Fairburn officials showed their

appreciation for the good work being done by fellow employees and fellow

citizens Monday night.

The mayor and City Council

recognized Sure Lock Self Storage for the great job done in developing

the new business. City administrator Jim Williams handed out the award

saying that the builders went "above and beyond the call of duty"

in completing their project.

The owners thanked Harvey Stokes

and Kenny Dodson for their help as well and went on to say the city had

been very open- armed to them. They held their grand opening December

11.

Chief Walt Brown got up to

commend two of his employees for helping streamline the intake of prisoners

at the jail and for saving the taxpayers $7000 in the process. The team

cut the cost of processing prisoners by 75 percent.�

Officer Robert Bovell was then

introduced to the Mayor and Council as the police department's latest

hire. New to Fairburn, Bovell wanted to work in a growing community. He

has worked for the College Park Police Department and is studying for

his criminal justice degree. He plans to move to the city soon.

Melissa Gordon, another new

employee of the police department was not present for the meeting.

Mayor Betty Hannah surprised

Councilman Roy Farr who turned 70 Monday by requesting a chorus of "Happy

Birthday." The mayor thanked Farr for his dedication to Fairburn

as she noted his presence at the meeting in spite of the milestone.�

Hannah then presented Councilman

Harvey Melear with a plaque in appreciation of the 12 years of service

he has given to Fairburn. Each of the City Council members expressed their

thanks for his help in running the affairs of the city. Everyone said

they would miss him except Councilman Doug Crawford who insisted he would

not.

Melear stood up to receive

a little more ribbing from the group and asked the mayor to allow him

to strike the gavel and bring his final meeting to a close.