Carroll County commissioners on Jan. 2 said they will place a group of routine and time-sensitive items on the Jan. 7 consent agenda, including contracts needed for the newly formed West Georgia judicial circuit, a resolution to fund a transition of accrued leave to the county's new PTO policy, and county procurement and leasing items.

Stacy Blackman, county staff, presented contract forms to move from the Coweta judicial circuit contracts to agreements for the new West Georgia judicial circuit, which will serve Carroll County and Heard County. The items include the district attorney contract (state-paid, county-reimbursed personnel) and the Georgia Indigent Defense Services agreement for the public defender; both contracts are budgeted for the six-month remainder of the fiscal year. Commissioners agreed to place those two items (agenda items 101 and 102) on the consent agenda.

The board also agreed to place the following items on the Jan. 7 consent agenda: the PTO transition resolution (agenda item 103) authorizing conversion of accrued sick and vacation to PTO and payout of comp hours above the new PTO cap; authorization to contract with Mission Critical Partners to assess the 9-1-1 CAD system (agenda item 10.4); a five-year USDA lease extension at the current rental rate with a 120-day termination right (agenda item 10.5); a request for qualifications for a lighting design professional for recreation facilities (agenda item 106); readoption of the Carroll County official zoning map (annual map readoption); and two board appointments (reappointment of Matt Clodfelter to a county board and appointment of Casey Vance to the Agricultural Advisory Committee).

Several items were flagged for separate handling: abandonment of two roads (agenda items 108 and 109) will require a public hearing and will be discussed at the Jan. 7 meeting; a correctional institute video monitoring upgrade was pulled and deferred to February. The board also said it will conduct the election of vice chairman at the Jan. 7 meeting.

At the work session, most presentations were brief and commissioners signaled agreement to include the items on the consent agenda for the regular meeting. No formal roll-call votes were recorded in the work session; the items will receive formal action during the Jan. 7 meeting.

Votes at a glance (work-session status):
- Agenda 101, District Attorney contract (West Georgia judicial circuit): placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda; funding and six-month budget amount included in contract documentation.
- Agenda 102, Georgia Indigent Defense Services (public defender): placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda; six-month budget amount.
- Agenda 103, PTO leave transition resolution: placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda; resolution will fund payout of comp hours above new PTO caps (see separate story for details).
- Agenda 10.4, CAD assessment (Mission Critical Partners): initial assessment $44,000; placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda.
- Agenda 10.5, USDA lease extension at 997 Newnan Road: five-year renewal at current rate with 120-day termination right; placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda.
- Agenda 106, RFQ for lighting design professional: placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda; project budget described as approximately $1,000,000.
- Agenda 10.8 (readoption of official zoning map) and items 108/109 (road abandonments): zoning map readoption on consent; abandonments require public hearing.
- Appointments: Matt Clodfelter reappointment and Casey Vance appointment placed on Jan. 7 consent agenda.

Commissioners said the consent agenda will streamline the regular meeting so that matters requiring public hearings or separate discussion can receive full attention.