[This article has been updated with a revised agenda]

The Mableton mayor and city council will hold a Spring Transitional Planning Conference beginning on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford, and continue through the schedule listed below.

According to the city’s notice:

The planning conference will pertain to transitional and incorporative matters such as team building, services, moving, goals, departments, planning and zoning, code enforcement, budgeting and finance, and other transitional planning.

Spring Transitional Planning Conference

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Time: 4:00 PM Onward

Location: Lake Lanier Islands – 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford, GA 30518

1. Arrival and Check-In (4:00 PM Onward)
2. Kick-Off Workshop and Dinner (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)

Friday, February 21, 2025

Location: Summer Lodge

1. Breakfast at Restaurant (7:00 AM – 8:30 AM)
2. Mableton Development Authority – Chairman Jason Gaines (9:00 AM – 9:35 AM)
3. CDBG Funding – Dr. Kimberly Roberts, Managing Director of Cobb County CDBG Program Office (9:45 AM – 10:45 AM)
4. S.P.L.O.S.T. Process – Wayne McGary of Croy (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
5. Lunch Break (12:00 PM – 12:30 PM)
6. Transition Status – City Attorney Emilia Walker-Ashby (12:30 PM – 1:15 PM)
7. Comp Plan Update – John Funny of Grice Consulting Group (1:30 PM – 2:30 PM)
8. Break (2:30 PM – 2:45 PM)
9. Depart for City of Sugar Hill Tour (2:45 PM – Arrival at 3:00 PM)
10. Dinner in Sugar Hill (4:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
11. Return to Lake Lanier & Free Time (6:30 PM)

Saturday, February 22, 2025

1. Breakfast at Restaurant (7:00 AM – 8:30 AM)
2. Continued Conversation – Dr. Hooker (8:30 AM – 10:00 AM)
3. Property Tax – Anne Lerner, Former Elected Official (10:15 AM – 11:15 AM)
4. Financial Process/Budget/Audit – Chris Pike (11:15 AM – 12:15 PM)
5. Lunch Break (12:15 PM – 12:45 PM)
6. Warren Hutmacher – Sumter Consulting (12:45 PM – 2:00 PM)
7. Department Updates (Beginning 2:00 PM, 30 Minutes Each)
   1. Code Enforcement – Director Alejandro Ferrell
   2. Sustainability Waste & Beautification – Director Emily Groth
   3. Special Projects – Manager Xaiver Ross
   4. City Clerk – Susan Hiott
   5. City Manager – Bill Tanks
8. Break (3:45 PM – 4:00 PM)
9. Council Feedback (4:00 PM – 4:30 PM)
10. Executive Session (If Needed) (4:30 PM – 5:30 PM)
11. Break (5:30 PM – 6:00 PM)
12. Dinner at Bullfrogs Bar and Grill – 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford, GA 30518 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)

Sunday, February 23, 2025

1. Breakfast at Restaurant (7:00 AM – 8:45 AM)
2. Kennesaw State University – Dr. Tyler Reingal (9:00 AM – 10:00 AM)
3. Mayor’s Presentation (10:15 AM – 11:15 AM)
4. Council Feedback/Q&A (11:20 AM – 12:15 PM)
5. Working Lunch and Agenda Review and Final Directives – City Manager Bill Tanks (12:15 PM – 1:15 PM)
6. Executive Session (If Needed) (1:15 PM – 2:15 PM)
7. Adjournment/Dismissal (2:15 PM)