Hart County actions: manufactured-home rule, procurement awards, emergency equipment purchase and policy changes

At its April 8 meeting the Hart County Board of Commissioners approved multiple items by voice vote ranging from ordinance adoption to procurement and operating-policy changes.

Manufactured-homes and trailers ordinance The board took the manufactured-homes and trailers ordinance as a third and final reading and approved it by a 4-0 voice vote. The final version adds a required home inspection for manufactured homes; no further changes were made since the previous reading and the board signed the final documents for execution.

Tennis/pickleball court bid award The board approved a recommendation from the recreation advisory board and awarded the tennis/pickleball court bid to Corey Clark Electric of Claremont, Georgia, as the low bidder, in the amount of $32,000. The motion passed by voice vote; the vendor name and award amount were recorded in the meeting.

Senior-center meal procurement and bids The county opened bids for senior-center meals and concluded one bid was late; commissioners moved to reject the late bid and open the two timely submissions. The two timely proposals were from Georgia Foods and Trio Community Meals. Per-meal prices reported in the bids included $5.61 per meal from Georgia Foods and approximately $5.09–$5.68 per meal across categories from Trio Community Meals. The board voted to turn the proposals over to the senior center and county administrator Terrell for recommendation; that referral passed by voice vote 4-0.

Emergency replacement loader for transfer station Commissioners approved an emergency purchase on state contract for a replacement loader for the county transfer station, citing the need to keep solid-waste operations running while a second machine is evaluated for repair. The cost on state contract was reported to be approximately $203,000. The board approved the emergency purchase by voice vote (4-0).

Friendship "Form Lehi 3" subdivision (level 3) The board approved a level-3 subdivision (all lots greater than five acres) identified in the agenda as Friendship "form lehi 3"; commissioners recorded a 4-0 vote to approve the subdivision, which the board said does not affect the moratorium on lots smaller than three acres since all lots are five acres or larger.

Campground reservation/refund policy The board amended campground reservation and refund policy for Paines Creek (and associated parks) to eliminate long-term advance-reservation refund eligibility and to require that cancellations made 30 days or fewer before arrival forfeit 50% of the reservation fee. The motion to change the policy passed 4-0.

Executive session and follow-up At the meeting’s end the board voted to enter executive session for personnel, litigation and real-estate matters.

Votes at a glance - Chapter 46 land-development amendment (third and final reading): approved 3-1 (Commissioner Bennett opposed). See separate article for full debate. - Manufactured homes and trailers — third and final reading: approved 4-0. - Tennis/pickleball court bid award to Corey Clark Electric: awarded $32,000; approved 4-0. - Senior-center meal bids: late bid rejected; two timely bids (Georgia Foods, Trio Community Meals) referred to senior center/administrator for recommendation; referral approved 4-0. - Replacement loader (emergency state-contract purchase): approved (approx. $203,000); approved 4-0. - Friendship "form lehi 3" level-3 subdivision (5-acre lots): approved 4-0. - Campground reservation/refund-policy change (30-day cancellation = 50% refund): approved 4-0.

Details missing from the record: some motions and seconds were not clearly identified by speaker name in the transcript; where a mover or seconder was not recorded in the transcript excerpt, the meeting minutes should be consulted for exact attribution and ordinance texts or contract numbers.