Category: Minutes

The Odum City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Mar. 3, 2026 at 7pm.  Mayor Greg Leggett called the meeting to order and prayed the invocation.  Council members Kathy Rozier, Kevin Higgs, Kelsey Baker and Nick Bauer were present for the meeting.  Ron Sluder was absent.

Nick Bauer made a motion to accept the minutes from the February meeting as emailed.  Kevin Higgs made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

Committee Reports

Kathy Rozier reported that taxes are still coming into the City and informed the Council that there were only good reports coming in on moving the City taxes to the County bills.  Residents are glad to pay at one place.

Kevin Higgs had nothing to report.

Nick Bauer had nothing to report.

Kelsea Baker reported that our guys had repaired another water leak at the end of N. Church St.  Mr. Aubrey informed the council that it had caused some issues with the residents at the end of the line stating that there was sand in the lines, but they worked with the resident to get the issues resolved.

Mayor Greg Leggett welcomed our guest and introduced them to the council.  Tina Morgan with Leadership Wayne and Jack Ellis with The Press-Sentinel.

Ballfield lights were tabled until Council Member Ron Sluder could be present.  He is checking on the cost of getting the lights repaired.

At this time, Robbin Manners, Clerk gave the second reading of the Multipurpose Off-Highway Vehicle Ordinance.  After a brief discussions and some typing errors being corrected, Kevin Higgs made a motion to accept the MPOHV ordinance with the noted amendments.  Kelsey Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote. 

Clerk Robbin Manners, read The Language Access Plan for the 2026 CDBG Grant that the city has applied for.  After a brief discussion, Kathy Rozier made a motion to adopt the Plan and give Mayor Greg Leggett permission to sign the plan on behalf of the City of Odum.  Kevin Higgs made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

Council Member Kathy Rozier read a resolution authorizing a Referendum on the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays.  Kevin Higgs made a motion to adopt the resolution and ask the Mayor to sign on behalf of the City of Odum. Nick Bauer made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

Mayor Greg Leggett informed the council that he had been approached by someone asking if the speed limit on N. Church St. coming into the City from the County could be lowered to slow traffic down.  The issue was tabled until the Mayor can get information on whether it can be done or not and what the steps are to lower it if it can be done.

Mayor Greg Leggett and Clerk Robbin Manners talked to the council about the new CDBG Grant that the City has applied for and where the matching funds of $50,000 might come from.  After a discussion, Kevin Higgs made a motion to reallocate $25,000 from Recreation Facilities and Equipment to Storm Water and Infrastructure Projects in the SPLOST V FUNDS.  This will leave a total of $200,000 allocated to Recreation Facilities and Equipment and $40,000 in Storm Water and Infrastructure Projects.  The balance of the matching funds for the CDBG Grant will come from other sources to be determined at a later date.

With nothing further to attend, Nick Bauer made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Kelsea Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

The Odum City Council met for the regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 3, 2026.  Mayor Greg Leggett was not present.  Mayor Pro-Tem Kathy Rozier opened the meeting and Clerk Robbin Manners prayed the invocation. All Council members were present for the meeting.  Assistant Clerk Janice O’quinn was also present for the meeting.

Nicholas Bauer made a motion to accept the minutes from the January meeting as emailed.  Kevin Higgs made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4- vote.

Mayor Pro-Tem Kathy Rozier called on Sharon Keithley.  Ms. Keithley informed the council that she has rented the Gym in the past for Beauty Pageants and that she and some of the mothers of her contestants are planning to have a Bingo to raise money for some of the girls to go to Disney World.  She stated that she needed the Gym for approx. 5 hours but the all day rate was a bit more than they felt they could pay and the 3 hour rate was not long enough to set –up, hold the bingo, and clean up.   After a brief discussion Kelsea Baker made a motion to allow the 3 hour fee of $75.00 this one time for this benefit, but allow her the time to clean at no charge.   Ron Sluder made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

Committee Reports:

Kevin Higgs ….Kevin Higgs called on Fire Chief Matt Strickland who reported that everything that was approved at the last meeting had come in.  The Knocker truck is at the mechanic and he will check on the status of it.  He told them that the next 2 items on the list that were a priority were the Dump Tank and the Thermal Imager.  These Items will be discussed at the next meeting.

Nick Bauer reported that a water leak under the road on N. Church Street had been fixed and the road should be repaired soon.

Kelsea Baker reported that the water pumps had kicked off but the issue had been fixed.

Ron Sluder had nothing to report.

(Old Business)

At this time Mayor Pro-Tem Kathy Rozier closed the regular meeting for an Executive Session to discuss a legal matter with the City Lawyer Samantha Jacobs.  Nothing was decided on, nor voted on during the Executive meeting. 

Mayor Pro-Tem closed the Executive Session and reopened the regular meeting with old business.   Ballfield lights were the next item on the agenda.  Ron Sluder asked to table this until he has more information on the lights. 

Off Road Vehicle ordinance was tabled until the corrected draft is available and should be read for the 2^nd time at next month’s meeting.

(New Business)

Bids for An Engineering Firm were discussed and scored by the council.   No vote was taken at the meeting, however the clerk emailed the council individually and asked for their vote on Feb. 4, 2026.  The results were as follows:  4 votes for Hofstadter & Associates, 1 council member did not respond to the email.

At this time Clerk Robbin Manners went over the budget and suggested amending some line items.  There was some discussion on the budget. Nick Bauer made a motion to amend the budget as proposed, Kevin Higgs made a 2^nd to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

Ron Sluder made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Kevin Higgs made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 4-0 vote.

With nothing further to attend, Mayor Pro-Tem Kathy Rozier adjourned the meeting.

The Odum City Council held their regularly scheduled Jan. 6, 2026. Mayor Greg Leggett called the meeting to order and prayed the invocation. Due to the absence of Council members, the October, November and December minutes needed to be approved. After a brief discussion, Kevin Higgs made a motion to accept the October, November, and December minutes as e-mailed. Ron Sluder made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 Vote.

Committee Reports:
Kathy Rozier had nothing to report.
Kevin Higgs called on Fire Chief Matthew Strickland who informed the council that last months approved items had been ordered and went over the list of items still needed. After a discussion Kathy Rozier made a motion to purchase 22- 1 ½”fire hoses at a cost of $3659.26, Hooks and Handles at $422.89 and a gauntlet at $96.43 for a total of $4178.58 to be taken from SP LOST V funds. Kevin Higgs made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 Vote. Kevin Higgs made a motion to take bids on 2 ½ “fire hoses needed and Air-pacs. Ron Sluder made a 2nd to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 vote.

Nick Bauer had nothing to report.

Kelsey Baker reported that they are waiting on the gates to come in for the sewer pond.

Ron Sluder had nothing to report.

Police Chief Leon McKinney reported that the approved items from last month’s items had been purchased. The drawer system for the truck has been delivered and is awaiting installation. After some discussion about a grant that is being applied for, Ron Sluder made a motion to approve matching funds up to $7000 from SPLOST funds to pay the balance of the vehicle, if the City of Odum is awarded the grant of $40,000. He also reported that he had picked up 2 generators that were given to the City Police Department through a government program.

At this time Mayor Leggett called on Jim West berry and Neighbors to address the council. They discussed their concerns about the growing “Buzzard Population” in our area, stating that they are causing damage to houses and cars in the area. After a discussion the Mayor asked Council Member Kelsey Baker to look into purchasing a noise making apparatus to deter the birds from the water tanks.

Ron Sluder informed the council that he planned to have a work day at the Recreation ball fields to get the fields ready for the season. He is also going to check on getting lights fixed at the ball fields.

Mayor Greg Leggett brought up the need to finish the Multi-purpose Off-Road Vehicle Ordinance. After a discussion Kevin Higgs made a motion that the Ordinance should simply say “if the Vehicle is in Compliance of all State Guidelines, they are permitted to be on City of Odum Streets” and list those guidelines or attach a hand-out from the State on the issue. Kathy Rozier made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 vote. The clerk will get with the City Attorney to amend the proposed ordinance.

Mr. Aubrey Mansfield (Maintenance Supervisor) informed the council that the backhoe was in need of repairs. The estimate of repairs was $5,765.40. He informed them that we need the backhoe on almost daily to complete Water and Sewer tasks as well as Street and Drainage issues. Ron Sluder made a motion to waive the Purchase Policy and do the repairs with money in SPLOST V funds. Kelsey Baker made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 vote.
Kevin Higgs made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Nick Bauer made a second to the motion and the motion carried with a 5-0 vote.

With nothing further, Mayor Leggett adjourned the meeting.