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everybody in attendance tonight it's
very nice to see have such a large crowd

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and I appreciate your being here and
I'll start off by saying that hope

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everybody and their families has a very
Merry Christmas and once again thank you

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for your attendance here than that at
this time if you'll please rise for the

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invocation or mind standing for the
Pledge of Allegiance

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yeah let's pray father we're thankful to
you for the many blessings that you send

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our way we thank you for the opportunity
that we have to live and work in Calvin

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and Gordon County we ask tonight that
you be with those who have special needs

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those who've recently lost loved ones
those who are struggling with just just

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the tough aspects of life at times those
who are recovering from illnesses or

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surgeries we thank you for the employees
of the city all the hard work that they

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do and we don't always show them as much
appreciation as we could and should and

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all of us we ask that you keep us
mindful in this coming week the holiday

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that we're about to celebrate keep us
mindful of the the reason that we

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celebrate the importance though family
and friends and loved ones as part of

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our celebrations in times of getting
together we ask now that you be with us

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here as we deliberate the business of
the city tonight

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keep it helped us to have open minds and
open hearts make all the decisions that

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we do make limits to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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Republic for which it stands one nation
under God indivisible with liberty and

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justice for all

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your packet everybody's been presented
to copy up tonight's proposed agenda if

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there are no additions to have a motion
to approve also the copy of the minutes

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of the day of the December the 11th
meeting is in your packet if there are

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no additions or Corrections those
minutes to have a motion to approve any

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discussion all those in favor aye once
again it is the holiday season though

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once again say Merry Christmas to
everybody and my as I all mentioned my

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we all open our hearts and minds to the
reason we celebrate and share that with

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our loved ones and family as we go
through the season and with that I'll

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remind everybody that city offices will
be closed on Monday the 25th as well as

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Tuesday the 26th and also on January the
1st so I hope these staff and employees

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have a good holiday season as
well under our business we have the

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second rating of a zoning change request
this request as to from our two to see

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to it is four point four eight two acres
properties located 208 River Street the

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request is by Samantha Lusk zoning
Advisory Board will meet on January the

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4th and the public hearing will be on
January the 8th also have the second

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reading of a beer package alcohol
beverage license application this

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request is by San Marcos business is
located nany East Main Street public

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hearing is also scheduled for January
the 8th their new business we have

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annual business license renewals will do
these and individually we first one is

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beer and wine pouring is for classic
kitchen that's the only one so with that

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to have a motion to approve

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one beer package request Kalen
interstate be paid to have a motion to

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approve so moved

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there's one wine packages for Callen
drug company in discussion all those in

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favor how those opposed and we have
several people gathered here tonight I'm

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sure for the next item on our agenda and
it's the oath of office for the two

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newly elected council members and first
on my list is mr. Crowley so we'll start

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with mr. Crowley

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next we'll have mr. Denman

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I've right Mitchell Denman irate meet
you did this solemnly swore he saw me

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swear that I will truly perform that I
would truly perform to the best of my

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abilities best my ability the duties of
City Councilman post for due to the City

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Council and quote for by adopting and
enforcing by document in enforcing such

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measures this majors as in my judgment
as in my judgment shall be best

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calculated to be best calculated to
broom up to promote the general welfare

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to demote the general welfare of the
inhabitants of the city of calendar the

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habit of the city of camera and the
common interest there

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[Applause]

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because you saw me riding on it I'm sure

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congratulations to both of you and it's
look forward to working with each other

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soon and with that mr. Peterson

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no in the general fund some some numbers
operational day today we have two

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million eighty four thousand dollars in
cash the school flow-through is $294,000

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the finance people made me but golf is
the loss over the several past several

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years but really Golf is like recreation
or other services but still golf earns

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about seventy five cents for every
dollar we spend the golf debt is over

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and no more three hundred and seventy
five thousand dollar a year bond debt

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the revolving loan balance is three
hundred sixty five thousand dollars

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which is well below the thirty percent
cash to total assets requirement by DCA

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the general fund has three million four
hundred twenty six thousand dollars

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investments aren't in about 1.5 percent
in government securities our Khafre is

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done I said we which is our audit it'll
be interesting to see how well we do on

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June the 30th with our fund balance
Walker cost

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cost $300,000 of school auditorium
$200,000 the airport hanger designs

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$150,000 in commercial design guidelines
around $40,000 and these were unfunded

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expenses under utilities the impressive
thing there is fifteen point eight

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million dollars in revenue reserve
investments which aren't about five

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hundred dollars a day and interest but
the downside is we we couldn't even

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begin to charge enough and sewer to make
it profitable that's that's a loser

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it'll always be a loser and everybody
needs to remember that water is a

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marginal and electricity is about
staying competitive with Georgia Power

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and North Georgia EMC I think our
service level for electricity is as good

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as if not better than our competitors I
think a lot of people agree with that

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mr. mayor before you adjourn comments
this is the last meeting for me it's

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been thirteen and a half years it's been
my great honour to serve the citizens of

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Calhoun Georgia and the best abilities
I guess thirteen and a half years ago I

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didn't pay much attention to to this
oath that you guys just took it's got

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some very strong words in it and let me
challenge y'all to remember it it says

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by adopting and enforcing such measures
as in my judgement

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she'll be best calculated to serve a
community I know we've had some

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controversial issues and I really don't
see a negative with that it's filled

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this audience up every single week it
and we used to meet with one person or

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two people so you guys are hearing great
support continue to do that it's your

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city know what's going on ray George the
city's in good hands with you two men

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you're professionals and you've been
there and you've done that just remember

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Calhoun is growing and changing
don't shackle it down let it be what it

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can be the best it can be

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280 Peterson to Jimmy Palmer Dale
Edwards and to Jackie Pella zola it's

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been my pleasure to serve up here at
this table and with the rest of the

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staff here so I'm very grateful for the
opportunity I look forward to this

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community being a great community for
many years to come and thank you so much

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and I like to do ditto on that and say
last eight years been an honor to serve

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here appreciate everybody yeah as David
said we may not agree on everything but

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I've learned a lot from each one of I've
served with and I've been joy to working

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and learning with everybody and I think
Callan was in a good place when I got

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here I think it's still in a good place
and I think it's got a lot a lot of good

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places to go the appreciate the City of
Calgary and thank you

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we'll get a fresh one for later but if
you don't mind remaining just a moment

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don't have a motion to adjourn