Aldermen, Judges Sworn in for 2012

Three aldermen and two court judges were sworn in during a largely ceremonial first 2012 meeting of the City of Acworth Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.

Aldermen Butch Price, Gene Pugliese and Bob Weatherford, joined by family members, were sworn in by Acworth City Attorney Douglas Haynie. Each alderman brought a Bible from home that a family member held for them as they swore their oaths.

“I look forward to serving you for another four years,” said Weatherford, who . “We've got a lot of things we've started that I look forward to seeing to to fruition.” The other aldermen reiterated the strong team attitude that resonates between them and their respective staffs.

Before the judges could be sworn in, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen passed the evening's consent agenda, which approved the appointment of all three judges to their posts.

Mayor Tommy Allegood was responsible for swearing in municipal court judge Phillip Taylor, who then swore in his colleague James Tillman Payne, Jr. Associate judge Joan Bloom was feeling under the weather and was unable to attend Thursday night's ceremony.

Other items of note in Thursday's unanimously passed consent agenda include:

• Bob Weatherford has been appointed mayor pro tempore. Weatherford will act as mayor in case Allegood is unable to attend to city business.
• There will be a proclamation recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16
• PT Solutions will hold the Cupid Chase 5K on Feb. 11 in downtown Acworth.
• The city will buy 101 Dallas St. from Joan Ruddell for $267,900 in SPLOST funds. The area will be converted into .
• The city will purchase a road striping thermo-plastic machine, stripe removal equipment and related equipment for $21,550 from Transafe Equipment Co. of Lawrenceville. This equipment will destroy and replace the current road stripes with permanent thermo-plastic striping, which lasts ten times longer than traditional paint and is ten times brighter.

The remainder of the agenda can be found here.