2025-08-18 August 18, 2025 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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August 18, 2025 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 7 of 10 9. Formal Business A. ATH2025-133 Authorization to approve the purchase of two (2) Heil Dura Pack 5000, 32 Cubic Foot Yard Rear Loaders from Carolina Environmental Systems, Inc.(500 Lee Industrial Boulevard, Austell, Georgia, 30168) under Sourcewell Cooperative Heil contract #110223-THC in the amount of $625, 836.00 of which $600,000.00is using the FY26 Vehicle Replacement Fund and $25,836.00 from a budget amendment to approved separately and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute all related documents. Citywide Mike L. Jones, City Administrator, provided the following background: These trucks replace two current sanitation trucks in service, and $25,836.00 of the total purchase price will be more than the Vehicle Replacement Fund approved amount of $600,000.00. A budget amendment is required to complete the purchase. Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item ATH2025-133; seconded by Councilmember Latonia P. Hines. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 6 – Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Absent: 1 – Councilmember Pickens B. ATH2025-134 Authorization to amend the FY 2026 Adopted General Fund Budget to increase the Information Technology departmental budget and General Fund grant revenue in the amount of $62,685 for a grant award received after the initial budget was adopted. Authorization to increase the Parks Administration departmental budget in the amount of $140,000 for public art that was not initially included in the adopted budget. Authorization to amend the adopted project length budget in the Vehicle Replacement Fund to increase the FY26 Sanitation Vehicle project in the amount of $25,836.00 for additional costs of acquisition. Authorization to amend the Adopted 2022 SPLOST Fund project length budgets to Increase SPLOST revenue in the amount of $15,392,784.00 to include revenue not included in the initial projection and increase project length budgets for the Aquatics project in the amount of $8,925,511.00, Resurfacing project in the amount of $2,200,000.00, Cobb Pedestrian Bridge in the amount of $2,196,559.00, Facility Improvements project in the amount of $2,000,714, and the Downtown project in the amount of $70,000. Citywide Councilmember Travis Lindley made a motion to approve item ATH2025-134; seconded by Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: