MOULTRIE — The Moultrie City Council has brought a former Colquitt County administrator on board as interim city manager. Mike Stewart, who led the county staff from June 2013 through February 2014, was introduced at Tuesday’s city council meeting.

Mike Scott, who has served as city manager since April 2008, announced his retirement last November. Tuesday was his last council meeting.

“I appreciate the opportunity to come to work for the City of Moultrie,” Scott told council members. “The past eight years have gone by fast.”

Mayor Bill McIntosh and individual council members expressed gratitude for Scott’s hard work and accomplishments.

“You are second to none in being responsive to the community and the council,” Councilwoman Lisa Clarke Hill said.

McIntosh said after the meeting that the city is continuing to search for a more permanent city manager. Council has held several called meetings in executive session to discuss candidates, and McIntosh said he hopes to have something to announce in about a month.

In other action Tuesday, the council:

• Approved rezoning of 4.17 acres at 917 Fourth Ave. N.E. from M-1 Industrial to C-3 Commercial. The land currently houses Georgia Poultry Equipment Company and a vacant, two-story building that has previously been a bar and an thrift store, among other things. Daniel Parrish, community planning and zoning director, told the council the landowner, G. Wayne Taylor, had had to get a special use permit every time he put a new business in the two-story house, and this rezoning would make it so he wouldn’t have to do that every time.

• Approved a budget resolution to purchase capital equipment for CNS, the city-owned cable and telecommunications company.