Guin Council

GUIN - New Guin Mayor Phil Segraves and Guin City Council members, both new and incumbent, were sworn in during the meeting held on Monday, Nov. 2, at Marion County High School.
Segraves, Bobby Bellew, Regina Salter, Kelee Williams and Joseph Benton were all in attendance, while Councilman Mineo Lindsey was not present for the ceremony.
Segraves thanked Judge Mark Hammitte for conducting the ceremony.
Following the ceremony, the council took a short recess to celebrate the  new Mayor and council members and continued with the meeting.

GUIN - Guin City Mayor Max Maddox and members of the Guin City Council, whose terms will come to an end in November, said their farewells to the public and fellow council members during a regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, at Guin City Hall.
“I enjoyed working with everybody, I know we’ve had our ups and downs--everybody does, I guess--even families have their ups and down,” said Maddox.
“I think we got a lot done, I have no regrets. The only regret I have is the lawsuit with 3M. I’ve enjoyed working with you whether you believe it or not.”

GUIN -  Guin Mayor Max Maddox  announced that the Guin Water Works and Sewer Board has decided to drop its lawsuit against 3M during a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 21.
Maddox stated that the Water Board and attorneys involved in the lawsuit made the decision to sue 3M against his advice.
“I sit on the (water) board, I have no vote, but I do give my opinion,” said Maddox.
“I gave my opinion when we were meeting with the lawyers that they would not do anything until they met with 3M. The next thing I heard, we had a lawsuit.”

GUIN - The Guin City Council voted to pay Marion County Elementary School $11,462.05 each for various expenses including six new Viewsonic televisions during a regular meeting held on Monday, Sept. 21, at Guin City Hall.
Principal Josh Weatherly and school advisory board chairman Zayne Miles stated that the school was in need of four televisions, with the goal of eventually having a television in each classroom, much like Marion County High School.

GUIN -  Despite growing concerns about a second wave of COVID-19 effecting proceedings, the Guin City Council voted 3-1 in favor of holding its annual July 4 fireworks show during a regular meeting over the phone on Monday, June 13.
Councilman Jerry Gann was the only member of the council to vote against holding the fireworks show due to concerns about spreading COVID-19.

GUIN -  With the City of Guin’s waterpark set to open on the weekend of May 30, the Guin City Council discussed concerns for the reopening of the park during a regular meeting over telephone on Monday, May 18.
Mayor Max Maddox and councilman Bobby Bellew both recommended that hand sanitizer be placed at the facility and that whoever is placed in charge over the facility after opening take care to enforce social distancing.

GUIN -  The Guin City Council voted 5-2 in favor of preparing the public pool to be opened up this  summer despite concerns surrounding COVID-19 during a regular meeting held outside of Guin City Hall on Monday, April 20.
Council members Jerry Gann and Roger Agnew voted against the motion to prepare the pool for opening due to concerns about whether or not the pool would be open in the summer.
Jerry Gann stated that he would like to wait two weeks and see if COVID-19 curfew would effect the opening of the pool, but ultimately decided to vote against.

GUIN -  Scott Slatton, 25th Judicial Circuit District Attorney, gained the approval of the Guin City Council for his plan to improve investigations at the District Attorney’s office for victims of sexual abuse and child abuse by hiring a new female investigator during the regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 7, over a telephone conference.
Within the past few months, Slatton has traveled and spoken to several municipalities in Marion County in order to propose his plan and gain funding from city/town councils and the Marion County Commission.

GUIN -  The Guin City Council unanimously approved a proclamation made by Guin Mayor Max Maddox regarding the COVID-19 response plan for the city during a regular meeting on Monday, March 16, at Guin City Hall.
Councilman Bobby Bellew read aloud the proclamation in which the city has ordered for the closing of all City of Guin-owned facility or property, including Guin city hall, Guin public safety, Guin public library, Guin recreation center, Guin senior center, and the city’s public parks.

GUIN - Much debate ensued concerning the proposed hiring of a city manager for Guin to handle the day-to-day operations in the city.
Guin Councilman Bobby Bellew proposed the idea during a regular meeting on Monday, March 2, at Guin City Hall.
“I think, for day-to-day operations, (having a city manager) would open the opportunity to take some of the work and allow the mayor to go and approve and go do some other things for the city,” said Bellew.