Work Session

1 MINUTES WORK SESSION OF THE PERRY CITY COUNCIL Date: Location: November 17, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PERRY CITY HALL 808 CARROLL STREET, PERRY, GA 31069 Officials Present: Mayor Randall Walker Council Member Darryl Albritton Council Member Dan Peterson Council Member Phyllis Bynum-Grace Officials Absent: Council Member Robert Jones Council Member Willie King Mayor Pro Tempore James Moody Staff: Brooke Newby - City Attorney Robert Smith - Acting City Manager Annie Warren - City Clerk Keyiera Johnson - Assistant City Clerk - Recording Clerk Holly Wharton - Economic Development Director Mitchell Worthington - Finance Director Curtis Coates - Director of Leisure Services Chief Lee Parker- Fire and Emergency Services Department Chief Alan Everidge - Police Department Ansley White - Public Works Superintendent Jenny Burdeshaw - Human Resources Director Tabitha Clark - Director of Communications Amber Howell - Communications Specialist - Live Stream Operator Alicia Hartley - Downtown Manager _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order: Mayor Randall Walker, Presiding Officer, called to order the work session of the Perry City Council held November 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

2 2. Roll: The above were in attendance for a quorum. 3. Citizens with Input: Lee Wingate, 4066 Coosa Drive, Bonaire, voiced concerns with the implementation of the sewer connection fee. 4. Items of Review/Discussion: 4.a Perry Area Convention & Visitors Bureau 1. Recent and upcoming campaigns - Ms. A. Turpin. Ms. Turpin provided an update to Mayor Walker and Council regarding completed Visit Perry events, campaigns, and promotions. She also reviewed the planned campaigns and promotions for the Perry Area Convention & Visitors Bureau in 2026. 4.b Economic Development Department 1. Downtown Placemaking Master Plan - Ms. A. Hartley. Ms. Hartley reviewed the Downtown Perry Placemaking Master Plan. The plan identified key public spaces and underutilized areas in Historic Downtown Perry that could benefit from creative placemaking. The focus sites are the City Hall lawn, Perry Farmers Market, Welcome Park, the green space by the Perry Events Center, and the southside of downtown along Main Street. Ms. Hartley highlighted completed projects and discussed phase two future projects and considerations for the upcoming year. 4.c Leisure Services Department 1. Pickleball Court Rental Fee Proposal - Mr. C. Coates. Mr. Coates stated that, per Council's request, all standard court rental fees have been removed, and only tournament rental fees will apply. The fee for a full day of tournament use for six courts will be $750.00, which breaks down to $125.00 per court. Additionally, a clause has been added stating that the maximum number of tournament rentals allowed per year is capped at 12. Tournament rentals will only be permitted on Saturdays and Sundays, with no more than one weekend rental allowed per month. Renters will not be allowed to book more than three rentals in a calendar year.

3 Council requested to carry this item over to the regular meeting on November 18, 2025, for a vote. 4.d Office of the City Clerk 1. Mayor and Council Board and Authority appointments overview - Ms. K. Johnson. Ms. Johnson provided an overview of the city boards, commissions, and authority appointments. She also reviewed the Statement of Interest process. 4.e Perry Police Department 1. Downtown security cameras - Chief A. Everidge. Chief Everidge presented a request to install surveillance cameras in the downtown area to help deter crime. The proposed locations for the cameras are at the corner of Main Street and Ball Street, Carroll Street and Ball Street, and Carroll Street and Jernigan Street. Funding for the cameras would come from the Georgia Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant. Council concurred to refer this item to the regular meeting on November 18, 2025 for a vote. 4.f Finance Department 1. Discussion of Implementation of Sewer Connection Fee - Mr. M. Worthington. During the presentation by Raftelis at the work session on October 6, 2025, the proposed implementation of a sewer connection fee of $8,435.00 per equivalent residential unit (ERU) for all new connections to the sewer system was discussed, effective November 1, 2025. This fee is based on calculations showing that the total financed capital cost allocated to new customers amounts to $45,727,204.00 The collected sewer connection fees will be used to pay an allocated portion of debt for the sewer system expansion and the capital costs assigned to these new customers. The funds collected would be stored in a separate account, and the city would provide the public with annual updates on the remaining balance for transparency. One ERU is equivalent to a standard residential 3/4" water meter. In addition to implementing the sewer connection fee, the recommendation is to discontinue it once the approximately 5,421 ERUs allocated capacity has been utilized.

4 Feedback from builders and developers indicates that the implementation timeframe is too short, making it difficult for them to adjust their marketing and pricing strategies. In response, staff recommends a phased implementation of the sewer connection fee. This would involve an initial 50% fee of $4,218.00 per ERU, effective January 1, 2026, with the full fee of $8,435.00 per ERU implemented on January 1, 2027. The number of ERUs will be determined by the size of the water meter installed. Councilmember Bynum-Grace requested that action on the implementation be postponed until the rest of Council is present for voting. Councilmember Peterson concurred, stating that further discussion should wait until all members of Council are available. 5. Council Member Items: none 6. Department Head/Staff Items: Mr. Coates announced the District 6 football championships will take place at Creekwood Park on Saturday, November 22, 2025. Additionally, the pickleball courts at Creekwood Park are officially open. 7. Mayor Items November 18, 2025 Pre Council at 5pm November 18, 2025 Regular Meeting at 6pm Mayor Walker entertained a motion to go into executive session for the purpose to discuss possible litigation and real estate. 8. Executive Session (If required): Executive Session entered at 5:56 p.m.: Councilmember Albritton moved to adjourn the work session and enter into executive session for the purpose to discuss possible litigation and real estate. Councilmember Peterson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Executive Session adjourned at 6:27 p.m.: Council's work session reconvened. Council adjourned the executive session held November 17, 2025 and reconvened into the work session. 9. Action After Executive Session (As needed): Adopted Resolution No. 2025-66 stated the purpose of the executive session held November 17, 2025 was to discuss possible litigation and real estate.

5 Councilmember Bynum-Grace moved to adopt a resolution stating the purpose of the executive session held November 17, 2025 was to discuss possible litigation and real estate; Councilmember Peterson seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. No action was taken in the work session. (Resolution No. 2025-66 has been entered into the City's official book of record.) 10. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before Council in the work session held November 17, 2025, Councilmember Peterson motioned to adjourn the meeting at 6:28 p.m.; Councilmember Albritton seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.