Spencer Resigns Treasurer’s Position for City of Kingsland

KINGSLAND - The Kingsland City Council accepted the resignation of city recorder/treasurer Tleatha “Tootie” Spencer and approved a bid to install a pump designed to improve water pressure for the city’s water customers along Hwy. 189 North. Both of those matters and others were addressed during the Kingsland City Council’s regular monthly meeting last Thursday night at Kingsland City Hall. In her resignation letter submitted to Mayor Sharon Crosby and the city council, Spencer wrote that she was stepping down due to “current circumstances” and wished the city the best moving forward. She said her resignation would be effective immediately. Spencer was not at the meeting. Once all four council members approved her resignation, Crosby said she would reach out to Spencer about serving as the city secretary, which is a paid part-time job and not an elected position. Kingsland Water office manager Betty Graham told the council that the city’s bookkeeping software is difficult to leam and that Spencer is familiar with using the software for the city’s books as well as its payroll. Recorder/treasurer is an elected position that is separate from the city secretary’s position. Now that there is a vacancy, the city council will need to approve an appointment to that position. Water Pump Bid By roll call vote, the city council approved the single bid of $106,000 submitted by ICOR Construction, LLC of Hampton to install a booster pump near the intersection of Hwy. 189 and (see KINGSLAND page 3) needed help. It was that need for help that prompted MeKnight to get involved with Cleveland County Cares after she retired MeKnight noted that the fund is used only for those individuals who have been referred to them by a church, school, the DHS office or some other reputable sources. She said people with those institutions have a greater understanding of those who are really in need, and ...