Gordon County Board of Commissioners
Regular Session Minutes
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Judicial Building Assembly Room – 6:00 PM
PRESENT: Commissioners: M.L. “Bud” Owens, Chair, Kevin Cunningham, Vice-Chair, Chad Steward, Bruce Potts, Kurt Sutherland; County Administrator and Attorney Jim Ledbetter, County Clerk Hollis Barton, Executive Assistant Keith King; Angie Gillman, Lt. Rick O’Mahoney, Lt. Neshanta Printup, Jim Bradford, Tim Cochran, Doug Ralston, Courtney Taylor, Byron Sutton, Blake Silvers
- Call To Order
- Chair Owens called the meeting to order.
- Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – Vice-Chair Cunningham and Commissioner Steward
- Approval of Minutes
- Adopt minutes of Work, Executive, and Regular Session of March 21, 2023 Vice-Chair Cunningham made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Potts. The motion carried 5-0.
- Approval of the Agenda – Commissioner Potts made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Steward. The motion carried 5-0.
- Special Recognition
- March Employees Years of Service – Commissioner Potts read the names aloud, Commissioner Sutherland drew Jeff Champion’s name for the additional vacation day.
- Telecommunicators Week Proclamation – Chair Owens presented the Proclamation to Ms. Gillman, Lt. O’Mahoney, and Lt. Printup.
- Administrator’s Report
- Commissioner’s Report
- Vice-Chair Cunningham; Attended the Public Hearing for the draft Joint Comprehensive Plan on March 30th.
- Commissioner Steward; Stated he attended a Zoom meeting conducted by ACCG for the final legislative update of the most recent session; met with Mr. Ledbetter, Mr. King, and Mayor of Resaca for a SPLOST discussion.
- Chair Owens; Stated on March 31st, met with Mr. Ledbetter, Mr. King, and representatives of the City of Plainville regarding SPLOST; attended the Chamber of Commerce Booster Breakfast and the Development Authority; attended the Public Hearing for the Joint Comprehensive Plan on March 30th.
- Commissioner Sutherland; Stated on March 28th, met with Mr. Ledbetter, Mr. King, and Mrs. Barton, along with Commissioner Potts for the announcement regarding the tennis courts; answered several phone calls regarding different concerns among citizens.
- Commissioner Potts; Stated on March 22nd, attended ribbon cutting for Ryan Homes; on March 28, attended the announcement of the Sonoraville Recreation Department and congratulated the students for the civic aspect of the project and their hard work; March 30, attended Savor Georgia Tour in Calhoun and Gordon County as well as the Public Hearing for the Joint Comprehensive Plan draft, and ribbon cutting for Sweet Table. Commissioner Potts then gave an overview of a report from Parks and Recreation and the Senior Center. Lastly, Commissioner Potts congratulated Chair Owens on his recent award of the Dr. Zeb L. Burrell, Jr. Distinguished Service Award.
- First Reading
Mr. Ledbetter presented the First Reading.- Proposed ULDC Amendment
- Adopt an ordinance to amend Article IV Sec. 2-101, 103-104 titled “Rules of Procedure”.
- Public Hearing
- None
- Consideration of Unfinished Business
- None
- Consideration of New Business
- Request from Finance to approve budget amendments to the General Fund in the amount of $ 101,273; Chert Mine Fund in the amount of $ 18,723; and 2012 SPLOST Fund in the amount of $ 20,501. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Steward made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Potts. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from Health Department to approve proposal from Momon Construction for storage building updates in the amount of $ 39,050. This will be budgeted using 2012 SPLOST funds. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Vice-Chair Cunningham made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Steward. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from Administration to approve proposal from Momon Construction for improvements to the Records Building in the amount of $ 369,181. This will be budgeted using 2018 SPLOST funds. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Potts made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Steward. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from Ag Center to approve updates to the Ag Center break room area. This will require a budget amendment in the amount of $ 15,000 and will be budgeted using LOST overages. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Sutherland made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Potts. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from IT to deem certain equipment as surplus items. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Vice-Chair Cunningham made a motion to approve, seconded by Commissioner Potts. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from IT to approve agreement with T Tech, LLC and Worldpay US, Inc. to provide payment processor services for Schneider GeoPermits pending legal review. This agreement will be at no cost to the County. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Sutherland made a motion to approve, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham. The motion carried 5-0.
- Request from Fire and Rescue to reclassify position titled Assistant Fire Chief to two (2) positions titled Assistant Chief of Administration and Assistant Chief of Operations. There will be no budget or personnel increase. – Chair Owens presented the item to the Commission. Commissioner Potts made a motion to approve, seconded by Vice-Chair Cunningham. The motion carried 5-0.
- Adjourn
- Commissioner Sutherland made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Potts. The motion carried 5-0.
