Jun. 10—TIFTON — Improvements were the main discussion June 7 at the Tifton City Council workshop and special called meeting at City Hall. Budgets, bids and First Friday were also on the agenda as part of the meeting. A public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget was held prior to the City Council workshop. City Manager Pete Pyrzenski gave a budget update for Fiscal Year 2022. "All in all, .
Tift Co. sees decrease in COVID-19 cases, officials considering mask ordinance By Bobby Poitevint | April 6, 2021 at 10:42 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 12:31 AM
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Tift County leaders are looking to move away from their current mask ordinance.
Commissioners are looking at creating a hybrid ordinance using ingredients from Tuesday night’s discussion and what’s currently in place.
Tift County’s current ordinance has been a topic of discussion since last fall. Currently, people have to wear masks in Tift County buildings to help combat the spread of COVID-19.
However, commissioners said a change may be needed as COVID-19 numbers decline within Tift County and the county no longer fits into Governor Brian Kemp’s executive orders, which helped county commissioners layout the current requirements.
City of Tifton auctioning off police cars, trucks and more
Tifton looking to sell surplus items By Bobby Poitevint | April 5, 2021 at 11:50 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 11:50 PM
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - The City of Tifton is looking to sell off some property.
They are looking to get rid of over 300 surplus items, which includes everything from police units, trucks, tractors and even smaller items.
City leaders are hoping the items will bring in big bucks as previous sales have.
Council addressed the surplus list during Monday’s work session.
“I think it was two and a half years ago, it was almost $70,000 worth. I’m anticipating that (the new auction) bringing in the same type of amount. We have everything from cars to computers to mowers to tractors,” Pete Pyrzenski, Tifton city manager, said.
Hazard pay extended for Tifton public service workers
Hazard pay extended for Tifton public service workers By Bobby Poitevint | December 21, 2020 at 11:04 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 12:56 AM
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Hazardous duty pay has been extended for Tifton public safety workers.
This comes as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was approved in a unanimous vote during Monday night’s Tifton City Council meeting.
This is in effect for police, firefighters and other public safety workers that could be exposed to COVID-19 any given day.
“We appreciate what our public safety employees do, and all employees for that matter, but on the front-lines, this is a special time. So, again, they’re doing their job and learning how to deal with this effectively,” said Tifton City Manager Pete Pyrzenski.