2024-12-09 December 09, 2024 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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December 09, 2024 7:00 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 10 of 17 The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley (virtual), Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None I. ATH2024-201 Approval to renew Georgia Firefighters' Cancer Benefit Program with GMA-GIRMA for an annual premium of $7,526.00 and authorize the Mayor to execute any related documents Citywide Joe Bennett, City Administrator, provided the following background: As of January 1, 2018, all legally organized fire departments in Georgia are required by House Bill 146 to provide certain cancer benefits to their firefighters. This program provides financial protection to firefighters and their families in the event they contract cancer attributed to their job. The program provides a Lump Sum Cancer Benefit as well as Long-Term Disability coverage. The City needs only to obtain coverage for the Lump Sum portion of the program, as the City already provides LTD coverage for its employees. Councilmember Latonia P. Hines made a motion to approve item ATH2024-201; seconded by Councilmember Charles Welch. The motion to approve carried with the following vote: Aye: 7 – Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines, Councilmember Lindley (virtual), Councilmember Welch, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby Nay: 0 – None Recuse: 0 – None J. ATH2024-202 Authorization to award Georgia First Responder PTSD Program as required by HB451 (2024) to GMA-GIRMA with an annual premium of $28,101.00 and authorize the Mayor to execute any related documents. Citywide Joe Bennett, City Administrator, provided the following background: Implementation of the Georgia First Responder PTSD Program, effective January 1, 2025, as required by HB 451 (2024). Georgia House Bill 451 (2024) mandates all public entities that have employed or volunteer first responders provide lump-sum and income replacement (long-term disability) PTSD benefits, effective January 1, 2025. There are two coverage components required by House Bill 451 (2024) effective January 1, 2025: