4/20/2021 BOC Regular Session Minutes
GORDON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR SESSION MINUTES
APRIL 20, 2021
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners held their Regular Meeting on April 20, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Administration Building.
MEMBERS PRESENT
BECKY HOOD, CHAIRMAN
CHAD STEWARD, VICE CHAIRMAN
M. L. BUD OWENS, COMMISSIONER
KEVIN CUNNINGHAM, COMMISSIONER
BRUCE POTTS, COMMISSIONER
OTHERS PRESENT
JIM LEDBETTER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
ANNETTE BERRY, COUNTY CLERK
MEDIA
APPROXIMATELY 8 GUESTS
Chairman Hood called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Hood asked if there are any additions, omissions, or deletions to the Minutes for the Work Session and Regular Meeting of April 13, 2021. Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to approve the Minutes. Commissioner Owens seconded the motion and Commissioners Owens, Potts, Steward, and Cunningham voted aye. Motion passed.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
Administrator Ledbetter read the report in the Work Session. (copy attached).
COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT
Commissioner Potts reported that numerous personnel from the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Department and City Police Department have expressed thanks for the Board’s decision on the radio system, also reported that he will go with a group to visit a recycle center in Tennessee later this month. Commissioner Steward reported that he met with other members of the Finance Committee Jim Ledbetter and Jason Brown, he also toured the construction site for the Annex building and reports that our contractor, Momon Construction is awesome. Commissioner Cunningham reported that he attended a construction meeting for the Annex project.
Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to go into the Public Hearing for Zoning. Commissioner Potts seconded the motion and Commissioners Cunningham, Potts, Steward, and Owens voted aye.
PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING
Application #Z21-05 Devin Oesterle’s Request to Rezone from A-1 to CG General Commercial
Administrator Ledbetter read Application #Z21-05 Devin Oesterle’s request to rezone from A-1 to CG General Commercial in order to build a self-storage facility, property is on Shope Lake Road. This comes to the Board of Commissioners from the Planning Commission with their recommendations for approval. No one signed to speak for or against the rezoning application.
Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to approve rezoning application #Z21-05 for Devin Oesterle. Commissioner Steward seconded the motion and Commissioners Cunningham, Steward, Owens, and Potts voted aye. Motion passed.
Commissioner Owens made a motion to close the Public Hearing for Zoning. Commissioner Potts seconded the motion and Commissioners Owens, Potts, Cunningham, and Steward voted aye. Motion passed.
CONSIDERATION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
CONSIDERATION OF NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTION TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
Administrator Ledbetter advised that this is a resolution to open an account in order to receive funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. It is part of what the County has to have in order to get wire transfer for the first allocation of the funding. Because our local banks would have to commit twice their assets to hold the money, this resolution will be to put the funds at the Georgia Fund One. This is where we hold most of our General Fund money that is not in the operating account.
Commissioner Potts made a motion to approve the Resolution to open an account at Georgia Fund One to receive funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Commissioner Owens seconded the motion and Commissioners Steward, Cunningham, Potts, and Owens voted aye. Motion passed.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Cunningham made a motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting. Commissioner Steward seconded the motion and all voted aye.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:07 p.m.
