[I. OPENING]
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EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 3RD, 2026 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE VERY HONORED TODAY TO HAVE REVEREND ANDREW GORDON FROM SAINT MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION. AND AFTER THAT, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. SO AS EXCUSE ME BEFORE THAT. SO AS EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE. AND I SAID THAT ALL WRONG. AND I APOLOGIZE, ANDREW, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE THE INVOCATION. AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER THRAILKILL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IT'S DANGEROUS TO GIVE ANY PREACHER A MICROPHONE, SO I'M GOING TO BE REAL SHORT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A SHORT MEETING. HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW. I BROUGHT SOME STATS FOR YOU TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY COLD RECENTLY, AND SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WINTER A LOT. AND HOW IN THE WORLD DID WE GET TO A PLACE IN SOCIETY WHERE A GROUNDHOG TELLS US WHAT THE SEASON IS GOING TO BE? DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A WEBSITE CALLED GROUNDHOG DAY? COM. YOU KNEW IT. ACCORDING TO THE STATS ON GROUNDHOG DAY. COM 35 GROUNDHOGS IN THE NATION PREDICTED EARLY SPRING, 39 PREDICTED WINTER IS GOING TO BE A BIT LONGER. THAT'S 74 PREDICTIONS. THEY'RE NOT ALL IN YET. HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IN THIS LONG WINTER. THE OLDER I GET. SEE, WE DIDN'T GET ANY SNOW. WE GOT NONE OF THE FUN. WE JUST GOT COLD. RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE COLD.
WHAT I'M WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS HOW I'M LONGING FOR SPRING. AND I WONDER IF YOU ASKED YOURSELF WHAT SEASON OF LIFE YOU MIGHT BE IN. ARE YOU. ARE YOU IN A WINTER? ARE YOU IN A SPRING? ARE YOU KNEE DEEP IN SUMMER OR DOES IT FEEL LIKE FALL TO YOU? HERE'S HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW TO BE TRUE. AND I PROMISE I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING. WE KNOW THAT. WE KNOW THAT GOD IS A GOD OF SEASONALITY, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE CAN'T BE ANYTHING LIKE EASTER SUNDAY WITHOUT A GOOD FRIDAY. AND WE KNOW THAT SPRING DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE DEATH OF WINTER. AND SO JUST AN ENCOURAGEMENT THIS EVENING THAT WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHEREVER YOU FIND YOURSELF, WHATEVER SEASON OF LIFE, KNOW THAT THAT GOD'S WORKING IN THAT AND THAT IN THE IN THE DARK DEAD OF WINTER. SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. RESURRECTION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. IF WE CAN BELIEVE THAT, Y'ALL, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THOSE DOGGONE GROUNDHOGS SAY. LET US PRAY. GOD OF ALL SEASONS, WE GIVE YOU THANKS THIS DAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GLORIFY YOU. WE PRAY THAT ALL CONVERSATION IN THIS ROOM MIGHT REMEMBER YOUR SON'S REQUIREMENT OF US TO LOVE GOD AND LOVE NEIGHBOR. MAY WE MAKE TROUP COUNTY BE A PLACE THAT LOOKS JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE KINGDOM THAT YOU IMAGINE. WE PRAY ALL THIS THROUGH YOUR SON, OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE. 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. REVEREND ANDREW, I THOUGHT THAT THE MORAL OF THAT WAS GOING TO BE HOW HARD IT IS TO GET A CONSENSUS AMONG A GROUP OF PEOPLE. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
COMMUNITY AND ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. SO FIRST I HAVE I WILL SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA.SO MOVED I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. AND FINALLY, THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY THE 20TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. SECOND, THAT.
DADDY AIN'T MINE. HE'S GOING TO BLOW UP ALL. ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION. WELL, WE'VE ALREADY VOTED. SO THAT MOTION CARRIED. NEXT ITEM IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. ALL RIGHT. THE SHORT AGENDA.
[IV. Special Business]
RIGHT. YEAH. ALRIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS SPECIAL BUSINESS. AT THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE[00:05:06]
COUNTY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS, FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE FY 26 VOCA ALLOCATION. MISS TAYLOR IS HERE IN THE ROOM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND CAN YOU PULL UP THE ATTACHMENT. COME ON. THE A GRANT AWARD IS $60,516. THERE IS NO GRANT MATCH REQUIREMENTS. THOSE HAVE BEEN WAIVED I GUESS EVER SINCE COVID I THINK AND HAS NOT BEEN REINITIATED. SO OUR OUR REQUEST TONIGHT IS APPROVE THE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,516 FOR THE VOCA ALLOCATION. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN.ALRIGHT I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR FINAL ITEM ON A SPECIAL BUSINESS CONSIDERATION AND ELECTIONS OFFICE RELOCATION. I'M GOING TO INVITE JAMES ANDERSON UP TO. SORRY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
JAMES ANDERSON. YEAH. YOU'RE YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. AND TO JUST SORT OF DISCUSS KIND OF WHAT OUR PLANS ARE AND THEN I'LL HAVE WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HERE AS WELL TO HELP SUPPORT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING THAT AS YOU KNOW, THE ELECTIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN THIS BUILDING HERE OCCUPY SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPACES ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND THE SECOND FLOOR BETWEEN THE COMBINATION OF THEIR OFFICES, EARLY VOTING AREA AND WHERE THE STORE, THE EQUIPMENT, THE PROPOSAL OR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS MOVING THEM OUT TO WHAT WAS THE TROUP HIGH SCHOOL BAND BUILDING. AND AS WE FINISHED THE SOCCER COMPLEX OUT THERE, OR THE EXPANSION OF SOCCER, THE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS FINALLY VACATED THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING BACK IN THE FALL AND FINISHED UP AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. AND SO NOW THAT THAT BUILDING IS AVAILABLE TO US IN OUR USE, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ELECTIONS OUT THERE, WE LOOKED AT THE BUDGET EARLIER THIS MORNING. THE BUDGET IS $104,500, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE ALL OF THE RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION WORK IT TAKES TO GET THAT BUILDING READY FOR THEM, AS WELL AS IT PAYS FOR THE MOVING, THE SETTING UP OF NEW FURNITURE, THE COMPUTERS, THE EQUIPMENT, THE SECURITY CAMERAS, THE FIRE ALARM, THE SECURITY ALARM, EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO GET THEM SET UP SO THAT THAT PRICE INCLUDES NOT JUST THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE SETUP COST TO. AND YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TIMETABLE. IF WE WANT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRING ELECTIONS, THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY IF WE WANT TO MEET THAT TIMETABLE. ALL THESE ARE. YOUR ARE SOME OF OUR SELF NO FACTORS INVOLVED RIGHT. NO. GENERAL CONTRACTORS WERE WERE SUBBING THIS OUT OURSELVES AND THEN OUR OWN MAINTENANCE CREW LARRY AND CHUCK BERRY AND AND LARRY AND LARRY. TONY. YEAH, TONY, THE NEWEST ONE. THEY WILL DO A LOT OF THE WORK THEMSELVES. I'D LIKE FOR IT TO BE NOTED, SPEAKING WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER, THAT WHEN THE ELECTION COMES UP TO HAVE SOME, SOME KIND OF SECURITY OUT THERE FOR EARLY VOTING AND FOR THE ELECTION WHEN THEY MOVE THE POLL BACK THAT WAY. SO I, I'D LIKE FOR THAT TO BE NOTED THAT THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO NEED A LITTLE BIT OF SECURITY OUT THERE WHEN THAT TIME COMES ON ELECTION DAY. ELECTION DAY? YEAH. OKAY. I THINK PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE THAT. YOU ALREADY HAD IT. PLANNED ON HIRING AN OFFICER. WE'RE PLANNING TO HIRE AN OFF DUTY OFFICER DURING THE ELECTION DAY TO STAY WITH US ALL DAY LIKE WE NORMALLY DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE. WE HAD ALREADY PLANNED THAT FOR ELECTION DAY ITSELF. ON ON THE ACTUAL DAY, WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF IF WE NEED TO HAVE ONE DURING EARLY VOTING, WE CAN HAVE THEM COME OUT THERE WORK. YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU'RE MOVING AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO A NEW FACILITY AND EVERYTHING OUT THERE. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST YEAR, TO SEE WHAT TAKES PLACE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RELOCATION OF THE ELECTIONS BOARD OFFICE WITH THE STIPULATIONS THAT WERE JUST MENTIONED. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, SORRY. JUST REAL QUICK. TOO LATE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY IN THE MOTION, APOLOGIZE THAT THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE CIP FUND. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S
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INCLUDED. VALERIE. YOU CAN INCLUDE THAT IF NEED BE, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S THERE IN THE MOTION, PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE AUDITOR WILL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT WHEN THE TIME COMES.SORRY, I DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT. OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. SO I'LL INCLUDE THAT AS A PART OF THE MOTION THEN. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? YOU MADE IT. THAT'S RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. GOT A SECOND. ALRIGHT. WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON. OKAY THEN WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. ALRIGHT.
TOO QUICKLY. I GOT THE EVIL EYE FROM SONYA. OH, OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU THEN GENTLEMEN. THANK
[V. Public Hearings]
YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF THE REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. AUSTIN. GOOD AFTERNOON.GOOD EVENING. ONLY ONE THING ON THE AGENDA TODAY FOR PUBLIC HEARING. BEER AND WINE APPLICATION OUT AT 1231 BARTLEY ROAD. NEW BUSINESS OWNERS REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR RETAIL PACKAGE. LICENSE OF SALE OF MALT BEVERAGE. WINE FROM THE EXXON FOOD MART. PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED LIMITED TO COMMERCIAL. THE STAFF HAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION. THOUGH IT IS THE FIRST READING IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. DO THEY HAVE A LICENSE THERE TO THE PREVIOUS ONE? YES THEY DO. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THIS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH. SO I'LL OPEN UP. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT HAS ANY OPPOSITION TO THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP.
ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE, THIS IS THE FIRST READING, BUT IT IS VOTE ELIGIBLE. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE BEER AND WINE LICENSE FOR THE BARCLAY EXXON AT 1231 BARCLAY ROAD, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. AUSTIN. ALRIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING, GO BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU ALL VERY
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