Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3

The following are my notes and thoughts from the Jan. 22, 2026 called council meeting. I encourage you to comment below or email me at reedforcavespring@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. Emergency Response Plan With the possibility of snow and ice in the forecast, city department heads have made preparations to deal with impacts from winter weather. Water Department Steven Roebuck provided an update on water department storm preparations. If the power goes out, the city will lose the ability to pump water within 24 hours and will have to disconnect service to our customers in Alabama and tap into Floyd County’s supply. The Alabama customers would be served by their emergency backup water provider. If the city has to tap into the emergency supply, there is a possibility water pressure will be impacted. Once power is restored, there could be service interruptions as the system is brought back online. Though renting emergency diesel generators was considered, that plan...

A council meeting has been called for Jan. 22, 2026 at 5 p.m. The agenda provided is as follows: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (ERP) EDMUNDS UPDATE

The following are my notes and thoughts from the Jan. 19, 2026 called council meeting. I encourage you to comment below or email me at reedforcavespring@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. To get updates any time I post, please subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it . Invoices and Requisitions Under the emergency continuity of operations resolution , council is authorized to approve expenditures and contracts in adherence with section 3 of the resolution. These approvals must be done in public meetings and passed by a majority vote of the council. The council approved 11 invoices for items including the annual audit, an emergency water leak repair, fire department equipment, lawn care and more. The council also approved a requisition for a laptop computer docking station. There was discussion of a requisition for new doors, heaters, locks and other items related to the public bathrooms. There was no action taken on that re...

At the Jan. 13, 2026 city council meeting, the council passed a resolution (see below) to establish continuity of operations procedures. This resolution was necessary because the city has not yet appointed an interim city manager or hired a replacement for the previous city manager. This resolution will be in effect for 30 days unless we are able to appoint an interim city manager or hire a new city manager sooner than that. If we cannot, then council has the option to vote to extend the resolution an additional 30 days. See section 8 for additional details. I encourage you to comment below or email me at  reedforcavespring@gmail.com  if you have any questions or concerns.  To get updates any time I post, please  subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it .

The following are my notes and thoughts from the Jan. 13, 2026 regular council meeting. I encourage you to comment below or email me at reedforcavespring@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. To get updates any time I post, please subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it . Appointment of Chair/Vice Chair Councilman Dennis Shoaf was selected to serve as city council chair in 2026 and Councilwoman Joyce Mink was selected to serve as vice chair. Citizen Comments Claudia Littrell spoke about her plans for the 2026 mushroom festival and expressed her desire to hold part of the event on the property surrounding city hall. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the Dec. 4, 2025 work session and the Dec. 4 2025 regular session were approved. DDA Report The DDA plans to introduce several new events in 2026: Galentine’s Tea, a Valentine-themed tea Murder at the Shamrock Shindig, a St. Patrick’s Day–themed murder mystery Porches ...

UPDATE: The 5 p.m. Executive Session today for the City of Cave Spring has been cancelled. The regular meeting will still be held at 6 p.m. ORIGINAL POST: A council meeting has been called for tomorrow at 5 p.m. The agenda provided is as follows: CAVE SPRING CITY COUNCIL CALLED MEETING JANUARY 13, 2026 5:00 P.M. AGENDA EXECUTIVE SESSION PERSONNEL

The next regular meeting of the Cave Spring City Council will be Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 6 p.m. This agenda reflects the matters known at the time of posting and is subject to change if circumstances warrant, consistent with applicable law.  UPDATE: On Jan. 11, 2026, I received an updated agenda with two additional items: Mushroom Festival Request Acceptance of City Manager Resignation Those items have been added below. To get notified any time I post, please  subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it . CAVE SPRING CITY COUNCIL  REGULAR MEETING  JANUARY 13, 2026  6:00 P.M.  Call to Order Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Appointment of Chair/Vice Chair Citizen Comments Approval of Minutes DDA Report Reports Court Police Fire Department Billing Adjustments Financial Requisitions Old Business None New Business Mushroom Festival Request Appointments Attorney Engineer Judge DDA Liaison Committee Appointments Authorize...

The following are my notes and thoughts for each agenda item from the first work session of 2026. I encourage you to comment below or email me at reedforcavespring@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.  To get updates any time I post, please  subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it . Adjustments No special adjustments this month. All adjustments are related to leak insurance City Manager Hiring Process and Roles The current city manager resigned in October. Notice of the resignation was posted on the city’s Facebook page on Oct. 24, 2025 and a Rome News Tribune article in which the city manager was interviewed about his decision ran on Oct. 27, 2025. On Dec. 29, 2025, the city manager provided council with an updated job description which he distributed to the Rome Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Municipal Association. I shared this job listing on my blog and my Cave Spring City Council Post 3 Facebook page ...

Please help us find a new city manager by sharing this post within your network and with anyone who might be interested. For more background on this issue, please see my post about the Jan. 6 work session .  To get updates any time I post, please  subscribe to my Kristi Reed | Cave Spring City Council Post 3 blog through follow.it .