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City to Vote on Walking Tours Ordinance

DAHLONEGA, Ga.- The City Council will be meeting on Oct. 5 for their regular October meeting and at that meeting, they will vote on a new ordinance for the walking tours in Mt. Hope Cemetry.

The meeting is open to the public. This is the complete agenda, to few the ordinance for the walking tours visit https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/dahlonega-pubu/MEET-Packet-f122c1496d644ca6ab8ca5148a37ddb1.pdf, it begins on page 19. To review prior meetings on the walking tours visit https://lumpkin.fetchyournews.com/2022/09/20/city-approves-iga-with-county/.

CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
PRAYER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT – PLEASE LIMIT TO THREE MINUTES
APPROVAL OF MINUTES –
a. Special Called Council Work Session Minutes September 6, 2022
Danna Foster, Assistant City Clerk
b. City Council Meeting Minutes September 6, 2022
Danna Foster, Assistant City Clerk
c. Council Work Session Minutes September 19, 2022
Danna Foster, Assistant City Clerk
d. City Council Special Called Meeting September 19, 2022
Danna Foster, Assistant City Clerk
APPOINTMENT/RECOGNITION
1. Proclamation – Offical 2022 City of Dahlonega/Lumpkin County Collectors Ornament
JoAnne Taylor, Mayor
2. Proclamation – Mark Spraker Chair of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of
Commerce and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors for 2022
JoAnne Taylor, Mayor
ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION:
3. Ordinance 2022-12: Ordinance to allow for commercial walking tours of Mount Hope
Cemetery.
Doug Parks, City Attorney
4. Ordinance 2022-13 – Cross-connection
Mark Buchanan, City Engineer & John Jarrard, JWS
5. Resolution 2022-14 – FY22 Budget Amendment for Additional Tourism Funds
Allison Martin, Finance Director
ANNOUNCEMENT/CITY REPORTS:
6. Financial Report – August 2022
Allison Martin, Finance Director
OLD BUSINESS:
7. 2023 Employee Benefits Program
Allison Martin, Finance Director
Matt Bidwell, MSI Benefits Group, Inc.
8. Proposed Construction Easement Pinetree Way
Allison Martin, Finance Director
9. Project # 2021-004 Choice Street Parking Lot Resurfacing
Vince Hunsinger, Capital Projects Manager
10. Project # 2021-019 Choice Street Sidewalk
Vince Hunsinger, Capital Project Manager
NEW BUSINESS:
COMMENTS – PLEASE LIMIT TO THREE MINUTES
Clerk Comments
City Manager Comments
City Attorney Comments
City Council Comments
Mayor Comments
ADJOURNMENT

Laura Hewell

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