2025-09-04 September 04, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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1. Roll Call
Present: 7 – Mayor Derek Norton, Councilmember Glenn Pickens, Councilmember Travis
Lindley, Councilmember Charles Welch, Councilmember Susan Wilkinson
(arrived at 6:40 PM), Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim Gould,
Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr.
Also Present: 1 – Scott Cochran
Absent: 1 – Councilmember Latonia P. Hines
Staff: 12 – Jennifer Bennett, Dustin Davey, Louis Defense, Dat Luu, Brian Marcos, Russell
Martin, Jodi Mills, Eric Mohrmann, Paul Osburn, Heather Peacon-Corn, Jay
Ratliff, Kristin Robinson
2. Call to Order
Mayor Derek Norton called to order the September 4, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting
held at A. Max Bacon City Hall in the HR Training Room at 6:00 PM.
3. Staff M&C Agenda Items to Review
ATH2025-146: Jodi Mills, Recreation Services Manager, explained as the demands on the front
desk at the Aline Wolfe Active Adult Center and Pool increase, it is necessary to have a full-time
Customer Service Receptionist. With one part-time receptionist retiring in August and another
one retiring in December, this is the perfect time to reclassify this position. This reclassification
will not increase the current FY26 personnel budget but rather will decrease the FY26 personnel
budget by $2398.00. She also announced that the Kids Handmade Market is this Saturday with
an additional 50 vendors.
ATH2025-141: Brian Marcos, Fire Department Chief, explained that Smyrna Truck 1 - 3098
(2014 Pierce Impel Aerial) is approaching the end of its service life and is scheduled to be
replaced in FY26. The apparatus will be built and shipped from the manufacturer approximately
40 – 43 months after the order is received. The replacement schedule will need to be revisited.
Councilmember Welch asked about an accident at Concord Rd. and Atlanta Rd. He mentioned
there was a smaller rescue vehicle, panel rescue vehicle, and a fire truck with another truck. He
Committee of the Whole 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
HR TRAINING ROOM
2800 King Street SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
City Attorney Scott Cochran
City Administrator Mike L. Jones
Deputy City Administrator / CFO Kristin Robinson
City Clerk Heather K. Peacon-Corn
September 04, 2025 / 6:00 PM