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PLEASE COME FORWARD, PASTOR. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR TO YOU FOR THIS PLACE. GOD, WE ARE THANKFUL TO YOU FOR THIS NATION THAT WE CALL HOME. WE ARE THANKFUL TO YOU, GOD. FOR BY YOUR GRACE YOU HAVE GIVEN US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT NATION. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR NATION. BLESS THE CITY OF LAGRANGE. GIVE US WISDOM TO BE PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE THIS CITY. LORD. THANK YOU FOR THESE COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PEOPLE. WE ASK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE WORKING IN OUR LIVES TO BRING FORTH BRING FORTH FRUIT. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. NICE FLAG. 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.
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
PASTOR. ALRIGHT. COUNTY MANAGER. YES, SIR. I THINK THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND MINUTES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. VICE CHAIRMAN, SECOND. WAIT A SECOND. THIS BOARD HERE, WE HAVE A SECOND. SOMETHING'S NOT WORKING. WORKING? JUST SAY YOU'RE SEEING THAT SCREEN UP THERE. IT'S FROZEN. IT'S FROZEN. YES. OKAY. MOVE YOUR MOUTH A LITTLE. NO, NO. OKAY. WHO WHO MOTIONED AND WHO? SECOND, PLEASE. I MADE THE MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECOND ITEM. TWO COUNTY BOARD. COMMISSION WORK SESSION MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 7TH, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. MR. CHAIR, I SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C TWO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING FOR OCTOBER 7TH AT 5 P.M. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. COUNTY COMMISSION, I MEAN. YES, SIR. COUNTY MANAGER, FIRST ITEM
[IV. CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD]
ON THE AGENDA ARE CITIZENS WHO ADDRESS THE BOARD. WE HAVE DAN DEJARNETTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD FIRST. DAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE ON THE AGENDA AND TO BE HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. IT'S QUITE A PRIVILEGE. I'LL TRY TO BE AS FACT BASED. I'M HERE BASICALLY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS THE ATTITUDE AND THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE COUNTY.I'VE MOVED TO TROUP COUNTY 12 YEARS AGO. WELL, IN 2012, AND HAVE GREW UP IN ALABAMA, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, AND I TRAVELED THE COUNTY. I'M A RETIRED EXECUTIVE FROM THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN LAGRANGE, HAVE BEEN QUITE DISTURBED ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP AND THE BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE AVERAGE LAYPERSON THAT WORKS OUT THERE. WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS NOT TO BE OFFENSIVE, BECAUSE NONE OF YOU MOVED INTO THESE POSITIONS AND WORKED TO BE IN THE POSITIONS TO REPRESENT THE FOLKS OF THE COUNTY WITHOUT A DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT I FEEL COMPELLED TO SHARE WITH YOU PRETTY MUCH THE JUST THE FEELINGS OF THE PEOPLE. AND AS I SAID, I TRAVELED THE COUNTY AND AS AS A REMINDER, I KNOW YOU COME IN HERE AND YOU DO THE MUNDANE TASK OF APPROVING THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO POTHOLES AND DRIVEWAYS AND BUILDINGS AND THINGS OF
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THAT NATURE. BUT YOU ARE VIEWED AS A DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, AS THE ADVOCATE OF THE PEOPLE.YOU'RE REALISTICALLY THEIR ADVOCATE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. I WOULD ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT, AND I'M SURE THERE IS A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. WHEN YOU HAVE TIME AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, LOOK AT THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND TRY TO REMEMBER HOW MANY TIMES IS ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THERE ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW? I'VE SAT IN YOUR MEETINGS HERE DOING THESE MUNDANE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE. OFTENTIMES YOU ARE DRIVEN RATHER THAN HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO DRIVE AND TO SET AGENDAS TO THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTANT. I WILL TELL YOU, IF YOU SIT IN ANY COFFEE SHOP OR YOU'RE AROUND THE COUNTY, ANY OF THE ISSUES COME UP ABOUT POLITICS. EVERYBODY'S BAD. OKAY. THAT'S IT'S JUST PERCEPTION AND IT'S PEOPLE TALKING. MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE UNINFORMED, BUT THEY BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S DONE FROM WEST POINT, HOGANSVILLE, PINE MOUNTAIN, ALL AROUND THIS COUNTY, THEY BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS DONE AND THE BEST ARE IN THE WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF LAGRANGE, GEORGIA. AND WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE. PEOPLE VIEW THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE COMMISSION. YOU OVERSEE THE GOVERNMENT. YOU ARE THE STOPGAP, THE CHECKPOINT, AND WHERE THE THINGS ARE BEING DONE APPROPRIATELY AND FAIRLY AND WHETHER THEY'RE SPECIAL, WHETHER THEY'RE INTEREST IS BEING CONSIDERED OR NOT. ONCE AGAIN, LOOK AT THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND SEE WHERE IT SPEAKS IN THERE TO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW IT'S ABOUT BUSINESS. YOU FOLKS ARE THE ADVOCATE OF THE PEOPLE, NOT A TOOL TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF SPECIAL INTEREST PEOPLE. AND I, I HOPE THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER THAT MOVING FORWARD, THE COUNTY IS IN A COMPLETE UPROAR EVERY YEAR AROUND TAX TIME, SENIOR CITIZENS AND JUST LAYPEOPLE FREAK OUT. THEY'RE OVERSTRESSED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME. I SAW A CARTOON ON THE FLOOR ON A DESK AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER IN WEST POINT, GEORGIA, AND IT REALLY MADE ME THINK ON THIS CARTOON. IT WAS A DRAWING OF A MONSTER. AND IT SAID STRESS MONSTER. BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TROUP COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THAT REALLY HIT ME BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL THAT THE LAY PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM FOR WHAT, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. AND I THINK SOMETIMES THAT GETS LOST WITH ALL OF THE OTHER MUNDANE WORK AND THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO, AND YOUR JOB IS THANKLESS. IF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION FROM YOU, THEY'LL CREATE THEIR OWN INFORMATION. THERE ARE ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS WHO KEEP THINGS STIRRED UP. I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. SOMETHING THAT LEE IACOCCA, WHEN HE WAS TAKING OVER CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TRYING TO GET A LOAN. AND THE QUESTION WAS ASKED OF HIM, HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TURN THIS FAILED COMPANY AROUND? WITH YOUR LABOR UNIONS, WITH YOUR DIVERSITY OF LEADERSHIP THOUGHT IN YOUR COMPANY? YOU EXPECT US TO LOAN YOU MONEY? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS? IACOCCA SAID. I WILL EDUCATE, I WILL INVOLVE AND EMPOWER ALL
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MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY AND FOLLOW UP ON THAT WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. WE RECENTLY IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MORE PEOPLE'S ATTENTION THAN WHAT WAS BEFORE THE ABDICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSION. ON TAX ABATEMENTS. AND I THINK SOME OF THIS CAME UP, AND I'M NOT HERE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT THE DATA CENTER WAS A CATALYST FOR THIS.ONCE AGAIN, THE COMMISSION IS THE OVERSIGHT OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE A FAILED AND A VERY MISGUIDED BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TROUP COUNTY. I'M NOT HERE TO STIR ANYBODY, ONLY TO GET YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING. WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHO INDICATES THAT HE'S ON A ON A DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND YET HE GOES TO AN APPOINTED GROUP THAT ARE NOT ELECTED, BUT APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION, THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS. AND HE VOTED AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO TAKE AWAY TAX MONEY. WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THE POOR AND THE FOLKS ON FIXED INCOME RETIRED PEOPLE CAN'T PAY THEIR TAXES. THEY LIVE YEAR TO YEAR BORROWING MONEY TO PAY THEIR TAXES TO STAY IN THEIR HOUSE. I SHARED WITH THE TAX COMMISSIONER, THIS GENTLEMAN WENT IN AND HIS MOTHER WAS 97 YEARS OLD, AND HE SAID, THIS HAS TO STOP SOMEWHERE. I HAVE TO PAY MY MOTHER'S TAXES. THE RESPONSE TO THAT GENTLEMAN WAS, THANK GOODNESS, HONEY, YOUR MOTHER HAS A SON LIKE YOU THAT WILL PAY YOUR TAXES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY TAXES AND DIE. ONCE AGAIN. THE COMMISSIONERS ARE IT NOT THE MAYOR FOR THIS COUNTY? NOW, IN MY TRAVELS AND IN A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS, I'VE HAD PEOPLE SAY TO ME, MY COMMISSIONER, THIS I SAID, WHO IS YOUR COMMISSIONER? I DON'T REMEMBER. ONE OTHER COMMISSIONER WAS NO LONGER IN OFFICE. I THINK IT'S YOU GENTLEMEN IN THIS COMMISSION.
YOU ARE THE ADVOCATES OF THE PEOPLE, AND LORD ONLY KNOWS WHEN YOU SIGNED UP AND YOU TOOK.
YOU FOUGHT TO BE ELECTED TO THIS JOB. YOU HAD NO IDEA OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS. BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTY, YOU NEED TO HAVE MEETINGS. YOU HAVE CITIZENS OUT THERE THAT WILL GARNER SUPPORT FOR YOU. YOU ARE THEIR ADVOCATE. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU. THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. SOME OF THE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT DISTRICT THEY'RE IN, BUT THEY'LL JOIN IN ON A NEGATIVE CONVERSATION IN A HEARTBEAT.
BUT THAT'S THE REALITIES OF WHERE WE ARE NOW. AS I SAID, I'M I'M A RETIRED EXECUTIVE FROM COCA-COLA. I RAN 23 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND I DEALT WITH ALL DIFFERENT LICENSEES AND PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WHEN YOU FOLKS WERE ELECTED, NO ONE THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE THE KNOW ALL END ALL PEOPLE THAT WOULD KNOW EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING. BUT THERE CERTAINLY IS NOT ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRINGING IN OUTSIDE COLLABORATION TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IS WORK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PEOPLE. THEY DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE, THEY JUST HAVE THIS COMMISSION.
SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND. I, I'M A VERY STRONG BELIEVER, BELIEVER IN SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
AND LORD KNOWS EVEN THIS COMMISSION COULD USE SOME LESSONS IN SERVANT LEADERSHIP.
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SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. AND. I JUST WANT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT PERCEPTION IS REALITY.I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE TIME TO SPEAK TO YOU. AND REMEMBER WHAT IACOCCA SAID. IT IS ABOUT INVOLVING, EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IS ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU. MR. DAN. WONDERFUL SPEECH PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON MR. DAN'S PRESENTATION? AND IT WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR ME AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK.
OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE BILL GREGORY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE PRAGMATIC THAN MY FRIEND DAN WAS. I'M AN ENGINEER BY BACKGROUND AND USED TO DEALING WITH NUMBERS AND FACTS, AND I WANT TO GET INTO SOME OF THOSE, BUT I WANT TO I WANT TO USE THOSE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT WITH YOU AS OUR COUNTY LEADERS, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO IN MANY CASES HAVE MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON, WHO'S BEHIND IT, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET THEIR VOICE HEARD, AS DAN SAID. SO LET ME DIG INTO THAT NOW. MANY OF YOU HAVE BECOME A CONDUIT FOR CONCERNS THAT CITIZENS HAVE OVER TAXATION ON PROPERTY AND DIFFERENT SPECIAL OPTION TAXES THAT ARE IN PLACE OR PROPOSED. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE REVENUE SOURCES THAT MIGHT OFFER WAYS OF ISOLATING SOME OF THE BURDEN TO THOSE ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT CARRYING THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THEIR PROPERTY OR THEIR ORGANIZATION, VERSUS THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE COUNTY. I HAVE SPENT TIME PERUSING THE APPLICABLE STATE LAWS GOVERNING THE VEHICLES THAT COUNTIES HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO LEVY TAXES UPON BUSINESSES AND CITIZENS OF THE COUNTIES. LET ME MAKE IT VERY CLEAR I AM NOT A LAWYER, NOR DO I EVER WANT TO BE ONE. NO DISRESPECT, BUT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AI AND SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED RESEARCH, I'VE STILL GOT MY ENCYCLOPEDIAS. SEVERAL POINTS OF INTEREST AROSE IN THE GEORGIA OFFICIAL CODE. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLEARLY DEFINED OPTIONS FOR TAX RELIEF AND TAX VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMISSION TO USE, OTHER THAN JUST PROPERTY TAXES ON THE BACK OF THE CITIZENS. FIRST, IT IS CLEAR, ACCORDING TO OCGA 40 8-5 4248. 546 THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION HOLDS THE FINAL APPROVAL FOR ALL MILLAGE RATES, BUDGET REVIEWS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ANY AUTHORITY IN THE COUNTY. THESE ARE NOT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU MAY DELEGATE. THEY'RE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU. WHILE SOME MAY BELIEVE THESE ITEMS ARE A FORMALITY, THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY BELIEVE THEY ARE YOUR DUTY AND YOU SHOULD GIVE EVERYTHING VERY THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION AND NOT JUST SAY, WELL, SO AND SO SAID IT'S ALRIGHT, LET ME STAMP IT AND GO AHEAD. THE STATE HAS A UNIFORMITY CLAUSE. IT'S PART OF THE GEORGIA STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION ONE, PARAGRAPH THREE, THAT GOVERNS THE ABILITY TO DIFFERENTIATE TAXES BETWEEN DIFFERENT CLASSES OF TAXPAYERS. THERE ARE NUANCES THAT CAN BE APPLIED THAT RESULT IN DIFFERENT TAX BURDENS BASED ON PROPERTY TAX, TAX. I'M SORRY, PROPERTY TYPE USE OR EXEMPTIONS. THESE NUANCES DO ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES VERSUS BUSINESSES UNDER CURRENT GEORGIA LAW. AN EXAMPLE OF HAVE OTHER GOVERNING BODIES USE THESE NUANCES TO INVOKE SPECIFIC TAX VEHICLES, I LEARNED ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE GEORGIA UNIFORM UNIFORMITY
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CLAUSE. SO I BEGAN LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE, AND THE EXAMPLE WE HAD WAS PLACES LIKE VALLEY, ALABAMA ACTUALLY CHARGE A LEASER TAX. 3% OF THE RENTS PAID TO THE OWNER OF THE APARTMENTS GOES EVERY QUARTER TO THE CITY OF VALLEY TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO RAISE PROPERTY TAXES OR OTHER THINGS. THOSE PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE RENTAL PROPERTY ARE THE ONES WHO PAY THAT TAX NOW, WHETHER THEY PUT IT IN THE RENT OR SOMEWHERE ELSE, I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S THAT'S NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION WITH ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. BUT ALSO I FOUND IN GEORGIA THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. SO WE HAVE TO MOVE TO SOME OTHER VEHICLES. FOR TAXPAYERS. LET ME GIVE YOU AND BY THE WAY, THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC GET INVOLVED FOR TAXPAYERS. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME GOOD NEWS. FIRST, THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TAX. THE STATE OF GEORGIA ALLOWS A MAXIMUM OF $10,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. RIGHT NOW WE GET 2000. THE SYSTEMS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR YOU TO VOTE FOR AN INCREASE AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I'M SURE YOU CAN GIVE THEM THE LEGALITIES THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO DO THAT. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T WANT YOUR JOB. THIS INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WILL BRING RELIEF TO ALL OUR CITIZENS THAT OWN PROPERTY. I URGE THE COMMISSION TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR OUR RESIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE REBATE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE CITIZENS LAST YEAR ON THE TAX BILL, IT'S SOMETHING I THINK YOU NEED TO CONTINUE AND GIVE BACK TO THE COUNTY CITIZENS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR TAXES WHEN YOU HAVE AN EXCESS, AND I CONGRATULATE YOU ON DOING THAT BEFORE. HOW DO WE INSTITUTIONALIZE THAT? SO IT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. BUT DO YOURSELF A FAVOR. I PROMISE YOU, MOST PEOPLE, WHEN THEY OPEN THEIR TAX BILL, YOU'RE PROBABLY THE SAME WAY. THE FIRST THING YOU LOOK AT IS THAT BOTTOM NUMBER AND SAY, OH MY GOODNESS, HOW MUCH HAS IT GONE UP? YOU NEVER SAW THAT $150 REBATE THAT WAS ON THERE. I KNOW I DIDN'T, AND I KNOW MOST PEOPLE DIDN'T. SO GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THESE THINGS. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, COMMUNICATE BETTER, TELL THE GOOD NEWS, BUT ALSO TELL THE BAD NEWS. I HAD A RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LOT OF THOSE TYPE OF COMMUNICATIONS DURING MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, AND I FOUND OUT VERY QUICKLY IT'S BETTER TO GET AHEAD OF A PROBLEM AND TELL THE PEOPLE YOU RECOGNIZE YOU HAVE ONE. YOU'RE WORKING ON SOLUTIONS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES. YOU GET A LOT BETTER RESPONSE THAN IGNORING IT AND HOPE IT GOES AWAY.BECAUSE THE LONGER SOMEBODY WORRIES ABOUT IT, THE MORE IT FESTERS AND THE BIGGER PROBLEM IT IS FOR EVERYONE. HOW DO YOU BRING MORE DIFFERENTIATION TO THE TAX DIGEST BETWEEN PRIVATE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES? THAT WAS A QUESTION. THEN WHEN I FOUND OUT WE COULDN'T DO LIKE THEY'RE DOING IN ALABAMA IN SOME DISTRICTS, THEN I SAID, HOW DO WE DO THAT? SO I LOOKED AT THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. I I'VE GOT A PRINTOUT OF ALL THE TAX. VEHICLES THAT YOU HAVE AS COMMISSIONERS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM, VERY SMALL FONT, 2 OR 3 PAGES LONG. MANY OF THEM ARE SPLOSH OR LOST OR WHATEVER TYPES OF ADDED SALES TAX THAT YOU CAN DO. BUT THEN THERE'S SOME THAT I THINK CAN BE APPLIED, ESPECIALLY AS TROUP COUNTY GROWS. AND THAT IS HOW DO YOU LEVY AN IMPACT TAX ON NEW BUSINESS AND EXPANSION OF BUSINESSES? IT'S MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE. AND THAT FALLS UNDER OCGA 3671 ONE. A REQUIREMENT TO IMPLEMENT THESE FEES IS THAT THE COUNTY HAS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONTAINING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ONE OR NOT. IF NOT, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW IF THERE IS ONE. IT HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS IN IT OR NOT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND WE NEED TO INVESTIGATE. AS NEW BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY MOVE INTO OUR COUNTY BEFORE TAX DOLLARS ARE GIVEN AWAY THROUGH ABATEMENTS, A REVIEW OF THE IMPACT ON THE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I'M NOT TALKING JUST ABOUT ROADS. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT UTILITIES, BUT I'M ALSO TALKING ABOUT FIRE COVERAGE, POLICE COVERAGE AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS. SCHOOLS. I MEAN, WHEN YOU GET A BIG
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COMPANY MOVING IN, IT HAS A LOT OF EMPLOYEES. YOU MAY NEED TO WORK ON YOUR SCHOOLS. ALSO, ALL THOSE THINGS CAN GO INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE, BUT YOU GOT TO HAVE IT IN YOUR PLAN.YOU GOT TO HAVE IT SPELLED OUT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE, I'M SORRY, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT.
SO LET'S LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S FRONT OF MIND WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW. THE BELOVED DATA CENTERS. THE ONE THAT WE HAVE GOING IN ON THE OLD GENERAL PROPERTY, PERFECT LOCATION FOR IT, ALREADY HAS UTILITIES, ALREADY HAS A BUILDING, ALREADY HAS A BUFFER ZONE AROUND IT SO THEY DON'T DISTURB OTHER BUSINESSES OR RESIDENCES AROUND IT. YET WE GIVE THEM A 50% ABATEMENT ON TAXES. I TALKED TO SOME OF MY CONTACTS IN STATE GOVERNMENT AND SHARED SOME OF THAT WITH THEM, SOME OF THEM WHO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THEY'RE ON SOME OF THE COMMITTEES, AND THEY WERE ASTOUNDED THAT WE WOULD GIVE A 50% ABATEMENT TO A GROUP OF COMPANIES THAT ARE BEGGING FOR A PLACE TO GO.
THERE'S A LOT OF RESISTANCE, NOT JUST IN TROUP COUNTY, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO THESE DATA CENTERS. SO WHY DON'T WE ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS? WHY DON'T WE JUST SAY, YES, WE APPROVE AND MOVE ON? ESPECIALLY IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS ONE WHERE A HUGE COMPANY AND WE KNOW WHO THE PEOPLE ARE BUILDING DATA CENTERS, THEY'RE NOT SMALL MOM AND POP OPERATIONS, THEY'RE MICROSOFTS, THEY'RE AMAZONS, THEY'RE APPLES. THOSE TYPE OF COMPANIES GOT A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE'VE GOT A, A, A READY PARCEL OF LAND THAT THEY CAN MOVE ON. THAT SHORTENS THEIR TIME TO GET INTO BUSINESS AND A LOT, MUCH LESS COST. BUT WE GIVE THEM A 50% TAX ABATEMENT. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I'VE NEGOTIATED A LOT OF CONTRACTS IN MY CAREER, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE START WITH 50% AND JUST HANG THERE, OR DO WE START WHERE WE NEED TO, AND THAT IS NO ABATEMENT. NOW LET'S NEGOTIATE. IF YOU HADN'T READ DONALD TRUMP'S BOOK, THE ART OF THE DEAL, MAYBE WE SHOULD. IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE IN THIS KIND OF THING. SO LET'S UNDERSTAND IMPACT TAXES AND LET'S UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN USE THOSE TO HELP THE TAX BASE. BY THE WAY, I UNDERSTAND JUST TODAY ANOTHER ABATEMENT CAME UP WITH GENTECH, AGAIN, A COMPANY THAT NECESSARILY A 50% ABATEMENT IS NOT NECESSARY. LET'S UNDERSTAND THOSE BEFORE WE APPROVE THEM. AND LET ME GET TO THE CRUX OF THE MATTER. 15 YEARS AGO ABOUT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ABDICATED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE OVERSIGHT OF TAX ABATEMENTS. IT WAS PASSED OFF TO THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, AND THE TAX ASSESSORS HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG. THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY WERE ASKED TO DO. BUT THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THAT HAPPENING AND ABOUT YOU HAVE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY OF TAX ABATEMENTS. WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS? AND THAT IS BEING DELEGATED TO BUREAUCRATS. REMEMBER 1773, JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE I WAS BORN, THE SONS OF LIBERTY CREATED A REBELLION AGAINST THE BOSTON AT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY AGAINST TAX ON TEAS. THE CRY FROM THAT BECAME NO REPRESENTATION, NO TAX WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT THAT'S THE BASIS OF THE US CONSTITUTION. THAT'S THE BASIS OF OUR WAY OF GOVERNING. BUT IF YOU ABDICATE THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO SOMEBODY ELSE, NOW WE HAVE THE BUREAUCRATS MAKING THE DECISIONS ON TAXING THE CITIZENS. AND YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES, AS DAN HAS SAID, SO. SO LET ME LET ME GET TO MY LAST COUPLE OF POINTS AND I'LL BE VERY QUICK WITH THIS. I APPRECIATE YOU BEARING WITH ME.
THE GOOD NEWS FROM THE DATA CENTER IS THAT PROPERTY TAXES FROM THAT LOCATION WILL GENERATE UP TO $30 MILLION OF REVENUE, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN 60 WITHOUT THE ABATEMENT PER YEAR. WHEN IT'S IN FULL OPERATION, BASED ON THE WAY THE COUNTY TAXES ARE, SCHOOL BOARD IS GOING TO GET TWO THIRDS OF THAT ROUGHLY. YOU'LL GET ONE THIRD OF THAT AS OPPOSED TO YOU.
THE SAME QUESTION I POSED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT LAST WEEK, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT $10 MILLION THAT NOW YOU HAVE THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE SIX MONTHS AGO, OR YOU'LL BE GETTING? I URGE YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH THAT MONEY. ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES FOR THOSE THAT ARE POOR OR THE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO'VE BEEN PAYING PROPERTY TAX FOR 50, 60
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YEARS IN THIS COUNTY. LET ME CLOSE BY SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT YOUR ADVERSARIES, BUT WE'RE CONCERNED CITIZENS THAT WANT OUR COUNTY TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WE'RE WILLING TO LEND A HAND AND BE INVOLVED. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS ROOM BETWEEN DAN AND I. WE'VE GOT 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS, PRETTY HIGH LEVEL, HEAVY DUTY BUSINESS THAT WE'RE WILLING TO SHARE WHAT WORKS. I KNOW GOVERNMENT'S DIFFERENT. MY RESPONSIBILITY WAS HANDLING OUR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WASHINGTON. I NEVER WANTED TO KNOW. AND LET ME SAY, WE'RE NOT PARTIZAN. WE'RE NOT LIKE ALABAMA FANS, GEORGIA FANS, AUBURN FANS, OR GEORGIA TECH FANS. WE'RE ALL HOPING FOR A WIN. CURRENTLY, AUBURN IS HOPING FOR MORE THAN OTHERS. BY THE WAY, FOR THOSE IN HERE THAT HAVE MY HEART GO JACKETS. I HEAR A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT HOW THE BODY ACTS. MUCH OF THAT'S AN ISSUE OF COMMUNICATIONS. I'VE ALREADY SAID I AND OTHERS ARE WILLING TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER OUR LONG LIVES. WE WILL HELP. WE WILL HELP YOU PUT IN PLACE PROGRAMS TO COMMUNICATE. I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR. NOW WE CAN HELP SET UP THE GUIDELINES OF WHAT IS GOOD, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. HOW DO YOU SPEAK IN THE VOICE OF YOUR CUSTOMER? WE'RE YOUR CUSTOMERS. SOMETHING I LEARNED IN BUSINESS A LONG TIME AGO.THE WAY I SPEAK TO A HOUSEWIFE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY I SPEAK TO A BUSINESSMAN, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE TRYING TO PROCURE THE SAME TYPE OF PRODUCT. YOU GOT TO SPEAK IN THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM AND WHAT MAKES THEM GET UP AND GO EVERY DAY. BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, EVEN ON THE BAD. LET THE CITIZENS KNOW OF THE KEY FACTORS YOU'RE CONSIDERING WHEN YOU MAKE DECISIONS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M SORRY I WENT A LITTLE LONG. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND, AND AND THE WAY YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. AND PLEASE, LET US HELP YOU. WE'RE WE'RE HERE TO TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN. THANK YOU, I THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, OTHERWISE WE'LL MOVE FORWARD
[V. Special Business]
WITH THE AGENDA. AGAIN. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. ITEM A IS A PRESENTATION A PROCLAMATION FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. TO BE HERE. IS ANYONE HERE FROM FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. ANYONE HERE? FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.COME FORWARD PLEASE. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. MERIDIAN. I READ WANTING TO READ. WHAT? YOU GUYS.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR OUR FRIENDS AT LAGRANGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. WHEREAS THE FRIENDS OF LAGRANGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT TO THE LIBRARY THROUGH FUNDRAISING, MEMBERSHIPS, VOLUNTEER SERVICES, HELPING TO ENHANCE PROGRAMS, EQUIPMENT, COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND WHEREAS, THE FRIENDS ONGOING EFFORTS DEMONSTRATE THAT LIBRARIES ARE A CORNERSTONE OF THE COMMUNITY, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, CONNECTIONS, ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS, THROUGH THE ADVOCACY AND COMMITMENT, THE FRIENDS OF LAGRANGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY ENSURES THAT THE LIBRARY CONTINUES TO SERVE ALL AGES WITH ACCESS TO BOOKS, DIGITAL RESOURCES, RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING, AND WHEREAS, THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZE THE FRIENDS DEDICATION TO PROMOTING LITERACY, LEARNING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THEIR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19TH THROUGH 25TH AS FRIENDS OF LAGRANGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY WEEK IN TROUP COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN HONORING THE FRIENDS OF THEIR SERVICE, COMMITMENT AND CONTINUED SUPPORT TO OUR LIBRARY. I WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS LIBRARY.
ONE TWO, THREE. 123. THANK YOU. HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
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SO MY NAME IS KELLY AND I'M THE NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM. AND TRULY, WITHOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONERS. OKAY, SO I'M SORRY, WITHOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOTH THE COMMISSIONERS AND OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, THEY VOLUNTEER SO MUCH, THEY PUT TOGETHER SO MANY THINGS FOR THE LIBRARY.THERE'S A BOOK SALE THAT HAPPENS EVERY FRIDAY, AND THESE ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP WITH LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ACTUALLY HAS A REALLY BIG PUSH RIGHT NOW FOR GETTING LITERACY MORE PROMINENT WITHIN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERS, BECAUSE TRULY, IT IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN DO BY MYSELF. AND I TRULY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. AND IF ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM FEELS, YOU KNOW, INCLINED TO JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING WITH THE LITERACY EFFORTS IN TOWN. SO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR DOING THIS FOR THEM. IT IS VERY APPRECIATED. OKAY, BEFORE YOU GUYS DEPART, WE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION? SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. ACTUALLY, ITEM B, I WOULD ASK THAT THE BOARD TABLE THAT THE ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT NEEDED TO BE HERE WAS NOT HERE. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT IF WE CAN, TO THE NEXT MEETING OF NOVEMBER. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? YES, SIR. I THINK WE DO.
YOU HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING EMERGENCY CARE. SO MOVED. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SO IT PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM WE'LL INVITE, I BELIEVE, REPRESENTATIVE FROM JUVENILE JUVENILE JUSTICE JUVENILE COURT UP TO DISCUSS THE JUVENILE COURTS REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE RENEWAL OF THE JCC DELINQUENCY PREVENTION TWO GRANT. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE JUVENILE COURT, ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT THE RENEWAL OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION GRANT TO PROGRAM FROM CJSC, THE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO YOUTH WHO ARE FIRST TIME OFFENDERS DIVERTED FROM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM OR CHARGED WITH A STATUS OFFENSE AND IDENTIFIED AS AT RISK. PLANS FOR THIS AWARD CAN BE USED FOR COMPENSATION FOR FACILITATORS, TRAINING COSTS, SUPPLIES, AND INCENTIVES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC CRIMINOGENIC NEED OF THESE YOUTH, WITH OVERARCHING GOALS OF REDUCING THE RISK OF FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE. WE HAVE HAD THIS GRANT FOR FOUR YEARS, AND WE HAVE PROVIDED THERAPY TO OVER 50 YOUTH AND GOTTEN THREE THERAPISTS IN TROUP COUNTY, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY CERTIFIED.
WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED WITH $47,257, AND FUNDING FOR THIS AWARD ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.
THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED, BUT THIS IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS SAID WE RECEIVED THAT FOR FOUR YEARS. THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR. YES. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH YEAR. FIFTH YEAR. YES, SIR. NO MATCH REQUIRED. NO MATCH. OKAY. AND NO ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE OR DENY MOTION? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, I'LL INVITE OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO DISCUSS REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF FIXTURES AT THE TROUP COUNTY JAIL. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DOING ALRIGHT TODAY. WE'RE DOING GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? I'M FINE. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. WE'RE REQUESTING FUNDS TO REPLACE THE LIGHT FIXTURES INSIDE THE JAIL. OF COURSE. IT'S THE SAME FIXTURES WE HAD SINCE THE MID 90S WHEN THEY BUILT IT IN OUR DAY ROOMS.
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A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL PLASTIC. COVERS ARE GETTING BROKE CONSTANTLY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT ONES WE CAN BUY. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE. WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO A MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT AND A MORE DURABLE LIGHT FIXTURE. FROM SHATTERSHIELD, WE ACTUALLY TOOK A TOUR OF BIBB COUNTY ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WALKED THROUGH THOSE RECEIVING 36 SHANKS A WEEK THERE. THEY CHANGED OVER TO THEM. THEN THEY WENT DOWN TO LIKE THREE SHANKS A WEEK. OUR ACCOUNTS ARE MORE LIKE 20 SHANKS A YEAR, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM FOR OUR SHANKS. BUT AS FAR AS FIRE, WHEN THEY BREAK THE LIGHTS, GET INTO THEM, MAKE FIRE, SMOKE. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THEM CAUSING BIG FIRES, BUT IT'S CONSTANTLY SETTING OFF SMOKE HITS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO A MORE DURABLE LIGHT TO MORE UPDATE THE JAIL FACILITY. DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF. YES, SIR. FOR FUNDING PURPOSES? YES. YEAH. I MEAN, YES, THE COST ACTUALLY IS IN THE PACKET, I BELIEVE, BUT IT'S 200, APPROXIMATELY $290,000 IN OUR, IN OUR, OUR PLAN IS TO TAKE THAT FROM SPLOST FIVE. WE HAD FUNDING LEFT OVER THERE FOR THE TROUP COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND THAT IS OUR INTENT TO UTILIZE THOSE REMAINING DOLLARS TO PROVIDE THE EXPENDITURE COMING OUT OF THE SHERIFF'S. YES, SIR.THERE'S THERE'S A THERE'S A BUCKET WITH INSIDE THE SPLOST FIVE SPECIFIC SPECIFIED FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE JAIL. AND THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WILL COME FROM. SO THE MONEY'S ALREADY THERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. ARE WE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF TOP FIVE? YES, ON MOST EXPENSES. PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES THAT REALLY HAS THE LARGEST REMAINING BALANCE IS IN ROADS ENGINEERING, WHICH IS PRIMARILY RESURFACING MONEY. RUN OUT DECEMBER OF 24. YES, SIR. BUT YOU CAN STILL USE THAT MONEY AS LONG AS IT'S IN THE. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL THESE. WHAT'S IN THE PODS THEMSELVES? IS THAT WHERE THESE ALL THESE ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ROOMS AND IN GENERAL AREAS OF THE JAIL. SO THE ONES THAT'S IN THE OFFICE, THEY'RE NOT AS MUCH OF A SECURITY ISSUES. BUT WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS HE'S TAKEN EVERY AVENUE BECAUSE THESE ITEMS THAT WE'RE ASKING TO REPLACE ARE ABSOLUTELY OBSOLETE.
SO HE'S TAKEN THE COVERS FROM PRIVATE OFFICES AND PUT THEM IN THE DAY ROOMS AND INSIDE THE GENERAL POPULATED AREAS WHERE THE INMATES ARE HOUSED, JUST TO KEEP THESE BARRIERS COVERED AND TRY TO KEEP THEM AS SECURE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE INMATES AS WELL AS THE OFFICERS.
OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER FEEDBACK? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO OKAY. APPRECIATE YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM, I'D LIKE TO LANCE DENNIS UP TO DISCUSS THE PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GEORGIA DNR RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM. GRANT. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. EVENING, EVENING. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. REQUEST PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THE GEORGIA DNR RTP GRANT PROGRAM. AND WE WILL BE SEEKING FUNDS TO ENHANCE OUR BIKE WALKING TRAILS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PINE ROAD PARK, SOUTH SIDE, ACTUALLY, WHERE THE SKI CENTER IS AROUND THROUGH THAT AREA. THE GRANT IS A $200,000 GRANT WE'RE ASKING FOR. IT DOES REQUIRE A 50% MATCH, WHICH THE MATCH WE HAVE SECURED LOVE JOY CAPITAL HAS COMMITTED TO DONATING THE $100,000 TO PAY THE MATCH, SO THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT COST THE COUNTY ANY FUNDS IF WE SHOULD RECEIVE THE GRANT. IT'S A TWO PART PROCESS. IT'S A LITTLE LENGTHY PART PROCESS TO KNOW IF WE RECEIVE THE 200,000 OR NOT, BUT YOU SHOULD SEE IN YOUR PACKET THE STATEMENT FROM LOVEJOY CAPITAL, WHERE THEY SUBMITTED THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO ALLOCATE THE $100,000 TO PUT IT TOWARD THE $200,000 BUDGET THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS. SO THESE ARE TRAILS, NOT THAT THEY DO NOT EXIST CURRENTLY. THEY'RE THE ONES THEY'RE PROPOSING. THEY'RE PROPOSED. THEY WERE ON THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN THAT WAS CREATED ABOUT 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, AND WE HAVE TO STICK TO WHAT WAS ON THAT MASTER PLAN UNTIL WE CREATE A NEW MASTER PLAN. SO IT WOULD PUT A LITTLE OVER TO 2 TO 3 MILES OF ADDITIONAL TRAILS THAT WE CAN PUT THROUGH THE PARK THERE WITH THESE FUNDS FROM DNR, SHOULD WE RECEIVE THE GRANT? IT IS A IT IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT. AND SO ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES
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AND I THINK EVEN AUTHORITIES, EVEN EVEN THE STATE THEMSELVES WERE COMPETING AGAINST THEM FOR THIS MONEY. AND SO WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE 200,000 AND THE LOVEJOY DO THE, THE OTHER 100,000 TO MATCH. OKAY. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. OKAY.WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, DENISE, WHO'S WHO'S HANDLING THE NEXT TWO ITEMS? GLENN. TROOP TRANSIT AND CONNECTION TO OFFICES. OKAY.
NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE TROOP TRANSIT CONNECTS NEW OFFICES, AND TROOP TRANSIT CONNECTS NEW OFFICE, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS SOME NEW OFFICES, IF YOU WILL, AT TROOP TRANSIT. THE RELOCATED ABOUT A YEAR AGO UP TO THE SHOP IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. SO RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY WE HAVE TROOP TRANSIT IN A TEN BY 20 OFFICE WHICH WHICH HOUSES TEN DRIVERS, TWO DISPATCHERS AND A SUPERVISOR. SO TODAY I'M COMING FORWARD TO ASK FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE ONE MODULE THAT'S TEN BY 20. THESE ARE LET ME BACK UP. THESE ARE GOING TO BE PORTABLE SKID TYPE MODULES, SELF-CONTAINED, FULLY ASSEMBLED PRE WIRED HEAT AND AIR IF YOU WILL. BUT BASICALLY WHEN THE UNIT EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO WE JUST HAVE TO ONCE WE GET THEM IN PLACE, WE POWER THEM UP AND THEN I'LL GET INTO THAT NEXT. SO WE HAVE 110 BY 20 MODULE WE'RE ASKING FOR. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES HERE. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THE NEW OFFICES WILL BE LOCATED IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SHOP. THAT'S THE OLD FOR THE NEW, THE OLD TIRE BAY. IT'S BASICALLY A CORNER 24 BY 24 WITH NOTHING REALLY GOING ON BACK THERE. SO BE PERFECT LOCATION FOR IT IN MY OPINION. OKAY, SO THAT BEING SAID AGAIN, THE PRE-ASSEMBLED SKID STEER, SKID TYPE PRE-WIRED ELECTRICALLY PRE-WIRED FOR COMMUNICATION TABLES AND THE HVAC ALL IN PLACE. RENDERING. I'VE GOT. I'VE GOTTEN THREE QUOTES FOR IT, IF YOU WILL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ALL THREE OF MODULES. GRANGER WAS 71,000, ALLIED MODULE 60,690 $0.96.
PANEL BUILT WAS ASKED FOR QUOTE. THEY DID NOT RETURN ANYTHING. GRANGER AND ALLY MODULE ARE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND WE ARE ASKING THAT THE AWARD, IF YOU WILL, GOES TO ALLIED MODULE FOR 60,006 9096. AND IF I CAN INTERRUPT GLENN THIS THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS WAS APPROVED OR THE FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. YEAH, PROBABLY OVER A YEAR AGO. NOW IT REALLY THIS IS MONEY THAT REALLY COMES THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED THE TROOP. THE TROOP. IT'S A TRANSIT FUND, IF YOU WILL. IT WAS VOTED ON AND ACCEPTED FROM THE COMMISSIONERS ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024, IN THE AMOUNTS A LITTLE OVER 118,000 FOR THAT GRANT, IF YOU WILL. AND THAT'S WHERE THESE FUNDS WILL COME OUT OF. OKAY. AND YOU SAID THOSE ARE LIKE SKID UNITS. SO YOU WILL PACKAGE. WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL BUILD THEM ON SITE OR THEIR LOCATION, TRUCK THEM DOWN.
WE'LL LIFT THEM UP, PUT THEM IN PLACE, GET EVERYTHING SET UP AND BASICALLY GO TO WORK. AND YOU SAID IT SAID THE COUNTY SHOP. COUNTY SHOP IN THE RIGHT HAND. THE I'M SORRY TROOP TRENCH ABOUT A YEAR OR SO. SO MOVED UP TO THE TO THE SHOP OKAY. SO I MANAGED THE FLEET AND I MANAGED TROOP TRANSIT. SO EVERYBODY CAME UP TO ONE LOCATION. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING OUT OF THAT ONE OFFICE FOR A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, GIVE OR TAKE. AND NOW WE'RE JUST BEING ABLE TO MOVE MOVE ON TO HAVING SOME OFFICES, IF YOU WILL. I GUESS MY QUESTION, ATTORNEY, GIVEN THAT WE'VE VOTED ON THIS BEFORE, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN TONIGHT? VOTED TO IF I COULD. WE VOTED TO ACCEPT THE GRANT. YOU GUYS ARE AUTHORIZING THEM NOW TO SPEND THE MONEY. OKAY. OH. GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THE TOTAL AMOUNT.
IS 69, 90, 96, SIX. YES, SIR. 60,006, 90, 96. THAT'S THE ALL IN. THAT IS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE MODULES. RIGHT. SO THAT'LL BE THE FIRST VOTE. AND THEN ONCE YOU VOTE ON THAT THEN THERE'S A SECOND ITEM WHICH IS ABOUT THE THE ELECTRICAL HOOKUP OKAY. WHICH IS THE SECOND ITEM.
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RIGHT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THE TROOP TRANSIT? OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO VOTE ON THE INITIAL ITEM. SO MOVED. HAVE A SECOND OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THE SECOND ITEM. DO YOU WANT ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. YES SIR I CAN I CAN JUST ELABORATE ON IT. THE SECOND ITEM IS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, IF YOU WILL, FROM BASICALLY THE POWER SOURCE POLE TO THE BUILDING BREAKER PANEL, IF YOU WILL, THEN GOING OVER TO THE OFFICES, EACH OFFICE IS INDIVIDUALLY POWERED, SO TO SPEAK, ABOUT 100 AND 125 AMP SERVICE, IF YOU WILL. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IS WE'RE ASKING AGAIN FOR PERMISSION TO TO APPROVE THE, I GUESS, THE CONNECTIONS OR THE CONTRACT, IF YOU WILL. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THE POWER POLE TO THE BUILDING, THEN INSIDE TO THE OFFICES. I'VE RECEIVED THREE OUT OF FOUR BIDS, IF YOU WILL. I RECEIVED IDEAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, 4480 BRYANT ELECTRIC, 6694. DUKE'S ELECTORATE WAS A NO NO RESPONSE.AND THEN I'M ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO CONTRACT WITH IDEAL ELECTRICAL 4480. AND THAT AGAIN, THE FUNDING COMES FROM THE SAME FUND, IF YOU WILL. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRICAL? BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS? THE FUNDING MECHANISM WILL COME FROM THE SAME POT OF MONEY AS WELL. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. I GOT A QUESTION. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID THIS GRANT WAS 118,000, RIGHT? YES, SIR. RIGHT. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO USE ROUGHLY ABOUT 65,000 PLUS. WHAT IS IS IT SPECIFIED ON WHAT THE REST OF THAT MONEY IS SPENT ON OR IF I COULD, THIS IS BASICALLY GO IN LINE WITH GDOT IF YOU WILL. THIS IS KIND OF GDOT. WE HAVE TO GO IN LINE WITH THEM. THIS MONEY IS WAS SET ASIDE, IF YOU WILL, WHATEVER THE WORDS MIGHT BE WRONG OR THE PURPOSE OF MOVING TRANSIT UP TO THE SHOP. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S HOW THAT LAYS OUT. SO WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO DO SO TO SPEAK, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT SET UP IN PLACE. OKAY. I WAS JUST ASKING. I TALKED TO TODAY TO MAKE SURE I'VE GOT EMAILS FROM HIM 100%.
I AGREE WITH WHAT YOUR YOUR THOUGHTS MIGHT BE. WE CAN DO WITH THE REST OF THE MONEY, WHAT WE FEEL LIKE OKAY. WITH EVERYBODY'S APPROVAL. YEAH. VERY GOOD QUESTION. YEAH. AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE APPROVED SO TO SPEAK, BY YOURSELF. AND THEN GDOT ALSO HAS TO COME ON.
I'M I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF BETWEEN THE TWO, WHICH IS WORKING FINE. I GOT YOU NOW.
YOU YOU CLEARED ME UP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
[VI. Public Hearings]
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO TO ENTER INTO PUBLIC HEARING? MAKE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSED. ALL RIGHT. FIRST ITEM IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE HAMMETT WOODS SUBDIVISION BY TRADEMARK QUALITY HOMES. THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT BOTH ELIGIBLE. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. TRADEMARK QUALITY HOMES IS ASKING APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL PLAT. PHASE TWO. HAMMETT WOODS SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF WILKINSON ROAD. IT'LL BE A TOTAL OF FIVE PARCELS. THEY RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 5 ACRES. THEY ARE ON WELL AND SEPTIC, AND ALL OF THE DRIVEWAYS WILL BE FRONTING ON WILKINSON ROAD. RIGHT. THIS IS THIS THE ROAD THAT JUST PAVED JANE? YES, THEY JUST FINISHED AND TRADEMARK HAD TO PAY FOR THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO DOES THAT PAVEMENT GO TO THE END OF THAT. IT DOES. THE THE PAVEMENT STOPS RIGHT AT THE END OF THEIR PROPERTY.RIGHT WHERE THE THE FIFTH LOT ENDS, TRANSITIONS BACK TO THE GRAVEL ROAD. SORRY. JAMES. THIS IS THE SUBDIVISION THAT BACK IN THE DAY WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROAD. YES. CORRECT. YES. SO
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IT'S BEEN CLEARED UP, RIGHT. THE PRELIMINARY PLAT CAME BEFORE THE BOARD 2024, 2024.AND AND SO YOU WERE YOU WERE ADVISED OF IT AT THAT TIME AND, AND A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THAT COULD TAKE PLACE. IT'S THE IT'S THE FIRST TIME REALLY THAT I CAN RECALL THAT WE'VE EVER HAD EXISTING UNPAVED COUNTY ROAD PAVED BY A DEVELOPER IN ORDER TO SUBDIVIDE LOTS ON THAT ROAD. AND I THINK IT'S WORKED OUT REALLY WELL. AND AND A WIN WIN WITH THE COUNTY AND THE DEVELOPER, EVEN THOUGH THEY PAVED IT, IT WAS STILL IN INSPECTED BY THE COUNTY. THAT'S RIGHT. THE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THAT PAVING WERE WERE SPECS THAT THE COUNTY REQUIRED. AND THE INSPECTIONS ON THAT JOB WERE DONE BY THE COUNTY INSPECTORS. AND, AND IT MEETS OUR MEETS OUR SPECIFICATIONS. IT'S YOU MAY RECALL IT'S IT'S NOT THE SPEC THAT WE WOULD USE FOR BRAND NEW ROADS ON VACANT PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES CURB AND GUTTER. THE THE DETERMINATION WAS THAT FOR A ROAD LIKE THAT, IT JUST WAS MORE APPROPRIATE TO, TO USE A SPEC THAT'S MORE OF A RURAL SPEC TO MATCH THE REST OF THE ROAD THERE. AND SO IT'S NOT A CURB AND GUTTER ROAD, BUT IT IS A PAVED ROAD AND IT'S IT'S TWO LANES WIDE. IT'S 24 FOOT PAVEMENT NOW WITH WITH ADEQUATE SHOULDERS AND DITCHES WORKING WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG CONSTRAINT. SINCE THIS PROJECT WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPER. AND THAT HAS NOT RESULTED IN IN THAT DEVELOPER PROCEEDING FOR THAT SAME KIND OF A GOAL. SOME OF THE REASONS FOR THAT INCLUDED WORKING WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY WAS JUST THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY COULD QUITE MAKE IT WORK, WORKING WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. YES. OKAY. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY. IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. AND SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION. OH I'M SORRY OKAY. MR. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THIS PROJECT? AND GUYS I'M STEPHEN WARD, I COME TO YOU ON BEHALF OF TRADEMARK QUALITY HOMES. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION. I THINK MISS RUTH COVERED MOST EVERYTHING I WOULD SAY TO YOU. 2 TO 5 AND A HALF ACRE LOTS. THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF THEM. THEIR ROADS TURNED OUT GREAT. JAMES HAS ALLUDED TO THAT. IF YOU'RE OUT IN THAT AREA, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO DRIVE BY. LOOKS GREAT. TRANSITIONS NICE. STILL GIVES THE SAME CHARACTER AND FEEL AS PREVIOUS GRAVEL ROAD. REALLY IMPROVEMENT THERE. SO I WOULD CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK. BUT ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL. ARE THE HOMES BUILT HERE KIND OF LIKE YOUNGS MILL ROAD? THAT'S VERY SIMILAR. YES, SIR. WE'VE ALREADY GOT WELL, WE ACTUALLY WOUND UP, WE DID TWO SPECS AND WE HAVE THREE PRESALES. SO THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE COME IN. THEY'VE SEEN THE PROJECT, RECOGNIZED WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEY GO AHEAD AND CONTRACT AND WE BUILD FOR THEM GROUND UP. SO IT'S BEEN BEEN GOOD OUT THERE. AND ALL OF THOSE LOTS ARE GOING TO BE MINIMUM TWO ACRES. WE'VE GOT ONE NINE ACRE LOT AND THEN SOME THAT FALL IN BETWEEN 3 TO 5 ACRES OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. I'M GETTING THERE. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL? OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION AT THIS TIME? LIKE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT.
SO IT PASSES OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS IN THE UDO WE NEED TO UPDATE. THE FIRST ONE IS THE ADDITION TO THE PERMITTED USE TABLE WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK RAISING POULTRY. AND THIS WOULD BE IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. THERE'S THE HUNTING CLUB WITH LODGE. THIS WOULD BE IN AGRICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL. AND LAST ONE FOR THAT IS THE ATHLETIC SLASH HEALTH CLUB
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WOULD BE IN LIMITED COMMERCIAL HEAVY COMMERCIAL SUBURBAN VILLAGE AND URBAN VILLAGE. THE SECOND UPDATE IS TO THE MANUFACTURED HOME UNITS ORDINANCE. SO WE UPDATED THAT THE HOME OCCUPATION IN THE PROHIBITED HOME OCCUPATION LIST. WE ADD CRYPTOCURRENCY SLASH DATING DATA MINING OPERATIONS INVOLVING HIGH ENERGY COMPUTER PROCESSING FOR PROFIT. WE UPDATED THE PUBLIC SECTION, THE PUBLIC SECTION PERTAINING TO QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE ZONING LAWS, WHICH IS WE CHANGED FROM 30 DAYS NOTICE TO 15 DAYS TO 45 DAYS NOTICE. PRIOR TO THE BOARD HEARINGS, WE ADDED A FOUNDATION SURVEY MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATION SECTION, AND THEN WE ADJUSTED FINAL APPROVALS OF THE MAJOR SUBDIVISION PROCEDURES FOR THE FINAL PLAT. SO FAR, THAT'S ALL THE UPDATE. WE ARE STILL WORKING. WE'RE WORKING ON THE DATA CENTER ORDINANCES AND. SHOULD IT PROBABLY WILL COME BEFORE YOU SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK. RUTH. IS JUST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS JUST FYI. WE'LL BE PRESENTING THE ACTUAL TEXT TO THE BOARD OF ZONING NEXT MONTH, AND THEY'LL COME BEFORE YOU IN DECEMBER UNTIL YOUR FIRST HEARING. IF THE BOARD HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE CHANGES, CERTAINLY LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN ELABORATE AND PROVIDE ANY EXPLANATION THAT YOU MAY NEED. ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT.ALL RIGHT. AND THE LAST ONE ON HERE IS THE ADOPTION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURE DOCUMENT. AND WE'RE WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU ADOPT THE DOCUMENT SO WE CAN SEND IT FORWARD TO DCA AND MAINTAIN OUR QUALIFIED GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUS. AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT DONE WITH THE COMP PLAN, WE'LL BE GOOD FOR THE NEXT YEAR. OKAY, JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS THE LAST TIME THAT YES, THIS IS THE LAST TIME. WELL, FOR THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR.
SO WE NEED TO VOTE TONIGHT. YES. RESOLUTION IN THE PACKET THEN. ALL RIGHT. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION IN REFERENCE TO THIS RESOLUTION. MR. OKAY. MR. THIS RESOLUTION.
SECOND FOR THE RESOLUTION. HOLD, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. MAKE SURE. THIS IS DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING IT SINCE IT'S IN THE SECTION? MR. MCNAMEE, I THINK JUST FOR THE SAKE OF DOING IT, WE PROBABLY SHOULD SINCE WE'RE IN PUBLIC HEARING CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING OR CALL FOR ANY COMMENTS JUST IN CASE. YEAH. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN REFERENCE TO THE RESOLUTION? OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION SO MOVED? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR. SO IT PASSES. THANK YOU OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR FINAL ITEM HERE IS A MOTION TO EXIT PUBLIC HEARING. DO I MAKE A MOTION SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. IT PASSES. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK
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