The Odum City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 1, 2026. Mayor Greg Leggett called the meeting to order and Clerk, Robbin Manners prayed the invocation. Kevin Higgs, Kelsey Baker, and Nick Bauer were present for the meeting. Kathy Rozier and Ron Sluder were absent.
Kevin Higgs made a motion to accept the August 2026 minutes as emailed. Nick Bauer made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 3-0 vote.
There were no committee reports given.
Mayor Leggett informed the council of upcoming meetings that they may be interested in attending. The GDOT Quarterly meeting, The GMA District Fall Meeting are coming up and he called on Clerk Robbin Manners to give information on the 2026 Tax Timeline and the City Christmas Party Plans.
There were no guest present for the meeting.
Old Business:
Clerk Robbin Manners updated the council on the current SLFRF Grant. She informed them that we are waiting for the final drawdown and then we will be closing out the Grant. All work has been completed.
Bids were opened on purchasing doors for the Odum City Gym and the Multipurpose Building on North Church Street. After a brief discussion Kevin Higgs made a motion to accept the bid from Murphy’s Builder Supply (the only bid submitted) and to purchase the doors at a cost of $7510.96. The purchase will be made from SPLOST V Funds. Kelsea Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 3-0 vote.
Bids were opened on Installation of the Doors at the Odum City Gym and the Multipurpose Building on North Church St. After a brief discussion Kelsea Baker made a motion to accept and approve the Bid from Richard Thompson Home Solutions (the only bid submitted) at a cost of $7000.00 and to pay for the installation with SPLOST V Funds. Nick Bauer made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 3-0 vote.
Bids for erecting a Shelter over the stage area of the Odum Depot were opened at this time. After a brief discussion, Kevin Higgs made a motion to accept and approve the bid from Richard Thompson Home Solutions (the only bid submitted) at a cost of $7,800 and to pay for the shelter out of SPLOST V Funds. Kelsea Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 3-0 vote.
At this time, Mayor Greg Leggett informed the council that they needed to have a work session to review some ordinance that are over 25 years old to see if they needed to be updated and to also update some of the City of Odum Polices and discuss some new policies. After a brief discussion, the date and time were set to hold the Work Session on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 at 5:00pm at City Hall.
At this time, Clerk Robbin Manners, read the corrections that the council suggested for the New Water and Sewer Rates and Ordinance and read the ordinance with corrections for the 2nd time. After a brief discussion, Nick Bauer made a motion to approve the new ordinance with the appropriate changes and to approve the new water and sewer rates as suggested by Georgia Rural Water. The change will go in to affect beginning with the Feb. 2027 billing period for January 2027 Water and Sewer usage. Residential Customers can expect an approx. increase of $4.00 per month. Kelsea Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 2-1 vote. Bauer and Baker voting yes and Higgs voting no.
At this time, Mayor Leggett presented prices for placing blinds on the windows at the Odum Recreation Center as requested by the Election Supervisor, Robby Smart. The blinds will reassure the public that all voters will have privacy when voting at the Odum Precinct. After a discussion it was decided to go with Mini blinds. The clerk was asked to order the 12 blinds at a cost of approx… $50 each and have the maintenance workers install them before the election in November.
New Business
The Mayor informed the council that the City had been approached about declaring Nov, 2026 Family Court Awareness Month. After a discussion, Mayor Greg Leggett asked the clerk, Robbin Manners to draw up the resolution and have it in the Oct. Meeting.
With nothing further to attend, Kevin Higgs made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Nick Bauer made a second to the motion and the motion was carried with a 3- vote. The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully,