May 20, 2025 Board of Commissioners Work Session

PEOPLE. YEAH. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, MAY THE 20TH,

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LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR ABILITY TO GET UP AND ENJOY THIS, THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD THAT YOU'VE ENJOYED. AND LORD, WE ASK A SPECIAL PRAYER ALWAYS UPON THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS, MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE FIGHTING AND SACRIFICING TO PROTECT OUR COUNTRY AND GIVE US THE RIGHT TO COME AND JOIN HERE THIS MORNING IN DECEMBER. AND SO, LORD, I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US NOW DURING THIS TIME. THAT YOU BLESS OUR PROCEEDINGS, THAT YOU GIVE US DISCERNMENT AND WISDOM AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY. SO BE WITH US NOW, DURING THIS TIME AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND I NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO

[1. Discuss Fy26 Budget Request(Richardo Samper)]

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AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR THAT POSITION AS WELL. ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS STAGE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO ATTORNEYS. I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE. I WAS ABLE TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO REFILL THAT ONE, AND THAT STILL PUTS MY CASELOADS.

AND I'VE GOT THOSE FIGURES IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AT. I'VE GOT ONE ATTORNEY THAT'S GOT OVER 500 CASES RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WHEN I LOST TWO OF THOSE CASES, I CAN'T JUST SIT. THEY HAVE TO BE REASSIGNED TO SOMEBODY. WELL, I MANAGED TO HIRE SOMEBODY BACK WHO GOT A PORTION OF THOSE. BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, THAT PERSON IS NOT VERY VERSED IN CRIMINAL LAW. SO WE'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH A TRAINING PROCESS WITH HIM. HE HAD PRACTICED LAW FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT JUST NOT DOING CRIMINAL LAW. SO HE'S GOT TO GET VERSED AND LEARN ALL THAT ASPECT TO IT. AND IT ALWAYS TAKES, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE TIME TRAINING SOMEBODY AND WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED AND YOU LOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAINED AT THAT POINT, IT EVEN PUTS YOU FURTHER BEHIND BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO NOT ONLY DO THE TRAINING, BUT YOU GOT TO WORRY ABOUT RETAINING THE ONES THAT ARE OVERWORKED AS WELL. I DO FEEL LIKE WITH THE SALARY INCREASE THAT I KNOW, AND WE STRUGGLE EVERY TIME WITH THE LACK OF APPLICANTS WHEN IT COMES TO ATTORNEYS, YOU FEEL LIKE THAT THE INCREASED SALARY IS GOING TO ATTRACT MORE APPLICANTS FOR YOU.

I THINK IT WILL BE, YOU, AND WE HAVE SEEN A FEW MORE APPLICANTS THIS PAST YEAR. I'VE SEEN MORE APPLICANTS FOR AND WE ACTUALLY. INVOLVED IN TWO APPLICATIONS, THIS KIND OF THING. AND I HAVE SEEN SOME MORE APPLICANTS. LIKE I SAID, I HAD A GOOD ONE THAT UNFORTUNATELY SOMEBODY INTERVIEWED HIM BEFORE WE DID AND HE WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND LET US KNOW THE NIGHT BEFORE, LITERALLY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INTERVIEW WITH AN EMAIL. AND SO THE OTHER THING THAT I'M DOING IS SOME PLACES WANT ATTORNEYS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE BAR. THE BAR CHANGED THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS, WHERE I CAN HIRE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GRADUATED LAW SCHOOL AND UNDER A PROVISIONAL LICENSE IN PRACTICE, SO I CAN START THAT TRAINING UNTIL THEY TAKE THE BAR, WITH THE JOB BEING CONTINGENT UPON THEM PASSING THE BAR. AND I AM NOT ADVERSE TO HIRING PEOPLE IN THAT SITUATION. I HIRED THREE IN MY COWETA COUNTY OFFICE. TWO OF THEM WORKED OUT WONDERFUL. THE THIRD ONE, THEY ALL PASSED THE BAR. THE THIRD ONE, DUE TO PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WENT BACK INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE OR TOOK A JOB WITH A LARGE FIRM MAKING ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT I WAS PAYING HER IN COWETA. SO THAT ROLLED BACK DOWN TO A MONEY ISSUE, AND I REALIZED WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH PRIVATE PRACTICE IN THESE PRIVATE LAW FIRMS. AND I REALIZED THAT WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH A LOT OF OTHER COUNTIES LIKE FULTON COUNTY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LIVE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BIG COUNTIES THAT ARE PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY IN SALARIES THAT WE HAVE TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO TRY TO ATTRACT PEOPLE DOWN HERE. SO MY UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT, YOU SAID THAT ONE OF THE ATTORNEYS LEFT AND HAD TO DO WITH CASELOAD. IT DID. AND SO ADDING THIS OTHER

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OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING THIS MORNING AND PRESENTING TO US. AND IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MY OFFICE OR WHAT WE DO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, GIVE ME A HOLLER. MY CELL PHONE STAYS ON ME 24 SEVEN. AND SO I'D BE GLAD TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND GO OVER ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL NEXT

[2. Leadership Academy Class of 2025 Graduation - LEAD Advisors]

A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF DEDICATED MANAGERS AND SUPERVISORS. THESE INDIVIDUALS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN INTENSIVE IN-PERSON MANAGEMENT TRAINING CURRICULUM IN MARCH.

DELIVERED A COLLABORATION DELIVERED IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR ESTEEMED TRAINING PARTNER, LEAD ADVISORS. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DIFFERENT DELIVERY OF OUR LEADERSHIP TRAINING THAN WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. IN THE PAST, THIS HAS BEEN A VIRTUAL TRAINING. THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE TRIED, THIS TIME WITH AN IN-PERSON TRAINING WITH A LOCAL GROUP. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES, STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND EMPOWER AND EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS TO DRIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS WITHIN TROUP COUNTY THROUGH HANDS ON LEARNING, EXPERT INSTRUCTION, AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION, THESE LEADERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION WILL BE FORMALLY PRESENTED BY ALLEN KEMPER FROM LEAD ADVISORS. THIS RECOGNITION NOT ONLY HONORS THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, BUT ALSO SIGNIFIES THEIR READINESS TO APPLY THEIR ENHANCED LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES. SO DOCTOR ALLEN KEMPER FROM LEAD ADVISORS IS HERE WITH ME THIS MORNING. HE'S GOING TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATES AND MAY WANT TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM WITH YOU ALSO IF YOU'D LIKE. SURE. YEAH. WELL, HONORED TO BE HERE. HONORED TO PARTNER WITH OUR HOME COUNTY TO HELP DEVELOP LEADERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, LEADERSHIP MATTERS. AND SO THAT'S A THAT'S A LOT. THAT'S THE WORK THAT WE DO. AND WE'VE BEEN HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP, FURTHER, DEVELOP THE LEADERS THAT WE HAVE IN IN OUR ORGANIZATION. I WANT TO PRESENT SOME SOME PLAQUES AND CERTIFICATES THIS MORNING JUST TO HONOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. AND I WANT TO READ AS AS THEY'RE PRESENTED WITH THEIR CERTIFICATE, JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS FROM SOME OF THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY GAINED FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM. SO KRISTOPHER BARNETT OR SORRY, KRISTOPHER BARRETT BARNETT I GOTTA GET MY GLASSES NOW. KRISTOPHER SAID. I GOT TO HEAR A LOT OF GOOD HANDS ON EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE IN OUR ORGANIZATION HAD IN THE FIELD. I LEARNED THAT LEADERSHIP IS AN EVER EVOLVING THING, AND EACH OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF ON YOUR DESK OF SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT THEY MADE ABOUT WHAT THEY GLEANED FROM THE PROGRAM. TOBY DAVIS FROM ROADS AND ENGINEERING, TOBY SAID, ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED MOST IS LISTENING HOW OTHERS LEAD EVERY CLASS. I WOULD GO BACK AND TALK TO MY GUYS. I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THEM A LEG UP ON MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A POSITIVE MINDSET EVERY DAY. CHASE FREEMAN WITH THE TROUP COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. CHASE SAID KNOWING HOW TO USE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO KEEP YOURSELF CALM IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS AND TO BE ABLE TO DE-ESCALATE A

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[3. Martin Environmental Overview Presentation(Brandon Hurst)]

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AND SO IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, EVERYBODY PAYS THEIR OWN BILL IN THIS CONTRACT. AND SO EVERYBODY HAD TO BE PROCESSED, HAD TO BE SIGNED UP, PUT IN THE SYSTEM AS AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER. AND WHICH IS WHY WE GAVE A 90 DAY ONBOARD PERIOD. BUT BUT ANYWAY, SO WE HAD TO DO THAT CREATED SOME CHALLENGES. WE HAD ALREADY BUILT ROUTES. WE HAD ALREADY COVERED THE WHOLE COUNTY WITH PLACING CARTS, BUT WE HAD TO GO BACK. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY TIMES, BUT WE GOT THEM OUT. BY AUGUST OF 23, WE WERE UP TO 6600 TOTAL CUSTOMERS. JANUARY 1ST OF 24, WE'RE AT 8051 OF 25.

APPROXIMATELY 8400 CUSTOMERS. THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATES. YOU'LL SEE LATER THAT DEPENDING ON BILL PAY OR PEOPLE MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE AREA, IT FLUCTUATES QUARTERLY, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 200 AND 400, A LITTLE MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE A QUARTER. INITIALLY, WE OFFERED QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL BILLING, BUT LATER, ONCE YOU PAID FOR THE FIRST QUARTER TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT YOUR ROLL CART, YOU YOU WERE, WE DECIDED TO ALLOW PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD SIGN UP FOR AUTO PAY, TO PAY MONTHLY, AND THAT HELPS SOME PEOPLE OUT. WE ALSO ADDED THE OPTION WHERE WE GAVE SENIOR, VETERAN AND ANNUAL DISCOUNTS, WHICH ONCE AGAIN WAS NOT INSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. BUT WE ADDED THAT SO THAT TO HELP PEOPLE, THIS IS REALLY JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE ROUTES. AND IT'LL TELL YOU THE DAY AND ABOUT HOW MANY CUSTOMERS ARE PICKED UP THAT DAY. AND THIS IS JUST THE MAIN BODY ROUTE. THIS IS NOT THE BACK DOOR ROUTE. SO ON TUESDAY THERE'S ABOUT 1875 CUSTOMERS.

THESE ARE THE CONSOLIDATED AREAS. YOU'LL SEE THAT THE BLUE IS SPLIT A LITTLE BIT. THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT TO DO WITH THE LAKE AREA. AND WHAT MADE SENSE FROM A CAPACITY STANDPOINT. NEXT SLIDE.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE RELATIVELY QUICKLY. BUT THIS IS WEDNESDAY A LITTLE OVER 2000 HOUSES ON WEDNESDAY AND COVERS THE LOWER PORTION 1943. AND THEN FINALLY ON FRIDAY. IT'S 2089. SO LIKE I SAID PRETTY PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT. SO THESE SERVICE INDICATORS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION THAT THAT WE HAVE. OBVIOUSLY EVERY MISS DOESN'T GET REPORTED. BUT. YOU KNOW THIS DATA IS BASED ON EVEN IF SOMEBODY FORGETS TO PUT THEIR CART OUT AND WE GO BACK. SO YOU'LL SEE LATER THAT WHEN I DESIGNED THE ROUTES, I DESIGNED THE ROUTES SO THAT THE BACK DOOR ROUTE WOULD RUN THE DAY AFTER THE MAIN ROUTE. SO WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME AND SAY, HEY, THEY JUST WENT PAST MY HOUSE. BUT THE REALITY IS, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S THE BIG TRUCK, THE SMALL TRUCK, WHICH IS THE BACK DOOR ROUTE, TYPICALLY RUNS THE DAY AFTER IN THAT SAME AREA.

SO THAT IF YOU WERE TO FORGET TO PUT OUT YOUR CAN, OR IF WE MAKE A MISTAKE, WHICH ABSOLUTELY HAPPENS, WE CAN COME BACK AND GET IT. THERE WAS 100, 185 MISSED REPORTS. LIKE I SAID,

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YOU JUST COULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD. IT WASN'T OR HOLIDAYS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT STILL, YOU KNOW, THEY THINK OR THEY MAY NOT BE TRACKING THE HOLIDAYS AS WELL. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO IMPROVE ON. YOU KNOW, THIS AREA IS UNIQUE. PEOPLE HAVE REALLY NICE PROPERTIES HERE. THEY HAVE LONG DRIVEWAYS IN SOME AREAS. WE HAVE ABOUT 694 THAT FLUCTUATES. THAT GETS UP TO AROUND 700 SOMETIMES NEVER REALLY FALLS BELOW 650. BUT BACK DOOR SERVICE CUSTOMERS AND THAT IS A SERVICE THAT YOU, IF YOU ARE DISABLED, HAVE NO ONE ELSE ABLE BODY IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

YOU CAN GET WITH A DOCTOR'S NOTE AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE FROM YOUR REGULAR FEE. TYPICALLY THOSE PEOPLE ARE ELDERLY, SO THEY THEY ARE ALSO GETTING, YOU KNOW, A SENIOR DISCOUNT.

TYPICALLY NOT ALWAYS IF THEY'RE YOUNGER AND DISABLED, BUT AND OF THAT 694 ONLY ABOUT 77 PAY FOR THAT SERVICE, WHICH IS ALSO AN OPTION IF SOMEBODY JUST DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE CURB, LET'S SAY. AND SO THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE BASED ON THE TOTAL POPULATION, WHICH IS FINE. IT'S GOOD. I MEAN, IT SHOWS THAT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT NEED IN TROUP COUNTY FOR BACK DOOR SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED AND ELDERLY. THESE ARE THIS IS JUST A CULMINATION OF THE BACK DOOR ROUTES AND KIND OF SHOWS YOU THAT THEY DO COVER THE SIMILAR AREAS, OBVIOUSLY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SPREAD OUT. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS THIS IS A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES JUST TO BE UP FRONT IS THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN WITH A WITH A DRIVER OR WITH A TRUCK, IT JUST TAKES LONGER TO COVER THE GROUND TO, TO MAKE IT UP. IT DOES TAKE US ABOUT NINE HOURS A DAY TO DO THESE ROUTES BASED ON HOW SPREAD OUT THEY ARE. AND SO. ROUTE CHALLENGES. IT'S SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT AREA. WE REPOSSESS ABOUT 300 400 CARTS EACH QUARTER. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY CHALLENGES. IS THAT CONTINUOUS ON AND OFF BOARDING OF ROUTES AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE BALANCING, YOU KNOW, WHICH TRUCKS HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT NO, NO AREA HAS TOO MANY OR TOO EARLY. SO IT DOES CHANGE OUR ROUTE. SOMETIMES IF YOU HAVE SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF PEOPLE, AND I WOULD SAY CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNTY ARE MORE TRANSIENT THAN OTHERS. AND SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU BALANCE THE ROUTES. EVERYBODY'S PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

THIS WAS THE, THE, THE, THE, THE THING THAT WAS PUT OUT, YOU KNOW, BEFOREHAND BEFORE THIS STARTED AND THIS REALLY JUST KIND OF OUTLINED WHAT PEOPLE WERE, WHAT THEIR OPTIONS WERE.

THIS WAS TWO YEARS AGO. NONE OF THESE PRICES HAVE CHANGED. THEY ARE WE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO AND ALWAYS HAVE. AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE TO, TO TRYING TO HOLD OUR PRICING FOR 3 TO 5 YEARS, WE WENT THROUGH OBVIOUSLY A LARGE INFLATIONARY PERIOD AND WE STILL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH OUR ABILITY, ABILITY TO BE PROFITABLE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OPERATIONALLY TO DO THAT. THE ONE THING THAT WE DID ADD TO THIS AFTER THE FACT WAS THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT SAID, HEY, I LIVE ALONE, I ONLY HAVE ONE BAG OF TRASH A WEEK, AND SO I DON'T MIND GOING TO THE CONVENIENCE SITE. AND SO WE ADDED A PUNCH CARD THAT WAS WAS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR CURBSIDE SERVICE. AND IT'S, IT'S $25 AND IT HAS I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT I THINK IT'S TEN PUNCHES ON THERE AND EACH PUNCH IS A BAG. SO WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT BUY THOSE CARDS THAT REALLY THAT LAST THEM A FEW MONTHS. AND SO THEY'RE PAYING $10 OR I'M SORRY, $25, BUT IT'S LASTING THEM SOMETIMES

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BUT YOU KNOW, I WAS PRETTY PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE LOW INCOME. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT THEIR INCOME IS LIMITED AND THAT'S JUST THEMSELVES. AND, AND SO THAT WAS A GOOD OPTION FOR US. PRETTY PROUD OF THE CONVENIENCE SITES. THEY DO GET OVERFULL ON SUNDAY SOMETIMES. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE ALSO HAD A COMPACTORS GO DOWN OR TRUCKS GO DOWN OR WHATEVER. AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES AND WE'VE, WE'VE ADJUSTED THINGS TO THAT. WE'VE BROUGHT IN ADDITIONAL CONTAINERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE BIG THING THAT I'M PROUD OF IS THAT WE HAVE MISSED NO DAYS OR HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMERS. NOW WE HAVE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, PEOPLE THINK OR MAYBE NOT BE SURE ABOUT THE ACTUAL HOURS OF THE SITES ARE OPEN, THE COMMUNITY SITES ARE OPEN AND THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED. THE HOURS HAVE NOT CHANGED. SO OBVIOUSLY MONDAY IS 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M, THURSDAY 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M, FRIDAY 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M, AND THEN ON SUNDAY IT IS 1 TO 7 P.M. AND SO IT'S 40 43 HOURS I THINK A WEEK THAT IT IS OPEN. WE HAVE HAD NO RECORDABLE INJURIES AT THE SITES. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BEEN INJURED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BEEN INJURED. WE ALLOW CIVIC AND VOLUNTEERS TO DONATE FREE. THERE'S SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT PICK UP TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF THEY LET US KNOW THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WE CAN TELL WE LET THEM DUMP FREE. THE CIVIC ORGANIZATION COMES IN AND THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING WE'LL LET THEM DUMP FOR FREE. WE HAUL APPROXIMATELY 100 HAULS A MONTH. IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT SOMETIMES. NEVER REALLY ANY LESS THAN THAT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE METAL OR CARDBOARD RECYCLING. AND WE DO ABOUT 260 TO 320 TONS A MONTH OUT OF OUT OF THESE FOUR SITES, WE DIVERT THE CARDBOARD, AS I STATED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. AND THAT GOES TO NEW VENTURES, WHICH IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT. HERE THEY BALE THAT, THEY SELL IT, AND I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM TO WEIGH, BUT IT'S SEVERAL, YOU KNOW, 30 YARDS A MONTH. AND THEN WE OBVIOUSLY DIVERT THE METAL FROM THE LANDFILL AS WELL. METALS NOT REALLY SELLING FOR A WHOLE LOT. SO IT IT PAYS FOR PROBABLY THE FUEL TO GET THERE, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN IT GOING IN THE LANDFILL. SO. THIS IS JUST SOME LOCAL SPINNING. THIS IS JUST OUR THREE MAJOR. OH SORRY. THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES. IT'S FINE. I BUILT THIS THING AND I'M NOT GREAT. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY. BUT I THINK WE DID LOOK AT THE CHALLENGE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE ABOVE IT I APOLOGIZE. NO. DID I MESS THAT UP? JUST. WE'LL GO DOWN AND THEN GO BACK UP.

ALRIGHT. SORRY. WAYSIDE CHALLENGES ONCE AGAIN COMMUNITY EDUCATION. JUST MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO DO IS JUST REEDUCATE PEOPLE ON, YOU KNOW IT'S TOUGH, RIGHT? THEY, THEY WERE USED TO ONE THING. CHANGE IS HARD. WE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. OUR GUYS A LOT OF TIMES US AND TO OUR FAULT SOMETIMES WE LET PEOPLE WHEN, WHEN THE SITES ARE NOT AS FULL, WE LET PEOPLE DUMP EXTRA TRASH. AND THEN WHEN THEY ARE REALLY FULL, PEOPLE KIND OF GET UPSET THAT WE ALWAYS LET THEM DUMP EXTRA TRASH. WE TRY, YOU KNOW, WE GOT GUYS OUT THERE, THEY'RE THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. THEY HAVE AUNTS, UNCLES, GRANDMAS THAT THAT LIVE HERE. THEY WANT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY MAD AT THEM. AND SO THEY TRY TO DO THAT. AND THEN SOMETIMES THAT KIND OF BITES US A LITTLE BIT. IF, YOU KNOW, SUNDAYS, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO DUMP ON SUNDAYS, BUT OR ANYWHERE AFTER LUNCH ON SATURDAY TILL, TILL MONDAY MORNING. AND SO THE OTHER CHALLENGE IS OBVIOUSLY CAPACITY AND SITE PLANNING. SO JUST REALLY FOR US, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN SOME MORE COMPACTORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO TRY TO ADD AT THE HIGH VOLUME SITES, SAFETY, SECURITY. WE HAVE PEOPLE BREAK IN PRETTY REGULARLY. STILL, OUR SOFTWARE EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE IT LOCKED, BUT PEOPLE BREAK IN AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE ISSUES I THINK IS KIND OF SETTLED A LITTLE BIT, BUT CARD MAILING SYSTEM, THE, THE, THE, THE CARD THAT YOU GET TO GO TO THE SITE, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NEVER SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CONCERNING HOW MANY PEOPLE SAY THEY DIDN'T GET THEIR CARD ON TIME. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET THEM BACK. SO WE KNOW THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY BEING RETURNED, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN THEY'RE IN SOME UNIVERSE WITH THE MAIL SYSTEM. WE, WE HAD THAT WITH BILLS TOO. I MEAN, IT'S SIGNIFICANT IF YOU'RE NOT ON AN AUTOPAY OR AN EMAIL BILL HERE, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL SEND US A PAYMENT. THEY'LL SAY, MAN, I JUST GOT THIS. YOU KNOW, WE MAILED IT OUT ON THE FIRST OR WHATEVER. AND THEY JUST GOT IT

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WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN GEORGIA. AND YOU KNOW, WE ARE A WE DO HAVE A GEORGIA EIN AND EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO GEORGIA IF YOU WORK IN GEORGIA. SO. I'VE I'VE DONE THAT ONE. BUT MAYBE THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE. YEAH. SO I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION A LOT OF IT YOU ALREADY KNEW. BUT JUST IF ANYBODY HAS ANY. QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR THEM. LET ME LET ME SAY THIS. IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT REAL QUICK THAT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MY AREA, THERE'S BEEN NO ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH WITH PICKUP. I AM AWARE THAT WE SEE SOME COMMENTS FROM TIME TO TIME. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. I KIND OF EDUCATION ABOUT THE NEXT DAY WITH THE BACK DOOR PICKUP. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT THEY CAN GIVE THE SPECIFICS ON THAT THEY'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. THE OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAVE, I KNOW THAT MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD PILE MORE TRASH THAN WOULD FIT IN THEIR CONTAINER. SO CAN YOU JUST KIND OF TELL ME WHAT YOUR PHILOSOPHY IS ON THE COMPANY PHILOSOPHY ON DEALING WITH THAT? SO WHAT THE WHAT THE CONTRACT SAYS SAYS THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO FIT IN THE CAN. WHAT I SAY IS THAT IF THERE'S A BAG OR TWO, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING IT. BUT OUR GUYS ARE AFRAID TO GO BACK. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY THEY'RE COLLECTING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TRASH A LOT OF TIMES THAN I WOULD SAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. BUT WE TRY NOT TO HARP ON THAT BECAUSE WE MONITOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE WHAT THE WHAT. IT'S WEIGH IN AND WE KNOW WHAT WE AVERAGED. AND AS LONG AS WE'RE KIND OF STAYING IN THERE, WE TRY NOT TO. NOW, IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF BOXES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE ASK PEOPLE TO CALL AND THEY DO. PEOPLE HAVE DONE THAT. THEY CALL US IN ADVANCE. SO WE KNOW TO GET IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHERE PEOPLE MOVE OUT AND THEY JUST PILE UP EVERYTHING. AND THEN PEOPLE THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THAT AND WE JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST NOT THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT IT COST TO OPERATE. SO IT DOESN'T COST EVERYBODY MORE MONEY. SO BUT BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF PRIDED OURSELVES IN, IN GETTING ADDITIONAL TRASH. YOU KNOW OUR GUYS OUR GUYS DO THAT. THEY KIND OF COMPLAIN TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW LONG IT TAKES.

SOMETIMES SOME AREAS ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS. BUT BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, AND THAT KIND OF GOES TO SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE MAY BE ON CUT OFF FOR NONPAYMENT. AND THE CANS OUT THERE, WE TRY TO AND THAT'S A THAT'S AN EBB AND FLOW. RIGHT. WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO NOT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY WITH THE CANS SITTING OUT THERE FOR THE WHOLE TIME. IT'S ON CUT OFF

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AND WE WANT THE BEST. AND SO IF PEOPLE AREN'T MEASURING UP, THEY GET REPLACED. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT DOES CAUSE MINOR DELAYS SOMETIMES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE ROUTES.

WE HAD A SITUATION RECENTLY ON BACK DOOR FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. WE HAD A GUY, MISS SUSIE.

HE'S WORKED WITH US. HE'S A DILIGENT WORKER, HARD WORKER, GREAT WORKER, BUT HE'S GOT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH HIS GROIN. HE PULLED AND HE KNOWS THE BACK DOOR ROUTE LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE, LITTLE NOOK AND CRANNY. AND SO WE HAVE A NEW GUY ON IT. AND SO IT'S TAKING HIM A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND SO EACH DAY THERE'S 20 OR 30 PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF BEING PUSHED TO THE NEXT DAY, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE WE GET ANY EXTRA TRASH THAT'S UP BY THE HOUSE. BUT TYPICALLY THE PEOPLE ON BACK DOOR, AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THEM AREN'T PAYING. NOT THAT THAT MATTERS. I JUST MEAN THAT THEY ARE TYPICALLY LOW VOLUME CUSTOMERS. THEY'RE NOT TYPICALLY OVERFLOWING. AND SO WE'VE PUT A GUY WITH THAT NEW GUY TO TRY TO HELP SPEED IT UP. BUT BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE BACK DOOR BECAUSE YOU'RE COVERING SUCH A VAST AREA. BUT YEAH, ANYTIME WE HAVE ISSUES, WE MAKE CHANGES. WE LOVE THE AREA. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BUSINESSES HAVE REACHED OUT TO US BECAUSE THE SERVICE LEVEL THAT THEY WERE OR WERE NOT GETTING, THEY THEY ASKED US TO DO THEIR ROLL OFF OR THEIR OR THEIR OR THEIR COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS. WE RUN SEVERAL HUNDRED IN THE AREA ALREADY COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS AND ROLL OFF DUMPSTERS. WE HAD TO BRING IN EXTRA ROLL OFF TRUCKS TO DO THAT AND A FRONT LOADER TRUCK TO DO THAT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY VIEW OUR SAFE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PART OF THIS CONTRACT, WE STILL VIEW THAT AS SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY THAT HAVE MULTI HOUSE RESIDENCES AND REALLY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CAN A ROLL CART. SO THEY'VE PUT DUMPSTERS THERE SO THEY CAN ALL SHARE AND THEY REALLY THEY REALLY ENJOY THAT. AND THAT'S THAT'S WORKED OUT GREAT FOR THEM. AND IT'S WORKED OUT GREAT FOR US. WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER THAT SERVICE AS WELL. SO IF REPORT TO THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY IN TWO YEARS, EVERYTHING WILL DECIDE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE. IT IS. IT'S PROFITABLE. YEAH. I MEAN, WE HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGES ANYBODY WOULD HAVE. BUT WE YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN EBB AND FLOW THING. I MEAN, WE, WE, WE, WE RELY HEAVILY ON PEOPLE TO PAY THEIR BILL ON TIME, ON TARGET JUST AS ANYBODY ELSE. BUT BUT YEAH, EVERYTHING'S GOOD. YOU KNOW, WE YOU KNOW I AND Y'ALL MAY HAVE HEARD IT BUT YOU KNOW THERE'S I'VE, I'VE HEARD RUMORS ABOUT THE CITY OF LAGRANGE LANDFILL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THE, THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM. WE, WE DON'T DUMP THEIR A TON ANYWAYS. WE DUMP AT MULTIPLE SITES AND THAT'S TO CREATE NEUTRALITY. BUT YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE BY THE END OF JULY THAT WE'LL BE SQUARE WITH, WITH THEM. AND BUT IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A FINANCIAL SITUATION. IT'S MORE OF A BACK OFFICE THING ON OUR PART. WE HAD SOME CHANGEOVER IN OUR ACCOUNTING TEAM AND WE HAD PEOPLE WORKING ON STUFF. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NEW PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY'RE NOT ACCLIMATED. SO WE'RE NOT MOVING AS FAST AS AS WE COULD. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ALWAYS DO WHAT

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THANK Y'ALL. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME. ALRIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA I'LL INVITE UP MICHELLE BOWMAN TO DISCUSS THE REQUEST FOR A PART TIME POSITION. TEMPORARY PART TIME POSITION IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. YES, I HOPE IT'S VERY TEMPORARY. WE'VE JUST HAD SOME UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH DIFFERENT STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR OFFICE REALLY OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. IT'S BEEN UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN. BUT SINCE NOVEMBER ACTUALLY WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE STAFF PERSON AT A TIME FOR CONSISTENTLY. WE DID HAVE ONE THAT RETIRED RECENTLY. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE HAS AN ILLNESS AND HAD TO TAKE MEDICAL RETIREMENT, AND I DO HAVE THAT POSITION POSTED AT THIS TIME AND I'VE BEEN DOING SOME INTERVIEWS.

BUT THEN I HAVE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES FOR DIFFERENT REASONS HEALTH ISSUE FOR ONE, AND A HEALTH ISSUES ON ONE OF THEM'S MOTHER AND THEY HAVE BEEN OUT. ONE'S BEEN OUT SINCE MARCH. THE OTHER ONE HAS JUST BEEN OUT SINCE APRIL 30TH. BUT WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES, THEY'RE ON OFFICIAL LEAVE AND WE ARE JUST REALLY STRUGGLING. WE HAVE AN EIGHT AND A HALF PERSON JOB AT OUR OFFICE WITH THAT PART TIME PERSON. THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE HER.

SHE'S REALLY BEEN THERE A LONG TIME, SO SHE'S PICKED UP A LOT OF PEOPLE'S JOBS AND SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO REALLY FILL IN. SHE'S DOING HER MAXIMUM TIME WITH US THAT WE CAN ALLOW HER TO DO, BUT WE'RE DOWN TO THE FOUR AND A HALF NOW, AND IN ANY GIVEN TIME, ONE OF US HAS TO BE GONE TO THE DOCTOR OR DO WHATEVER. IT'S JUST A REALLY A STRETCH. WE HAVE TWO JUDGES NOW, AND WITH THOSE TWO JUDGES WORKING AND TRYING TO GET ALL TO HEARINGS DONE THAT NEED TO BE DONE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE OFFICE RUNNING AND ALL THE BACKGROUND STUFF DONE FOR EACH OF THOSE HEARINGS. AND SO WE'RE ASKING JUST FOR A TEMPORARY PERSON TO COME HELP US. WE'VE GOTTEN SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ON THE WITH THE FILES AND THE RETENTION AND GETTING SOME STUFF TO ARCHIVES. IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE'VE GOT THAT PART TIME PERSON IS MAINLY THE PERSON WHO ANSWERS THE PHONE AND THE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, MISS ONE OF THE. THE CLERK HAS ACTUALLY RETURNED TO WORK TODAY. I TELL THAT THERE IS STILL SOME PHYSICAL STUFF GOING ON, AND SHE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE WITH US EVERY DAY. SO WITH THE PART TIME PERSON, SHE CAN ONLY BE THERE 29 HOURS, AND WE'RE REALLY STRUGGLING TO COVER THAT PIECE OF THE OFFICE. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO PLEASE APPROVE FOR US TO HAVE A TEMPORARY PART TIME PERSON TO COVER THOSE HOURS WHEN THAT PART TIME PERSON IS NOT THERE, AND SOME WHEN SHE IS THERE, WHEN WE'RE HAVING BUSY COURT DAYS TO WORK ON SOME ASSISTANCE IN THE OFFICE AND SOME OF OUR FILING THAT WE'VE GOT TO GET DONE. AND I FORGOT TO SAY, I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THIS FISCAL YEAR WITHOUT PAY. WE HAVE SOME MONEY LEFT IN THE REGULAR EMPLOYEE LINE ITEM THAT WE CAN, WE COULD USE TO FUND THIS FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THIS IS NOT MORE THAN A MONTH OR SO. I JUST NEED TO GET IT CAUGHT UP. I DO BELIEVE THAT, LIKE I SAID, THE ONE CAME BACK TODAY. I FEEL LIKE ONE'S GOING TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND THEN AND THEN WE'LL BE IN A LITTLE BIT BETTER SHAPE. AND I'M ALSO HOPING TO HIRE SOMEBODY ON THAT OPEN POSITION HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK. SO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SONYA I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THERE ARE ADEQUATE FUNDS WITHIN HER BUDGET TO AFFORD HER THIS THIS PART TIME POSITION, AND IT WOULD BE NET NEUTRAL TO THE BUDGET. WOULD YOU FEEL AFTER THE STACKING? OF A TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCY, YOU FEEL LIKE THAT THERE ARE SOME APPLICANTS OUT THERE THAT YOU COULD FIND, WHICH I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW HR HANDLES THAT. I'VE ONLY HAD

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RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. I WILL CERTAINLY RESEARCH THAT WITH HR AND FIND AND REPORT BACK. THANK YOU. THE WHOLE TIME. WELL, LET ME SAY SHE DID NOT PUT IN HER RETIREMENT UNTIL END OF MARCH, 1ST OF APRIL. AND THEN BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS GOING ON, SO MANY MOVING PARTS GOING ON, I DID NOT ACTUALLY POST IT AT THAT TIME. IT TOOK ME A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I DID POST IT, AND I'VE GOTTEN I. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIKES TO KNOW THAT WE DID OUR BEST TO GET THE BEST APPLICANTS POOL TO INTERVIEW. AND SO I LIKE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE SEVERAL IN MY HAND THAT I FEEL MIGHT BE THE RIGHT PERSON BEFORE I DO THE INTERVIEWS. SO I DID DO SOME INTERVIEWS LAST WEEK, AND I DID. WE DID ONE. WE DID TWO INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK ALREADY, AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SAVE US.

WE'LL COME UP AND DISCUSS THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR INFANT TODDLER PROGRAM. GOOD MORNING.

ON NOVEMBER 5TH, JUDGE KEY CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY TO BE AN INFANT TODDLER COURT. THE FUNDS ARE FROM HRSA, BUT WERE AWARDED TO GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY AFTER TROUP COUNTY JUVENILE COURT WAS GIVEN PERMISSION BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO APPLY. WE APPLIED AND RECEIVED THE GRANT ON APRIL 10TH. WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE WERE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING INCLUDED AS WELL, IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,585. IF ALLOWED TO ACCEPT. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT TO $78,585. THE PURPOSE OF THE INFANTILE COURT PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3 AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE INVOLVED OR AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THIS WOULD BE DONE BY UTILIZING A THRIVE COORDINATOR, WHO WILL PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SUPPORT, AS WELL AS A THRIVE PEER SUPPORTER WHO WILL ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT BASED ON SHARED EXPERIENCES. THE SUPPLEMENTAL $18,585 WILL BE USED TO CONTRACT WITH THE PART TIME PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU COMING? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NEXT UP WE WILL INVITE HILL DANIEL TO DISCUSS THE ACCOUNTABILITY COURT'S FY 26 AWARD. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. THE JASMINE AND I ARE COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN. SORRY I JUST LEFT. JASMINE AND I ARE COMING BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. BACK IN JANUARY, WE APPLIED FOR FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 FOR THE FOUR ACCOUNTABILITY COURTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN TROUP COUNTY. WE HAVE SINCE THEN RECEIVED OUR AWARDS. SO WE ARE COMING TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT THESE AWARDS. WE GOT FOUR PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTY. THE FIRST, THE FELONY ADULT DRUG COURT, WAS AWARDED $243,631, WHICH IS GOING TO CARRY A COUNTY MATCH REQUIREMENT OF $42,994. THE FAMILY TREATMENT COURT WAS AWARDED 171,590 1000 $171,591, AND THAT'S GOING TO CARRY A MATCH REQUIREMENT OF $30,281.

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THESE PARTICULAR CONTAINERS ARE HIGH CUBE CONTAINERS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT TALLER, ABOUT 18IN I BELIEVE. BUT THAT'S SO OUR FORKLIFT CAN PULL IN AND ACCESS THESE PALLETS OF MATERIAL, PULLING THEM IN AND OUT. AND ALSO ONE OF THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE CONTAINERS, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S FOUR SETS OF DOUBLE DOORS. IF WE CARRY SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF GRASS AND MATERIAL, NOT JUST THE MULCH AND FERTILIZER, BUT SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRASS SEED. FESCUE, HOLD AND HOLD, BERMUDA RYE, BROWNTOP MILLET. AND SO THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WIDTH TO DRIVE OUR FORKLIFT DOWN ONE SIDE TO GET WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT PARTICULAR VARIETY OF GRASS SEED WE NEED. AND THESE SIDE DOORS ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ABOUT THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE BOXES THAT WE'RE REQUESTING. SO WE FEEL LIKE THAT THESE CONEX TOP CONTAINERS WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVING THIS REQUEST. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I THINK YOU. DID KEEP THEM UNDER THE SAME ROOF AS OFFICERS, BETWEEN THE OFFICERS AND THE KIND OF COVERED AREA BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND THE SHOP? YOU'RE CORRECT. RIGHT. SO WHERE WOULD THESE RIGHT HERE. SO GOOD QUESTION. THEY WOULD BE AROUND BACK UP AGAINST THE FENCE WHERE WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME TRAILERS AND A COUPLE OTHER SMALLER CONEX BOXES THAT WE WOULD RELOCATE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION UP ON THE HILL. RIGHT. AND IT'S STILL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SIGN SHOP, WHICH IS WHERE WE KIND OF THE CENTRAL HUB FOR OUR HYDROSEEDING OPERATIONS. BUT EITHER WAY, LIKE I SAID, IT IS TIGHT AND SEALED AND NOTHING WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE. SO EACH ONE'S GOT FOUR INCHES FOR EACH STUDENT. IS THAT RIGHT? THEY GOT 4IN OR 2IN FOR DOUBLE DOOR ENTRANCES? YES. THAT'S THE FUNDING FOR THIS PURCHASE WOULD COME FROM VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT UNDER SWAT STYLE. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? WE'LL GET A COUPLE PACKS DOWN THE ROAD FOR. ANYONE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ITEM UNDER THIS WORK SESSION I'LL INVITE UP TO DISCUSS THE UNIFIED ORDINANCE THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT TO YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE ORDINANCE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN PART OF A LONG TERM PLANNING PROCESS AT THE COUNTY, SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BACKGROUND AND TO SHOW SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES SINCE THE LAST PRESENTATION ON IT. SO IF WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET INTO THE PRESENTATION. I'M RUNNING A LITTLE SLOW HERE. GIVE ME JUST A

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SO THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND REVIEW. SO THIS IS SOME BACKGROUND THAT TAKES US BACK AND BRINGS US TO THE PRESENT MOMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT SESSIONS SPANNING SEVERAL YEARS. WE ARE AT THE FINAL PHASE OF THIS. DRAFTS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE AS MAJOR UPDATES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. EVEN BEFORE I ARRIVED HERE AT TROUP COUNTY, THERE WERE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COUNTY STAFF. SO THAT'S SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. WITH THIS.

THERE WAS A CONSULTANT AS WELL THAT HELPED MAKE THAT FIRST DRAFT OF THE UDO, AND THEN LEGAL COUNSEL WAS INVOLVED SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH COUNTY ATTORNEYS. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT REVISING SECTIONS OF THE UDO OR THE CURRENT ORDINANCE TO ADAPT INTO THE UDO BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THE REVIEW OF THIS DOCUMENT. AND NOW WE HAVE THE FINAL DRAFT THAT IS POSTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO I WILL SAY WITH THE BOZA, THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THEM IN APRIL, AND EVEN PRIOR TO THAT THEY HAD THE DRAFT AND WE REQUESTED COMMENTS, REVIEW AND CONCERNS FROM THEM. AND WE DID RECEIVE A LOT OF INPUT. SO FOR THE APRIL MEETING WITH BOZA, IT INCORPORATED THOSE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED, I GUESS FROM FEBRUARY AND MARCH FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THIS IS A SUMMARY FROM THE APRIL 10TH, 2025 MEETING. THE BOARD DID VOTE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL, BUT THEY HAD THREE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO STAFF. AND SO THE FIRST ONE WAS LANGUAGE THAT LOOKED AT FLOODPLAIN STRUCTURES. THEY WANTED TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESSORY LIVESTOCK STRUCTURES AND FLOODPLAINS, AND THEN ALSO, ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE LIVESTOCK REGULATION. WE WANTED CLARITY ON THE SETBACK RULES AND SIMPLIFY THE ANIMAL LIMIT, LIMIT LANGUAGE, AND THEN KENNEL AND LIVESTOCK REVIEW OF REVISIT PRIOR ANIMAL LIMITS AND CLARIFY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL OVERSIGHT. SO THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW THE REVISIONS THAT ARE IN THE DRAFT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY REFLECTS THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE MADE BY THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION. LIVESTOCK RAISING. WE HAVE THE PAGE 97 LIMITS ARE DEFINED FOR PARCELS UNDER THREE ACRES AS IN TERMS OF HOW MANY ANIMALS YOU CAN HAVE. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE MORE DENSE NEIGHBORHOODS, MORE NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING, WHEREAS THE LARGER PARCELS, YOU'LL HAVE MORE SPACE. SO MORE OF A COUNTRY AGRICULTURAL SETTING. IT CLARIFIED FENCING STANDARDS. THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE. THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WHERE FENCING WAS MENTIONED, BUT IT WAS REALLY FOR CORRALS OR CATCH PENS. AND SO THAT IS THE FENCING THAT NEEDS TO BE 200FT AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. IT WAS NOT THE FENCING, THAT'S JUST YOUR PROPERTY BOUNDARY. AND WE REMOVED THE FLOODPLAIN BUILDING PROHIBITION. THEN THE KENNEL PROVISIONS, SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES FROM THAT THAT CAME OUT FROM THAT MEETING FOR COMMERCIAL KENNELS, THE UNIVERSAL CAP FOR THE ANIMALS WAS REMOVED. AND INSTEAD, WHAT WE HAVE PUT IN THERE IS THAT ANY APPLICANTS FOR COMMERCIAL KENNELS WILL HAVE TO HAVE A MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT HAS A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE CAPACITY THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING, BECAUSE WE'LL SEE THE SITE PLAN, AND THEN ALSO AN ANIMAL CARE PLAN TO SHOW THAT THEY DO HAVE THE STAFF TO CARE FOR THE CAPACITY THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING, BUT THEN FOR THE HOBBY KENNELS. SO THOSE WILL BE ONES THAT ARE REQUESTED AND MORE RESIDENTIALLY ZONED DISTRICTS. BUT THEY DO HAVE TO

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AND THAT WAS PUT INTO THE LANGUAGE. SO YES, ALL OF THE SAME CONDITIONS APPLY TO IT.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE WATERSHED PROTECTION. WE REMOVED THE HOGANSVILLE WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE. THE CITY PURCHASES THEIR WATER FROM MUNICIPALITIES NOW. SO THE RESERVOIR THAT WAS PART OF THEIR PROTECTION DISTRICT IS NO LONGER USED FOR THE POTABLE WATER. AND THAT HOGANSVILLE THE CITY HAS ALSO ALREADY REMOVED THAT FROM THEIR UDO. AND THEN FINALLY THE SUBDIVISION CHANGES SECTION FOR FAMILY DIVISIONS. IT REFLECTS CHANGES TO PERMIT SUBDIVISION IN CERTAIN CASES FOR FAMILY PROPERTIES LACKING ROAD FRONTAGE ON STANDARD ROADS. AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE SUBDIVISION ON SUBSTANDARD ROADS. AND SO THOSE WERE THE MAJOR CHANGES SINCE IT WAS PROBABLY LAST PRESENTED OVER A YEAR AGO. SO THE NEXT STEPS TONIGHT IT WILL BE BEFORE YOU FOR THE FIRST READING. AND THEN ON JUNE 3RD, WE'LL BE THE TENTATIVE SECOND READING. STAFF WILL BE REQUESTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF AUGUST 1ST, AND THEN THE NEXT STEPS ARE POST ADOPTION IS FORMATTING CLEANUP, THE FINAL UPLOAD TO MUNICODE AND STAFF TRAINING, AND JUST PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH IT. AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THOSE REASON THAT WE ARE REQUESTING THAT AUGUST 1ST EFFECTIVE DATES. IT ALLOWS STAFF TIME TO ENSURE APPLICATIONS AND WORKFLOWS REFLECT CHANGES FROM THE UDO, ALLOW STAFF TIME TO CREATE FINAL FORMATTING OF THE UDO DOCUMENT. IT'S SUCH A LARGE DOCUMENT.

OFTENTIMES WE'LL MAKE A CHANGE SOMEWHERE AND I'LL THROW JUST THE FORMATTING AND THE NUMBERING OFF. IT ALLOWS TIME FOR US TO CATCH ANY SCRIVENER'S ERRORS OR CLERICAL ERRORS THAT ARE STILL IN THERE. AND THEN ALSO THE CODIFICATION VIA MUNICODE, WHICH IS THE WEBSITE THAT WE ALL ACCESS IT. THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS LAYOUT AND ANY NUMBERING ISSUES THAT THEY SEE.

SO THAT JUST GIVES A LITTLE LEAD TIME FOR STAFF TO BE PREPARED TO MAKE THAT CHANGE TO THE UDO. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THE PRESENTATION. MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? SUBSTANDARD ROADS.

YOU GOT 50 ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZE. EXPLAIN THAT TO ME. YES. SO A SUBSTANDARD ROAD IS TYPICALLY GOING TO BE AN UNPAVED ROAD, A DIRT ROAD OR A GRAVEL ROAD. OR IT COULD BE A NARROW ROAD. AND ALSO I GUESS LACKING ADEQUATE PAVEMENT, IT COULD BE PAVED, BUT NOT TO THE COUNTY STANDARD. SO THAT WOULD BE A SUBSTANDARD ROAD. WHY IS IT A 50 ACRE LOT? SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE IN THE PAST, DIRT ROADS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TROUP COUNTY, AS YOU MIGHT SAY, MAYBE DOING BUSINESS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I JUST TO ME, A 50 ACRE LOT ON A DIRT ROAD, I'M SCRATCHING MY HEAD, AS YOU MIGHT SAY, THAT CAME OUT OF JUST DISCUSSIONS OVER THE LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE DRAFT. 50 WAS KIND OF THE NUMBER TO LIMIT THE IMPACT OF ANY TRAFFIC ON A DIRT ROAD, BECAUSE THAT IS, I THINK, A MAIN CONCERN FOR MAINTENANCE.

SO IF YOU DID HAVE 200 ACRES AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS WANTING TO SUBDIVIDE IT, IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SUBDIVIDE IT. BUT ONLY 50 ACRES WOULD BE THE SMALLEST LOT THAT THEY COULD GO. SO THAT WOULD REDUCE THAT IMPACT TO THAT SUBSTANDARD ROAD. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LANDOWNERS THAT HAVE THAT MANY ACRES TO START WITH ON A DIRT ROAD. SO. AND I KNOW JAMES IS GOING TO SAY, OH, THEY

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IF THEY'RE LOCATED ON A ROAD, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE CONSIDER A STANDARD ROAD. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YOU ON YOUR RESEARCH, WHEN I COMPARE IT AND DOING ALL THIS, YOU RUN INTO COWETA COUNTY, HAD RUN INTO A PROBLEM ON DIRT ROADS. AM I RIGHT? YES. THEY HAVE A RURAL RESIDENTIAL SIMILAR TO US AND IT JUST ALLOWED VERY EXPONENTIAL GROWTH, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH. THIS ALSO THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND MAP PLAYS INTO THE UDL. I MEAN, IT GOES KIND OF LIKE HAND IN HAND WITH THAT DOES. YEAH. SO ANY TWO CHANGES SINCE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, WE CAN DEFINITELY PUT THAT LANGUAGE TO HELP WITH ANY AMENDMENTS IN THE FUTURE. AS WELL. PLANNING MEETINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. SO A LOT OF VERY INTERESTED IN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO DO YOU MIND JUST GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THE NEXT UPCOMING MEETINGS FOR THOSE? YES. SO RIGHT NOW THE NEXT SCHEDULED ONES ARE MAY 22ND THIS WEEK AT THE GRAY HILL COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT WILL BE FROM 5 TO 7 ON THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH. THERE WILL BE ONE AT THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE RIGHT HERE ON BULL STREET, AND THAT IS FROM 5 TO 7 AS WELL. AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO ADD A FEW ADDITIONAL MEETINGS TO EVEN PROVIDE MORE COMMUNITY INPUT. AND ONE OF

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THANK YOU. JUST QUICKLY GO OVER THIS AFTERNOON AGENDA. WE HAVE A SPECIAL BUSINESS TO CONSIDER.

[4. Discuss Juvenile Court Request to Add a Temporary Part Time Position(Michelle Bowman)]

[5. Discuss Juvenile Court Request to Accept Supplemental Funding for Infant Toddler Court Program(Tavieshia Davis)]

WHEN I SAY DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS, IT IS EXTENSIVE. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING 270,000FT■!S F JUST COMPLEX ENCLOSED, IT IS NOW TWO 70,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITIES AND 100,000FT■!S OF APRON SPACE. THE 100,000FT■!S OF APRON OPEN CONCRETE. THE INTENT IS TO BRING AIRCRAFT AS LARGE AS 737 TO THE AIRPORT, BRING THEM AND PARK THEM ON THAT SPACE, CANNIBALIZE COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE REFURBISHED, AND THEN SHRED THOSE AIRCRAFT AND SELL IT FOR SCRAP METAL. THAT'S AN EXTENSIVE CHANGE. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'VE REDUCED THE TWO LEASES DOWN TO ONE, THE AMOUNT OF COST THAT'S NOW GOING TO BE INVESTED TO MAKE A PATHWAY FROM OUR EXISTING TAXIWAYS TO THIS APRON ARE EXTENSIVE. AND SO WE HAVE NEGOTIATED TO ELIMINATE THE 12,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR SPACE TO ALLOW THEM TO SPEND THE RESOURCES THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THAT, TO NOW PUT THE

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NO, SIR. SIR, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE CITY TO FINISH THEIR THEIR COORDINATION AND LOOK OVER SINCE THEY ARE JOINT OWNERS OF THE AIRPORT. SO WE'VE HAD THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE COUNTY, ATTORNEYS FOR THE RESOURCE SPONSOR, THE LAST ATTORNEYS FOR THE CITY. AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU ALL FOR, FOR CONSIDERATION. I THINK IT'S PART OF THE PACKAGE. YOU'RE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE WERE DRAFTING, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE COMMENTS FROM THE CITY. AT ALL. ONCE THEY SHRED IT, THEY'LL, THEY'LL, THEY'LL MOVE THE MATERIALS WHICH REMAINING OUT VIA TRUCK. AND THESE MIGHT BE TWO, TWO SEPARATE. AND LAST YOU KNOW WE WERE DOING REDOING THE TAXIWAYS. YOU SAID A 737 COULDN'T WE, THAT AT 737 CAN LAND ON THE RUNWAY. OKAY. THE ISSUE IS AT CURRENTLY THE WAY OUR, OUR TAXIWAYS ARE BUILT, THEY'RE 50FT WIDE MINIMUM. IN SOME AREAS WHERE WE DID THE EXTENSION OF THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST SIDE CLOSEST TO PEGASUS, THAT THAT TAXIWAY IS ACTUALLY ABOUT 100FT WIDE. AND SO 737 CAN STILL LAND. AND SO IF THEY LAND IN THE DIRECTION TO THE WEST, THEY WOULD MAKE A TURN OFF WHERE WE HAVE 100FT WIDE OF TAXIWAY, AND THEY'D BE ABLE TO EASILY MAKE IT TO THIS FACILITY IF THEY LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THERE. THERE'S A METHOD BY WHICH YOU HAVE TO DECLARE A BACK TAXI, AND THEY BASICALLY TAXIED BACK UP THE RUNWAY TO GET TO THE AREAS WHERE THEY, THEY, THEY COULD MANAGE THE WIDTH. NOW THAT SAID, A GOOD CREW COULD STILL THEY, BASED ON THE WIDTH OF THE TIRES ON 737 COULD STILL MAKE THE ENTIRE LENGTH. BUT YOU GET INTO A VERY, VERY TIGHT SITUATION WHERE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DEFLECTION LEFT OR RIGHT, THEN PUTS ONE OF THOSE MAIN MOUNTAINS INTO THE INTO THE DIRT AND IT'S STUCK. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OR IF NOT, WE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSING THIS TONIGHT.

YES, SIR. OKAY. BUT FOR DUE CONSIDERATION I THINK IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THE AIRPORT. OKAY.

LAST PIECE IS THAT I WILL MENTION IS THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT FOR THE.

THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT CONTINGENT VOTE IN JUNE. I BELIEVE THAT CORRECT ME BASED ON YOUR CALENDAR. IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE. BUT TYPICALLY SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I THINK HAVING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS IS PERFECT. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE HERE. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. IF NOTHING ELSE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? WE ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.