The first

City Council meeting of 2000 in Peachtree City was a time

of taking care of typical housekeeping business necessary

at the beginning of every year.

Also of

utmost importance was the swearing-in of two recently

elected councilmembers.

Annie

McMenamin, a 10-year councilmember who was just elected

to her final four-year term, was sworn in by Mayor Bob

Lenox. She was also elected by her peers to serve again

as Mayor Pro Tempore.

Dan Tennant

was sworn in for his first term by his pastor, Chuck

Hodges of Peachtree City United Methodist Church. Tennant

is a newcomer to the council, having won a November race

to replace Jim Pace, who did not run for a second term.

The firm of

Geeslin, Cordle, Johnson and Wetherington was reappointed

at city auditor, a post that firm has held for ten years.

Nancy Faulkner was reappointed to serve as city clerk,

with Peachtree National Bank again named city depository

and Today in Peachtree City continuing as legal organ.

For the

first time, the City Council considered a consent agenda

as part of its regular business. This consists of several

items that do not require any real discussion and can be

voted on in a single motion.

Council

adopted in October the necessary guidelines to have a

consent agenda for certain items. Any councilperson can

have an item taken off the consent agenda if he or she

feels a more detailed discussion is necessary.

This

month's consent agenda included the designation of who is

authorized to sign checks for the city. That is handled

mayor pro tempore, city manager, assistant city manager,

director of developmental services and director of

administrative services.

The annual

resolution indemnifying city officials and employees from

potential liability was also considered, as were alcohol

license changes for the city's two Kroger stores, as part

of the consent agenda. All were approved unanimously.

Council

approved an $8,500 funding request from Fayette Senior

Services, an increase of 143 percent since 1996. This

money is for delivery of meals and other services for

senior citizens in the area.

City

attorney Jim Webb pointed out that this is a contract for

services and not a charitable contribution, which the

city is prohibited from making. Lenox added that if

Fayette Senior Services were not providing this service,

then the city would have to.

"They're

doing it better and more economically than the city

could," said Lenox.

Tennant

asked to confirm for the record that the funds were going

directly to Fayette Senior Services and not through

United Way, of which it is a member agency. He was told

that the money is going straight the group it is

designated for.

Councilman

Robert Brooks said that the council should look closely

at the budget when considering this in the future, rather

than just funding it out of contingency, since it has

risen significantly from the $3,500 total designated in

fiscal year 1996. Tennant added that the city should be

careful so as not to cause a swarm of agencies coming

with their hands out, as this should not be the role of

government.

An

amendment to the ordinance responsible for the

organization of the Commission on Children and Youth was

to be considered by the council, but it was postponed due

to the absence of the CCY's chairman.