emphasizing open‑records burdens and home‑rule), and considered personnel‑cost controls and a comprehensive plan update.

Discussion Points

•City Manager recommended transferring items to Perry Area Historical Society for archiving
•Council concurrence to move the item to the supplemental agenda for action
•Drivers of personnel cost increases (health claims and classification adjustments)
•Estimated administration fees of approximately $3,000 for plan restatement this year
•Extent of water damage to time capsule contents (coins and newspaper fragment salvageable)
•Forfeiture fund origin and permissible distribution options under IRS rules
•Georgia Municipal Association reviewed the draft platform
•Historical society offered to create a shadow box public display
•Need to update comprehensive plan and CIP to reflect growth
•Priority topics: home rule, property tax protections, open‑records burden, sovereign immunity parity for cities
•Projected scale of jobs (~4,500) and construction employment
•Recommendation to form a task force to coordinate planning and state engagement
•Staff recommended disseminating the platform to legislators and posting on the city website
•Staff timelines to complete mid‑year budget and health‑plan reviews
•Three proposed options for using forfeiture funds referenced earlier

Decisions

•Concurrence to place item on supplemental agenda

Directions

•City staff to prepare an agenda item for council approval at the regular meeting the next night
•Staff to draft task‑force recommendation and return with membership and scope
•Staff to finalize the platform text and move it forward for formal approval
•Staff to prepare detailed distribution options, fee breakdown and recommendation for the regular meeting
•Staff to return with detailed proposals and analyses during mid‑year budget review

Nov

Meeting Minutes

The Houston County Board of Commissioners heard a report on Robins Air Force Base, held a public hearing on home-business special exceptions and approved multiple road, water, drainage and county-service agreements. Commissioners also heard public comments and approved a temporary increase in landfill leachate-hauling rates.

Discussion Points

•Commissioners expressed appreciation for Miller’s service and report.
•Miller reported aircraft overhaul totals and potential future aircraft-parts and drone manufacturing.

Nov

Meeting Agenda

The Houston County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet November 3, 2026, in Perry, Ga., to consider zoning special-exception applications, a public hearing on a C&D landfill expansion, multiple SPLOST-funded road and signal service agreements, several property and maintenance actions, equipment purchases, and the county's bills totaling $5.43 million.

Discussion Points

•Bid from Countryside Chevrolet for $67,305; funding from 2018 SPLOST; vehicle for Roads & Bridges use.
•Contract amounts and timelines are provided for each agreement.
•Contract structure: evergreen; year-one no cost; years two-four $38,210; inflation adjustments starting year five.
•Fund-by-fund bill totals and the grand total $5,426,665.55 presented for authorization.
•Packet frames the quitclaim deed as title clarification; legal description not included in summary lines.
•Packet requests a temporary rate increase from $200 to $300 per load for six months; contract expires in February and will be rebid.
•Packet states condemnation is necessary to meet project timelines; negotiations with landowners have not resulted in agreements.
•Public hearing scheduled to collect community input on landfill expansion.
•Purchase amount $269,791.80 and FY2027 budget tie to $1,000,000 records retention and renovation allocation.
•Purchase quoted at $15,602; funding from 2018 SPLOST; vendor AppDirect named.
•Request framed as assistance preparing the county's annual MS4 report; contract amount and funding source identified.
•Zoning & Appeals recommendations and Section 95 requirements are to be applied to approvals.

Oct

City of Perry Pre-Council Meeting | October 20, 2026

Perry City held a pre-council meeting on 2026-10-20 to review the evening agenda including multiple annexation and rezoning items, a proposed ordinance restricting heavy commercial trucks downtown, a wastewater service agreement with Purdue Foods, park playground bids, nuisance-abatement and other routine items.

Discussion Points

•13 bids received; low bid $130,450; estimated internal costs $30,000.
•Administration recommended authorizing funds for engineering sampling at the former Stanley property.
•Amended first reading limiting C‑2 zoning on Greenwood Drive parcels to educational uses only.
•Annexation requests for Hicks Drive parcels and rezoning to C‑2 for Westfield School.
•Applicant Scott Free present at pre-council for questions.
•Code enforcement had worked with the property owner but structure remains noncompliant and unfit for habitation.
•Companion rezoning of 45.42 acres from county REG to city C‑2 general commercial.
•Contract includes termination/remaining-balance obligation to protect city revenue.
•Draft agreement would commit up to 50,000 gpd of treatment capacity to Purdue Foods.
•Easement allows Flint EMC to bore ~1,000 linear feet to provide power for new restroom at Magnolia Point Park.
•Funding from 2018 recreational SPLOST; play structure model shown on slide.
•Funding was proposed to come from the dedicated downtown development fund generated earlier via sale of Bitcoins.
•Item presented as part of park improvements; no pre-council action recorded.
•Ordinance would allow posting of downtown streets to prohibit through heavy commercial trucks.
•Police department would enforce postings; signage would direct trucks to alternate routes.
•Purdue would pay a $1,071,688 connection fee payable over five years.
•Resolution to recertify city as a 'City of Ethics' with GMA.
•Resolution would authorize municipal-court proceedings to find and abate the nuisance.
•Second reading of annexation for parcel at Perry Parkway and 22011 Highway 41.
•Staff framed this as recurring certification of ethical and transparent municipal conduct.
•Staff recommends awarding the low bid.
•Staff will work with local businesses on preferred routes.
•Tax-map numbers to be read at the regular meeting prior to any adoption.

Oct

City of Perry Council Meeting | October 20, 2026

Perry City Council met Oct. 20, 2026, approving multiple annexations and rezonings tied to Westfield School, adopting a downtown truck-restriction ordinance, approving a solid-waste fuel surcharge, authorizing $27,000 for environmental sampling at the former Stanley/Star Cleaners site, and approving a wastewater service agreement with Purdue Foods LLC.

Discussion Points

•Agreement covers domestic flows up to 50,000 gpd and connection fee terms.
•Council debated whether to implement broader fee increases after a prior budget promise to avoid rate hikes.
•Magnolia Pointe Park easement needed to provide electrical service for restrooms and irrigation.
•Members emphasized the need for public outreach before enforcement.
•Miss Newby explained acceleration provisions for unpaid connection fees.
•Playground procurement came in under budget with sufficient cushion for internal installation costs.
•Public comment from Scott Free supporting Westfield School expansion.
•Ryland notified the city of a 4.8% CPI increase effective Nov. 1.
•Site listed on Georgia EPD Hazardous Site Inventory; additional sampling required.
•Staff and planning commission recommended annexation and rezoning to align school-owned parcels with C‑2 for education uses.
•Staff described safety, congestion and pavement-wear concerns.
•Staff proposed a pass-through surcharge with transparency on billing.
•Using restricted downtown redevelopment funds avoids delay associated with grant application cycles.

Decisions

•Annexations and rezonings approved; Mr. Jones recused on Hicks Drive votes.
•Council adopted the ordinance; enforcement to follow outreach.
•Council approved the wastewater service agreement unanimously.
•Council authorized $27,000 to proceed with required sampling.
•Fuel surcharge approved; proposed CPI fee increases declined 4–2.
•Playground bid awarded; right-of-way easement approved.

Directions

•Amended Greenwood Drive ordinance to return for second reading with language limiting C‑2 to education uses.
•Communications staff to prepare outreach materials for businesses, truckers and residents.
•Coordinate with DDA and developer to move remediation into redevelopment phase.
•Council requested further analysis and internal cost-saving options for the solid-waste fund.
•Finance to implement a distinct fuel surcharge line on bills and monitor monthly Ryland charges.
•Proceed with contract award and coordinate installation timelines.
•Record easement with Flint EMC and schedule utility work.
•Use restricted account funds to proceed with sampling and engineering.
•Utilities to finalize connection schedule and billing terms.

Oct

City of Perry Work Session 10/19/2026

Work session of the Perry City Council on 2026-10-19: public comment on a Westfield rezoning pond, staff recommendation to pursue a service fee for electronic payments, discussion of Ryland fuel surcharges and a CPI pass-through for solid-waste fees (to be presented as supplemental items for a vote tomorrow), additional sampling at the former Stanley property funded from a restricted downtown account, council member remarks about a relocated Confederate statue, and an executive session called for pending litigation.

Discussion Points

•Council asked whether ACH and recurring drafts would be subject to fees and how to communicate changes to residents.
•Council emphasized the need for a clear communication plan and to highlight fee-free options (ACH recurring drafts).
•Council members praised the relocation of a Confederate statue to a Veteran's Memorial Park as an appropriate place to honor veterans while removing it from City Hall grounds.
•Mayor announced intention to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation; motion, second and assent recorded and body entered executive session.
•Miss Newby presented surcharge/convenience/service fee options and recommended the service fee.
•Mr. Smith said Georgia EPD requested additional core sampling and vapor-intrusion checks; the site retains PCE/TCE contamination from historical dry-cleaning operations.
•Ms. McDonald described Ryland's contractual fuel-surcharge thresholds and reported ~$57,000 in surcharges year-to-date.
•Resident asked whether the pond is detention or retention, requested maintenance and mosquito control, and requested a privacy fence to block pond/parking from neighborhood view.
•Ryland CPI of 4.8% vs staff proposed smaller dollar-based pass-through (2.3% residential) to generate about $65k–$70k for FY27.
•Staff estimated the additional sampling at ~$27,000 and recommended using restricted downtown-development funds (bitcoin-sale proceeds) to pay the immediate cost to avoid complicating the EPA grant.
•Staff proposed an 85% pass-through discount to users to avoid over-recovery while recouping costs; residential increases illustrated between $0.49 and $4.41 per month depending on surcharge level.

Decisions

•Council directed staff to include the supplemental authorization for a vote at the next meeting.
•Council entered executive session for pending litigation; no additional public action recorded.
•No final policy adopted at the work session; staff to return with formal proposals.
•No formal council action taken during public comment; issues to be addressed in plan review.
•No formal council vote at the work session; staff directed to bring a resolution for formal consideration tomorrow.
•No vote taken; supplemental item to be placed on next meeting agenda.

Directions

•Finance will monitor surcharge collections vs. vendor charges to ensure transparency and net-zero recovery over time.
•Staff to negotiate with processors and return a proposed contract amendment and an implementation/communication plan.
•Staff to prepare a resolution and fee schedule for the next council meeting as a supplemental item and to update billing systems.
•Staff to prepare a supplemental authorization item for the next meeting to permit immediate payment from the restricted downtown account and to coordinate sampling logistics.
•Staff to prepare forms and transition to executive session in accordance with law.
•Staff to prepare resolution, notices and a communication plan that meets vendor posting requirements and to include the item as a supplemental agenda item tomorrow.
•Staff to review stormwater and buffering when developer submits plans; city manager offered to meet with resident to answer detailed questions.

Oct

Houston - Board of Commissioners Minutes - 10/20/2026

The Houston County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 20, 2026, approved several procurement and personnel actions, authorized a cybersecurity grant application and network-security purchases, approved an alcohol license, and heard public comments including a NAACP invitation and concerns about a relocated Confederate memorial.

Discussion Points

•Commissioner Byrd presented the grant application and procurement rationale.
•Commissioner Talton presented emergency HVAC need; Commissioner Robinson presented vehicle and equipment purchases.
•Commissioner Talton presented the contract and funding source; noted GOSP Grant match eligibility.
•Commissioner Talton presented the EPD reimbursement agreement; Chair thanked Solid Waste and Keep Warner Robins Beautiful.
•Director Dunbar presented second reading; Chairman Perdue explained treatment of pending application under prior ordinance.
•Invitations to NAACP events and community updates were presented; residents raised property and public-safety concerns.
•Multiple routine items were moved, seconded and carried unanimously; minutes show the motions and outcomes.
•Qualifications were reviewed by Personnel; hires effective Oct. 21, 2026.

Decisions

•Board approved application for grant funding and network/email security purchases.
•Board approved SPLOST-funded procurements.
•Board approved the reimbursement agreement.
•Board authorized the contract.
•Hires approved and new Systems Manager welcomed.
•License approved
•No formal Board action recorded in minutes from public comments.
•See actions list for motions recorded.

Oct

Meeting Minutes

The Houston County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 20, 2026, in Warner Robins to approve routine business including an alcohol license, multiple procurement awards and purchases, cybersecurity grant application and network security subscriptions, emergency HVAC replacement for the courthouse server room, a wetland study contract for Echeconnee Creek Park, staff hires, and several public comments and community announcements.

Discussion Points

•Annual update from Houston County Family Connection
•Budgeted match covers required local share
•Commissioners encouraged voting and recognized elections staff
•Community partnership with Keep Warner Robins Beautiful
•Cost reimbursement up to $50,001 for the event
•NAACP invitations and comment on Confederate memorial relocation
•Need for immediate HVAC replacement to protect server room hardware
•Need for improved email security and ongoing cybersecurity services
•Need for wetland delineation and soil data for park planning
•Personnel qualifications reviewed by Personnel
•Possible eligibility for GOSP grant match
•Procedural note that application proceeded under previous ordinance
•Procurement through state contract and SPLOST funding source
•Recognition of 911 staff present
•Resident concerns: right-of-way abandonment on Julia Drive, senior school taxes, four-wheeler identification, scam calls
•Second reading presented; public hearing opened with no public comments

Decisions

•Agreement authorized
•Alcohol license approved
•Approve purchases as presented
•Award bid and proceed with emergency replacement
•Contract awarded to Environmental Delineations, LLC. for $9,100
•Grant application authorized; network/security subscriptions approved
•Hires approved and recognized at meeting
•Public comments heard; no formal board action recorded during public comment period

Directions

•Enter agreement and file reimbursement claims
•Enter contract and proceed with study
•MIS to enter annual Proofpoint agreement if procurement cleared
•MIS to submit grant application
•Onboard new hires and update personnel records
•Operations to coordinate replacement with 1st Mechanical Services
•Prepare documentation for GOSP grant match if appropriate

Oct

Meeting Agenda

The Houston County Board of Commissioners' Oct. 20, 2026 meeting packet asked the board to consider a second reading for a new off‑premises alcohol license, several technology and equipment purchases, two personnel hires, grant and reimbursement requests, and payment of bills totaling $4,034,633.42.

Oct

City of Perry Pre-Council Meeting 10/06/2026

Perry City Council held a pre-council meeting on Oct. 6, 2026, to review the regular meeting agenda, discuss several annexation and rezoning requests (including a 40.6-acre proposal at Highway 41/Perry Parkway), consider a sidewalk change order of $86,948, review a proposed heavy-commercial-vehicle ordinance, and approve several resolutions including a community development director appointment and surplus vehicle declaration.

Discussion Points

•Applications seek to standardize campus zoning to support parking and traffic changes.
•Change order would extend sidewalks and staff will try to negotiate a lower price.
•Contractor ready; work requires large crane; staff will notify businesses.
•Council asked about fleet redundancy and departmental plans.
•Council members asked about conditional rezoning to restrict future uses.
•Ordinance aims to reduce truck traffic on side streets, address public safety and road wear, and includes signage/education components.
•Staff announced the planned appointment and start timing.
•Staff presented details of parcels and recommended approval; council asked about buffering and residential transition.
•Vehicles identified due to age, mileage, and mechanical condition; replacement plans part of CIP.

Directions

•Authorize placement on regular meeting agenda for vote with authority up to $86,948.
•Check with city attorney about conditional rezoning language.
•Continue fleet planning by department and return with potential replacement requests as needed.
•Ensure ordinance language and guidance match, allowing local deliveries as exceptions.
•Move recommendation to a regular-meeting vote.
•Place the appointment resolution on the regular meeting agenda for adoption.
•Place the road closure on regular meeting agenda as a supplementary item for vote.

Oct

City of Perry Council Meeting | October 6, 2026

The Perry City Council held its regular meeting on Oct. 6, 2026, covering multiple annexation and rezoning requests (including a multi-parcel Westfield School application), a sidewalk change order and street closure to move a monument, the first reading of an ordinance to restrict heavy commercial truck traffic on certain side streets, several resolutions (including a community development director appointment), and a nuisance-abatement resolution for 603 Elm Street.

Discussion Points

•Increase in truck volume downtown; enforcement approaches; what qualifies as a "through" truck
•Property found unfit for human habitation; parcel ID read into record; staff had worked with owner
•Resolution presented; Kilgore expected to start by end of October
•Staff recommended annexation and rezoning to C-2; no opposition at planning commission
•Three-minute public-comment limit may be insufficient for complex community issues; restoring five minutes could signal greater openness to public input
•Traffic and access to Hicks Drive; intent for parking and drives; concern about later commercial flipping of rezoned parcels
•Whether to negotiate the change order amount; the paver area is ~1,200 sq ft; monument move cost $30,000

Decisions

•Change order approved up to $86,948; street closure approved for Oct. 19–21
•Resolution approved unanimously
•Resolution approved unanimously to proceed with filing

Directions

•Chief negotiator to work on reducing change-order cost; downtown manager to contact businesses regarding street closure.
•City Manager to review implications and return with a recommendation
•No final action at first reading; matter returns for second reading
•Staff and city attorney to draft possible conditional rezoning language and clarify scope (which parcels it would cover) for second reading
•Staff to file nuisance-abatement action in municipal court as authorized
•Staff to return with implementation details and further ordinance language.

Oct

City of Perry Work Session 10/05/2026

Work session of the Perry City Council on Oct. 5, 2026 covering public comment on a cemetery tour and arts event, a staff briefing and council discussion on subdivision street parking affecting about 3,028 lots, a leisure services presentation that flagged a roughly $500,000 annual athletics subsidy and proposed nonresident fees, and a proposed Jernigan Street sidewalk change order (cost corrected to $86,948) to be brought to a vote tomorrow.

Discussion Points

•Council discussed causes (setbacks, front-loading garages, small lots) and code changes already in place.
•Council questioned grading and mobilization costs and the project's fit within broader CIP priorities.
•Director McDonald estimated athletics revenue of ~$160,000 vs. expenses of ~$700,000, an approximate $500,000 subsidy.
•Participation rose from 787 (2025) to 1,017 (2026); Perry residents made up ~55% of participants.
•Potential responses included HOA outreach, posted parking restrictions, or city enforcement.
•Public notice of cemetery tour and request by Perry Arts Council to hold plein-air event.
•Reminder that tax bills are posted online and notification of downtown fall events.
•Staff corrected the contractor quote to $86,948 and described ADA improvements and aesthetic completion of downtown bricks.
•Staff presented data identifying 3,028 lots potentially affected.
•Staff proposed nonresident fees but said the proposal is illustrative and would be routed through Finance.
•Training takeaways and appreciation for improved agenda packets.

Decisions

•Adjourned; next meetings scheduled for the following day.
•Concurrence to present the item for formal vote tomorrow

Directions

•Proceed with HOA outreach as first step; staff to monitor and return if ineffective.
•Staff to provide resident-versus-ZIP code breakdowns, per-program per-participant cost estimates, and consider GIS mapping to refine nonresident fee modeling.
•Staff to seek ways to reduce costs and to bring the item forward for a vote at the next council meeting.

Oct

Meeting Minutes

The Houston County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 6, 2026, in Perry to hear community and staff updates, approve permits and procurement, adopt personnel-policy revisions, and make several hires; most votes were unanimous. The meeting included a visit from Col. Johari Hemphill of Robins Air Force Base and an FY2026 report from the county library director.

Discussion Points

•Board approved bills totaling $3,708,274.25.
•City of Warner Robins to serve as fiscal agent for administration.
•Clarification: hardware-only purchase; no software change intended.
•Col. Hemphill outlined three command focus areas and noted Robins AFB employs ~20,000 personnel.
•County Attorney reminded applicants that neighborhood covenants may still restrict activity.
•Easement amendment recorded with deed-book references.
•Equal split of $63,892 JAG funds between county and city police agency.
•Fuel-system reliability concerns for Sheriff’s Office refueling operations prompted upgrade.
•Funding: 2018 SPLOST.
•Funding provided by 2018 SPLOST; recurring software costs and optional warranties noted.
•FY2026 library activities and programs were presented to the board.
•LMIG contract amount had an error in the motion and was corrected; no contract change required.
•Manual revisions focus on employee review, disciplinary and grievance procedures, and third-party appeal hearings.
•Multiple applicants presented; no opposition noted for most applications.
•Personnel affirmed qualifications for the two hires.
•Purpose: replace servers/storage/network for court management systems.

Decisions

•Approved 2955, 2968, 2969, 2970, 2971, 2973; denied 2958; tabled 2966.
•Approved fuel upgrade and renewed Perry emergency fuel IGA.
•Approved hires and manual revisions effective Oct. 7, 2026.
•Approved MOU and allocations.
•Approved vendor quote and funding source.
•Corrections and approvals recorded; follow-up administrative steps assigned to departments.

Directions

•Approved applicants to apply for business license at the Commissioner's Office.
•Human Resources to publish revised manual and implement appeals process.
•Maintain fuel tanks and readiness for emergencies.

Sep

Meeting Minutes

Houston County Board of Commissioners approved multiple annexations and procurement items, authorized construction contracts including an $11.43 million SR 127 water facility, finalized ARPA closeout adjustments, and approved a countywide park grant with state funding while hearing brief public comment. Actions were carried unanimously.

Discussion Points

•Application filed before new ordinance changes and will be processed under prior rules.
•Commissioners and staff noted this project will be paid for with future revenue and tap fees and thanked consulting engineers Carter & Sloope for recommendations.
•Commissioners noted the need to coordinate with cities on transition meters and infrastructure oversight.
•Line‑item rates and headcounts for managers, assistant managers, clerks and training were presented.
•Project cost breakdown and 24‑month project period noted.
•Request for Sheriff’s Office traffic assistance; organizer provided participant cap and fundraising goal.

Decisions

•Approve GMP contract and proceed to construction.
•Approve staffing and equipment purchases.
•Board authorized agreement and county match.
•Event approved with participant cap noted.
•First reading accepted; hearing scheduled.
•Three annexation concurrence approvals (all unanimous).

Directions

•Chairman to sign the agreement and staff to proceed with planning.
•Clerk to schedule second reading and public hearing for Oct. 6, 2026.
•Community Development to prepare recording documents and notify affected departments.
•Elections staff to finalize hires and equipment rentals.
•Sheriff’s Office to coordinate traffic control as requested.
•Utilities and Administration to monitor funding and project progress.

Sep

City of Perry Council Meeting | September 14, 2026

Perry City Council held a work session on Sept. 14, 2026, focused on planning issues: staff briefed the council that the locally adopted future land use map was not submitted to state reviewers and recommended repeal/replacement; Main Street presented a downtown vision and requested City Hall lawn use for a fall concert series; staff proposed signage and code updates to reduce heavy truck traffic in downtown; a Perry Drug permit request for low-THC dispensing was moved for a vote tomorrow.

Discussion Points

•City Attorney confirmed the applicant must supply an affidavit and certify patient counts when applying to the state.
•Council emphasized walkability, shade/trees, and context‑sensitive mixed use; staff should consider density and placement of residential uses.
•Councilmembers proposed repealing the map and replacing it with the character areas map or a plan‑driven map informed by public surveys.
•Council requested clearer map verbiage and a plan for signage procurement and enforcement grace periods.
•Council supported the idea and asked staff to forward the request for formal vote.
•Main Street summarized public feedback (retail, dining, youth spaces, arts district) and current projects (alleyway, lighting, promotions).
•Miss Burt explained the permit request and state/local distancing rules.
•Miss Hirt described Live at 5 logistics (minimal setup, use of downtown speakers, no road closures).
•Miss Wharton explained the map was adopted locally but not submitted to DCA for state review; council should not rely on it for formal decisions.
•Staff and City Attorney to prepare documentation and advisories for the items.
•Staff outlined signage, code revision (sec. 18‑10), preferred routes, a required right‑turn sign at Jernigan/Ball, and education/outreach to trucking firms.
•Three items referred to next‑day vote: future land use repeal, Live at 5 lawn use, Perry Drug permit exception.

Decisions

•Direction to draft ordinance; no final vote during work session.
•Item moved to council meeting for vote tomorrow (no formal vote in work session).
•Referral to next‑day vote (no final action during work session).
•Referral to next‑day vote (no final decisions made in work session).
•Referral to next‑day vote (no final vote during work session).

Directions

•Advise applicants and prepare replacement/notification language.
•City Attorney to draft a repeal resolution and include language describing replacement process and public notice.
•Item moved to next council meeting agenda as a supplementary item for vote.
•Miss Hirt to collect councilmembers' top three downtown priorities (3–5 year horizon) and coordinate with advisory boards and public works.
•Place the items on next‑day council agenda for formal votes.
•Staff/attorney to advise applicant on state application requirements.
•Staff to continue RFQ planning for city‑owned parcels (700 Block) and consider event needs (fireworks, lawn use).
•Staff to coordinate logistics with public works and merchants if approved.
•Staff to coordinate outreach with businesses, GPS providers and GDOT for routing updates.
•Staff to draft code revisions and a signage/posting plan and return for council consideration.
•Staff to move the permit request to the next meeting agenda for a vote.
•Staff to remove or annotate the future land use map online to reduce confusion.

Sep

City of Perry Pre-Council Meeting | September 15, 2026

Perry City pre-council reviewed the Sept. 15, 2026 agenda, held a public hearing proposal on a 2026 millage rate (12.508 vs. 12.697 in prior year), considered several permit and resolution items (Main Street event, Perry Drug Company distance exception, Planners Ridge infrastructure acceptance), discussed an IGA with Houston County, announced a finalist for Community Development director, and voted to enter executive session on pending litigation.

Discussion Points

•A motion and second were made and the mayor declared the council in executive session.
•Announcement that the council has a final candidate for Community Development director and that it would be announced that evening.
•City would pass through county connection fees that remain payable to Houston County.
•Main Street Promotions Committee requested centralized use of the City Hall lawn for a fall music series.
•Mayor stated need to go into executive session for pending litigation.
•Miss Hirt said the series aims to activate downtown using existing speaker infrastructure.
•Perry Drug Company requested an exception to a distance requirement for dispensing low-THC products.
•Staff proposed a 2026 millage rate of 12.508, down from 12.697 in the prior year.
•Staff recommended the council accept the rights-of-way and infrastructure for the cited phases.
•Staff reported inspectors reviewed and found listed infrastructure meets minimum standards.
•Staff said the reduction is related to the full rollback of reassessed values.
•Staff sent the request to the city attorney and cited a provision allowing a local authority to waive the requirement for sufficient reasons.
•The IGA would formalize predevelopment meetings and memorialize county water connection fee arrangements for county customers served via a transition meter.

Decisions

•A resolution to set the 2026 ad valorem millage rate was placed on the agenda (8b2); no adoption vote is recorded in the provided transcript.
•Council entered executive session; no on-the-record discussion of litigation provided.
•Informational announcement only; no appointment or vote recorded.
•Introduced for consideration; no recorded council action in provided transcript.
•No council action or vote recorded in the supplied transcript.
•Recommendation recorded; no formal council action recorded in supplied transcript.
•Request introduced under item 8a1; approval or denial not recorded in transcript.

Sep

City of Perry Council Meeting | September 15, 2026

Perry City Council held a regular meeting on 2026-09-15, conducted a public hearing on the proposed 2026 millage rate and adopted it at 12.508, approved several land and permit actions (including Main Street lawn use, a low-THC dispensing distance waiver for Perry Drug Company, acceptance of Planters Ridge infrastructure), approved an intergovernmental infrastructure agreement with Houston County, and announced the selection of Justin Kilgore as community development director.

Discussion Points

•City attorney described scope of IGA and pass-through fee mechanism.
•directions: none recorded.
•Organizers outlined dates and goals to centralize performances and work with local restaurants.
•Staff announced candidate selection and acceptance; interim staff had covered the role.
•Staff explained scope of accepted infrastructure and clarified developer ownership until formal acceptance.
•Staff explained statutory distancing and local waiver authority; developer requested exception.
•Staff presented the proposed millage rate and explained the rollback tied to reassessed values.

Decisions

•Accept listed phases and sections of Planters Ridge infrastructure
•Adopt millage rate at 12.508
•Announce candidate and proceed with onboarding.
•Approve IGA with Houston County
•Approve use of City Hall lawn for Live at 5 series
•Approve waiver permit

Sep

Meeting Minutes

Houston County held a special called meeting on Sept. 9, 2026, to correct a calculation error in the roll-back millage rate. The board adopted a corrected countywide millage rate of 8.37 mills and approved an unincorporated fire levy of 1.677 mills; a public hearing drew no comments.

Discussion Points

•Aggregate net value of 2026 Digest is $7,366,354,399.
•Chairman Perdue credited residents for raising the fire millage to a level supporting full‑time coverage at county fire stations.
•Public hearing was opened and no members of the public spoke.
•Tax Commissioner submitted incorrect figures for roll‑back calculation; State Dept. of Revenue identified the error and corrected roll‑back rate is 8.37 mills.

Decisions

•Adopted a 1.677‑mill fire tax for unincorporated Houston County to fund FY2027 fire expenses.
•Adopted resolution setting countywide roll‑back at 8.37 mills and school tax at 11.567 mills; levied unincorporated fire tax of 1.677 mills.

Directions

•Chairman to sign the 2026 Millage Rate Resolution.
•County finance and fire department to implement FY2027 staffing and equipment per adopted levy.
•Finance/Tax office to publish corrected millage and any required notices.

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