2026-03-02 March 02, 2026 Pre-Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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1. Roll Call
Present: 8 – Mayor Derek Norton, Councilmember Glenn Pickens, Councilmember Latonia
P. Hines, Councilmember Travis Lindley, Councilmember Charles Welch,
Councilmember Susan Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim Gould,
Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr.
Also Present: 1 – Scott Cochran
Staff: 4 – Jennifer Bennett, Jill Head, Carol Sicard, Keith Zgonc
2. Call to Order
Mayor Derek Norton called to order the March 2, 2026 Pre-Council Meeting held at A. Max Bacon
City Hall in the Admin Conference Room at 6:31 PM.
3. Review of Current M&C Agenda
PRE2026-006 Review of the March 2, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda
Mayor Derek Norton reviewed the March 2, 2026 Mayor and Council agenda. He stated that
Pastor Shell Osbon is unwell, so Pastor Kim Gramling will fill in for him.
Discussion took place regarding item AGR2026-004, the closing of the Smyrna jail. Jennifer
Bennett, Community Relations Director, stated that once the vote takes place, she will push out a
media statement explaining the decision.
4. Other Business / Staff Comment
Mike Jones, City Administrator, stated that the final package for close-out change orders and the
final invoice for the Windy Hill project should be closed out by mid-week. He also discussed
Tolleson Pool which requires taking up the lower tennis courts in order to get sewer lines in. It will
be a temporary inconvenience.
Councilmember Hines thanked those who attended the Black History Month celebration. The
information for the Women’s History Month luncheon will go out soon.
Pre-Council Meeting – Final
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Derek Norton, Mayor
Tim Gould, Mayor Pro Tem (Ward 6
Glenn Pickens (Ward 1)
Latonia P. Hines (Ward 2)
Travis Lindley (Ward 3)
Charles “Corkey” Welch (Ward 4)
Susan Wilkinson (Ward 5)
Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. (Ward 7)
A. Max Bacon City Hall
ADMIN CONFERENCE ROOM
2800 King Street
Smyrna, Ga. 30080
City Attorney Scott Cochran
City Administrator Mike L. Jones
Deputy City Administrator / CFO Kristin Robinson
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn
March 02, 2026 / 6:30 PM