The Peachtree

City Council will consider creating the position of assistant city manager

at Thursday's regular meeting.

But that's

not to suggest City Manager Bernard McMullen, on the job for two months,

is finding himself overwhelmed.

"That

was something the council was considering even before I was hired,"

said McMullen, adding that while negotiating his contract with the council,

he encouraged them to hold off on making the change in management structure

at City Hall.

Mayor Steve

Brown confirmed that the proposed position combines several duties already

being performed, most notably that of public works director Colin Halterman

who served as acting city manager during the eight months the job went

open.

"Colin

did a terrific job, and we realize there are a lot of duties to be performed

that an assistant manager's position could handle," said Brown. "He's

been with the city a long time."

But it's premature

to assume Halterman has the job, if the council goes ahead with the change,

McMullen said.

"We'd

still advertise it according to procedure," McMullen said.

Thursday's

agenda also includes an adjustment to the budget to fund the new position,

McMullen said.

Also Thursday,

the council will consider eliminating a building inspector's position

that hasn't been funded in two years. The change, a house-keeping measure,

would leave the city with three inspectors.

Resident Jim

Born is scheduled to appear before the council, asking permission to operate

a "motorized scooter" on the cart path system. Such vehicles

are specifically prohibited by city ordinance. McMullen said the request

is unrelated to the current golf cart operator issue.

In other business

Thursday, the council is expected to:

Appoint Dr.

Thomas B. Faulkner to a five-year term on the county Board of Health,

with Dr. Gary L. Davis Jr. as an alternate.

Give permission

to organizers of the Great Georgia Air Show to erect directional signs

along DOT right-of-way the weekend of Sept. 6-7. Signs would go up temporarily

at nine locations around the city to help direct traffic.

Consider spending

$49,460 from the city's Public Improvement Project contingency fund to

pay for repair work deemed necessary by a routine state inspection of

city bridges. No specific bridges were mentioned in the request.

Hold a public

hearing on a variance request of the Hyde property at the corner of Ga.

Highway 74 South and TDK Boulevard.

The council

meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, Ga. Highway 54 at Willowbend Road.