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Paulding County commissioners approve vehicle purchases, construction contracts and retirement plan amendment
Summary
At its February meeting the Paulding County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts and a change to the county retirement plan, including purchases of vehicles, a transfer-station contract, engineering agreements and a tweak to public-safety retirement eligibility and employee contribution rates.
The Paulding County Board of Commissioners approved a series of contracts and an amendment to the county retirement plan during its February meeting, voting by voice on each motion.
The actions included the purchase of county vehicles, an award for a transfer-station project, supplemental engineering and right-of-way agreements for road projects, a utility-relocation contract tied to the Bobo Road roundabout, a fire-truck repair contract and formal adoption of a resolution to apply for a federal transit grant.
The approvals were presented and adopted by voice vote during the meeting. Funding for the purchases and contracts comes from a mix of county funds identified during the meeting: state contract pricing, the fire fund, the general fund, SPLOST (referred to in the meeting as “spots” funds), the renewal and extension fund, and the county fire tax.
Most prominent among the votes was approval to purchase multiple patrol and county vehicles from Hardy Family Ford under state contract pricing for $700,534.80, with funding noted as coming from state contract sources and the fire fund. The board also awarded the Paulding County Transfer Station scale house project to Rayland Construction for $1,151,018, to be funded from the general fund.
Separately, the board authorized its chairman to sign a supplemental agreement with BM&K for right-of-way acquisition services for the State Route 92 at U.S. Road intersection improvement project in the amount of $27,300, and a supplemental agreement with Croix Engineering LLC for $18,500 to provide preliminary engineering services for Bill Carruth Parkway at Lehi Road. Both projects were identified as SPLOST-funded and assigned to specified commission posts during the meeting.
The board approved a contract with Kimberly Horn for $75,000 for water and sewer utility relocation related to the Bobo Road roundabout; the contract was described as funded through the renewal and extension fund and located in Post 1. The county also approved an engine rebuild/repair for a fire apparatus for $65,000, funded through the county’s fire tax.
On personnel and benefits, the commission adopted an amendment to the county retirement plan. The amendment as described in the meeting sets early reduced retirement eligibility for general employees at age 62 with a “rule of 80,” and for public-safety employees at age 55 with a “rule of 80.” The motion as presented also included an increase in the mandatory employee contribution by 2 percentage points, described in the meeting as bringing the total mandatory employee contribution to 6 percent. No further details about actuarial assumptions or implementation timelines were offered during the meeting.
Finally, the board adopted Resolution 2025-30 authorizing the filing of an application with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation for a grant under 49 U.S.C. §5311 (chapter 53 of title 49, U.S. Code). The resolution authorizes the application; the meeting did not specify the grant amount sought.
The meeting concluded with no executive session and a voice vote to adjourn.
Votes at a glance - Purchase of multiple county vehicles (Hardy Family Ford) — $700,534.80 — approved by voice vote; funding: state contract pricing and fire fund. (Motion: Mr. Dunn; second: not specified in record) - Paulding County Transfer Station scale house — award to Rayland Construction — $1,151,018 — approved by voice vote; funding: general fund. (Motion: Mr. Snyder; second: Miss Galloway) - Retirement plan amendment — early reduced retirement ages and 2% increase in mandatory employee contribution (to 6%) — approved by voice vote; funding/actuarial impacts: not specified. (Motion: not specified) - Supplemental agreement: BM&K — $27,300 — right-of-way acquisition services for SR 92 at U.S. Road intersection — approved by voice vote; funding: SPLOST. (Motion: not specified) - Supplemental agreement: Croix Engineering LLC — $18,500 — preliminary engineering for Bill Carruth Parkway at Lehi Road — approved by voice vote; funding: SPLOST. (Motion: Miss Galloway; second: not specified) - Contract: Kimberly Horn — $75,000 — Bobo Road roundabout water/sewer utility relocation — approved by voice vote; funding: renewal and extension fund. (Motion: not specified) - Apparatus engine rebuild/repair — $65,000 — approved by voice vote; funding: fire tax. (Motion: Miss Kaker; second: not specified) - Resolution 2025-30 — authorize application for grant under 49 U.S.C. §5311 — approved by voice vote; funding/award: not specified. (Motion: Mr. Snyder; second: not specified)
Clarifying details recorded at the meeting included funding sources for each contract as listed above and the commission post assignments for two roadway projects (Post 1 and Post 3). The meeting did not provide detailed vote tallies per commissioner, implementation timelines for the retirement plan amendment, or the exact grant amount sought in Resolution 2025-30.
The board identified no opposition on record during the roll-call voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
