City Council Meets Tonight; Bob Ott Town Hall on Tuesday

It’s Monday, and that means another Smyrna City Council meeting is set for 7:30 tonight in the City Hall building located at 2800 King Street.

The public is invited, but the meeting will be televised live on Charter Communications Public Access Channel 19. Replays of council meetings air the second and fourth Thursday of the month on Channel 23 at 7 p.m. See the TV23 section at www.cobbcounty.org for a complete rebroadcast schedule.

It's a rather light agenda, but since it's election season, there's sure to be some excitement during the public comment portion of the meeting. The consent agenda is as follows:

(A) Approval of September 19, 2011 Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes

(B) Approval and Adoption of eight revised and/or new Personnel Policies Regarding Employee Personnel Records, Employment References, Rehire, New Hire Orientation, Flextime, Pay Plan, Position Classification and Internships and authorize Mayor to sign and execute policies

(C) Approval and Adoption of three revised Personnel Policies Regarding ADA, Workplace Violence and Personal Dress and authorize Mayor to sign and execute policies

(D) Approval and Adoption of three revised Personnel Policies Regarding Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, Employee Assistance Program and authorize Mayor to sign and execute policies

(E) Approval and Adoption of two revised and/or new Personnel Policies Regarding Leave without Pay and Unpaid Holidays/Furloughs and authorize Mayor to sign and execute policies

(F) Approval of Renewal Agreement with Community Health Network (CHN) for Health Management (Wellness) Services and authorize the Mayor to sign any related documents

(G) Award RFQ 12 018 Pressure Grouting to the lowest bidder Gibson Pressure Grouting services for $69,800.00 and authorize the Mayor to execute any related documents

(H) Approval and authorization of Maintenance and Development Agreements between City of Smyrna and Cobb County Board of Education regarding property currently known as Smyrna Commons Apartments at 2525 Ward Street and Mayor to sign and execute documents

(I) Authorization for City of Smyrna to enter into and execute any and all documents required in the sale of property currently known as Smyrna Commons from the Smyrna Downtown Development Corporation to the Cobb County Board of Education

(J) Approval and Adoption of Revised Personnel Policy regarding Tuition Reimbursement and authorize Mayor to sign and execute policy

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Tuesday night at the Smyrna Community Center, Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott will host a town hall meeting from 7 to 9 p.m.

A variety of subjects is expected to be addressed including the approaching deadline for the final project list for next summer's Atlanta regional transportation SPLOST. The center is located at 200 Village Green Circle.

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Earlier Tuesday at the community center, the Rotary Club of Smyrna will hold its weekly luncheon with Maria Saporta of the SaportaReport the scheduled feature speaker. To learn more about the club or Tuesday’s 12:15 p.m. meeting, see here or call 770-850-1640.

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The Smyrna Golden K Kiwanis Club is conducting it’s weekly Tuesday meeting from 10 to 11 a.m. at the at 844 Church Street.

Kiwanis is a service organization dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Locally, the club consists of forty-five men and women who are making a difference in Smyrna through service. All are welcome to Tuesday’s meeting and for more info, see here.

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And the Vinings Business Association will also hold its first Tuesday of the month luncheon tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at . Speaker Tricia Molloy will deliver a presentation entitled, “CRAVE Your Goals! Five Steps to Reduce Stress and Be More Positive and Focused.’’ The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. See here for registration info.