Wednesday, August 6, 2003
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Wednesday, August 6, 2003 |
Assistant city manager post considered in PTCBy J. FRANK
LYNCH
The Peachtree City Council will consider creating the position of assistant city manager at Thursday's regular meeting. But that's not to suggest City Manager Bernard McMullen, on the job for two months, is finding himself overwhelmed. "That was something the council was considering even before I was hired," said McMullen, adding that while negotiating his contract with the council, he encouraged them to hold off on making the change in management structure at City Hall. Mayor Steve Brown confirmed that the proposed position combines several duties already being performed, most notably that of public works director Colin Halterman who served as acting city manager during the eight months the job went open. "Colin did a terrific job, and we realize there are a lot of duties to be performed that an assistant manager's position could handle," said Brown. "He's been with the city a long time." But it's premature to assume Halterman has the job, if the council goes ahead with the change, McMullen said. "We'd still advertise it according to procedure," McMullen said. Thursday's agenda also includes an adjustment to the budget to fund the new position, McMullen said. Also Thursday, the council will consider eliminating a building inspector's position that hasn't been funded in two years. The change, a house-keeping measure, would leave the city with three inspectors. Resident Jim Born is scheduled to appear before the council, asking permission to operate a "motorized scooter" on the cart path system. Such vehicles are specifically prohibited by city ordinance. McMullen said the request is unrelated to the current golf cart operator issue. In other business Thursday, the council is expected to: Appoint Dr. Thomas B. Faulkner to a five-year term on the county Board of Health, with Dr. Gary L. Davis Jr. as an alternate. Give permission to organizers of the Great Georgia Air Show to erect directional signs along DOT right-of-way the weekend of Sept. 6-7. Signs would go up temporarily at nine locations around the city to help direct traffic. Consider spending $49,460 from the city's Public Improvement Project contingency fund to pay for repair work deemed necessary by a routine state inspection of city bridges. No specific bridges were mentioned in the request. Hold a public hearing on a variance request of the Hyde property at the corner of Ga. Highway 74 South and TDK Boulevard. The council meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, Ga. Highway 54 at Willowbend Road.
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