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Labels: City Council, City Council Meeting, milton, Milton Georgia
# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:23 AM
Possible 5 seats up for grabs on council, Sunday alcohol, $29M city hall bond too
by Hatcher Hurd
write the author
July 20, 2011
ALPHARETTA, GA. – If Councilman Doug DeRito does indeed run for mayor in November (he says he hasn't quite decided), then the special election for his seat will be Nov. 8 with the other four council seats up for election.
With the first reading at the July 18 City Council meeting for the ordinance for the Nov. 8 council elections of posts 4, 5 and 6 – held by incumbents Cheryl Oakes, Jim Paine and D.C. Aiken respectively – a second was added at the request of Councilman Doug DeRito.
DeRito put his own Post 1 up for possible election should he qualify for the mayoral race. But DeRito left the door open to change his mind. He said he would not make his formal announcement until closer to qualifying time.
Qualifying is the term for formally tendering one's name for election to the post during the three-day qualifying period – Aug. 29, 30 and 31 – and paying the qualifying fee. According to City Attorney Sam Thomas, should DeRito qualify, by law his seat as a councilman would immediately be vacated.
By introducing this ordinance calling for a Nov. 8 special election for his seat concurrent with the General Election, DeRito said he was preventing a special election the following March. Not only would his seat be open for seven months, the city would be liable for the cost of the special election – estimated at between $50,000 and $100,000 that the city would have to pay Fulton County for conducting it.
If DeRito opts not to run for mayor, he would keep his seat and the special election ordinance for Post 1 would be rendered void since there would be no empty seat.
Councilmen Aiken and Chris Owens expressed concerns that introducing the ordinance with the intention only that DeRito may run for mayor, introduces a certain amount of doubt for prospective candidates for his council seat.
"How will anyone know if the post is really available? " asked Aiken.
Owens posed the opposite side of the dilemma. If anyone qualified for the seat and DeRito did nothing, they would have no seat for which to run and would be out the $450 qualifying fee for a council seat (it is $9000 mayoral qualifying fee).
That means there could be as many as five new faces on the council come Nov. 9.
Mayor Arthur Letchas has reached the end of his term limits for mayor and is retiring. Paine, who is serving the unexpired term of David Belle Isle, will have that term expire at the same time as that of mayor, i.e. Dec. 31.
For that reason, Paine will not have to resign his post to run for mayor and so will remain on council at least through December. Meanwhile, David Belle Isle, who resigned that post to run unsuccessfully for state senator, has announced he will also run for mayor.
"Is there any assurance the seat will be open," Owens asked.
Thomas said there are no guarantees (that DeRito will ultimately resign his post by qualifying) and that potential Post 1 candidates would file at their own risk.
DeRito spoke up to say that he only wants to prevent a costly March special election.
"However, I would not be doing this if I did not have a strong interest [in running for mayor.] My intent is to run for mayor. I am committed to making a firm announcement two weeks before [qualifying]," DeRito said. "I am not announcing now because I am not yet sure I want to do it. I want to make sure I have the full support of my family first."
After the meeting, he said he has a son studying in Oxford, England, and is waiting for him to come home and participate in the decision. He said the rest of his family are behind his running for mayor, DeRito said.
"I am not the kind of guy to get ahead of the curve," he said.
Labels: Alpharetta, alpharetta city hall, alpharetta community center, City Council, City Council Meeting
# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 8:43 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Jason Wright
jason.wright@cityofmiltonga.us
678-242-2523 (office)
770-825-3096 (cell)
Note: In an effort to provide the most up-to-date information for Milton citizens, the Communications Department will now send pre- and post-City Council meeting updates informing the public about events at City Hall and their outcomes. Following is the agenda for the September 28 Special Called City Council meeting.
The sole purpose of this meeting is an executive session to discuss potential land acquisition.
City Council meetings normally take place at City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway Suite 107 Milton, GA 30004 the first and third Mondays of the month, barring a holiday or special-called meeting. Work sessions are held the second Monday of the month.
For a full list of all city sponsored meetings, click here to see the calendar.
Persons needing special accommodations in order to participate in any city meeting should call 678-242-2500.
CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL
Karen Thurman
Julie Zahner Bailey
Bill Lusk
Burt Hewitt
Joe Longoria
Alan Tart
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Special Called Meeting Agenda 5:00 PM
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL
3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Led by the Mayor)
4) APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Add or remove items from the agenda)
(Agenda Item No. 10-1257)
5) PUBLIC COMMENT
6) EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Agenda Item No. 10-1258)
The purpose of the Executive Session is to discuss potential land acquisition
7) ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda Item No. 10-1259)
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# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 11:25 AM
Monday, August 2, 2010 7:30 PM
Location: Alpharetta City Hall- Council Chambers
A Council Workshop will be held immediately following this Council Meeting
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
A.
Council Meeting Minutes 7 – 19 – 10
B. Liquor License Applications
1. PH-10-AB-09 Rio Nuevo
6400 North Point Pkwy.
Consumption – Liquor, Beer & Wine, Sun. Sales
Jose L. Montes, Owner/Registered Agent
2. PH-10-AB-11 Zakia, LLC d/b/a Chevron
3955 Old Milton Pkwy.
Convenience Store
Packaged Beer & Wine
3. PH-10-AB-12 Quik Trip Corp d/b/a Quik Trip #843
1590 Mansell Rd.
Convenience Store
Packaged Beer & Wine
4. PH-10-AB-13 Mango’s Cuban Cuisine
5950 North Point Pkwy. – Suite 110
Consumption on premises
Liquor, Beer & Wine - Sun. Sales
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Department of Public Safety – Presented by Gary George
1.
Surveillance Camera System
B. Department of Public Works/Engineering – Presented by Pete Sewczwicz
1.
FY 2011 Annual Milling and Resurfacing
2.
North Park Drainage Maintenance and Improvements
3.
Design Services for Douglas Road Roundabout and Bridge
C. Administration – Presented by Bob Regus
1.
Award of Sale of Land in Response to Bid # 11-004 (Tabled 7-19-10)
VI. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS
VII. REPORTS
VIII. ADJOURNMENT TO WORKSHOP AND THEN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:06 AM
December 3, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Social Hall of the Alpharetta Crabapple Government Center
The Public is invited to attend a meeting to discuss updating the Crabapple Crossroads Community Plan between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. on December 3 in the Social Hall of the Alpharetta Crabapple Government Center. The meeting will provide an opportunity for citizens to meet with the consultants preparing the City of Milton’s Comprehensive Plan and to help identify major issues and concerns regarding the Community
Another meeting is scheduled for January 7, 2008, to refine the issues and opportunities and to determine what measures and priorities should be considered to address these issues in an interim update to the adopted Community Plan.
Labels: City Council Meeting, Crabapple, milton
# posted by
Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:25 AM
