The Snellville Mayor and Council approved a $16.4 million Fiscal Year 2025 budget June 10.
The millage rate for the $16,421,455 budget will be set in July following public hearings.
View the budget here.
Mayor and Council made several appointments to boards, commissions and authorities at Monday night’s meeting.
Re-Appointment to Board of Appeals
Post 2 - Deborah Jones - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Post 4 - Tim Van Valkenburg - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Re-Appointment to Planning Commission
Post 3 - Terry Kori - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Rose Purdy - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Re-Appointment to Parks and Recreation Board
Post 2 - Anne Dowdall - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Post 3 - Regina Hart -Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Post 4 - Alice Snipes - Term Expiration June 30, 2026
Re-Appointment to Downtown Development Authority of Snellville Board
Post 3 - Rafiq Ukani - Term Expiration June 30, 2028
Post 4 - Dan LeClair - - Term Expiration June 30, 2028
Post 5 - Jamey Toney - Term Expiration June 30, 2028
Post 6 - Deborah Jones - Term Expiration June 30, 2028
Also confirmed were Kevin Morrisey to Planning Commission Post 2 with a Term Expiration Date of June 30, 2026 and Richelle Brown to the Snellville Youth Commission Adult Advisory Board.
The Snellville Mayor and Council plan to approve a $16.4 million Fiscal Year 2025 budget at their next meeting June 10.
The balanced budget carries a levy of 4 mills – the same it has been since 2022.
FY25 net spending increased by 8 percent, or $1,160,299. The increase is due, in part, to rising costs related to public projects and city services. As well as the addition of four full-time positions, and one part-time position. In addition, the budget includes the city’s portion of operations and maintenance expenses for The Grove at Towne Center and rental income from the newly opened development. This income will be used to fund expenses related to The Grove.
Other budget highlights include:
$1.2 million is being invested for transportation-related projects including street resurfacing.
Sanitation services are subsidized with $1,309,300 in property tax collections.
The only planned capital expense is $150,000 for a new bucket truck for the Public Works Department.
A second reading and adoption of the budget is set for the June 10 meeting at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 2342 Oak Road.
On Wednesday, May 29th 2024 the Mayor and City Council will hold a Special Called Meeting and Public Hearing at 7:30 p.m. to give its citizens the opportunity to provide written and oral comments on the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget. All citizens are urged to attend this Public Hearing on May 29th at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Snellville City Hall, located at 2342 Oak Road, Snellville Georgia.
The proposed budget is available for inspection at Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia during regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or on the City website at www.snellville.org.
The Mayor and City Council will consider adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget on Monday, June 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia.
Melisa Arnold, City Clerk
City of Snellville
City staff joined members of the Snellville Adult Activity Center Thursday to learn helpful sign language techniques they may find helpful during the course of their workdays.
Officers Thaddeus Clark and Scott Hermel of the Snellville Police Department along with Chief Court Clerk Robin Gordon learned several signs from instructor James Scales who led the course.
Signs for words such as “license,” “insurance” and “help” were shown to the class participants – words that will be helpful to the officers and court personnel if they need to communicate with a deaf person.
Scales, who has a friend who is deaf, is a dialysis nurse who volunteers at the center free of charge. He learned sign language as a sort of hobby to communicate with his friend and others and now teaches the language as a way to give back.
The sign language class is free of charge to all members and takes place each Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the center located next to City Hall at 2350 Oak Road.
For more information on the center visit www.snellville.org/senior-center-parks-and-recreation/center.
SNELLVILLE - Gwinnett County student entrepreneurs braved the Shark Tank Thursday, collecting a total of $1,750 in donated funds to help grow their budding businesses.
The annual pitch competition, based on the popular TV show of the same name, encourages local students to create a self-sustaining business complete with business plans, financial forecasts and marketing strategies. They then pitch their businesses to a room full of judges comprised of local business leaders who grant them seed money based on the strength of their presentations.
Each of the judges donated their time and $250 to the competition which has been taking place in the city for more than a decade.
“The City of Snellville believes in creating a bond between our schools, our business community and the city itself to bolster student entrepreneur efforts which, in turn, fosters a healthy business environment for all residents,” said City Manager Matt Pepper. “The competition brings together the best of our young student entrepreneurs and our business community to create a thriving business environment.”
Student businesses ranged from cakes in a jar to crocheted stuffed animals.
Here’s a list of what was awarded:
Zuri Jackson - Styled By Z (Brookwood High School) - $425
Oluwaferanmi Ogunmefun - Anmi Jadore (Grayson Tech) - $100
Monty Robinson - Legends of the Minigame (Brookwood High School) - $300
Fazzilet Salewala – AdTract (Brookwood High School) - $100
Christopher Martin - Young Dedicated Hustlers (Grayson Tech) – Mentorship at The Print Lounge and The Wing Suite
Mina Torab – FoodCycle (Brookwood High School) - $325
Antwan Williams II – Transcendence (Grayson Tech) - $100
Simi Sodipe - Blissful Delights (Brookwood High School) - $100
Holly Nguyen - Cozy Crochet (Brookwood High School) - $300
The judges for the event were:
Sara Jones – The Print Lounge
Kelly McAloon – Experience Snellville
Sara Beddington – Walton Gas
Morgan Spivey – Walton Gas
Rodney L. Alexander – Piedmont Eastside
Kartisha Henry – The Wing Suite
Amanda Desena – Powell & Edwards
SNELLVILLE — City officials are proud to announce the hiring of Mercy Montgomery to the position of Assistant City Manager.
Montgomery joins the City of Snellville after serving as Assistant City Manager for the City of Chamblee where she managed the directors of the Parks and Recreation, Planning and Development, and Economic Development departments as well as a range of policy development and special projects, including housing policy, downtown activation strategies, and collaborative community service provision.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Snellville team at such an exciting time in our community’s history,” she said. “I look forward to supporting ongoing progress in downtown Snellville and seeing The Grove thriving with new businesses and community activity. The city is fortunate to have exemplary leadership and a highly-skilled staff and I’m looking forward to building strong working relationships and collaborating on innovative ideas as I serve our city.”
Montgomery received her Bachelor of Arts in Education with a focus on experiential learning from the University of Georgia. She also holds a Master of Public Administration degree as well as a certificate in Non-Profit Management from UGA. Following completion of the top-ranked MPA program, she completed a Local Government Management Fellowship in Hamilton, OH through the International City/County Management Association.
Returning home to Georgia provided Montgomery with the opportunity to work with students at her alma mater before joining the team at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government as a consultant on workforce development for communities and clients such as the State of Georgia’s Department of Economic Development.
She then served for three years as Director of Economic Development for the City of Sugar Hill, leading cultivation and support of business opportunities in the community and lease-up and opening of the community’s new E Center project. Mercy and her team also managed and provided customized small business support, implementation of an interactive public communications strategy, and various community and economic development initiatives.
Montgomery proudly serves as a member of the Alumni Advisory Board for the Master of Public Administration program at The University of Georgia and is a 2020 graduate of Leadership Gwinnett.
She can be reached at mmontgomery@snellville.org.
Snellville Department of Public Works is asking all residents to review the regulations regarding illicit discharge in the city.
Illicit discharge is the disposal or discharge of pollutants and non-storm water materials into a storm sewer system via surface flow, direct dumping into the storm sewer or water body, or through illegal connections to the city storm sewer system.
TYPES OF ILLICIT DISCHARGES:
Improper disposal of auto and household chemicals
Spills from roadway accidents or vehicle leaks
Improper disposal of yard and pet wastes
Construction site sediment
Drilling operation waste
Laundry and car wash water
Septic tank discharge and sanitary wastewater
Chlorinated pool water
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
Persons dumping liquids, animal waste, leaves, grass clippings, or anything unidentifiable into a storm drain
Unusual colors or odors in the surface water
Stains, unusual odors, or structural damage to street surfaces
Dead or distressed fish, plants, or other wildlife near surface water
Abnormal vegetative growth in water bodies
Sediment accumulation in water bodies
Pipes with flowing water during a dry period
HOW TO HELP:
NEVER dump anything into a storm water sewer or storm drain
Wash your car on your lawn or at a commercial car wash
Report through "Report a Problem" link on City of Snellville website
Report to Public Works by calling 770-985-3527
SNELLVILLE — In an effort to safely discard unused and expired medication, there will be a Drug Enforcement Agency Drug Take Back hosted by the Snellville Police Department April 27.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Snellville Police Department, 2315 Wisteria Drive.
Participants can drive or walk up and drop discarded medication into the drop boxes. Medication may be left in its original containers with or without the labels as all items discarded are burned.
Please do not bring needles or sharp objects for disposal.
Contact Lt. A. Sullivan at asullivan@snellville.org or 770-985-3555 for more information.
SNELLVILLE — Local artist Joel Sturdivant’s artwork is now on display in City Hall.
Entitled “A Calendar of Drawings and Other Works,” the 25 pieces on display reveal a style Sturdivant calls “Beyond Realism.”
The Vietnam veteran’s work primarily focuses on nature scenes.
“Nature and all her mysteries are my inspiration,” he said.
His work is currently on display in the City Hall Community Room weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a reception of the work from 2 to 5 p.m. April 13 in the Community Room, 2342 Oak Road. The event is free and open to the public. The art will be on display through the spring.
Sturdivant has a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Art from the Atlanta College of Art. He staged the first “student” one-man show at the Hudgens Center for the Arts, entitled “A Celebration of Nature.” He has had exhibitions at the annual Hudgens Members Exhibition, Johns Creek Members Exhibition and the Annual Festival of the Arts at Cumming First United Methodist Church. He has contributed to Westmont College’s charity art auction and many of his works are now on display in private collections throughout the Southeast.
Sturdivant’s drawings are created in ink, color and graphite pencil. Paintings are usually acrylic on canvas, but several are started in acrylics but then over painted in oils for added richness of color.