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GOOD. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON MA'AM. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, JUNE THE 17TH, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE BEING HONORED TODAY TO HAVE REVEREND JEFF PARKER, WHO IS A REVEREND, BUT ALSO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF TROUP COUNTY GOVERNMENT. SO DOUBLE DOUBLE DUTY THERE. HE'S GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. AND THEN AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK.
COMMISSIONER JOHNSON THAT MIGHT LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR REVEREND JEFF COMES FORWARD. LET US PRAY. DEAR FATHER, LORD, WE COME TOGHERE TR COUNTY LORD, I. JUST BE WITHEM,, LORD, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE WITH. ANYONE THAT'S HERE TONIGHT. TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, FATHER, JUST TO GIVE THEM THE PEACE THAT THEY NEED, THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO WORK OUT FOR THE FOR THE BEST OF THE COMMUNITY. LORD, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR BEING WITH US. AND, LORD, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE THAT DOESN'T KNOW YOU. FATHER, I JUST ASK YOU TO BURDEN YOUR HEART. LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU LOVE THEM. FATHER, WE ASK IT ON YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU. AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES ]
ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. AND FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. SECTION THREE OF THE MINUTES FROM TRIPP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE 3RD, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY BE APPROVED. MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THEY SHOULD APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE TWO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 3RD, 2025. AND I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MOTION IS AND FINALLY APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE COUNTY BOARD. FIVE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. COUNTY MANAGER. COMMISSIONERS. FIRST ON THE IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF
[IV. Special Business ]
THE FY 20. $163.06, $331,503 FROM OUR FEDERAL FEDERAL ALLOTMENT, AND THEN A 331,503 LOCAL DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL OFTEN COMES FROM OUR CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE LOCALLY FOR TRANSPORTATION.ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS LIST HERE AND SOME OF THESE. ARE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FY 26 DOT GRANT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE GEORGIA OPIOID CRISIS ABATEMENT TRUST GRANT. AND IF JASMINE, IS THAT A LITTLE A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX IF YOU MIGHT COME UP AND JUST REMIND US AGAIN WHAT THE COST. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO DIRECT COST TO THE COUNTY. NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIREMENT. WE'RE ASKING TO APPLY FOR $490,544. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I WOULD. CRISIS OF FAITH AND TRUST FOR HIM. MOVING CHAIR. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I'M SORRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT.
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY MAN AN AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDES FOR COMPREHENSIVE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AGENDA, IT'S BROKEN OUT OVER, OVER, OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AT $17,640. AND THIS WAS. TO COME OUT OF THE EMPLOYEES FOR EMPLOYEE PROGRAM. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS THIS MORNING. DIDN'T SAY WE'LL GO WITH 9000. YEAH. SD IT'S LIKE YOU. THOUSAND $950 PER YEAR. YES, SIR. RIGHT. ANOTHER QUESTION. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST TO APPROVE THE FUNDS TO DO A COUNTY WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT UPGRADE. AND I HAVE A MOTION. MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, D IS CONSIDERATION. REQUEST TO PURCHASE A 2025 POLARIS RANGER $22,078. FUNDS TO COME FROM. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO GET ANSWER TODAY FROM COMMISSIONERS. YES, SIR. I GOT SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR COMMISSIONER. JACK OVER THE MOMENTUM AND LOOKED AT THE UNIT.AND IT DOES HAVE THE THREE FUNCTIONS WHERE IT LOCKS IN ONE WHEEL. THE TWO REAR, ALL FOUR OF THEM. SO WE'LL ADJUST THAT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO MAKE SURE WE'RE OPERATING THE RIGHT WAY, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT TEARING UP ANY ASPHALT YARDS AND USING THE PROPER THING TO KEEP TIRE LIFE ON THERE AS WELL. WHAT COLOR IS IT THAT IT IS A CHARCOAL COLOR? OKAY, WE CAN EITHER LEAVE IT THAT AND PUT A LOGO ON IT OR WE CAN WRAP IT. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SINGLE UNIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PUT THE UNIT ON IT, IT ACTUALLY CAME IN IN THE ODD GRAIN. SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT WRAPPED VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY THE TELLURIDES ARE WRAPPED WITH THAT SAME METALLIC RED. SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF WE'LL JUST PUT A TROUP COUNTY, GEORGIA LOGO ON IT OR THE TROUP COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LOGO, BUT WE'LL PUT SOMETHING ON THERE ON THE FRONT OF IT THAT MARKS IT. I'M WITH THE TROUP COUNTY GRAPHICS. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANY OTHERIONS? IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY.L. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. PICKLEBALL COMPLEX, FINAL LANDSCAPING BID TOTALS. THE LOW BID IS TO SOUTHERN OAK LAND. J IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? COMPLETION DA. ABOUT FIRST FIRST PART OF AUGUST ISH DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER SCHEDULE IS GOING VERY WELL. I MEAN, THE SCHEDULE THEY GAVE US THE DAY THEY AUGUST 7TH, THAT THEY IT OVER TO US AUGUST 7TH. THAT'S THE SCHEDULE THEY. SO. ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THIS LIKE REQUIRED FOR LIKE A CITY ORDINANCE? I MEAN IS THIS CORRECT. THIS IS REQUIRED BY CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FINAL GROUND STABILIZES THE FINAL GROUND STABILIZATION. AND AS WELL AS THEY HAVE A LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE, WHICH WE DO TOO. IN THE COUNTY, WE HAVE A COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE. IT'S ALSO REQUIREMENT OF THE OF THE $2.2 MILLION GRANT AS WELL AS IT WAS PART OF THACESS. SO YEAH, THEY'LL AUDIT US.E I SAID EARLIER TODAY, ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT THEN I'LL
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ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL LANDSCAPING BID PROPOSAL FOR THE PICKLEBALL COMPLEX. SO MOVED. KIM, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM, ITEM F, IS CONSIDERATION OF THE WAKEFIELD ROAD SOCCER ON PROJECT. AND J CAN CERTAINLY. HEAR A LONG TERM MAINTENANCE FOR THE FACILITY.AND AS WE SAID THISNG, OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO WITH. HAD LAID IN FRONT OF YOU HAD THE 52 OUNCE PRICE FOR A THREE ARTIFICIAL FIELDS AT. $2,293,145. WITH THAT. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO APPROVE THE GOALPOST. BUT THEN THE $60,000 GIVES US THE GEO FABRIC BETWEEN THE SUBGRADE AND THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND THEN THE $74,052 GIVES US THE, THE NATURAL GRASS OR THE SOD TO COVER THE PERIMETER AREAS THAT THE PARTS THAT ARE NOT THE PLAYING SURFACE THAT GETS EVERYTHING KIND OF AS SOON AS YOU WALK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OFF OF THE SIDEWALK, THEN ALL OF THAT IS WILL BE COMPLETE. MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST WE RECEIVING THIS STUFF THIS MORNING, THIS INFORMATION I WANT TO BEFORE WE GET INTO A LOT OF DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS GIVE US TIME TO LOOK AT THIS SINCE WE'VE BEEN TIED UP ALL DAY. SO I MAKE I PUT THAT IN A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTIONS HERE. OKAY. ONE THING I. I DON'T THINK WE COVERED THAT, BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE SOME GRANT BUT WE DIDN'T EXPECT. YEAH WE DID NOT.
INFLATION PRIOR TO. CORRECT. OKAY. THAT IS RIGHT. THAT'D BE THE NET THE NET THAT WE'D HAVE TO APPROVE. THAT IS CORRECT. G IS CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH TWO D. INCREDIBLE DEAL.
OFFERED BY TWO RIVERS THAT BENEFITS TROUP COUNTY. WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST JAMES, IF YOU DON'T MIND. JUST. THE ESTIMATED COST $293,500.32. AND THIS HAS TO COME FROM OUR LRA FUNDS. YES.
SO IT'S THAT'S A ZERO D THE OT. 212 MILES, 212.944. SO. AND I THINK ONE THING NOTING IS THANK YOU TO THE. THAT'S. RIGHT. AND THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING THAT'S HAPPENING. I DON'T RECALL EVER HAVING ANY MONEY. OKAY. ANY IF L TAKE A MOTION ALL RIG YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND AN INSURANCE BROKER BID UPDATES. DEXTER. JUST DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF. WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP AND JUST EXPLAINING WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS? SURE. THE COMMITTEE THAT MET ON THIS HAS CHOSEN THE CQG RISK POOL AS THE
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BEST OPTION FOR THE COUNTY. WE WENT OVER THOSE REASONS THIS MORNING. I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE COMPLEX MOTIONS. PICKED UP ON JULY 1ST. THAT'S CORRECT. ALRIGHT, FIRST IS A MOTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATING IN THE CQG IRMA PROGRAM EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, WITH AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY MANAGER TO FINALIZE THE TERMS OF THE COVERAGE, INCLUDING DEDUCTIBLES, LIMITS, AND ANY ENDORSEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. AUTHORIZATION TO OBTAIN MARKET COVERAGE FOR RISK NOT COVERED UNDER THE OCC IRMA PROGRAM. AUTHORIZATIONS TO SECURE COVERAGE FOR ANY CLAIMS MADE.POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO GAP DURING THE TRANSITION TO THE CQG IRMA OCCURRENCE BASED PROGRAM AND APPROVAL OF THE IRMA RESOLUTION FOR NEW MEMBERS, AND APPROVAL CHAIRMAN TO SIGN ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS. LET ME ASK YOU A QUICK MARK. I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THIS THIS MORNING. CAN WE APPROVE ALL OF THOSE AT ONE TIME? YOU CAN WHAT I WOULD DO.
MOTION LANGUAGE AS PRESENTED BY MR. WELLS. CAN I TRY TO DO THAT SO THAT THEY CAN JUST SAY THEY MAKE THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF I CAN REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT. THEN I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST. BROKER BID, SUBJECT TO THE EXACT THAT MR. WELLS. SUBJECT TO THE LANGUAGE IN THE. MAYBE YOU WANT ME JUST TO READ IT AND RESTATE IT, AND THEN MAYBE YOU COULD ADOPT THAT. OKAY, I THINK THIS WILL BE IN FIVE PARTS. OKAY. THE FIRST PART WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY INSURANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE TO OBTAIN PROPERTY LIABILITY AND RELATED CASUALTY INSURANCE THROUGH THE CQG IRMA RISK POOL, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST 25. NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND FINALIZE THE SPECIFIC TERMS OF COVERAGE AND DEDUCTIBLES WITH CQG IRMA, CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. NUMBER THREE APPROVE THE CQG IRMA INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT AND RESOLUTION, SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW BY LEGAL COUNSEL. THAT CAME IN A LITTLE LATE, AND I THINK OUR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, I BELIEVE IT'S ALL STANDARD, BUT LET OUR OUTSIDE INSURANCE COUNSEL JUST TAKE A FINAL LOOK AT THAT AND THEN AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO EXECUTE THE RESOLUTION CONTRACT AND ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO PROCEED WITH THE COVERAGE. NUMBER FOUR.
ACTUALLY, I GUESS WE ONLY HAVE FOUR WOULD BE TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY STAFF TO OBTAIN COVERAGE FOR MATTERS NOT INCLUDED UNDER PRIOR CLAIMS MADE POLICIES, AND FIVE TO OBTAIN AS AVAILABLE SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE OR SPECIALTY INSURANCE THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL MARKET FOR RISKS NOT ADDRESSED BY THE COVERAGE THROUGH THE CQG. AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE THE AIRPORT, AND THAT WOULD BE, IN TOTALITY, WHAT THE BOARD WOULD BE APPROVING. SO Y'ALL JUST HEARD OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY READ ALL THAT. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DEXTER. ALL RIGHT. IS CONSIDERATION OF 900 DALLAS STREET PARKING LOT PROJECTS, I BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF $6,000. THANK YOU. ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TO,OR. YEAHY $900. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THIS ISTION OF THENG LIMITS FOR. TURT
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OVER, COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR YOU WANT. I DON'T LIKE THAT. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I WANT TO BEUNDERSTAND. C? I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I UNDERSTAND. ALL THAT STUFF. I JUST LIKE TO PUT IT WHERE IT DIDN'T AFFECT ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS OR DEPARTMENTS ON THEIR NEEDS FOR CONDUCTING BUSINESS EVERY DAY FOR POLICY. GIVE THEM THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT FOR OTHER. FOR THE CAPITAL. DRIVE. YES. SO EXCEPT FOR THE CAPITAL FUND, THAT'S THE ONLY FUND THAT THEY HAVE TO COME TO YOU WITH ANY THRESHOLDS, THE CAPITAL FUND, THEY COME TO YOU ON ALL THE PROJECTS. I DON'T THINK THE COMMISSION IS TALKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS. HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE LEEWAY THAT THE COUNTY MANAGER HAS A $25,000 UNDER LIMIT TO SPEND. OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING. I DO NOT WANT TO HANDICAP A DEPARTMENT. RIGHT.ANYTHING AN EMERGENCY OR SOMETHING OFFERS FROM THAT POINT. THEY WANT TO. KNOW THEY.
I DO NOT WANT TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TWO MONTHS AGO WITH THE PICKLEBALL LIGHTS BEHIND THE ACTIVE LIFE CENTER? THAT WAS A CAPITAL PROJECT, CORRECT? I THOUGHT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM.
WELL, I'M JUST WALKED INTO CAPITAL PURCHASE. LET'S TALK ABOUT. OKAY, DID THE PICKLEBALL IN TERMS OF COUNTING. THAT WOULD BE A CAPITAL PURCHASE. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL. WE DON'T PAY FOR COLLEGE. THEY AUTHORIZE. WHICH WE'RE DOING NOW. WE DON'T CHANGE IT AT ALL. BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE IT WHERE HE CAN'T PURCHASE ANYTHING OUT OF CAPITAL? I'M SORRY, I THINK I UNDERSTAND.
I'LL BE ABLE TO. CAN WE MAKE IT TO WHERE IT IS? AN EMERGENCY FUND? ONLY THE. SPLOST, THE 25,000. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW, A DEPARTMENT HEAD CAN SPEND UP TO $500, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT. OKAY? HE SAID DEPARTMENT HEAD. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT CONFUSED ME, I GUESS. THAT IS I DON'T THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO WITH A GENERAL FUND. BUT THIS IS JUST FOR THIS IS JUST FOR SPORTS AND CAPITAL. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. SO MOST OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE SPENDING MONEY ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. YEAH. SO IF THIS. OKAY.
SO WE'VE GOT A DEPARTMENT THAT A PROVEN THAT. AND WITHIN THEIR BUDGET HOW ARE THEY GOING TO HOW CAN THEY PAY FOR THAT. IT'S NOT IN THEIR BUDGET. AND THEY CAN'T ADJUST THEIR BUDGET TO FIND THE MEANS. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMEYOU FOR THAT AND FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. UNLESS.
CATEGORY. AND IT WAS BELOW THE 25,000, THEN THEY COULD GET PERMISSION TO PURCHASE THAT, RIGHT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW ALTE BUT I WON'T ALTER ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT. I KNOW HOW TO WORD IT. I MEAN, I'LL SAY IT, YOU TELL ME HOW TO WORD IT SO YOU WON'T BE PURCHASING FOR THAT WOULD ALREADY HAVE. AND THE. SPLOST FUNDS. SO IF RIGHT NOW DEPARTMENT HEAD CAN PURCHASE
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A $5,000. 4090. THAT'S WHAT I THINK AS I UNDERSTAND IT RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, YOU. CAN BUY THE GRAVEL WI RIGHW THAT. SO YOU DON'T NEED THAT TO COME TO THE BOARD. I MEAN, IF THERE'S A. IT DEFINITELY. WE'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT LANGUAGE THAT'S NEEDED BECAUSE. YEAH. AND SO CAN I SUGGEST THAT WE JUST WAIT TILL JULY 1ST AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE CORRECT LANGUAGE BEFORE WE PASS? EXACTLY. I, I AGREE WITH THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IS THIS IS THIS A POLICY? DO WE HAVE TO AMEND THE POLICY ON THIS OR OR? ADDITIONAL WE HAVE ADDITIONAL PURCHASING POLICIES AND OTHER POLICIES. SO WE'D HAVEANGE THIS INTO A THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT'S PART OF WHAT WAS THE. NEWS EARLIER IN JUNE OR WHAT WERE WE GOING TO ON JULY 1ST THAT WE HAD TO OPEN OUR POLICY FOR OUR REQUIREMENTS AND OUR. AND IN THAT WORDING, WE'RE SAYING THAT RIGHT NOW, YOU'VE REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE A ZERO THRESHOLD ON CAPITAL AND SPLOST. AND SO WE CAN REWORD THAT TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ACHIEVE. BUT IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE GENERAL FUND OR THE WHAT THE COUNTY MANAGER OR THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR CAN DO. THEY ARE THE ONES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE ABOVE WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE CONSIDER. THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. I CAN'T MAKE THAT MOTION. I KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE. I DO THIS REAL QUICK.QUICK. I'M SORRY MARK, AND CERTAINLY SIGN THAT. THAT'S THE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING ORDINANCE AS WELL TO OUR PURCHASING POLICY. AND SO I THINK AGAIN, SOME. SOD REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. CORRECT. WELL. ACTUALLY I THINK PORTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE ARE HOME RULE ORDINANCES. SO IT WOULD ACTUALLY REQUIRE MORE THAN THE USUAL PROCESS. I THINK IT WOULD BE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ORDER TO DO CHANGE A HOME RULE ORDINANCE. IF IT'S NECESSARY.
AND THAT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON WHAT THE SUBSTANCE IS THAT THAT IS PROPOSED. I CERTAINLY WANT TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO AC YEAH. YEAH. WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THE FIRST MEETING. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL. YOU. WELL, WE'LL. JUST HAVE. A YES. OKAY. START IT OVER. YES. OKAY. BUT DON'T YOU CARRY ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS
[V. Public Hearings ]
PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL MOTION T OF REGULAR MEETING, GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND ANY EVENING. I HAVE ONE ITEM FOR THE REZONING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A REZONING APPLICATION. THIS IS THE SECOND READING AND IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. THE APPLICATION IS FOR 620 OLD HUTCHINSON MILL ROAD AND THE APPLICANT IS KIM[00:30:07]
PILL. 20 OLD HUTCHISON MILL ROAD. FROM SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THE REZONING FOR M STORAGE, STORAG, WAREHOUSES AND MINI WAREHOUSES. SELF-STORAGE. PARCEL IS 9.625 ACRES AND FACTORS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE TROUP COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE A 50 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE DID REVIEW THIS FOR CONFORMITY TO THE ZONING STANDARDS. NO ADVERSE IMPACTS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE REVIEW. THE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS AROUND THE SUBJECT PARCEL REFLECTED SIZES ENCOMPASSING SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE PARCELS IN ADJACENT LAND USES CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITH A GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SITUATED TO THE SOUTH ACROSS OLD HUTCHISON MILL ROAD AND INDUSTRIALLY ZONED LAND LOCATED TO THE WEST WITHIN THE CITY OF LAGRANGE.ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THAT IF THE REZONING IS APPROVED, STAFF RECOMMENDS PROHIBITING ACCESS FROM MCGRAW ROAD, AS IT IS A SUBSTANDARD ROAD PRIMARILY SERVING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION FROM THE PROPOSED LOT CONFIGURATION OR THE SPECIFIED ACREAGE FOR THE REZONING MAY CONSTITUTE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ANY REZONING APPROVAL. AND IF I MAY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. THE I WASOKING THROUG AND. BECAUSE I'M LOOKING LAST AM VOTED YES. AND THEN THE DAY IS COMING UP. NO. AND THEREFORE BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE. WHY IS IT POINTING OUT LEE WASHAM THE WAY HE VOTED AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS OUT THERE? I CAN EXPLAIN THAT ONE. SO WHEN LEE WASHAM AT THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON MAY WAS NEW TO THE BOARD AND HE WAS NOT IN THE VOTING SYSTEM THAT YOU USE. PILLS. AND HE DID VOTE NO, NAY. BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THE MOTION WAS TO HE APPLICATION. SO HE VOTED AGAINST THE DENIAL. CONTROL. BUT THE SYSTEM PUTS HIM IN LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE WAS NOT PART OF THE REGULAR, I GUESS, BALLOT. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING IT STRAIGHTENED OUT, BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ONE BOARD MEMBER DOWN ON HOW THEY VOTED, I THINK YOU SHOULD PUT ALL OF THEM DOWN. THAT WAY. WE WILL WORK WITH THAT. WILL EITHER CLEAR IT UP. THAT'S JUST MY THAT'S JUST MY IS SITTING UP HERE LOOKING AT IT IN A. WE WILL WORK ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT. IF NOT THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME WE GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO COME AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE REZONING. AND SO I'LL OPEN UP AT THIS MOMENT, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT'S IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP FRONT AND SPEAK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. IT IS A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. WE HAVE NO. OKAY. SO. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS TO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE AS FAR AS WE APPROVE THE REZONING FOR 620 OH HASTENED MILL ROAD. AS I SAY, THIS IS FIRST READING. IT IS, BUT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SECOND IS A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND READING.
SECOND READING. YEAH. I GOT YOU. YOU KNOW THAT. ALRIGHT, SO IT IS SECOND READING. IT IS DIFFICULT.
YES. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OKAY. MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REZONING AT 620 OLD HUTCHISON. I WOULD LIKE WITH THE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS, CONDITIONS.
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CONDITIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST A MOMENT. ARE YOU GOING TO DO THE SACRAMENT OF THE SECOND ITEM? TONIGHT? NOT OR 1.679.SECOND PUBLIC HEARING THATION. D 350,000 TO EMS THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT. NOW THAT PUT THAT BACK IN AND ALSO. WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE TRAINING WE. ARE TO THAT DEPARTMENT, IT DIDN'T AFFECT THE. NEW COMPANY THAT WOULD BE CONTINGENT IN ALL THINGS TO. THE BUDGET, ETC.
THANK. HOW MUCH WAS THAT SON THAT WAS. SO NOW OUR CURRENT PROPOSED FY 26 BUDGET IS.
$65,734,256. IT'S STILL APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A 7.5% INCREASE OVER THE FY 25 AMENDED BUDGET. CAN YOU TAKE THOSE NUMBERS? I THINK I'M SORRY, $65,734,256. YES. THANK YOU.
AGAIN. WE CAN LOOK AT OUR CHARTS. MAKE A NOTE OF CHANGES IN THAT CHART OF NUMBER 100 AND ALL THE BIG BLUE AGAIN IS BIG BLUE IS 83.3% OF TAXES AT ALL TAXES THAT WE PLAY. THE PREDOMINANT RESOURCE FOR REVENUE. THE ORANGE IS HARVEST AND SERVICES. GRAY IS THE DARKER BLUE IS FINE AND GREEN IS INVESTMENT INCOME. WE CAN SCOOT DOWN TO PAGE NINE. ACTUALLY ON THIS DOCUMENT. THAT WON'T WORK BECAUSE I HAVE UPDATED IT. BUT YOU HAVE THE ATTACHMENT IF YOU CAN GET TO IT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. I UPDATED THE SUMMARIES FOR THAT. IT MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO JUMP AROUND. EXPENSES. SO THAT'S THE UPDATED SUMMARY THAT I PRESENTED LAST WEEK WITH THE ADDITIONAL 353,000 350,000. LET'S SEE, I GOT A DRAFT BUDGET I'M GONNA LOOK AT. AGAIN, IT SHOWS ALL THE TAX REVENUES. I WENT THROUGH THE TAX REVENUES LAST WEEK. I'M GLAD TO DO THAT AGAIN. IF YOU DESIRE ME TO DO THAT LEVEL OF DIFFERENT OKAY. SO THE INSURANCE PREMIUM.
OH YOU DO DO YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THE DETAIL OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY. NEWS. I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST MENTION. AND I'LL FURTHER COMMISSIONER SCOTT. BUT THE $380,000 WAS IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR A MS. PRIMARILY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE OF THE OPINION THAT AT SOME POINT WE MAY HAVE TO PAY SOME SORT OF A SUBSIDY TO. OR HAVE BEEN ASKED OF THE CITIES AND COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN ARE IN THEIR ENROLLED IN THEIR SERVICES. AND SO THIS YEAR WE USE THAT MONEY TO INVEST IN OURSELVES AND CREATE THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, WHICH YOU GUYS APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR. BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THAT MONEY IN THE BUDGET AS WE DID LAST YEAR, JUST IN CASE THAT DOES COME OUT. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ZACH, WITH PATRICK AND KELLY, THAT AS WE INCREASE OUR OUR SERVICE LEVEL WITH PARAMEDICS AND THAT SHOULD LOWER DOWN THE, THE OVERALL COST FOR THE SUBSIDY, BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE
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DOING A LOT MORE OF THE WORK AND THEY'RE BASICALLY ALL CALLING A GLORIFIED TAXI SERVICE AT THAT POINT. OKAY. SO IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO REVIEW THE DETAILS, I WON'T KNOW. SO, WELL THEN THE PART OF THE. DECIDED SO THAT. IS ABOUT 50% OF OUR EXPENSES. WE THAT THIS BUDGET, WE COULD SUSTAIN THAT FOR SOMETHING THAT MAYBE PLAYING INTO THIS WHOLE YEAR IN JULY OR SOMETHING IN JANUARY. AND AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR NUMBERS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE SHANE OR THE ASSESSORS WILL TELL YOU WE'RE WE'RE STILL GETTING IN NUMBERS.AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE. BUDGETED REVENUE CONSERVATIVELY AND THERE MAY BE ROOM JANUARY IF THERE'S ARD TO. OR ETMENTS THAT WERE ADDITIVE THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE ON JANUARY. IF JAMES IS ABLE TO GET TO IT. I DID CREATE A CHART AT YOUR REQUEST SHOWING, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE IT. CAN'T GET IT. I CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU, BUT IT'S A CHART THAT SHOWS THAT RESIDENTIAL TAXES OUT OF OUR OUR OUT OF OUR DIGEST IS 38%. BUT COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TOGETHER IS 51%. AND I CAN PROVIDE THAT DETAIL TO YOU. WE'LL REVIEW THAT AGAIN DURING THE MILLAGE HEARING AS WELL. ABLE TO GET THAT BAR GRAPH IN THE ACTUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT THE FINAL DOCUMENT OKAY. EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN THERE, THAT'S OUR FIGURE. YES SIR. AND IT ALSO GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST. JANUARY 1ST. RIGHT. AND EVEN THOUGH THE NEW INSURANCE GOES EFFECT JULY 1ST, THERE'S NO INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES OR RETIREES.
WE DON'T HAVE IT. DO WE HAVE THAT? FOR OTHER AND OUR BUSINESSES ALREADY. SO COMMERCIAL AND. WE DON'T HAVE THAT GRAPH IN PAGE 172 OF YOUR PACKET. 172 MINE DON'T GO THAT FAR. YOU NEED YOUR HOME ELECTRONICS. OH OKAY. I AIN'T GOING TO DO ME ANY GOOD TO GET YOUR FINAL. YEAH OKAY. ADOPTED BUDGET THAT WAS INCLUDED. THANK YOU. BECAUSE THAT'S THIS RIGHT HERE WON'T HELP ME. IT HELPED ME TODAY BUT IT AIN'T GOING TO HELP ME TOMORROW. IT IS IN YOUR M WIT TONIGHT. AND RESOLUTION OF PROVING TO YOU IN YOUR PACKET. ENTERPRISE FUNDS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, IT'S JUST. EXCUSE ME.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK ABOUT THE BUDGET,WELCOME TO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, I DO NOT. MARK THIS. THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FALLS UP UNDER THE SAME PUBLIC HEARING. RIGHT. SO I JUST CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY 26 BUDGET. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, I CAN'T HEAR US. WE WERE JUST.
MARK. NOW WE'RE JUST CONVERSING OVER THE RESOLUTION. AND I NOTICED AN ITEM THAT, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S CORRECT. I'M NOT SURE IT'S REALLY GOING TO HAVE ANY REAL CONTEXT, BUT AT
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THE VERY TOP OF THE OF THAT PUT DOWN, IT REFERS TO WHEREAS PROPOSED BUDGET DOC MADE AVAILABLE PUBLIC INSPECTION TO GOVERNMENT CENTER. OH I NEVERMIND I SEE. OH THAT'S OKAY, MISS REDDICK. WE HAD A MOTION. WE HAD OUR SECOND. WE VOTED AND WE'RE OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO BACK INTO THE REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN.SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. SECOND. OKAY, I'LL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.