Votes at a glance: Rockdale County Board of Commissioners, Feb. 25, 2025

Below are the formal actions the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners recorded on Feb. 25, 2025. Where the meeting record shows a motion, seconder and a voice vote, the outcome is listed. Where the clerk recorded a nay or other departure from unanimous voice votes, that is noted.

Key votes and outcomes from the meeting (agenda item number, short description, outcome):

- 2025-36 (Roots of Life LLC contract 2024-214): Motion to rescind contract 2024-214 — approved by voice vote. - Item 48 (Budget amendment): Move $40,000 from Extension to general-fund contingency — approved by voice vote. - Items 44 & 45 (Future Land Use Amendment case 2024-08 and Rezoning case 2024-27 for 4250 SE Hwy 20): Motion to rezone from AR to C1 died for lack of second; subsequent motion to deny the ordinance passed by voice vote. - Item 2025-50 (Boys & Girls Club change order to contract 2024-207): Approve reduction from $125,000 to $100,000 for 2025 — approved by voice vote. - Item 2025-51 (Budget amendment $93,750): County removed item from the agenda — motion to remove approved by voice vote. - Item 2025-52 (Paula Boyd change order to contract 2022-141, Superior Court peer specialist): Approve temporary additional duties at $25/hour through grant period — approved by voice vote. - Item 53 (DCR Media and Systems, audio/video on-demand contract): Approve one-year contract with option to renew — approved by voice vote. - Item 54 (GA Dept. of Natural Resources change order for DeCastro Trail Head Nature Center grant extension): Approve four-month extension to 04/30/2025 — approved by voice vote. - Item 55 (All Pro Pest Services change order to add four sites): Approve $100/month increase; new annual total $25,068 — approved by voice vote. - Item 56 (Galls LLC for fire uniforms): Approve one-year on-demand contract — approved by voice vote. - Item 57 (Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung for Sigmund Rose Phase 4 concept report): Approve $5,115.45 increase — approved by voice vote. - Item 58 (Atlas Technical Consultants change order for Courtesy Parkway extension post-design services): Approve $91,115.96 increase — approved by voice vote. - Item 59 (CPL Architects - UDO update contract): Approve $178,440 contract for 18 months — approved by voice vote. - Items 60 & 61 (State Farm subrogation releases for sheriff's office accidents): Approve reimbursements of $21,517.45 and $32,796.61 respectively — both approved by voice votes. - Item 62 (LexisNexis AccurintTrax contract for sheriff): Board deferred the item to the next meeting pending term/date alignment — motion to defer approved by voice vote. - Items 63'71 (various requisitions and renewals including alarm monitoring, HVAC maintenance, janitorial supplies, tree grinding, recycling, janitorial services, generators, Rubrik backup implementation): All listed requisitions approved by voice votes as budgeted items. - Item 72 (United Maintenance ratification for jail HVAC RTU replacements): Ratified as an emergency replacement; motion carried by voice vote after staff noted majority approval had been received prior to meeting. - Item 73 (Online utility exchange for customer ID service): Approve requisition not to exceed $22,000 — approved by voice vote. - Item 74 (Aramark inmate meals expenditure): Approve $27,207.91 for specified weeks — approved by voice vote. - Item 75 (Axon annual maintenance agreement for body cameras): Approve $455,744 annual maintenance — approved by voice vote. - Item 76 (GTS delinquent notice fees): Approve retroactive payment of $24,314.21 — approved by voice vote. - Items 77'83 and 86'88 (multiple UDO text amendments, future land use amendments and rezoning items): First readings and referrals to the planning commission for public hearing; motions to refer carried by voice votes. - Item 89 (Alcoholic beverage licenses): Approve list of licenses — approved by voice vote. - Item 90 (Classification and pay plan amendments): Approve changes to Rockdale County classification and pay plans — approved by voice vote. - Item 91 (Budget amendments A, B, C): Approve three budget amendments moving funds between departments and contingency — approved by voice vote. - Item 92 (Georgia Strategy Group marketing contract): Motion to approve did not receive support; subsequent motion to deny passed and board directed staff to open procurement — contract denied by voice vote, direction to pursue RFP/RFQ recorded. - Item 93 (End of appointment for Parks & Recreation director Jason Redmond effective 02/19/2025): Motion to accept end of appointment approved by voice vote. - Item 94 (Repeal of aircraft/drone policy 2024-218): Approve repeal (policy conflicts with state law) — approved by voice vote. - Item 95 (Ordinance to rename Talent Management to Human Resources): First reading approved and board waived second reading; ordinance approved and will take effect per ordinance language.

Notes on voting: The meeting largely used voice votes; the clerk recorded "ayes" and occasional "nays," but individual roll-call tallies were not read aloud for most items. Where a motion failed for lack of a second, the clerk recorded that the motion died.