Mayor and Council – Regular Meeting Recap
Roswell’s Mayor and City Council held their first regular meeting of September on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at City Hall. View the full agenda. Agenda item numbers below correspond to items as listed on the official agenda.
Mayor’s Report
The meeting opened with several items under the Mayor’s Report. The first item was a proclamation to recognize September 2026 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Mayor’s Report, Item 1). The Mayor issued this proclamation in an effort to increase awareness of the need for funding and research, and to support Roswell families affected by childhood cancer. Next, the Mayor appointed two individuals to serve on some of Roswell’s boards and commissions (Mayor’s Report, Items 2-3):
- Jacqueline Bass – Historic Preservation Commission
- Sara May – Roswell Housing Authority
Each then took the oath of office (Mayor’s Report, Item 5).
Consent Agenda
Council then voted unanimously in favor of approving four items on the Consent Agenda (Consent Agenda, Items 1, 3-5). Councilmember Christine Hall requested that item 2 (“Approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for Water Tower Repainting in an amount not to exceed $100,000 and approval of an addition to the Hillrose Master Sign Package.”) be removed from Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda.
- Minutes of the August 24, 2026, Mayor and Council meeting and the August 31 open forum.
- Permission for the Mayor or City Administrator to award a task order with Utility Asset Management to rehabilitate approximately 600 linear feet of 48-inch corrugated metal pipe along Wexford Mill Court. The project was approved for an amount not to exceed $213,000.
- Permission for the Mayor or City Administrator to sign a contract with AirSouth Inc. to replace two HVAC units at the Crabapple Center. The total approved authorization amount for the project is $286,117.43.
- Permission for the Mayor or City Administrator to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for preliminary engineering oversight on the Big Creek Greenway Community Connectivity project. The MOA is for an amount not to exceed $45,000.
Special Item
Immediately before the start of the Regular Agenda, Mayor Robichaux asked Roswell resident Janet Russell to approach the dais to provide an overview of the history of and City celebrations related to Hispanic Heritage Month.
Regular Agenda
At the start of the Regular Agenda, Mayor Robichaux announced that Item 2 (“Approval of a modification of zoning conditions with concurrent variances for Champions Place, a group home facility at 9460 Nesbit Ferry Road (ZMCC-0326-000004”) would be presented before the first item on the agenda.
Council proceeded to vote 6-0 to approve a modification of zoning conditions with concurrent variances for Champions Place, a group home facility located at 9460 Nesbit Ferry Road (Regular Agenda, Item 2). The vote allows for development of an addition on the property, as well as three variances and the ability to construct a retaining wall taller than six feet.
The meeting then returned to Item 1, which was the first reading of the proposed millage rate for Tax Year 2026 (Regular Agenda, Item 1). The public had the opportunity to comment on the proposal, which was tentatively advertised at a maximum of 7.732 mills. Council voted 4-2 to move the item forward with a tentative revised millage rate of 5.9 mills, as put forth by Councilmember Jennifer Phillippi. There will be a public hearing on the millage rate on Monday, September 21 before a rate is officially adopted at the City Council meeting on Monday, September 28. For more information about the millage rate and upcoming meetings, visit www.RoswellConnections.com/Property-Taxes.
Council then approved unanimously a Metropolitan River Protection Act (MRPA) Certificate for 9350 Indian Springs Drive (Regular Agenda, Item 3) in order for the property owner to build a new single family home on the property. Next, Council considered a pair of amendments to the City’s Code of Ordinances. The first (Regular Agenda, Item 4) would allow the City to revoke a business’s occupation tax certificate (OTC) in order to recover revenue from unpaid fees. The second (Regular Agenda, Item 5) seeks to enumerate a water cost for restitution when water is stolen. Both of these issues were before Council on first readings, meaning no final vote was taken to enact the amendments, although Council did vote unanimously to move them forward. They will come up before Council again in the future for a final vote.
Finally, the item that was moved from the earlier Consent Agenda (Item 2) was considered. Council unanimously approved an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) for repainting the Community Circle water tower, which overlooks the Hillrose Market development, at a cost not to exceed $100,000. The approval also covered an update to the Downtown Overlay Master Sign Package that will allow Atlantic Companies to feature non-illuminated Hillrose graphics on the water tower.
City Attorney’s Report
Three items appeared on the City Attorney’s Report. The first (City Attorney’s Report, Item 1), which received unanimous approval, was a resolution to impose a temporary moratorium on establishing new sign illumination in the Historic Overlay District (HOD). That emergency moratorium will last for 90 days.
Next was approval of an amendment to a real estate agreement with Fulton County (City Attorney’s Report, Item 2). The City currently has an agreement in place with the County for Right of First Refusal on purchase of the Independence High School property. The agreement provides the City with certain rights to acquire the property for a purchase price of $9 million. The Council vote allows for an amendment to the agreement, which gives the City more time for the inspection period, as well as establishing a closing date of December 15, 2026. The initial Council vote on this item was tied at 3-3, with Mayor Robichaux casting the deciding vote in favor of the approval (4-3).
Lastly, Council gave unanimous approval to a recommendation to go into Closure at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 28, 2026, ahead of the regularly scheduled meeting, for the purpose of discussing personnel, litigation and/or real estate (City Attorney’s Report, Item 3).
Coming Up
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on Monday, September 28, 2026. That meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall (38 Hill Street). Prior to that, there will be the aforementioned Special Called Public Hearing on the Millage Rate happening at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026 at City Hall.
Meeting Video
