Called Council Meeting

August 18, 2008

6:30pm

Mayor Tipton called the meeting to order and explained the purpose of the called meeting was to hold an executive session for the discussion of attorney/client and litigation issues.  Councilwoman Winn made a motion to adjourn into executive session, Councilman Ray seconded the motion and it passed with five affirmative votes.

At the conclusion of the executive session, the Mayor and Council returned to the council meeting room.  Councilwoman Winn made a motion to return to the general session and execute the affidavit as required by the Open Meetings Act.  Councilman Ray seconded the motion and it passed with five affirmative votes.  The signed affidavit is attached to the original copy of the minutes of the meeting.

Being no further business on the agenda, Councilman Waller made a motion to adjourn at 8:05pm.  Councilman Ray seconded the motion and it passed with five affirmative votes.

Mayor Tipton and Councilmembers Rawlings, Ray, Strozier, Waller and Winn were present at the meeting.  Councilman Myrick was working out of town.

Note:  Section § 50-14-1 of the Official Code of the State of Georgia Annotated requires that the minutes shall, as a minimum, include a description of each motion or other proposal made, and a record of all votes.  These minutes meet the minimum requirements.  However, in an attempt to provide as much information as possible to the citizens, the recording clerk has included additional background data and discussion on the subjects present to council.  The statements of individuals are not verbatim and may be summary in nature.