Pre- Council Meeting - A. Max Bacon City Hall Admin Conference Room — Minutes
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1. Roll Call
Present: 7 – Mayor Derek Norton (arrived 10 minutes late), Councilmember Glenn Pickens,
Councilmember Travis Lindley, Councilmember Charles Welch,
Councilmember Susan Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim
Gould, Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr
Absent: 1 – Councilmember Latonia P. Hines
Also Present: 1 – Scott Cochran
Staff: 4 – Jennifer Bennett, Paul Osburn, Kristin Robinson, Andrea Worthy
2. Call to Order
Mayor Pro Tem Tim Gould called to order the February 16, 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
PRE2026-004 Review of the February 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Notice and Agenda
Mayor Pro Tem reviewed the February 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting agenda.
Brief discussion took place concerning item Z25-015. It was noted that there may be
several people in attendance to oppose this item. Russell Martin, Community
Development Director, reiterated that a Chick-Fil-A restaurant already exists down the
road. That one will be closed when this one opens, assuming it is approved. City Attorney
Scott Cochran instructed council to vote on this item as it pertains to zoning criteria as it is
presented in the memo.
No further discussion took place.
4. Other Business / Staff Comment
Kristin Robinson, Deputy City Administrator / CFO, provided information on the SPLOST 2028
process and proposed list that will be submitted to Cobb County.
• Additional funds – $2.9M – will be placed into Facilities Improvement line item
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
February 16, 2026 / 6:30 PM