Votes at a glance: Rockdale County commissioners approve moratorium, contracts and appointments

Here are the formal actions recorded at the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners meeting on March 11, 2025. Where the transcript did not record individual roll-call tallies the board approved routine items by voice vote.

Agenda amendment - Motion to amend the agenda to move item 2025-129 (moratorium) to the top of the agenda: motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote. (Transcript: board approved moving item 129 to be heard immediately.)

Major resolution - Resolution 2025-129 (Moratorium on rezonings, site plans, plats, subdivisions and certain permits): Approved (motion and second; voice vote). See article on moratorium for details.

Minutes and agenda housekeeping - Approval of minutes as presented: Approved by voice vote. - Unfinished business: Item 2025-62 (LexisNexis Risk Solutions to Sheriff’s Office) — removed from the agenda at the sheriff’s request (motion and approval by voice vote).

Contracts, requisitions and expenditure approvals (selected by agenda item) - Item 2025-96 (Construction Material Services, CMS — material sampling and testing, roadway rehabilitation): Approved. Funded by SPLOST; not to exceed $15,000; six-month term; budgeted. - Item 2025-97 (Construction Material Services, CMS — preliminary pavement evaluation): Approved. SPLOST funded; not to exceed $14,900; six-month term; budgeted. - Items 2025-98 through 2025-102 (chemical supply contracts for Water Resources; Univar Solutions, Chemtrade, ChemRite, AquaSmart): Approved collectively. Annual estimated amounts and unit prices were read into the record; these are water enterprise fund budgeted items with one-year terms and renewal options. - Item 2025-103 (U.S. Geological Survey — long-term monitoring program): Approved. $247,200, term 01/01/2025–12/31/2025; water enterprise fund; budgeted. - Item 2025-104 (Comprehensive Family Care — drug court substance use treatment groups for juvenile court): Approved. $225 per group through 09/30/2025; grant funded. - Item 2025-105 (United Maintenance — relocation of AC units and mill event hall expansion at Costley Mill): Approved. $19,646 plus impact fee; budgeted. - Items 2025-106, 107, 108 (Technology/IT purchases and professional services with DICE Solutions and others for data center upgrades, firewall, migration services): Approved; contracts awarded to state-contract vendors; funded through ARPA, CIP and general fund as specified in agenda. - Item 2025-109 (EMA — Priority Dispatch annual maintenance for QA fire and law enforcement CAD modules): Approved. $29,400; 03/14/2025–03/14/2026; emergency 911 fund; budgeted. - Items 2025-110 through 2025-118 (Water Resources on-call/fencing, lab and maintenance supplies, parts and services): Approved collectively. Multiple vendors; amounts range and were listed as not to exceed budgeted line items in the water enterprise fund. - Item 2025-119 (Parks & Recreation — Pinnacle Maintenance landscaping renewal): Approved. $51,842.76; general fund; budgeted. - Item 2025-120 (Zoho subscription — to manage engine): Approved. $20,840; general fund; renewal period noted; budgeted. - Item 2025-121 (Formalytics LLC — investigative/intelligence software for Sheriff’s Office): Approved. $38,877; grant-funded; budgeted. - Item 2025-122 (OpenGov — OMS user and OMS Plus): Approved. $25,657.12; general fund; budgeted. - Item 2025-123 (Surplus equipment declarations for Stormwater, Sheriff’s Office, Transportation and Water Resources): Approved.

Resolutions, councils and volunteer appointments - Item 2025-124: Resolution reactivating Keep Conyers Rockdale Beautiful Council (KCRB): Approved. - Item 2025-125: Resolution creating the Rockdale County Water, Sewage and Stormwater Advisory Council: Approved. - Item 2025-126: Volunteer appointments — Board of Adjustment appointments (Margaret Wright; Michael Mixon) approved and ratified. Appointments for KCRB and the Water/Sewer/Stormwater Advisory Council (126 B and 126 C) were deferred pending application responses and further board consideration.

Ratifications and personnel - Item 2025-127 (Fire Rescue turnout gear requisition; North America Fire Equipment): Ratified. $85,575; general fund; budgeted. - Item 2025-128 (Ratifications of appointments): Ratified — James (Jimmy) Robinson as Fire Chief (presented and sworn in; brief remarks), and LaShawn Gardner as Director of Planning and Development (presented and welcomed). The board ratified both appointments by voice vote.

Executive session - The board voted to move into executive session at the end of the meeting for the purpose of discussing litigation and personnel (motion and second; voice vote). The public meeting was adjourned following that motion.

Notes about votes and tallies Where the transcript shows only a voice vote the record reads “all in favor say aye” and “the motion carries.” The transcript did not record roll-call tallies or named yes/no votes for most items, so tallies are not provided in this summary.

Ending Most items were routine, budgeted and approved by the board in voice votes. Several items were handled collectively (multiple procurement and water-requirement items) to expedite the consent and contract agenda; two department-head appointments were ratified and two volunteer board appointments were approved with other volunteer appointments deferred for follow-up.