[I. OPENING] [00:00:08] LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR. TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2026 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE VERY HONORED TONIGHT TO HAVE PASTOR BRAD THOMPSON FROM CALLAWAY BAPTIST CHURCH HERE TONIGHT. WHO'S GOING TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION? AFTER THE INVOCATION, WE HAVE THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. AND SO IN JUST A MOMENT, I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYONE TO RISE. I'M GOING TO ASK PASTOR THOMPSON TO COME GIVE THE PRAYER, AND THEN I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER SCOTT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. ALRIGHT, LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. IT IS A DAY THAT YOU HAVE MADE, AND MAY WE REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON HERE. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS IN THIS MEETING HERE TONIGHT. GOD, YOU SAID IF ANYBODY LACK OF WISDOM, MAY WE ASK YOU, GOD AND I JUST PRAY FOR WISDOM TONIGHT. I PRAY FOR OUR DIRECTORS, OUR OUR COMMISSIONERS, FATHER, OUR LEADERS, OUR WORKERS, OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR COUNTY, OUR CITY, OUR STATE. FATHER LORD, THAT YOU WOULD PLACE A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND US. GIVE US WISDOM, LEAD AND GUIDE. DIRECT US AT EVERY DECISION WE MAKE AND EVERYTHING WE. WE DO. FATHER, MAY IT MAY YOU. MAY YOU GET THE GLORY AND GOD, I JUST THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BLESSINGS. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND ALL GOD'S PEOPLE SAY AMEN. SLASH. 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. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A MOMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO ADVERTISE YOUR JULY 3RD EVENT. GO RIGHT AHEAD. JULY THE 3RD HERE IN LAGRANGE, GEORGIA. CALLAWAY BAPTIST HAS A FREE TO OUR PUBLIC, OUR FIREWORKS. AND ON JOHN LOVELESS ROAD 310. JOHN LOVELESS ROAD. I'M SURE MOST OF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS, BUT HERE AT CALLAWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IT'S OUR 11TH YEAR AND PROFESSIONAL FIREWORKS AND THE GATES OPEN AT 5:00. FOOD TRUCKS. IT IS FREE. THE FAMILY. I KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY IT AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL THERE WITH US. LOVE TO HAVE YOU. DID YOU NOTICE HOW THE FIREMEN KIND OF PERKED UP WHEN YOU SAID FIREWORKS RIGHT THERE? THEY GOT IT ON THE ZACKS. NOT. BUT ANYWAY, YES, WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. THAT IS A VERY LARGE EVENT OUT ON THE AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY. SO WE THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU. 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. FIRST, I WOULD SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FINAL AGENDA. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. SCREEN KIND OF JUMPED AROUND ON ME, MISS VALERIE, I'LL SWITCH OVER TO THIS. HOLD ON. NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY ON, EXCUSE ME, ON JUNE THE 2ND, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JUNE THE 2ND, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY BE APPROVED. MAKE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. PEOPLE ARE. VALERIE. JUST MAKE SURE THAT DID THAT ONE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T. YEAH IT DID. OKAY. AND THEN FINALLY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM TROUP COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL CALL MEETING, WHICH WAS JUNE THE 8TH, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. NEXT IS SPECIAL BUSINESS, SO I'LL TURN [IV. Special Business ] IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER, IF I MAY. REAL QUICK. MARK AND I WILL TALK THIS MORNING. MARK, DO YOU MIND JUST GIVING A WHERE THE STATUS IS, YOU KNOW, THE SPECIAL MEETING ON LAST WEEK AND WHERE THAT IS IN MOTION RIGHT NOW. YEAH, JUST AS JUST AS A BRIEF UPDATE, THE NOTICE THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATION WAS PUBLISHED IN SATURDAY'S PAPER. LOCAL COUNCIL HAS DRAFTED THE LEGISLATION, AND I ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE [00:05:02] DROPPED TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE CITY MANAGERS OF WEST POINT, HOGANSVILLE THEY'VE ALSO DONE THE SAME THING AT THEIR WITH THEIR COUNCILS. SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM ON THIS AFTERNOON'S AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS OR SORRY TO CONSIDER THE JUVENILE COURTS REQUEST TO APPLY FOR THE CHILDREN IN NEED SERVICE GRANTS. THE AMOUNT OF THAT GRANT IS $80,000 AND THERE ARE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? SO MOVE, MR. CHAIRMAN. Y'ALL HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO IS TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE FAMILY TREATMENT COURT OPERATING GRANT FOR FY 27. THE TOTAL AMOUNT THE GRANT IS $212,248, WITH A MATCH FROM THE DATE FUND OF $37,456. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION TO ACCEPT THE DRUG COURT FY 27 OPERATING GRANT. THAT IS, THE GRANT IS FOR $147,903, WITH THE MATCH COMING FROM THE DATE FUND OF $43,748. ANY QUESTIONS? NOT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT. MOVE. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM D IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CACJ FY 27 OPERATING GRANT FOR MENTAL HEALTH COURT. THAT GRANT AMOUNT IS $215,610, WITH $38,049 COMING FROM THE DATE. FUND IS MATCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? SO MOVE, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CACJFY27 OPERATING GRANT ACCEPTANCE FOR DUI AND DRUG COURT. THE AMOUNT OF THAT GRANT IS $159,063, WITH A $28,070 GRANT MATCH COMING FROM THE DATE FUND. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE USTA SOUTHERN PARKS AND RECREATION GRANT. THIS IS A PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR A $2,000 GRANT. THERE ARE NO MATCH REQUIREMENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM G IS CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION FOR FIREHOUSE SUBS GRANT. THE AMOUNT IS $15,000 AND THERE WILL BE NO MATCH. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT IS CONSIDERATION APPLICATION FOR THE A F G GRANT. THERE IS A MATCH, BUT THE THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $396,340 A MATCH COMING FROM SPLOST FIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,031.91. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE RENOVATION PROJECT FOR FIRE STATION NUMBER NINE. AND MOUNTVILLE JAY'S HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. BUT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RILEY CONSTRUCTION FOR $388,000. YOU SAID THAT'D BE ABOUT 4 TO 6 MONTHS, JAY. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MOTION IS OR THE. YES, THE [00:10:04] MOTION IS MADE THAT IT IS FOR RILEY CONTRACTING FOR THE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH. WHO IS THE LOWEST QUALIFYING PROPOSAL. THEY'RE THE ONES WHO SUBMITTED THE LOWEST QUALIFYING PROPOSAL. AND THAT BEST MEETS OUR NEEDS OF OUR SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFICATIONS. JUST AS A TECHNICAL MATTER, I THINK THE MOTION SHOULD BE TO ACCEPT THAT AS THE LOWEST, RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE PROPOSAL. IS THAT WITH IS THAT THE PUTTING THE BAYS ON IT TOO? IS THAT PART OF THAT? YES, SIR. HOW MANY BAYS WILL BE ON THERE? TWO. THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH. AND WE'LL LEAVE TWO BAYS. BAYS, TWO APPARATUS. BAYS. RIGHT. YES, SIR. AND THAT'S WITH THEM DOING ALL THE CONSTRUCTION. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AS A COUNTY. WE'LL DO SOME, LIKE LANDSCAPING AND EXTERIOR SITE WORK. BUT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION WORK OF THE THE SHELL AND THE BUILDING AND THE INTERIOR WILL BE BY THE CONTRACTOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. HOW MUCH CAN YOU HOW MUCH CAN YOU SHARE OUR ACTUAL PLANS FOR THAT? THE PLAN IS TO OUTFIT IT WITH OBVIOUSLY THE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH OPTION WITH STAFFING OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO ADD FIREFIGHTERS AND EMTS TO OUR STAFF, THIS WOULD BE THE NEXT STATION ON THE LIST THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD FULL TIME STAFFING TO IN THE FUTURE IS THAT KIND OF STAFFING DICTATES WHAT WE CAN DO WITH WHAT'S CERTAIN STATIONS. SO WE'LL CERTAINLY CONTINUE PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET. BUT OBVIOUSLY, WITH INCREASING GROWTH THERE. AND LIKE I TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING, WITH 83% NATIONWIDE BEING THE NUMBER THAT IS YOUR MEDICAL RESCUE RELATED CALLS, THERE'S THERE'S A GROWING CALL VOLUME IN THAT AREA AS WELL. WE SEE A NEED FOR IT. I GET I GET I GET CALLS FROM NOW AND THEN ABOUT THE RESPONSE TIME TO THEIR. BECAUSE THE CLOSEST ONE AND WE'VE. THROUGH THE YEARS, WE'VE CONTINUED TO ADD HOUSEHOLD AFTER HOUSEHOLD AFTER HOUSEHOLD TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. YES, SIR. IS THAT WHEN IS RILEY CONSTRUCTION? WHEN ARE THEY PLANNING IS APPROVED? WHEN ARE THEY PLANNING TO START AND WHAT'S THE TIME SCHEDULE OR J WELL, WE HAVE TO SIGN CONTRACT WITH THEM, GET THE PAYMENT PERFORMANCE BONDS, GET ALL THE PAPERWORK. I MEAN, I CAN SEE 30 DAYS, SO YOU MIGHT BE STARTING IN JULY. JULY? YES, SIR. AND SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING MAYBE DECEMBER, 1ST OF JANUARY. BE QUICKER THAN THAT. OKAY. PROBABLY THE STATION, STATION 14 AND STATION NINE WILL PROBABLY BE PRETTY CLOSE TO OPENING THE SAME TIME. THE NEW STATION ON ROANOKE IS SCHEDULED TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND NOVEMBER DECEMBER, SO IT'LL BE ABOUT THE SAME. AND SO LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MORNING IS, IS 1320FT■!S IS A THREE BEDROOM AND TWO BATH INSIDE, BUT THE WHOLE AREA IS LIKE 3200FT■!S. THAT WIL BE COMPLETELY NEW FOR THAT, THAT AMOUNT. YES. AND WHAT IS THAT? WHAT'S THE COVERAGE ZONE OF STATION NINE OUT THERE? AS FAR AS I THINK YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS COVERAGE WISE. RODNEY WENT OUT TODAY. THERE YOU GO. RIGHT NOW. STATION NINE. IT WOULD MEET AT EAST HOPSON AND SIMS AT ABOUT FIVE MILES. AND THE STATION 11 AS WE LOOKED UP THIS MORNING, IS 5.5 MILES. AND THEN STATION SIX WOULD BE 5.6 MILES. SO YOU. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST LOCATION FOR US. THE NORTH END ON SOUTH END, IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO STOVALL ROAD. WHAT IS THE ADDRESS? 1891. IT'LL GO TO 189 STOVALL AND THEN STATION ONE. EXCUSE ME. STATION 12 WILL PICK UP FROM THERE. SO IT ACTUALLY HAS A LOT BETTER COVERAGE THAN WHAT WAS EXPECTED ONCE WE RAN THE NUMBERS ON IT. OKAY. GOTCHA. SO ONCE ONCE THIS IS COMPLETE AND WE GET IT MANNED LIKE WE WANT TO DO, IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER COVERAGE FOR THE CITIZENS. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, ANY DAY NOW ACTUALLY EXPECT THAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE EXPECT ISO TO COME CONDUCT A SURVEY AUDIT OF THEIR, IF YOU WILL. SO THIS CERTAINLY WILL ASSIST WITH THAT TOO, WHEN THAT TIME COMES. WHAT WAS THE TALK ABOUT AN EASEMENT UP FRONT? THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY. WE HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM ABOUT THE IDEA OF PROVIDING A SIGN RIGHT OFF 109 THAT JUST WE WANT TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THE STATION'S THERE. AND SO THE OWNER'S NAME, I FORGET HIS NAME. HE'S NOT FROM TROUP COUNTY, BUT CLANCY AUNT, I BELIEVE IT WAS. HE'S BEEN VERY AGREEABLE AND SO FAR. AND SO I THINK ONCE WE GET SOME MOMENTUM, WE'LL REACH BACK OUT TO HIM AND SEE IF HE'S STILL COMMITTED TO DO THAT. BUT I THINK IT WOULD CREATE GREAT VISIBILITY FOR THIS NEW STATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SIGN ON IT. THERE'LL BE A BIG, PROBABLY VERY SIMILAR TO MOST OF OUR SIGNS THAT A LOT OF STATIONS, IT'LL JUST BE LIKE KIND OF A MONUMENT SIGN, OKAY, WITH THE [00:15:05] ADDRESS, AND THAT'LL BE KIND OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE WAY TO THE STATION. HE SEEMED AGREEABLE TO IT WHEN WE SPOKE TO HIM PREVIOUSLY. NOW THAT WE'RE CLOSE TO THE Y'ALL APPROVE THIS, WE'LL GO OUT AND MEET WITH HIM AND SHOW HIM EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND THINKING OF, BECAUSE HE SAID HE'D VISIT WITH US AND GOT CLOSER TO YOU. SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. SAY THAT MOTION AGAIN, MARK. YEAH, I WROTE DOWN IT NEED TO INCLUDE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE RESPONSE. THOSE ARE THE TWO KEYS WERE WOMEN. I GOT THREE. I'VE GOT LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE. CORRECT. OKAY, GOOD. THE BIG THREE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF FOR THE CONTRACT WITH RILEY CONTRACTING INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $388,000 FOR THE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH OPTION, PER THE BID PROPOSALS, WHICH WERE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST THE LOWEST, THE MOST RESPONSIVE AND THE MOST RESPONSIBLE. DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YES. GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE DEED FOR CALLAWAY STADIUM. AND I THINK I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO COMMISSIONER JONES. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN SAY. TROUP COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LAGRANGE CAME TOGETHER IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO MOVE FORWARD IN CALLAWAY STADIUM. AND LOOKING AT IT, THE SITUATION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS REALLY BEEN UTILIZING THE STADIUM PROBABLY MORE THAN MAYBE THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, BUT THE COUNTY STILL HAD ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS GOING ON OVER THERE. THE STADIUM. I THINK THAT THIS HAS ESPECIALLY BEEN VERY HARD WORK. IT'S BEEN VERY LAID OUT FOR AT LEAST THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, COMING TOGETHER, TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION ABOUT WHICH WAY WE WERE GOING TO REALLY GO TOWARD CALLAWAY STADIUM, WHICH WAS PROBABLY BUILT, AND I'M JUST USING AROUND 1958, 59TH MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST HOME GAME PLAYED THERE AFTER LAGRANGE HIGH WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1958, AND MR. CALLAWAY SAID WE NEEDED TO UPGRADE AND HAVE A BETTER STADIUM BECAUSE THAT USED TO BE A BASEBALL FIELD. AND IF YOU EVER WENT TO LYNETTE, ALABAMA, THE STANDS WERE IN HOME PLATE, WHICH WAS IN A HALF MOON, AND THEN GOING BACK TOWARD THE MILL WAS NOTHING BUT OPEN AREA. AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD SITUATION FOR BOTH TROUP COUNTY, LAGRANGE AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. NO WE DON'T. THAT'S IT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAGRANGE, TROUP COUNTY, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, TROUP COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF CALLAWAY STADIUM IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE A FINAL AGREEMENT DEED AND IN RELATED DOCUMENTS CONSISTENT WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT, HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? SURE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. ITEM K WAS DISCUSSED THIS MORNING, BUT WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND POLICY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY WE DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. AND IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THAT OPIOID OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS POLICY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MR. CHAIR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? HOLD ON, HOLD ON. OH. MR. OH, HOLD ON A SECOND. THERE IT IS. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALRIGHT. [00:20:08] THAT WAS THAT WAS THAT WAS A BIG DEAL RIGHT THERE, GUYS. SO, YOU KNOW, TAKE A VICTORY LAP. ALRIGHT. NEXT IS THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE RESOLUTION TO FORGIVE SPLOST SIX FROM THE GENERAL CIP FUND. I GUESS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN, I'M SURE SONYA CAN. MARK CAN HELP FILL THE GAPS. BUT. WE DID ASK THE RESOLUTION AND THEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. AND WE'RE JUST SIMPLY STATING THAT WE'RE MOVING $3,639,993 FROM SPLOST SIX TO THE CIP FUND, ESSENTIALLY RELIEVING THE $6 MILLION. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO FORGIVE THE SPLOST SIX DUE TO THE. DUE TO THE GENERAL CIP FUND, I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. AND OUR FINAL ITEM BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL POLICY UPDATE THAT WAS SHARED THIS MORNING BY SONYA. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TROUP COUNTY FINANCIAL POLICIES. UPDATE THE UPDATE TO THOSE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES EVERYTHING EXCEPT OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. FIRST ITEM [V. Public Hearings ] IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL USES. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD EVENING. THE STAFF WAS TASKED WITH CREATING A DOCUMENT FOR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, WHICH PERTAIN TO INDUSTRIAL USES. WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WE CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THAT DOCUMENT. THE PURPOSE AND INTENT. IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENCES OR OTHER SENSITIVE RECEPTORS MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE EXISTING COMMUNITIES. THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK THROUGH WHICH INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS CAN BE DESIGNED AND OPERATED IN A WAY THAT LESSENS THE IMPACT ON SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS MEANT TO APPLY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO HELP MINIMIZE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SENSITIVE RECEPTORS, AND IS INTENDED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS. THE ORDINANCE IS ORGANIZED INTO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FROM THE INITIAL APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT, IF REQUIRED, THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS TO CONSTRUCTION AND THROUGH OPERATIONS. IT DELINEATES THE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL INDUSTRIAL USES, SUCH AS PRE-APPLICATION MEETING SITE PLAN AND PROVIDING A CONTACT. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL USES SUCH AS STUDIES AND ANALYSIS. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC A COMMUNITY LIAISON, CONSTRUCTION OPERATION AND OPERATIONAL NOTIFICATIONS, EMERGENCY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND A COMMUNITY IMPACT MITIGATION AGREEMENT. AND THE LAST SECTION OF THE DOCUMENT DELINEATES COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. WE ALSO HAVE DEFINITIONS ADDED FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT MITIGATION AGREEMENT, HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND HIGH INTENSITY USE. THE BOARD OF ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION DID APPROVE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT WITH A 5 TO 0 VOTE. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT SOUNDS LIKE, MISS RUTH, THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP [00:25:07] THE LANDOWNERS PROPERTY OWNERS THAT IF SOMETHING MOVED IN, THAT THIS WILL GIVE ENOUGH TEETH, AS YOU MIGHT SAY, TO REALLY HOLD IT UP. YES, IT DOES PROVIDE US A FRAMEWORK TO WORK WITH. IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR VOTE TONIGHT, RIGHT? YES, SIR. IT IS THE FIRST READING VOTE ELIGIBLE. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY. ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. HEARING NONE. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WILL WE DO ANOTHER ONE UPCOMING? YOU CAN IF YOU WISH TO, BUT YOU CAN IF WE WANT TO, I WANT TO. WHAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE BOARD? Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO VOTE ON IT TONIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURE UPDATE. WHO'S HANDLING THAT? OKAY. DO YOU MIND PASSING HIM THE MICROPHONE. YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU MIGHT GET THE UGLY LOOK FROM VALERIE OTHERWISE. SO AS AS I STATED THIS MORNING, THIS IS JUST A SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND START ADVERTISING FOR THE C UPDATE AS AN ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSPAPER. AS FAR AS THIS GOES, WE DO HOPE TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS BY MID TO LATE OCTOBER. ANY QUESTIONS? WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF AUSTIN? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE JUST VOTING TO APPROVE HIM TO PUBLISH IT, CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. YES. RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE JUST PUBLISHING THE SCHEDULE, RIGHT? YEAH. WE'LL FINALIZE THIS PROBABLY OCTOBER ISH. TYPICALLY PROCESS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORTH HEARING NONE. IF THERE'S ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE, THEN WE DO NEED A MOTION TO PUBLICIZE THIS, SO MOVE. MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FY 27 BUDGET AND RESOLUTION TO ADOPT. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SONIA TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW. OKAY. TONIGHT IS THE SECOND OF THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE'RE HOLDING. WE ADVERTISE THESE MEETINGS ON MAY THE 20TH IN THE LAGRANGE DAILY NEWS. WE MADE THESE BUDGETS, THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON MAY 26TH. ALL THREE OF THE LIBRARIES AND OUR COUNTY WEBSITE. AND HERE IN OUR BUILDING, WE HAD THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 16TH. SO. AUSTIN. PAGE 125. THE GENERAL FUND TOTAL BUDGET BEING PROPOSED TO $69,030,526. AND THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION [00:30:03] ATTACHED THAT WILL IDENTIFY ALL THE OTHER OPERATING FUNDS THAT WILL BE VOTED, THAT ARE IN THE RESOLUTION, THAT WILL THAT YOU'LL VOTE ON TONIGHT. ALSO, WITH THAT RESOLUTION, THE. ADDITIONS TO THE BUDGET THAT WE WORKED THROUGH WERE $200,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, $78,075 TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, A LITTLE OVER 28,000 FOR THE CLERK OF COURT TO GET AN ADDITIONAL PART TIME PERSON AND OTHER FUNDS FOR CHANGES IN WELL. IN ADDITION, RETIREMENT BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF 109,000 AND THEN RETENTION FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR RETENTION CHANGES ARE ARE THOSE INCENTIVES THAT YOU CAN PUT IN PLACE. AND THEN IT'S A 5% COLA EFFECTIVE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN JANUARY. SO. PAGE 127. OR DID I GET AHEAD? PAGE 125. SORRY. ON PAGE 125, I'M WELL, I'M TELLING Y'ALL ONE THING IN HIM, ANOTHER ON PAGE SEVEN OF YOUR DOCUMENT, IT OUTLINES THE SUMMARY FOR YOUR REVENUES AND YOUR EXPENDITURES BY FUNCTION AND BY REVENUE TYPE. AND THEN PAGE EIGHT SHOWS THE LARGE MAP THAT SHOWS THE TAXES AS OUR PRINCIPAL REVENUE SOURCE BEING AT 82%. AND THAT'S ALL TAXES, NOT JUST PROPERTY TAXES. PAGE NINE. SHOWS THE 26 TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE, AND THAT RESIDENTIAL IS 41%. BUT COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND ALL OTHER IS 59% OF OUR DIGEST. PAGE TEN SHOWS A PIE FOR THE USE OF THE FUNDS, AND THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALMOST 48% OF THAT. AND THEN PAGE 11 SHOWS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BY FUNCTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY, AGAIN, IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF THAT. THE DOCUMENT GOES ON TO DETAIL THE REVENUES AND EXPENSES, AND I CAN I'M WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF IT? ALL RIGHT. IF IF NOT, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS OR ANY QUESTIONS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE. IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE. THIS IS THE FINAL MEETING. MY UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. SO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL SEEK APPROVAL. I MEAN, I WILL SEEK A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026 2027 BUDGET. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIR. I'M SORRY. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. THIS THE NEXT ONE IS THE 2026 MILLAGE RATE HEARING AND ADOPTION. AND I I'M GOING TO LET SONIA TAKE QUITE A VICTORY LAP ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US. AND I THINK WE'VE RESEARCHED ONLY HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN COUNTY HISTORY. SO WE'VE VERY PROUD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS TONIGHT. NOT HAPPEN IN MY HISTORY OF BEING A CFO, BUT WE WE THIS IS THE ONLY PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE. WE'RE LEAVING. OF COURSE, THE MILLAGE RATE WILL STAY AT 9.923, BUT I'LL LET. CAN YOU SCROLL TO THE PRESENTATION? I'D LIKE TO THANK NOT THINK, BUT THANK THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE AND THE TAX COMMISSIONER FOR BEING SO HELPFUL AND PROVIDING THE DIGEST NUMBERS TO ME. WE. ADVERTISE THIS ON JUNE THE 6TH. THE REQUIRED ADVERTISEMENT WAS A FIVE YEAR HISTORY AND A TOTAL DIGEST, AND THAT WAS ADVERTISED AS ACCORDING TO THE RULES WE [00:35:08] HAD. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE A 9.923 MILLAGE RATE. THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THE MILLAGE RATE. THE M AND O WILL BE 9.616, WHICH IS THE ROLLBACK RATE THIS YEAR, AND THE DEBT SERVICE WILL BE 0.307. THIS HAS BEEN THE MILLAGE RATE SINCE 2023. AND REALLY, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO SAY. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PUBLISH THAT NASTY LITTLE THING THAT GOES IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT IS MISREAD ABOUT THE THE MILLAGE RATE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. SO IS THIS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE APPROVING THE MILLAGE RATE WITHOUT AN EVENING MEETING? AFTERNOON MEETING? I'M TALKING ABOUT A LATE YEAH, WE WEREN'T REQUIRED THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT INCREASING THE TAXES. AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE REQUIRED THOSE. AND ONE OF THEM IS REQUIRED TO BE AT SIX. AND WE WERE ONLY REQUIRED. THE ONE IS THIS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT OF WHAT WE DID A YEAR OR SO AGO WHEN WE OPTED IN AND WE HELD THE ASSESSMENTS, IS THAT PROBABLY THE MAJOR PROBABLY FACTOR THAT KEPT US FROM HAVING AN INCREASE FOR THAT OPTING IN, WHICH A LOT OF FOLKS WERE CONFUSED ABOUT. WE OPTED IN WITH THOSE ASSESSMENTS. YES. OKAY. THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING. SINCE WE'RE NOT INCREASING THE TAXES, ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION, YOU WILL COME FORTH AND TALK. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF US NOT INCREASING THE TAXES? PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IN TV LAND THAT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT. SO IT IS VERY IT IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND I THINK THAT WE CAN TAKE CREDIT A LOT FOR FOR MAKING THAT DECISION TO OPT IN. NOW WE'RE ON THE EVE OF A POSSIBLE. ANOTHER CHANGE THAT COULD BE MAJOR FOR OUR CITIZENS. SO IT IS KIND OF AN EXCITING TIME RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WE WILL MAKE LET'S SEE. I THOUGHT WE GOTTA MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AND THE I MEAN, THE MILLAGE RATE MOTION TO. YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE BUDGET. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO DO THE MILLAGE RATE AT THIS TIME. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE 2026 MILLAGE RATE. SO MOVED MR. CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE COME OUT OF. PUBLIC PUBLIC MEETING. GO BACK. GO BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AND ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. TH * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.