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Votes at a glance: Houston County commissioners approve positions, contracts, grants, road projects and budget ratifications

2116878 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The Houston County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a slate of personnel, procurement, grant and budget items, including a finance-clerk position, a court‑reporter contract, a $96,505 VOCA grant, $429,176.04 in Project SOAP funds to the Development Authority, and a 2025 LMIG road list.

At the meeting, the Houston County Board of Commissioners recorded a series of unanimous votes approving personnel additions, contracts, grants, board appointments, grant-funded distributions, local maintenance projects and final audit-related budget adjustments. Below are the outcomes and key details captured in the public record.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (Dec. 17, 2024). Motion: approve minutes. Mover: Commissioner Towton. Second: Commissioner Robinson. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Position control: finance clerk (position 0017). Motion: add finance clerk #0017 to the Houston County position control list at grade 17. Mover: Commissioner Gottwald. Second: Commissioner Robinson. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Employee contract: court reporter for new Superior Court judge. Motion: approve and sign an employment contract with Ms. Courtney Bridges for full‑time court reporting services for Judge Amy Smith from Jan. 8, 2025 through June 30, 2025. Compensation listed in the contract: $4,483.85 for January 2025; $5,791.66 for each month February–May 2025; and $5,791.74 for June 2025; total $33,442.23. Mover: Commissioner Gottwald. Second: Commissioner Towton. Outcome: approved unanimously. The contract allows accounting to make any necessary budget adjustments.

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