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Board notes settlement, grant subaward and moves into executive session; later motion to add manager and communications appointments to new business
Summary
During the meeting Paulding County staff reported a $60,000 settlement paid by Garney Construction related to siltation claims on the Richland Creek reservoir raw water pipeline (county not liable). The board voted to go into an executive session for personnel and, after returning, a commissioner moved to add two appointment items (nomination of
Paulding County staff asked the board to approve a settlement agreement and release in Karnes v. Garney Construction Co., in which Garney agreed to pay $60,000 to resolve an alleged siltation claim related to construction of the Richland Creek Reservoir raw water pipeline; staff said the county would bear none of the cost under its indemnity agreement with the contractor.
During the meeting the board voted in favor of a motion to enter executive session for personnel matters. The transcript records the motion "Motion to go into executive session for purposes of personnel," a second, and an "aye" vote. The board later recessed into executive session and returned to the meeting.
After returning from executive session the transcript records a motion to add two items to new business: the chairman's nomination of Tabitha Pollard for county manager and the chairman's nomination of John Grant for communications director. The motion to add those items was made on the record, and a subsequent motion to adjourn followed; the transcript excerpt provided does not record a final, separate roll-call vote approving the appointments themselves in open session.
Why it matters: the Garney settlement resolves a construction-related claim with no county financial exposure per staff; the personnel executive session and the later motion to add manager and communications-director nominations indicate forthcoming personnel actions but the transcript excerpt does not show final appointment votes.
What was not decided or specified: the transcript does not show recorded final approval of the Tabitha Pollard and John Grant appointments in open session; details of any employment agreements or effective dates are not included in the excerpt.
Quote from meeting: "Garney has entered into a settlement agreement with the pond owners in the amount of $60,000 ... The county itself will be paying 0 of that $60,000; that will all be covered by Garney." — County staff
