Perry public meetings in 2024

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will conduct second‑reading votes on an amendment to the FY 2024 operating budget and on a code amendment for sewer lateral maintenance. A public hearing will consider text amendments to the Land Management Ordinance to permit animal shelters, adoption services, and data centers in designated industrial districts. The council will also award bids for a new bucket truck and a new knuckle‑boom loader for the solid‑waste fleet, and consider a resolution to accept ownership of rights‑of‑way in the Sutton Place subdivision.

• Second Reading of ordinance amending the FY 2024 Operating Budget (Item 9.a‑2).
• Public hearing on text amendment to add Animal Shelter, Adoption Services, and Data Center uses to the Land Management Ordinance (Item 7.a).
• Award of Bid 2025-18 for one new bucket truck for solid waste (Item 11.c‑1).
• Award of Bid 2025-19 for one new knuckle‑boom loader for solid waste (Item 11.c‑2).
• Resolution to accept ownership and maintenance of rights‑of‑way in Sutton Place Subdivision (Item 11.d‑1).

Pre Council

The Pre Council will discuss the agenda for the December 17, 2024 council meeting. The body is also considering whether to authorize a logging contractor, Mr. L. Gilmour, to have access across the East Perry Wastewater Treatment Facility property.

• Authorization of logging contractor access across East Perry Wastewater Treatment Facility property for Mr. L. Gilmour

Work Session

The agenda contains no listed items. The meeting appears to be a work session with no specific decisions or discussions recorded.

Planning Commission

The Perry Planning Commission will hold a public hearing decision on the preliminary plat for Parkway Galleries, located on Perry Parkway between Susannes Retreat and Legacy Park Drive. The commission will also consider rezoning applications for Gen. Courtney Hodges Blvd and Morningside Drive, and a proposed amendment to rezoning, special exception, and variance standards. An earlier rezoning request for Washington Street and Mims Court properties remains on the agenda as old business.

• Public hearing decision – PLAT-0137-2024: preliminary plat for Parkway Galleries, Perry Parkway between Susannes Retreat and Legacy Park Drive; applicant Michael Clarke, Traverse Land Services, LLC.
• RZNE-0132-2024: rezone 319 & 341 Gen. Courtney Hodges Blvd. from MUC to NMU; applicant Bryant Engineering.
• RZNE-0135-2024: rezone 1120 Morningside Drive from C-2 to OI; applicant City of Perry.
• TEXT-0143-2024: amend standards for granting rezoning, special exception, and variance, limiting variance items and creating an administrative variance; applicant City of Perry.
• Old business – RZNE-0131-2024: rezoning of 1218 Washington St, 104 Mims Court, and 108 Mims Court from C-3 to NMU; applicant Bryant Engineering (tabled).

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will review post-meeting minutes from November, consider amending the 2024 operating budget, and discuss code changes for sewer lateral maintenance. The body will also award a bid for a new fire department compressor and review a special events calendar.

• First reading of ordinance to amend FY 2024 operating budget
• First reading of ordinance to amend sewer lateral maintenance code
• Award of Bid 2025-20 for one new SCBA Compressor and Fill Station
• Review of 2025 Food Truck Fridays hours and handicap parking plan
• Resolution to add membership in Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency

Pre Council

The Perry City Council pre‑council meeting will review the meeting agenda and discuss the Office of the City Manager. Council members will consider an appeal of a septic tank authorization decision submitted by Mr. C. Davis. Additional council member items and a possible executive session will follow.

• Discussion of the December 3, 2024 council meeting agenda
• Office of the City Manager presentation
• Appeal of septic tank authorization decision – Mr. C. Davis
• Council member items
• Executive session (if required)

Work Session

The work session agenda for Perry, Georgia on December 2, 2024 contains no listed items. No decisions or discussions are detailed in the agenda. The meeting appears to be procedural with no substantive agenda items.

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council meeting will review several resolutions, including amendments to the city fee schedule and the FY 2025 job classification schedule, and an extension of the development standards moratorium. Unfinished business includes a second‑reading ordinance on derelict vehicles and a resolution to accept ownership of rights‑of‑way in The Gables at Agricultural Village subdivision. The council will also address a request for an individual septic system and lease agreements for the Perry Area Historical Society and the Georgia National Fairgrounds.

• Resolution to amend the City of Perry Fee Schedule – presented by L. Gilmour
• Resolution to amend the FY 2025 Job Classification Schedule – presented by L. Gilmour
• Resolution extending the moratorium for an additional 60 days on variances from development standards – presented by B. Wood
• Second Reading of an ordinance amending Section 19-40 (Derelict Vehicles) of the City Code – presented by B. Newby
• Resolution to accept ownership and maintenance of rights‑of‑way in The Gables at Agricultural Village subdivision – presented by B. Wood

Pre Council

The Perry City Council will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Perry City Hall, 808 Carroll Street. The agenda lists only standard procedural items: call to order, roll call, citizen input, discussion of the agenda, council member items, executive session, action after executive session, and adjournment. No specific contracts, ordinances, or other substantive items are slated for decision, and no attachments are provided.

• Call to Order by Mayor Randall Walker
• Roll Call
• Citizens with Input
• Discussion of November 19, 2024 council meeting agenda
• Council Member Items

Planning Commission

The Perry Planning Commission will hold an informational hearing on a rezoning application (RZNE-0131-2024) to change three parcels at 1218 Washington Street, 104 Mims Court, and 108 Mims Court from C-2 to NMU. The commission will also consider two text amendments: one adding Animal Shelter and Adoption Service to the M-1 district and Data Center as a special‑exception use in the M-2 district, and another allowing bonds as an acceptable maintenance‑warranty form. Recommendations from this hearing are scheduled for a public hearing before City Council on December 17, 2024.

• RZNE-0131-2024: Rezoning of 1218 Washington St., 104 Mims Ct., and 108 Mims Ct. from C-2 to NMU (applicant: Bryant Engineering)
• TEXT-0127-2024: Amend Table of Uses 4-1.1 to permit Animal Shelter and Adoption Service in M-1 district and add Data Center as a special‑exception use in M-2 district (applicant: City of Perry)
• TEXT-0133-2024: Amend sections 2-3.16 and 2-3.17 to allow bonds as an acceptable maintenance‑warranty form (applicant: City of Perry)
• Announcement: Opponents of rezoning or annexation who contributed $250+ to officials must file a disclosure statement per O.C.G.A. 36‑67A‑3
• Notice: Policies and Procedures for Conducting Zoning Hearings are available at the entrance

Work Session

The Perry City Council work session will review utility cut repairs, set the 2025 council meeting calendar, and examine vehicle purchase processes. The meeting will also follow up on a request from the Perry Area Historical Society regarding the "Collapsing the Divide" exhibit. No formal decisions are recorded in the agenda; the items are for discussion and review.

• Utility cut repairs – Public Works Department (see Utility Cuts.pdf)
• Establish Council's 2025 meeting calendar – Office of the City Clerk (see 2025 Council Meeting Dates.pdf)
• Vehicle purchase processes – Office of the City Manager (see Light Vehicle Assignments.pdf and Vehicle PurchaseDebt Service November 2024.pdf)
• Follow up on request from the Perry Area Historical Society for the "Collapsing the Divide" exhibit – Office of the City Manager (see Mayor - Council - Collapsing the Divide Exhibit - 11-13-24.pdf)

Pre Council

The Pre Council will review the agenda for the November 5, 2024 council meeting. Discussion items include firefighter recruit pay and a resolution to amend the city's job classification schedule.

• Discussion of firefighter recruit pay
• Resolution to amend the City of Perry job classification schedule

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will hold second‑reading votes on an annexation ordinance and a rezoning ordinance for a parcel on South Highway 341 (Tax Map No. 000830 043000). The meeting also includes first‑reading of a code amendment on derelict vehicles, award of several vehicle procurement bids, and adoption of resolutions on managed‑growth guidelines, fee schedule changes, and other city operations.

• Second Reading of Annexation Ordinance (ANNX‑0110‑2024) for property on South Hwy 341 – Mr. B. Wood
• Second Reading of Rezoning Ordinance (RZNE‑0110‑2024) changing the same parcel to R‑3 Single‑family Residential
• Award of bids for municipal vehicles: three half‑ton pickups, one three‑quarter‑ton pickup, one zero‑turn mower, one cargo van, and amendment to police vehicle replacement bid
• Resolution establishing managed growth guidelines with a future land‑use map
• Resolution to amend the City of Perry fee schedule

Work Session

The Perry City Council work session will review several items presented by city departments. Topics include a future land use map and unincorporated islands, open‑space requirements for new subdivisions, a technology manager position, truck traffic control options, a children's activity book, and personnel holiday and benefits policies. No formal decisions are indicated; the items are for discussion and review.

• Future land use map – Community Development Department
• Pocket park/open‑space requirements for new subdivision developments – Community Development Department
• Information System / Technology Manager position – Office of the City Manager
• Truck traffic control options – Economic Development Department
• Article VI holidays, leave and breaks for City of Perry personnel – Human Resources Department

Pre Council

The Pre‑Council meeting on Oct. 15, 2024 will include discussions on several departmental items. The Public Works Department will address yard debris placement. Animal Control will review its cat‑trapping policy. The City Manager’s Office will consider compensation for volunteer authorities, boards and commissions, and Economic Development will discuss technical assistance for entrepreneurs.

• Public Works: discussion of yard debris placement
• Animal Control: review of cat‑trapping policy
• City Manager’s Office: consideration of compensation for volunteer authorities, boards, and commissions
• Economic Development: technical assistance request for entrepreneurs

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will hold second readings of several annexation and rezoning ordinances. The ordinances involve property on South Hwy 341 (Tax Map No. 000830 043000) and on Main Street (Tax Map No. 000570 008000), each owned by Mr. B. Wood. The council will also consider awarding a contract to Walker ECS, Inc. for the Houston‑Perry Airport pond expansion erosion control project. Additional items include resolutions on surplus equipment, personnel‑management adjustments, and street‑classification changes.

• Second reading of Annexation Ordinance (ANNX-0110-2024) for South Hwy 341, Tax Map No. 000830 043000
• Second reading of Rezoning Ordinance (RZNE-0110-2024) for South Hwy 341, changing from R‑AG to R‑3, Tax Map No. 000830 043000
• Second reading of Annexation Ordinance (ANNX-0111-2024) for Main Street, Tax Map No. 000570 008000
• Second reading of Rezoning Ordinance (ANNX-0111-2024) for Main Street, changing from R‑AG to R‑1, Tax Map No. 000570 008000
• Award of contract to Walker ECS, Inc. for Perry‑Houston Airport pond expansion erosion control

Planning Commission

The Perry Planning Commission will review and discuss proposed updates to zoning standards, including design standards for non‑residential and multi‑family residential projects, special exception and variance criteria, setback requirements, and exterior lighting standards. No formal decisions are listed; the items are for discussion only.

• Standards for Zoning, Special Exception, and Variance
• Design standards for non‑residential developments
• Design standards for multi‑family residential development
• Setback changes relative to design standards
• Exterior light standards

Special Called Meeting

The Perry City Council will hold a special called meeting on October 2, 2024. Council members will review a Vision Retreat presentation prepared by Ms. T. Clark. No other agenda items are listed.

• Vision Retreat presentation (PDF) by Ms. T. Clark

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will hear a request for a special exception to operate a residential firearms sale at 213 Flowing Meadows Drive. It will also consider annexation and rezoning applications for properties on South Hwy 341 and Main Street, presented as first‑reading ordinances that require no council action. Additional items include award of bids for stormwater and vehicle purchases, a resolution to accept a property donation, and an amendment to a landscape‑maintenance contract.

• Public Hearing SUSE-0112-2024: special exception for residential firearms sale at 213 Flowing Meadows Drive
• First‑reading Annexation Ordinance ANNX-0110-2024 for South Hwy 341 (no council action required)
• First‑reading Rezoning Ordinance RZNE-0110-2024 for South Hwy 341 (no council action required)
• First‑reading Annexation Ordinance ANNX-0111-2024 for Main Street (no council action required)
• Award of Bid 2025-01 for Avington Chase Stormwater project

Pre Council

The Perry City Council will hold a pre‑council meeting on October 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at Perry City Hall, 808 Carroll Street. The agenda consists of standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call, citizen input, and a discussion of the meeting’s agenda. No substantive items or decisions are listed.

• Discussion of October 1, 2024 council meeting agenda

Work Session

The Perry City Council work session will discuss a construction drone video for a city project presented by the Community Development Department. Council members will consider policy adjustments to fire recruit pay presented by the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The council will also review the number of vehicles needing repair and storage, referencing a Derelict Vehicle Memo (Sec 19-40). No formal decisions are recorded in the agenda.

• Review of Perry project construction drone video – Community Development Department
• Consideration of policy adjustments to fire recruit pay – Fire and Emergency Services Department
• Consideration of vehicle repair and storage needs – Office of the City Manager (Derelict Vehicle Memo Sec 19-40.pdf)

Pre Council

This meeting is primarily procedural. The council will discuss the agenda for the September 17, 2024, council meeting.

• Discussion of September 17, 2024 council meeting agenda

Council Meeting

The City Council will meet to discuss updates to the Land Management Ordinance and the city fee schedule. The body will also review several special event applications and an intergovernmental agreement regarding emergency fuel.

• Second reading of an ordinance to amend Sec. 2-1.2.1 of the Land Management Ordinance regarding Planning Commission appointments
• Resolution to amend the City of Perry Fee Schedule for Fire Protection Fees
• Intergovernmental Agreement for the Emergency Use of Fuel between the City of Perry and Houston County
• Approval of a Georgia Power easement at 1121 Macon Road
• Special event applications for Christmas at the Square, Food Truck Friday, and the International Festival

Work Session

The Perry City Council held a work session on September 16, 2024 to review several departmental items. Topics included a Georgia Downtown Association conference presentation, enforcement of derelict vehicles, improvements to Evergreen Cemetery, fire response times, and a proposed schedule for Pocket Park furnishings upgrades. The council members listened to presentations and staff reports but no formal decisions were recorded in the agenda.

• Georgia Downtown Association conference presentation
• Enforcement of derelict vehicles
• Evergreen Cemetery improvements
• Fire response times review
• Proposed upgrades to Pocket Park furnishings

Planning Commission

The Perry Planning Commission will hold an informational hearing to recommend three applications for further public hearing before City Council on October 1, 2024. The applications include a special exception for a residential business at 213 Flowing Meadows Drive (applicant Marcus Scott Williamson) and two annexation and rezoning requests—one on South Hwy 341 to be reclassified as R‑3 single‑family residential, and another on Main Street to be reclassified as R‑1 single‑family residential (both by Bryant Engineering).

• Special exception for residential business at 213 Flowing Meadows Drive (Marcus Scott Williamson) – SUSE-0112-2024
• Annexation and rezoning of property on South Hwy 341, parcel 000830 043000, from Houston County R‑AG to City of Perry R‑3 single‑family residential – ANNX-0110-2024 (Bryant Engineering)
• Annexation and rezoning of property on Main Street, parcel 000570 008000, from Houston County R‑AG to City of Perry R‑1 single‑family residential – ANNX-0111-2024 (Bryant Engineering)

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will review a text amendment to the Land Management Ordinance that establishes a process for appointing Planning Commission members. The agenda also includes the award of a bid for Worrall Community Center HVAC work and the approval of the 2024 Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan.

• Text amendment to Land Management Ordinance for Planning Commission appointments
• Award of bid for Worrall Community Center HVAC
• Approval of 2024 ADA Transition Plan
• Discussion of Rate Study Proposal
• First reading of ordinance to amend LMO relative to Planning Commission

Pre Council

This meeting is procedural in nature. The primary purpose is to discuss the agenda for the September 3, 2024 council meeting.

• Discussion of September 3, 2024 council meeting agenda

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council meeting will vote on the 2025 ad valorem millage rate, setting the property tax rate for next year. Council members will also conduct second‑reading votes on a charter amendment for leasing city property, an ordinance related to the Mid‑State Energy Authority, a rezoning ordinance for 1824 Houston Lake Road and 1904 Hwy 127, and an amendment to land‑disturbance permit language. Additional resolutions will address a donation of property from Wingate Custom Homes and acceptance of rights‑of‑way in The Preserve at Agricultural Village Subdivision.

• Resolution establishing the 2025 Ad Valorem Millage Rate
• Second‑reading ordinance amending the charter to authorize leasing personal or real property of the city
• Second‑reading ordinance re Mid‑State Energy Authority (308045754.6)
• Rezoning Ordinance (RZNE‑0079‑2024) for 1824 Houston Lake Road and 1904 Hwy 127
• Resolution to accept a donation of properties from Wingate Custom Homes, LLC

Pre Council

The Perry City Council will hold its pre‑council meeting on August 20, 2024 at City Hall. The agenda consists of standard items such as call to order, roll call, citizen input, discussion of the agenda itself, and adjournment. No specific policy proposals, contracts, or ordinances are listed for consideration.

Work Session

The City Council will hold a work session to review several departmental proposals. Discussions include public works, emergency services, and community development items.

• Pocket Park furniture proposal
• Proposed easement abandonment (Mason Easement Request)
• Perry Dive Team deployment overview
• Follow up regarding public attended events

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission will decide on a variance for sign setbacks at 1309 Main Street. The body will also provide recommendations on a text amendment regarding Planning Commission appointments and review a preliminary concept for Notting Hill PUD.

• VAR-0094-2024: Variance to reduce sign setbacks at 1309 Main Street
• TEXT-0097-2024: Text amendment to 2-1.2.1 regarding Planning Commission member appointments
• Notting Hill PUD Preliminary Concept Review
• SUSE-0098-2024: Short-term rental special exception for 223 E. River Cane Run (withdrawn)

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will hear public comments on several special exception applications, including short‑term rentals at 1318 North Avenue and 415 Shoshone Circle and a Habitat for Humanity house‑size reduction at 1336 & 1338 Pierce Street. A first‑reading rezoning ordinance (RZNE‑0079‑2024) to increase height and permit residential use at 1824 Houston Lake Road and 1904 Hwy 127 will be presented, though no council action is required. The meeting also includes award of a water‑tractor bid, adoption of job‑classification and stormwater resolutions, and approval of various contracts and change orders.

• Public hearing on Special Exception SUSE‑0065‑2024 for short‑term rental at 1318 North Avenue
• Public hearing on Special Exception SUSE‑0080‑2024 for short‑term rental at 415 Shoshone Circle
• Public hearing on Special Exception SUSE‑0072‑2024 for Habitat for Humanity house‑size reduction at 1336 & 1338 Pierce Street
• First reading of Rezoning Ordinance RZNE‑0079‑2024 to increase height and allow residential use at 1824 Houston Lake Road and 1904 Hwy 127 (no council action required)
• Award of Bid 2025‑03 for a water tractor

Pre Council

The Pre Council will review the agenda for the August 6, 2024 council meeting. The session includes a discussion regarding the Public Works Department's Disabled Back Door Customer Policy.

• Discussion of Disabled Back Door Customer Policy (Public Works Department)

Work Session

The agenda for the Perry, Georgia work session on August 5, 2024 contains no listed items. It appears to be a procedural placeholder without specific decisions, proposals, or discussions.

Pre Council

The Perry City Council will meet on July 16, 2024 to review its agenda and discuss items from the Leisure Services Department. A primary focus is the Parks Master Plan Phase 1 presented by Mr. C. Coates, with an attached Creekwood and Rozar Park Phase Implementation Plan. No other specific actions or decisions are listed.

• Discussion of July 16, 2024 council meeting agenda
• Leisure Services Department Parks Master Plan Phase 1 – Mr. C. Coates
• Creekwood and Rozar Park Phase Implementation Plan (attachment)

Council Meeting

The Perry City Council will hold second readings on two ordinances amending sidewalk standards and election sign limits. First readings of two charter amendments—one concerning the Mid-State Energy Authority and another on leasing authority—will be presented, with no council action required. The council will also review the award of a bid to install a belt press at the Frank Satterfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, a contract with Dynamic Quest pending attorney review, and Georgia Power easements for parcels on Macon Road.

• Second Reading of ordinance to amend LMO standards for required sidewalks (Section 6-10.12).
• Second Reading of ordinance to amend LMO sign size/number during elections (Table 6-9-4).
• First Reading of charter amendment for Mid-State Energy Authority (no action required).
• Award of bid for installation of belt press at Frank Satterfield Wastewater Treatment Facility.
• Georgia Power easements for parcels on Macon Road (Tax Map Nos. 0P0020 013000 and 0P0020 087000).

Work Session

The provided agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements. No specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items are listed.