Snellville work session reviews security contract, adopts brand guide and hears project updates

The mayor opened a Snellville work session and directed discussion to operational items including a contract renewal for security services, an updated city brand guide and multiple capital‑project updates.

An unidentified speaker noted contract language in section 3 that specifies "16,000 per year" as the maximum city budget for establishing security, traffic flow and related services. Council members and staff discussed increases in hourly rates for officers; the transcript records a move from $50 to $55 per hour being discussed and other references that competitive pay commonly ranged in the "$60 to $65 an hour" area. One council speaker suggested "you can actually just make a motion to approve it with an amendment," indicating the item could be approved subject to a follow‑up amendment.

On communications, staff presented an updated city brand guide that defines uses for the official city seal and a separate promotional logo (referred to in the presentation as the "Acorn" logo). The presenter said the seal is intended for "proclamations, resolutions… ordinances, fee schedule, budget documents," while the logo is for social media, the website and promotional materials. The presenter described the document as "simple" but said it represented substantial staff work and provided color specifications and usage guidance.

Project and operations updates followed. Staff reported that Parkside District is "near the finish line" though weather remains a constraint; Briscoe Park contractors poured concrete and completed most stormwater infrastructure, with curbing and final paving scheduled when temperatures allow. On roadwork, staff described milling old asphalt, installing gravel base (GAB), binder and final topping as the sequence for completing resurfacing work. Staff also said they received dozens of questions on the sanitation procurement and pushed the bid due date approximately two weeks to the 20th to allow more competitive proposals and to allow time for staff and Capital to conduct reviews.

Staff reported having identified a vendor to handle a future lottery and said the lottery is not yet active; when asked whether a related lawsuit had been resolved the response was "No." On communications technology, staff said the current .org email and site would continue to forward to the .gov address during a transition and that third‑party IT vendor (transcript spelled "d c 3") is coordinating the cutover; staff said they will provide instructions and a standard email signature to minimize disruption.

The meeting record shows staff closed its project update by reiterating schedule constraints tied to weather and technology cutovers. No formal vote on the security contract or brand guide appears in the transcript excerpt; council direction included a suggestion to approve the security contract with a later amendment.

Next steps: council members indicated they would follow up on procurement reviews, finalize the brand guide documentation, confirm the SYC liaison nomination, and monitor construction milestones for Parkside District and Briscoe Park.