CITY OF JASPER CLERK

The City Clerk is appointed by the Mayor and Council and is the official record keeper for the city. The City Clerk is responsible for keeping minutes, distributing agendas, maintaining ordinances, resolutions and proclamations as well as facilitating city elections.

AGENDAS

The next Jasper City Council meeting is scheduled for March 5, 2012.
Agenda is not yet posted.


CITY CHARTER

Sec. 1.10. Incorporation. This Act shall constitute the whole charter of the City of Jasper repealing and replacing the charter provided by an Act of the General Assembly, approved December 22, 1953 (1953 Ga. Laws (Act No.), p. 206) [1953 Ga. Laws (Act No. 837), p. 3120], as amended. The City of Jasper, Georgia, in the County of Pickens, and the inhabitants thereof are constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the same name and style of Jasper, Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, may plead and be impleaded in all courts and in all actions whatsoever, and may have and use a common seal and change it at pleasure. Editor's note: The citation in the charter to the previous charter is incomplete and incorrect. The correct cite is 1953 Ga. Laws (Act No. 837), p. 3120, as provided in brackets.

Sec. 1.11. Corporate boundaries.
(a) The boundaries of the City of Jasper shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The corporate boundaries of the City of Jasper as set forth in the Act approved December 22, 1953 (1953 Ga. Laws (Act No.), p. 206) [1953 Ga. Laws (Act No. 837), p. 3120], as amended, are incorporated into and made a part of this charter, notwithstanding the repeal of said 1953 Act, as amended, by Section 7.17. The current boundaries of the City of Jasper, at all times, shall be shown on a map to be retained permanently in the city hall. Alterations in these boundaries shall be indicated by appropriate entries upon or additions to such map. Such entries or additions shall be made by and under the direction of the mayor. Copies of such map certified by the mayor shall be admitted in evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map.
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MEETINGS ON VIDEO

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MINUTES (PDF)

Called Jasper City Council (12/19/11) Public Hearing (12/12/11)
Jasper City Council (12/5/11)
Jasper City Council (11/7/11)
Jasper City Council (10/10/11)
Jasper City Council (9/27/11)
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Jasper City Council (1/3/11)


PROCLAMATIONS (PDF)

Red Ribbon Week October 23-31, 2011 (10/10/11)

Implement fees and penalties for animal control as provided for in Chapter 14 of the City of Jasper Code of Ordinances (5/2/11)

Designates the second week of May as "Relay for Life and Paint The Town Purple Days" and all citizens urged to participate in activities (5/2/11)

Use of Force Guidelines which include a provision for the use of tasers. (4/4/11)

Tentative contract award of the construction contract (Water System Improvements, Allred Mill Road Elevated Water Tank) to the low Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, Inc. of Avon, Indiana in the amount of $947,470. This award is subject to approval to U.S.D.A. Rural Development. (4/4/11)

Continue annual agreement with the Pickens County Sportsman Club for Kid's Fishing Days at Cove Creek on May 12-14, 2011 (4/4/11)

Loan Agreement and Note 2010-L20WS (3/7/11)

Amended Section 125 Cafeteria Plan effective April 2011 (3/7/11)

Recognizes the 29 Years of service of Harold Cantrell to the City of Jasper (2/7/11)

Resolved that Congressman Tom Graves and Phil Gingrey, Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, are hereby urged and encouraged to support continued funding for both the Appalachian Regional Commission and Economic Development Administration at the FY 2010-2011 federal budget level. (2/7/11)


RESOLUTIONS (PDF)

Resolution of Governing Body - borrowed $700,000 from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (11/7/11)


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Section 42-3.1, Truancy Ordinance (8/1/11)