Commission passes consent agenda and five resolutions, including phone-services extension and two rezonings

The Bradley County Commission approved the consent agenda and passed five resolutions during the meeting. All votes reported on the record were 14 in favor and none opposed.

Key outcomes at a glance:

- Telephone service agreement (Agenda item A): The commission authorized the county mayor to extend a telephone-services agreement with IPSBS Managed Services LLC, doing business as Host My Calls, for three years at $1,851 per month. Commissioner Billy Slater made the motion and Commissioner Bobby Goins seconded it. County staff clarified this contract covers county officer phones and is separate from the inmate-phone vendor and inmate-call revenues, which are subject to a separate contract and pending changes in law.

- Grant of easements to the U.S. government (Agenda item B): The commission authorized the county mayor to execute a grant of access road easement and a transmission-line easement to the United States of America for $17,000, as presented in the agenda packet (pages 65-66). Commissioner Blake moved the resolution; Commissioner Winters seconded.

- 2025 Raleigh County "Bridal" list (Agenda item C): The commission approved the 2025 Raleigh County Bridal list as presented; Commissioner Tim Mason moved the item and Commissioner Thompson seconded. (Agenda packet copies were provided to commissioners.)

- Rezoning to I-1 at 6785 Georgetown Road NW (Agenda item D): The commission rezoned property identified as tax map 018Parcel026.01026.03 from C-1/R FAR (Commercial/Forestry-Agricultural-Residential) to I-1 (General Industrial). The planning commission had unanimously recommended approval. Commissioner Rogers moved the rezoning; Commissioner Slater seconded.

- Rezoning to R-4 at 159 Hollow Road (Agenda item E): The commission rezoned property identified as tax map 59, parcel 44.07 and 44, from FAR (Forestry-Agriculture-Residential) to R-4 (Residential Mobile Home Park and Travel Trailer Park). The applicant indicated a subsequent site plan will cap the number of units; planning commission approval was unanimous. Commissioner Rogers moved the rezoning; Commissioner Thompson seconded.

Procedural details: Each roll-call vote recorded the same 14 commissioners voting "yes": Beatty, Hughes, Alford, Krai, Blake, Collins, Gilbert, Thompson, Goins, Slater, Mason, Ledford, Rogers and Winters. No abstentions or no votes were recorded on these items.

Ending: The commission moved the items without further amendment; the mayor and staff noted that several of the items had been vetted by staff and the planning commission when applicable, and that the inmate-phone revenue issue is governed by a separate contract and a separate vendor.