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The Pooler City Council held a regular meeting on June 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at 100 US Highway 80 SW, Pooler, GA. Mayor Karen Williams presided with five councilmembers present (Aaron Henry, Wesley Bashlor, Michael Carpenter, John Wilcher, Shannon Valim); Councilmember Tom Hutcherson was absent. The meeting included a proclamation, consent agenda, a first-reading ordinance, several planning and development items, and an executive session. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Who is the gentleman you were talking to in the far right corner, back corner? No. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to our June first city council meeting. Please make sure that you silence your cell phones at this time. Um we have um a quorum, so I hereby call the meeting to order. I would like to invite battalion chief Michael Fort to come forward and give our invocation and our pledge of allegiance. How did I not know that you were uh a pastor all this time? All right. So we're gonna go ahead and pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for allowing us to come and conduct the business of this city. We ask right now that you give us wisdom and the knowledge that we need to be able to conduct the business sort for the better good of the city. We ask that you be with the mayor. We ask that you be with the council. We ask that you be with the citizens of Pool and the staff as we go through every single day. We ask that you protect us and keep us safe and help us to to do the right things and make good decisions, Father. I ask right now that you be with us as we uh conduct this business and help us to be open-minded and and respectful hearted so that we can um you know make the decisions that need to be made to make the citizen uh make the city a better um city. Father, we thank you and we praise you and we ask all this in your son Jesus' precious name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. I would like to make the joyful announcement that our councilman Tom Hutcherson was able to come home today. So he had a very very long stay in the hospital and he is back home. So that is a answer to our prayers. Um we have also under this section a proclamation for flood awareness week. This is something that we do get points for. Johnson works very hard to get our scores lower, which then saves the taxpayers' money, and this is one of the things that we need to do. So this is a flood awareness week proclamation. Can you all hear me okay? Let's see. Whereas flooding is one of the most common and costly natural disasters impacting communities, property, and lives each year. And whereas public education and preparedness are essential to reducing the risk and impacts of flooding, including understanding flood hazards, evacuation routes, and having emergency plans in place. And whereas local, state, and national agencies, along with community organizations, work tirelessly to promote flood safety, improve infrastructure resilience, and provide resources to help residents protect themselves and their property. And whereas raising awareness about flood risk encourages individuals, families, and businesses to take proactive steps, such as purchasing flood insurance, safeguarding important documents, and staying informed through trusted weather alerts. And whereas the City of Pooler, Georgia is a voluntary participant in the national flood insurance program that provides residents with the opportunity to protect themselves against flood loss through the purchase of flood insurance at reduced insurance premium rates, as well as setting higher regulatory standards to reduce the flood risk and potential flood damage to their property. And whereas the City of Pooler, Georgia hereby designates the week the designates the week of June 15th, 2026 as flood awareness week to promote awareness and increase knowledge of risk, flood risk and encourages all residents to learn about flood safety, prepare their emergency kits, and share this knowledge to help protect our community. Now, therefore, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the city of Pooler, Georgia to be affixed this first day of June 2026. All right. Does any of the council members have any announcements that you would like to share? None? All right, we're going to a consent agenda. Under consent agenda items, as you know, these are items that are grouped together that have already been looked at. They're usually minutes or release of performance bonds, things like that. So at this meeting, we have items A, B, and C, which are just the workshop, meeting minutes, and executive minutes of the May 18th meeting. Is there any questions from council on these meetings, minutes? Hearing none, I'll ask for a motion. Move to approve consent agenda as printed.