Roswell’s Mayor and City Council held their first regular meeting of November on Monday night at City Hall. View the full agenda. Agenda item numbers below correspond to items as listed on the official agenda.
Mayor’s Report
Following a recognition of the Roswell Pirates 12U baseball team for their achievements at the 2026 Cooperstown Skills Competition, the Mayor presented a proclamation in honor of Extra Mile Day (Mayor’s Report, Item 1). The day, celebrated on November 1 in hundreds of cities across America, recognizes community volunteers and the impacts they are making. She then presented the 2026 Roswell Rotary First Responders Championship Trophy to the Roswell Police Department (Mayor’s Report, Item 2). This honor was earned at the annual Roswell Rotary Golf, Tennis and Pickleball Tournament.
Consent Agenda
Council then voted unanimously in favor of approving eight items on the Consent Agenda (Consent Agenda, Items 1-8). Those votes included approval of:
- Minutes of the October 26 Mayor and Council Meeting.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for furnishing and installing a 50-ton HVAC Roof Top Unit (RTU #1) at Public Safety Headquarters Building 100. The contract, to be awarded to Chastain Plumbing Heating and Cooling, has a total project authorization of $136,053.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for furnishing and installing a 60-ton HVAC Roof Top Unit (RTU #2) at Public Safety Headquarters Building 100. The contract, to be awarded to Chastain Plumbing Heating and Cooling, has a total project authorization of $155,941.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for furnishing and installing a 60-ton HVAC Roof Top Unit (RTU #3) at Public Safety Headquarters Building 100. The contract, to be awarded to Chastain Plumbing Heating and Cooling, has a total project authorization of $155,941.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for an HVAC improvement project at City Hall. The contract, to be awarded to Comfort Systems, has a total project authorization of $757,000.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for an HVAC improvement project at City Hall. The contract, to be awarded to Trane Technologies, has a total project authorization of $443,000.
- The Mayor or City Administrator entering into a financing lease agreement with the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) for the purchase of replacement vehicles and equipment. The agreement, which has a total purchase limit of $1,034,238, would be structured as a five-year lease with an estimated interest rate of 4.30 percent.
- The Mayor or City Administrator awarding a contract for flooring replacement at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The contract, to be awarded to Prime Contractors, has a total project authorization of $102,200.70.
Regular Agenda
The regular agenda began with the first read and public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget (Regular Agenda, Item 1). The initial budget proposal introduced on October 26 by Mayor Robichaux would fully fund the fifth and final year of the transition to a full-time Fire Department, maintain funding for Recreation & Parks operations, honor obligations for the Gateway and Big Creek Parkway Projects, and replace outdated Public Safety equipment, among other initiatives. The total budget proposal was approximately $227 million, down from $230.4 million in the FY 2026 budget. On Monday night, after much discussion by Council and feedback from residents, the budget was advanced by a 4-2 vote to a second reading on December 7. That meeting will feature another public hearing before the eventual vote on the budget. Next Friday, November 20, the Mayor and Council will host a final work session on the budget at the Bill Johnson Community Activities Building in Roswell Area Park. They previously hosted a budget work session on November 6. More information on the budget process is available on the City’s website.
The other item on the Regular Agenda was an application from a private developer for development of the site at 545 West Crossville Road into an indoor recreation facility known as The Ballpark (Regular Agenda, Item 2). Council, wanting more information on parking and other details of the project, voted unanimously to defer the application to the City Council meeting on December 14.
City Attorney’s Report
There were a pair of items on the City Attorney’s Report. The first sought Council approval of a non-exclusive right-of-way license agreement with Google Fiber (City Attorney’s Report, Item 3). The agreement, which was approved by Council on a unanimous vote, will allow Google Fiber to build and operate a fiber network in City right-of-way to provide broadband and internet-based voice service.
The last agenda item was a recommendation to go into closure ahead of the Council Meeting on Monday, November 23, to discuss personnel, litigation and/or real estate (City Attorney’s Report, Item 4). Council approved that recommendation by a unanimous vote.
Coming Up
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be held on Monday, November 23, 2026. That meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall (38 Hill Street).