Votes at a glance: Newnan council unanimously approves minutes, contracts, easement, surplus declaration and other items

The Newnan City Council recorded unanimous voice votes to complete routine business and approve a slate of operational and contracting actions.

Actions approved included adoption of prior meeting minutes, awards of multiple pre-event disaster-response contracts (Goodwin Mills Kwood for FEMA consulting and monitoring; Southern Disaster Recovery for debris removal), approval of a copier equipment lease and managed-print services agreement (approval contingent on changing the contract venue to Georgia and removing a jury-waiver clause), a temporary road closure request for Link Section 13 and paving, a first amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the county tax commissioner clarifying how city payments fund the local supplement, a surplus property declaration (equipment and vehicles), a grant of easement to Georgia Power for a short power-line corridor (with a $3,000 payment routed directly to Newton Utilities per the amended motion), and approval for staff to self-perform renovations to the police firearms training facility.

All recorded motions passed by voice vote with no recorded oppositions. Many items were described by staff as pre-event or contingency arrangements that would not cost the city unless services were used (for example, the disaster-response contracts). For items where contract language raised concerns — notably the copier lease citing jurisdiction in Pennsylvania and a jury-trial waiver — council approved contingent action asking staff to rewrite the venue to Georgia and remove the waiver before final execution.