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Regular Council Meeting
City of Tallulah
April 10, 2025
A regular council meeting of the Mayor and City Council was held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:30 P. M., in the Council Room Chamber of Tallulah City Hall.
Mayor Charles M. Finlayson called the meeting to order, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and prayer was led by Councilman Wells.
A roll call of Council Members is listed as follows:
Scott Present
Houston Present
Harris Present
Day Present
Wells Present
Public Comments on the Agenda:
Motion and second to add to the agenda the bids for additional office space in the Police Dept were made by Councilmembers Wells and Houston, which was respectively carried with a roll call as follows:
Scott Yes
Houston Yes
Harris Yes
Day Yes
Wells Yes
Councilman Wells also question why the audit report wasn’t mailed to the council members earlier. asked the question was Mr. John Murray directed to mail the audits to the councilmembers home address because the Clerk Gerald Odom and Mayor Finlayson said that they were to be mailed to the home addresses.
Motion and second to Table the Presentation of FY23/24 Audit Report by John Murray of Laporte Business & CPSs was made by Councilmembers Wells and Day.
Motion and second to approve minutes of the March 27th Regular meeting with making the necessary corrections that Council Member Houston was present were made by Councilmembers Houston and Day respectively carried unanimously.
Motion and second to select March 17th for a Special Meeting to Discuss Change Orders for LCDBG Street Projects FY 2022 (Change Order #3 for University/Tank/Florida) and FY 2023 (Change Order #2 for Tampa/Chester/Elm) was made by Councilmembers Houston and Day respectively carried unanimously, then Councilman Well subsequently motioned that the Audit Report be also added to that agenda second by Council Member Harris and respectively carried unanimously.
Thomas Gray of Womack & Sons gave a report on LCDBG Park Project.
Council Members Wells and Harris were selected for FY25/26 Budget Committee.
Motion and second to accept Tallulah Construction bid for the additional office space in the Police
Dept.were made by Councilmembers Scott and Houston which was respectively carried out with a roll call as follows:
Scott Yes
Houston Yes
Harris Yes
Day Yes
Wells No
Mrs. Berteal Rogers asked the city to partner with the Police Jury to get a dumpster for the annual cleanup campaign.
Public Comments:
Frank Williams is concerned about street name signs as well as speed limit signs on streets all over town.
Councilman Well stated that the City was no longer under the State of Emergency so why would the City be entering in a contract with Patterson.
Antonio Wilson questioned why citizens can’t pay water bills at the water office.
There being no further business to discuss, motion and second to adjourn the meeting was made by Councilmembers Houston and Scott respectively carried.
Attest
/signed/
Vanessa Stubblefield, Deputy City Clerk
Charles M. Finlayson, Mayor
