Villa Rica council to place Villa Rica Development Authority appointments on Tuesday agenda as holdovers near expiration
July 02, 2025 | Villa Rica, Carroll County, Georgia
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The mayor and council were told on Tuesday that terms for members of the Villa Rica Development Authority have entered a six‑month holdover period that expires July 31, and councilors should appoint members at least to quorum level before that date.
City staff said making appointments now would preserve the governing authority’s power to name successors and avoid a provision under SB171 that would instead allow the development authority to fill remaining seats after the holdover. The administration proposed reappointments of current members and presented two new applicants for council consideration.
Miss Hallman, interim city manager, told the council that “the Villarrica Development Authority … the current members have expired. There was or is a current 6 month holdover period that expires July 31,” and that appointing seven members would satisfy the Development Authority Act requirement for minimum membership and quorum. Staff recommended placing appointments on the council meeting agenda on Tuesday so the council can act.
Council members identified potential nominees to fill seats and confirmed at least two applicants—Julie Seapen and Vivian Lyons—had submitted applications and expressed interest. An unnamed councilmember said, “Julie Seppen is 1 that expressed interest to me. She's in my ward,” and later added, “She's she's looking for it.” Miss Hallman repeated that appointing seven members would be preferable because the Development Authority Act requires a minimum of seven members and that four constitutes a quorum.
No appointment votes were taken at the work session. Staff told the council they would place names on Tuesday’s agenda for formal action; if the council does not fill all seats by July 31, the development authority would have authority to elect successors under the statute referenced as SB171.
Council members asked staff to confirm final candidate lists and to proceed with the Tuesday agenda item so the governing authority retains appointment power.
The council closed discussion with direction to bring candidate names forward at the next regular meeting for formal appointment votes.
City staff said making appointments now would preserve the governing authority’s power to name successors and avoid a provision under SB171 that would instead allow the development authority to fill remaining seats after the holdover. The administration proposed reappointments of current members and presented two new applicants for council consideration.
Miss Hallman, interim city manager, told the council that “the Villarrica Development Authority … the current members have expired. There was or is a current 6 month holdover period that expires July 31,” and that appointing seven members would satisfy the Development Authority Act requirement for minimum membership and quorum. Staff recommended placing appointments on the council meeting agenda on Tuesday so the council can act.
Council members identified potential nominees to fill seats and confirmed at least two applicants—Julie Seapen and Vivian Lyons—had submitted applications and expressed interest. An unnamed councilmember said, “Julie Seppen is 1 that expressed interest to me. She's in my ward,” and later added, “She's she's looking for it.” Miss Hallman repeated that appointing seven members would be preferable because the Development Authority Act requires a minimum of seven members and that four constitutes a quorum.
No appointment votes were taken at the work session. Staff told the council they would place names on Tuesday’s agenda for formal action; if the council does not fill all seats by July 31, the development authority would have authority to elect successors under the statute referenced as SB171.
Council members asked staff to confirm final candidate lists and to proceed with the Tuesday agenda item so the governing authority retains appointment power.
The council closed discussion with direction to bring candidate names forward at the next regular meeting for formal appointment votes.
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