AFTER REFUSING TO APPROVE MAYOR PERRY’S PURCHASE OF THE RADAR GUNS FOR THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL, COUNCILMAN JOHN SIMMONS MADE A MOTION TO RAISE THE SPENDING LIMIT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS TO $150 PER MONTH FROM $100 A MONTH WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL AND CUT THE AMOUNT THE MAYOR COULD SPEND TO $2,000 PER MONTH FROM THE PREVIOUS LIMIT OF $5,000. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION THE COUNCIL VOTED TO APPROVE THE MEASURE WITH ONLY COUNCILMAN MICKY MC GRAW OPPOSING THE MOTION. IN OTHER ACTION THE COUNCIL VOTED TO TELL ALL TOWN DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE THEIR BUDGETS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW BY MAY 16TH. THE COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO HOLD A DEDICATION SERVICE FOR NEW CROSSES PUT UP FOR VETERANS AT THE PAVILIAN AT THE TRACK FIELD. THE DEDICATION IS SET UP FOR MAY 4TH WITH PROBATE JUDGE JOHN PAYNE ACTING AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES. THE COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO TABLE A REQUEST MADE BY AN UN-NAMED PERSON THAT WANTED TO HOLD A TENT REVIVAL ON TOWN PROPERTY. THE COUNCIL SUGGESTED THAT IF THE PERSON WANTING TO HOLD THE REVIVAL WOULD GET A $1 MILLION DOLLAR INSURANCE POLICY TO COVER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, THEN THEY MIGHT BE WILLING TO APPROVE IT. TOWN ATTORNEY AL PALMOUR POINTED OUT TO THE COUNCIL THAT IF THEY ALLOWED A CHRISTIAN GROUP TO HOLD A MEETING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD ALSO HAVE TO HONOR THE REQUEST OF OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS THAT MIGHT WANT TO USE TOWN PROPERTY AS WELL. THE COUNCIL SAID THEY WOULD TAKE UP THE MOTION AT THE NEXT MEETING.
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