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Mon Jun 8, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: City council did not meet on June 8 due to lack of quorum.

The Good Hope City Council meeting scheduled for June 8, 2026, was cancelled because a quorum was not present. No resolutions, ordinances, or reports were adopted, and no votes occurred. Residents should check the city schedule for the next regular meeting when official council business will resume.

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1 CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 8, 2026 NO MEETING – LACK OF QUORUM PRESENT OPEN: ROLL CALL VISITORS: MINUTES: REPORTS OF COUNCIL PLACE ONE: BILLY BROWN: Finance PLACE TWO: ERIC PHILLIPS: Streets PLACE THREE: SUSAN ELLER: Utilities PLACE FOUR: GREG BROWN: Community Events PLACE FIVE: TAFT DILLASHAW: Park & Recreation RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURN: APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ______ DAY OF _________, 2026. _________ Mayor, Jerry Bartlett ATTEST:________ City Clerk
Tue May 26, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Good Hope Council approved previous minutes and financial reports

The Council approved the May 11, 2026, meeting minutes. They also approved the March 2026 and February 2026 financial reports with prior year comparisons. The Council entered an executive session to discuss an economic development project.

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May 26, 2026 1 CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 26, 2026 OPEN: The Council meeting was called to order by Mayor, Jerry Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Invocation was given by Christie Chamblee. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Taft Dillashaw and city planner, Corey Harbison were present. Council Member Greg Brown and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were absent. VISITORS: MINUTES: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve and adopt the May 11, 2026, Council meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Eric Phillips. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED FINANCIALS: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the March 2026 Financial with Prior Year Comparison Report. The motion was seconded by Billy Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED FINANCIALS: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the February 2026 Financial with Prior Year Comparison Report. The motion was seconded by Eric Phillips. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED Included with Financials were the Following Reports: *Oct 25-Mar 26 Budget -vs- Actual – 6 month (page 1-3) *Oct 25-Mar 26 Previous Year Comparison – 6 month (page 1-4) *Oct 2020 – May 18, 2026 Profit & Loss – 5.5 Years (page 1-5) REPORTS OF COUNCIL PLACE ONE: BILLY BROWN: Finance PLACE TWO: ERIC PHILLIPS: Streets PLACE THREE: SUSAN ELLER: Utilities [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon May 11, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council unanimously rezoned 193 Speegle Road to General Business

The council adopted the April 27, 2026 minutes and approved a wastewater expansion contract for Scott Drive. It also suspended the reading rules for two ordinances and approved rezoning of 193 Speegle Road to General Business and 191 Scott Drive to R2, all by unanimous yea votes.

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May 11, 2026 1 CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 11, 2026 OPEN: The Council meeting was called to order by Mayor, Jerry Bartlett at 6:32 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Invocation was given by visitor Greg Brown. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Taft Dillashaw, Greg Brown and city planner, Corey Harbison were present. City Attorney Rita Nicholas was absent. VISITORS: Chad Whaley, Chuck Chitwood, Andy Collins, Thelma Milligan, Kelly Milligan MINUTES: Susan Eller made a motion to approve and adopt the April 27, 2026, Council meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED City Engineer, Chuck Chitwood with Canyon Engineering had the bid breakdown sheet for review. He made a recommendation to the council to approve the low bidder. Susan Eller made a motion to award C.D. Roberts the Waste Water Expansion Line on Scott Drive. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED REPORTS OF COUNCIL PLACE ONE: BILLY BROWN: Finance PLACE TWO: ERIC PHILLIPS: Streets PLACE THREE: SUSAN ELLER: Utilities PLACE FOUR: GREG BROWN: Community Events PLACE FIVE: TAFT DILLASHAW: Park & Recreation PUBLIC HEARING Good Hope Planning Commission sent a recommendation letter to the Council that they held a Public Hearing on March 16, 2026 to approve the Re-zon [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Apr 27, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council approved $60,000 use of alcohol funds for fill‑dirt move

The Good Hope City Council adopted the minutes from the April 13, 2026 meeting. A motion was approved to allocate up to $60,000 from alcohol funds to move fill dirt from the Multi‑Plex property to CH Park. Both actions passed unanimously.

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1 CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 27, 2026 OPEN: The Council meeting was called to order by Mayor, Jerry Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Invocation was given by visitor Greg Brown. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Taft Dillashaw, Greg Brown and city planner, Corey Harbison and city attorney Rita Nicholas were present. VISITORS: Alyson Miley-Cullman Caring for Kids/CASA for Proclamation Signing Garlan Gudger & Randall Shedd – ADEM Funds for Overage of WWTP Upgrade in the amount of $1,000,000.00 MINUTES: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve and adopt the April 13, 2026, Council meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED REPORTS OF COUNCIL PLACE ONE: BILLY BROWN: Finance PLACE TWO: ERIC PHILLIPS: Streets PLACE THREE: SUSAN ELLER: Utilities PLACE FOUR: GREG BROWN: Community Events PLACE FIVE: TAFT DILLASHAW: Park & Recreation RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS Greg Brown made a motion to allow the use of Alcohol Funds up to $60,000.00 for moving the fill dirt from the Multi-Plex property to CH Park. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED ADJOURN: Greg Brown made a motion to adjourn the Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. The Council meeting was adjourned at [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Apr 13, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council approved eight annexation ordinances expanding city limits

The Good Hope City Council unanimously approved eight annexation ordinances (Nos. 006‑2026 through 013‑2026), each amending a different annexation area. For each ordinance the Council first suspended the rules of reading before adopting the measure. All votes were unanimous yea votes.

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1 CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES April 13, 2026 OPEN: The Council meeting was called to order by Mayor, Jerry Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Invocation was given by visitor Greg Brown. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Greg Brown and city planner, Corey Harbison and city attorney Rita Nicholas were in present. Taft Dillashaw was absent VISITORS: MINUTES: Greg Brown made a motion to approve and adopt the March 23, 2026, Council meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Billy Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED MINUTES FOR SPECIAL CALLED MEETING: Jerry Bartlett made a motion to approve the March 27, 2026 Meeting. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED REPORTS OF COUNCIL PLACE ONE: BILLY BROWN: Finance PLACE TWO: ERIC PHILLIPS: Streets PLACE THREE: SUSAN ELLER: Utilities PLACE FOUR: GREG BROWN: Community Events PLACE FIVE: TAFT DILLASHAW: Park & Recreation RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ORDINANCE NO: 006-2026 Annexation Susan Eller made a motion to suspend the rules of reading. The motion was seconded by Billy Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED Eric Phillips made a motion to approve and adopt Ordinance No: 006-2026, Amend Stansberry Annexation. The motion was seconded by Jerry Bartlett. [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Fri Mar 27, 2026

Special Called

✓ Decided: Council unanimously approved request for Attorney General opinion on County Road 490

The council voted unanimously to request an Attorney General opinion regarding County Road 490 property. The meeting was then adjourned by unanimous vote.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 27, 2026 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 12:15 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Greg Brown gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Billy Brown, Susan Eller, Taft Dillashaw and Greg Brown and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. Council Member Eric Phillips was absent. VISITORS: RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO: 011-2026 Greg Brown made a motion to request an Attorney General Opinion on County Road 490 Property. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED ADJOURN: Greg Brown made a motion to adjourn the Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Billy Brown. The Council meeting was adjourned at 1:10 pm. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED MEETING ADJOURNED APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ____________ DAY OF APRIL, 2026. _________ Mayor, Jerry Bartlett ATTEST:_ _____________________ City Clerk
Mon Mar 23, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council unanimously approved the January 2026 financials

The Good Hope City Council approved the March 9, 2026 meeting minutes and the January 2026 financial statements, both by unanimous vote. The council entered an executive session at 6:50 p.m. and later returned to regular session. A resolution requesting an Attorney General opinion on Co Rd 490 was tabled until the next meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 23, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Greg Brown gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Greg Brown and Taft Dillashaw and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. VISITORS: MINUTES: Greg Brown made a motion to approve the March 9, 2026 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED FINANCIALS: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the January 2026 Financials. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS Taft Dillashaw made a motion to go into executive session at 6:50 pm. The motion was seconded by Jerry Bartlett. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED Back into Regular Session at 7:23 pm RESOLUTION NO: 011-2026 Request for Attorney General Opinion on Co Rd 490 Property. Eric Phillips made a motion to table the resolution until the next meeting. The motion was seconded by Susan Eller. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED PUBLIC HEARING Letter of recommendation from the Planning Commission to approve the ReZone for the Brown on Speegle Road. Remarks from the Public: No P [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Mar 9, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council approved prior minutes and adjourned the meeting

The council unanimously approved the February 9, 2026 meeting minutes. A motion to adjourn the March 9, 2026 council meeting was also unanimously approved. No other substantive actions were taken.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 9, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Greg Brown gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Greg Brown and Taft Dillashaw and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. Council Member Billy Brown was absent. VISITORS: Kenneth Cornelius MINUTES: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the February 9, 2026 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURN: Greg Brown made a motion to adjourn the Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. The Council meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED MEETING ADJOURNED APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ____________ DAY OF MARCH, 2026. _________ Mayor, Jerry Bartlett ATTEST:_ _____________________ City Clerk
Mon Feb 23, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council meeting adjourned without a quorum, no decisions made

The council did not have enough members present to constitute a quorum. As a result, the meeting was adjourned without any actions taken or decisions made.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 23, 2026 REGULAR MEETING NOT ENOUGH PRESENT FOR A QUORUM OPEN: ROLL CALL: VISITORS: MINUTES FINANCIALS: RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURN: APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS ____________ DAY OF ________________ 2026. _________ Mayor, Jerry Bartlett ATTEST:______________________ City Clerk
Mon Feb 9, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: Council approved a Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday for July 2026

The council unanimously approved the minutes from January 26, 2026 and the December 2025 financial statements. They suspended the reading rules for Ordinance No. 004-2026 and approved a Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday for the third weekend in July, set to expire in October 2029. The FY 2026 budget was amended to cancel a $250,000 TAPNU Sidewalk Grant, removing both the revenue and expense entries.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 9, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Greg Brown gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Billy Brown, Eric Phillips, Susan Eller and Greg Brown and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. Council Member Taft Dillashaw was absent. VISITORS: Kitty Travis 21 St Sebastian MINUTES: Susan Eller made a motion to approve the January 26, 2026 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED FINANCIALS: Greg Brown made a motion to approve the December 2025 Financials. The motion was seconded by Eric Phillips. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS Eric Phillips made a motion to suspend the rules of reading Ordinance No 004-2026. The motion was seconded by Susan Eller. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED ORDINANCE NO: 004-2026 Jerry Bartlett made a motion to approve the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday the third weekend in July and set to expire October 2029. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED Susan Eller made a motion to amend the YE 26 budget to reflect the declination of the TAPNU Sidewalk Grant to dr account #415.01 and c [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Jan 26, 2026

Regular

✓ Decided: City approved a traffic study agreement with AECOM

The council unanimously approved the minutes from the January 12, 2026 meeting. It also approved Resolution 010-2026, allowing Mayor Bartlett to enter an agreement with AECOM for a traffic study, pending CCBOE approval. Additionally, Ordinance 003-2026 was approved, permitting consumable hemp products that meet ABC requirements with amended language from the City Attorney.

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 26, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Greg Brown gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Eric Phillips, Billy Brow, Taft Dillashaw and Greg Brown and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. Council Member Susan Eller was absent. VISITORS: MINUTES: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the January 12, 2026 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO: 010-2026 Traffic Study Taft Dillashaw made a motion to allow Mayor Bartlett to go into agreement with AECOM for traffic study contingent upon CCBOE agreement. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED ORDINANCE NO: 003-2026 Consumable Hemp Products Jerry Bartlett made a motion to approve the consumable hemp products to ABC requirements with City Attorney amending verbiage. The motion was seconded by Greg Brown. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED ADJOURN: Greg Brown made a motion to adjourn the Council meeting. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. The Council meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED MEETING ADJOURNED [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Jan 12, 2026

Regular

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CITY OF GOOD HOPE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 12, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OPEN: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bartlett at 6:30 pm at Good Hope City Hall. Christie Chamblee gave the invocation. ROLL CALL: Mayor Jerry Bartlett, Council Members: Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, and Taft Dillashaw and City Manager Corey Harbison and City Attorney Rita Nicholas were present. Council Members Billy Brown and Greg Brown were absent. VISITORS: Lydia with Alliance for Awareness, Mayor Bartlett presented a Proclamation for Human Trafficking Awareness. MINUTES: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the December 22, 2025 Minutes. The motion was seconded by Susan Eller. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED FINANCIALS: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the November Comparative Financial Statement. The motion was seconded by Susan Eller. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED YE 25 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Taft Dillashaw made a motion to approve the Audited Financial Statement for 9/30/25. The motion was seconded by Eric Phillips. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, AND OTHER BUSINESS Eric Phillips made a motion to surplus 3 Gravely Lawn Mowers. Two to be sold on Gov Deals one to be donated to Good Hope High School. The motion was seconded by Taft Dillashaw. Roll call: unanimous yea votes by the Council. MOTION APPROVED S [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]

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