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The vote came after several commissioners discussed an earlier request that the Housing Authority provide $200,000 to Calvary Refuge, a local nonprofit that told the board it had operating funds through September. Commissioner Gail Hambrick asked the board to “ask the housing authority to pay $200,000” to Calvary Refuge; she later withdrew that motion, saying, “I withdraw the motion, for, asking of housing authority to pay the $200,000.”

The discussion centered on two possible ways to get money to Calvary Refuge: (1) through HUD-allocated grant funds the county had before the board, or (2) through the Housing Authority’s own reserves. County staff and the Housing Authority told the board they were discussing requests directly with Calvary Refuge.

Why this matters: HUD funds are federally administered and carry timing and reporting requirements; a decision to use those funds or to seek a Housing Authority contribution affects how quickly Calvary Refuge would receive money and whether the county must follow federal spending timelines.

Board members pressed for clarity on timing and eligibility. Miss Boswell, a county staff member working with housing/HUD matters, told the board that HUD funds would need to be spent by “December 2026.” Brenda Harrison, a member of the Clayton County Housing Authority board, told commissioners her board had invited Calvary Refuge to discuss the request and was reviewing financial documentation before making a decision.

Procedural steps and votes: Commissioner Hambrick initially moved that the board ask the Housing Authority to provide the $200,000; that motion was seconded but later withdrawn. Another motion to hold item 24 (the CAPER/HUD funding item) until the board’s September 16 meeting was moved and seconded; that motion failed after a recorded voice vote. Later in the meeting the board moved to approve Resolution 2025-186, authorizing submission of the CAPER to HUD; the motion passed.

Board members described different priorities. Some commissioners said they preferred to move federal HUD funds now to Calvary to ensure quick distribution; others urged giving the Housing Authority time to decide because it is a semi‑independent authority and the board has only an appointive relationship with its members.

Calvary Refuge representatives told the board the nonprofit had other donors and a grant writer in process but still needed operating funds to continue services. Housing Authority representatives said they were reviewing Calvary’s financial documents and expected to make a decision “early next week,” according to remarks to the board.

What happens next: Because the board approved Resolution 2025-186, the county’s CAPER will be submitted to HUD and, if the board chooses later, those HUD resources can be used for local homelessness services within HUD rules and deadlines. If the Housing Authority decides to provide funds, that would be a separate action by the Housing Authority.

The board did not adopt any binding directive forcing the Housing Authority to pay; the only formal county actions recorded were the withdrawal of the motion asking the Housing Authority to pay and the approval of Resolution 2025-186 to submit the CAPER to HUD.

Ending: Commissioners said staff will continue coordinating with Calvary Refuge and the Housing Authority and will return to the board as needed. The board did not set a county-directed revenue transfer to Calvary Refuge at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clayton County Board of Commissioners Regular Business Meeting; September 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to submit its HUD CAPER after extended discussion about whether the Clayton County Housing Authority should provide $200,000 to Calvary Refuge, a nonprofit that said it has funding only through September.","taxTitle","Clayton County, Georgia","taxId",12803,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478709,"Board approves merger of Community Development and Economic Development, personnel changes and 2026 benefits package",160,3385000,3545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52&start=3385&end=3545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52/thumbnail_3385000.jpg","/articles/6478709/Clayton-County/Georgia/Board-approves-merger-of-Community-Development-and-Economic-Development-personnel-changes-and-2026-benefits-package","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478709-d760b8dd72cf359a8675ffc296e74e0b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770770856&Signature=MOhfCXnWe4yCExf8IX0Eqn-CkdgZp5TOl~2XfW8nciGOvPd1HGma8zcjgJ~D5EkHj7wMyUJaRuLMWMuF7J2SEVX-1Ip0j-l-~VyjPj5i9T6QOsMZc~vAY799dnNmzZR2PKx~qvoB5bJNAy1YEBOaUFN8fF8-yIgtB9oYaidJirNY7Nbmxh44dlkI-RL6uoxhmPFDNLWSz6-lkSZdYtacqFKu9foPShot~ilgOMJ~-Mn1ysB-TEs347xb20r-XTnEYxKpW7wUPIrBcc2a9p4XvtY9LRrjUitfucBKEuDSG4owIDfQMV4GQoZHB0FNkjUIAr4mw71cnMFl-ZP21Tww4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved a set of personnel-classification changes to merge the county’s Community Development and Economic Development departments and approved the county’s benefits package for the 2026 plan year for active employees.

Human Resources presented the personnel classification proposal tied to a proposed department merger. The proposal would delete the director of community development position and add a new planning and zoning chief administrator and a building permits chief administrator for the general fund, producing an estimated general‑fund savings of $116,980 absent other budget changes. For the hotel/motel fund, the requested changes add a community and economic development director and other economic development positions, which the HR presentation estimated would produce a net cost to the hotel/motel fund of about $354,000.

Commissioner discussion and timing: Commissioners asked for clarity on timing; county leadership said the merger and classification changes would take effect the following day. HR presented the grade-and-step compensation figures for the new classifications and the anticipated fund impacts.

Benefits approval: The board also approved the county’s medical benefits strategy for benefits year 2026 (open enrollment targeted for late September or early October), including continuing a self‑funded approach with UMR/UnitedHealthcare and Quantum Health as a navigation/third‑party administrator. HR said enhancements include a carrier‑funded $200,000 wellness budget and a premium cap not to exceed 8 percent over the 2026 rates; staff presented an estimated county annual premium for active employees.

Why this matters: Consolidating Community Development and Economic Development alters departmental reporting and staffing, will change how planning and economic-development work is resourced, and produces identifiable budget effects across funds. Benefits decisions set the county’s employee health‑insurance approach and projected premium impact for the coming year.

Next steps: Personnel classification and budget adjustments will be implemented per civil‑service and budget procedures, and HR will begin open‑enrollment communications to employees. Staff said the effective date for the merger classification changes is immediate (effective tomorrow) and that budget amendments will be made by the CFO as needed.

Ending: The board adopted the personnel and benefits measures by voice vote and asked staff to communicate next steps to affected employees and to return to the board with any required budget amendments.","The board approved staff changes to merge Clayton County Community Development and Economic Development, authorized new job classifications with net general‑fund savings, and approved the county’s 2026 medical benefits plan and open-enrollment parameters.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478714,"Commissioners vote to move forward on IGA termination notice for development authority after concerns about transparency",404,1725000,2129000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52&start=1725&end=2129","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52/thumbnail_1725000.jpg","/articles/6478714/Clayton-County/Georgia/Commissioners-vote-to-move-forward-on-IGA-termination-notice-for-development-authority-after-concerns-about-transparency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478714-a787c548ff1a373bc722741f2e7a5ff1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770770856&Signature=WG4plXuHiFB5K4FD3PwQpdEPet9yI-YuS8G-g29bU39~dRMHkLb7B-PLcyK9QNZ3pqxeubXhfJCn-sq11kJ7qcJQXngNhqvtk04077hLzUhiHdMYNGYCboqsi1U37Ob5vjtbxyGr-TX3dMX3MxSLg18as5vaLit1Um5ypTf0~GeUbff4HVmeMkux46XpPMVx~ScZg9NyjzLVj6aDcQNd9l-Do7Njk7L~Dgm1zx4eMwIMIgTxIfXvIwbghrKLKTutaAMLsXTOwcl-d7oh3qBHtMbejX~sCQBkn2URrcYsmJDee3IM~DwqnLQkUisnKe2fgaOzBJc0H33GfsbuY4UnRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved an item to remove a previously scheduled agenda matter relating to the county’s intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Clayton County Development Authority. County counsel told the board that taking the action would start a required window connected to notice of termination and preserve the board’s ability to negotiate new terms while the IGA remains in effect.

During a lengthy discussion, commissioners said they had asked the Development Authority to provide documentation requested during earlier joint meetings and a retreat — including financials and an executive director hire — and had not received those materials. Commissioner Elena Reeves said the board had asked for audits and executive-level information and had not received it.

County attorney (Mister Reed) told the board that the agenda item under consideration was not termination for cause but to provide notice of intent to terminate. He explained the calendar consequences: giving notice would start a six‑month window, during which payments and other obligations under the existing agreement would continue but the termination process would be underway. “The item on the agenda is really to provide notice of an intent to terminate … there's a 6 month window that once you give them the notice, it cannot be terminated until at least not for, if it's for cause, but that's not what this is for,” counsel said. He added that negotiating changes would still be possible while the notice period runs.

Why this matters: If the board moves to give notice to terminate an existing IGA, a statutory or contractual notice period can limit the county’s immediate ability to end payments or obligations and starts a fixed timetable. Commissioners said the goal was to regain leverage to renegotiate the funding mechanism and other terms with the Development Authority.

Action taken: After discussion the board voted to approve the agenda motion to remove item 25 (the item concerned the IGA/termination notice); the vote was recorded as \"ayes have it\" in the transcript and the chair stated the motion had passed. Counsel and staff reiterated that the effect of the Board’s action was to trigger the notice process and that existing obligations under the IGA would continue while the board and the development authority negotiated.

Next steps: Board members said they wanted to use the notice and the intervening months to renegotiate terms, seek additional financial documentation from the Development Authority, and attempt to secure more favorable payment arrangements. Staff and counsel said the termination-notice action does not preclude further negotiations; commissioners said they expected to pursue negotiations in the coming months.

Ending: The board left the IGA in place while setting in motion the notice/renegotiation pathway described by counsel.","The board approved action to remove the agenda item tied to an intergovernmental agreement with the Clayton County Development Authority, a step counsel said would start a six-month notice window and preserve the board's ability to renegotiate terms.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478719,"Board initiates text change to Ellenwood PUD to remove data centers",92,3287000,3379000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52&start=3287&end=3379","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708392-cf337acd57d6529594370374833f1f52/thumbnail_3287000.jpg","/articles/6478719/Clayton-County/Georgia/Board-initiates-text-change-to-Ellenwood-PUD-to-remove-data-centers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478719-ff569757978b92b585eb7b66e29f0db0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770770856&Signature=gr0aynSex-jVKqcisJ4RUn0UR1YAq073vIyTt~5j5dZF~JfeVl14z-mK3ZhJyRPnYl5d4uv4TIvGAnOLOdsCrmKFxGZySmD5g6ISwoTV7IsFTdiWx-WNWJJWxq8xn5DnlzLVxcqITsehDKuAW-pj6VyEAsthSvk94RHRwsfRMnquifX2E8Oj1uc1ZuKD-5zFrDK16SMUBloKF9IEejqt0jmm3UsSxfS8iOpMkg2N--V81LZrWmhb0SpqEKZy3DbuHm4eUdODAc-99-dsuZBUbyeDlPf3Qp1ZWNvpj53CWS9c5QPE7nvhA~CYZqhSmroyxYSuYfUQjB7L0IC8sik8xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted to initiate a text modification to the Ellenwood Planned Unit Development (PUD) that will remove data centers as an allowed use in that PUD.

The resolution (2025‑189) directs staff to undertake the zoning-text changes and follow the county’s regular zoning process, including public notification, a community information meeting, review by the zone advisory group (ZAG), and eventual public hearings before the board.

Why this matters: Data centers can have significant local impacts, including utility demand, traffic, and land-use changes. Initiating a text amendment begins a formal process that may ultimately prohibit future data centers within the Ellenwood PUD unless the board later amends that decision.

What the board approved: After a brief presentation from staff, the board voted to approve the staff request to “remove that specific use from Elmwood PUD” and to proceed with advertisement and the zoning-review steps. Director Ajikay (planning staff) told commissioners the modification “is to remove that specific use from Elmwood PUD.” The planning steps described by staff included advertising the change, holding a community meeting, taking the proposal through ZAG, and then returning to the board for decision.

Next steps: Staff will prepare the draft text amendment, publish required notices, and schedule the advisory and public hearings under the county’s zoning rules. The board must approve any final text amendment after the advisory and public hearing steps.

Ending: Commissioners recorded the motion by voice and the resolution carried; staff will proceed with the advertised process and bring materials back to the advisory group and the commissioners for final action.","The Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to begin removing data centers as an allowed use from the Ellenwood planned unit development; the planning process will follow the usual zoning review steps, including public notice and advisory review.","actionData","errors"]

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