2026-03-16 March 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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I. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
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: 7 – Jill Head, Mike Jones, Dat Luu, Russell Martin, Heather Peacon-
Corn, Zab Puebla, Joey Staubes
2. Call to Order
Mayor Derek Norton called to order the March 16, 2026 Mayor and Council Meeting held at A.
Max Bacon City Hall in Council Chambers at 7:00 PM.
3. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
A. Dr. Jeff Pennington, Smyrna First Baptist Church (1275 Church St.)
4. Agenda Changes
5. Mayoral Report
Mayor Derek Norton provided the following updates:
• The Little League parade and opening ceremonies were held this past Saturday.
There are 1,100 kids playing this year, from peewee and t-ball up to majors.
• StillFire Brewery opened this past weekend. There was a great community crowd
in a true family atmosphere.
City Council Meeting Minutes - 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
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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 16, 2026 / 7:00 PM