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December 15, 2025 
7:00 PM 
 
City of Smyrna 
Mayor and Council Meeting 
2800 King Street SE 
Council Chambers 
 
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Aye: 6 –  Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines (virtual), 
Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / 
Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby  
Nay: 0 –  None 
Absent: 1 –  Councilmember Welch 
 
 D. BCA2025-056 Approval of the appointment of Ward 6 resident, Jeff Carter, to the 
Smyrna Planning & Zoning Commission for a two-year term to expire December 31, 
2027 
Ward 6 Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember - Tim Gould 
 
Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim Gould made a motion to approve item BCA2025-
056; seconded by Councilmember Travis Lindley. 
 
The motion to approve carried with the following vote: 
 
Aye: 6 –  Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines (virtual), 
Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / 
Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby  
Nay: 0 –  None 
Absent: 1 –  Councilmember Welch 
 
 E. BCA2025-066 Approval of the appointment of Ward 7 resident, Arnold “AJ” Davis, to 
the Smyrna Parks & Recreation Commission, for a two-year term to expire December 
31, 2027 
Ward 7 Councilmember - Rickey N. Oglesby Jr. 
 
Councilmember Rickey N. Oglesby, Jr. made a motion to approve item BCA2025-066; 
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Tim Gould. 
 
The motion to approve carried with the following vote: 
 
Aye: 6 –  Councilmember Pickens, Councilmember Hines (virtual), 
Councilmember Lindley, Councilmember Wilkinson, Mayor Pro Tem / 
Councilmember Gould, Councilmember Oglesby  
Nay: 0 –  None 
Absent: 1 –  Councilmember Welch 
 
 F. ATH2025-192 Authorization for Commercial Signs (3548 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, GA 
30080) to complete the digital sign upgrades for the City's monument signs in an 
amount not to exceed $202,000.00 and authorization to amend the FY 2026 Adopted 
General Fund Budget to increase the Economic Development departmental budget in 
the amount of $202,000.00 for this expenditure and authorize the Mayor to sign and 
execute all related documents. 
Citywide 
 
Mike L. Jones, City Administrator, provided the following background: 
  
At the August 18, 2025, Council meeting, Council approved the award of RFP 25-
024 to Commercial Signs for the citywide signage updates to include the City’s new 
logo and colors. There was no approved budget for this item, so on the October 6,