Union City is getting ready

to get tough on delinquent taxpayers.

The City Council voted to contract

with Government Tax Solutions, Inc. for the collection of delinquent property

tax at the May 21 meeting.

GTS will be responsible for

sending late notices, the processing of liens and, if necessary, the support

of tax sale of properties at no cost to the city.

Delinquent taxpayers will pay

a fee directly to the company, the city will receive all collections.The

fee for services from GTS is tacked on to the tax bill which is paid to

the city as an administrative cost.

According to City Administrator

Sonya Carter, the city will realize a savings in manpower hours.

In other news, the City Council:

Selected the Woodwind Construction

Company with a bid of a little over $7,000 for the City's 2002 Community

Development Block Grant project involving curb guttering and similar work

for Goodson Street.

Extended the contract with

BRI for waste removal to October, 2004 and $7,500 was allocated to purchase

computer software from Creative Logic Technologies, Inc.

The software purchase will

be funded from the Water/Sewer Enterprise Reserve Account and will be

used to take an accounting of related assets as required by state law.

Decreased the speed limit

on Highpoint Road from Littleton Drive to Dodson Road from 45 m.p.h. to

30 m.p.h., and a school zone, 25 miles per hour, will be established from

Deep Creek Bridge to Dodson Road for the new school.

A three-way stop for traffic

control will be installed at the intersection of Highpoint and Dodson

Road.

Voted to remain a partner

with Fulton County as a sub-recipient of the Community Development Block

Grant to ensure they would continue to receive funds. The city had the

option of applying for its own CDBG this year as Fulton County has exceeded

the 200,000 population mark.

City Manager Sonya Carter recommended

that the city not apply for an individual grant as they may not receive

it and they may only apply every three years.

Rezoned six properties along

Hwy. 138/Jonesboro Road, east of I-85 from Light Industrial to General

Commercial. The rezonings were initiated by the city to reflect the current

usage of the properties. The properties adjoin Oakley Industrial Park

and were originally classified as M-1 due to the proximity to the Industrial

Park.

Numerous automobile dealerships

and similar businesses, which are allowed in the M-1 classification, now

occupy the properties.

However, the city determined

that the GC classification better fits the current growth and voted to

rezone.

Approved the final plat for

Oakley Commons Phase 1 located on Oakley Road after Realty Enterprises

LLC brought all concerns noted by the Planning Commission into compliance.

Commended Linda Norton for

her efforts in raising over $7,000 in the Mayor's Golf Tournament to benefit

senior services in the South Fulton area.