Fulton County commissioners approve routine contracts, several budget and service renewals; rules change adopted

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 approved a set of routine procurement renewals, contract extensions and budget adjustments, adopted an amendment to the commission’s rules of order, and recorded a series of unanimous votes on senior services, transportation and public‑works items.

Why it matters: The votes formalize funding and service relationships the county uses every year — from senior transportation to software licensing — and set the procedural rules that guide how commissioners bring and dispose of agenda items.

The board opened the meeting with a consent agenda and adopted it on a single motion (item 25 0 7 2 5). Vice Chair Bob Ellis moved to adopt and the clerk recorded the vote as 5 yeas, 0 nays. The first-regular meeting agenda (25 0 7 3 3) was adopted 5‑0 after Commissioner Moe Ivory requested two budget items be removed from today’s docket.

Major contract renewals and budget actions recorded at the meeting (agenda IDs and outcomes as announced in the public record): - 25 0 7 3 8 — Public Works: renew soft‑dig services contract, not to exceed $254,500. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 3 9 — Senior Services: renew common‑courtesy transportation contract, not to exceed $3,134,178. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 0 — Transdev transportation contract renewal, not to exceed $7,625,171.58. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 1 — Congregate and home‑delivered meals renewal, not to exceed $2,725,884.69. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 2 — Senior services agent services, total amount $4,363,792.43. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 3 — Professional burial services renewal, $494,975. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 4 — Therapeutic pool maintenance renewal, $228,924. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 5 — Budget housekeeping: transfer $1,700,000 from non‑agency to Arts & Culture to fund contracts for services; motion approved (vote recorded as 6 yeas, 0 nays). - 25 0 7 4 6 — Registration & Elections: amendment to annual maintenance for software/hardware and approval of listed licensing and maintenance costs (amount shown in the record). Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 7 — Statewide printing contract, up to $125,000. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 8 — Statewide vehicle rental contract, up to $480,214.68. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 4 9 — Statewide mailing contract for Secretary of State mandated election notices, $427,836.60. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 5 0 — Intergovernmental agreement to conduct special elections. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 5 1 — Temporary staffing services increase, $180,000. Motion approved (vote recorded 5 yeas, 0 nays as announced). - 25 0 7 5 2 — Fulton PC refresh (IT desktop refresh), increase authority $850,000. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 5 3 — Purchase of Caterpillar excavator via cooperative purchasing, $249,160. Motion approved unanimously. - 25 0 7 5 4 — Resolution to increase water and sewer rates by 5% in each of the next two years (to support 2025 Watermaster plan and CIP). Motion approved unanimously as announced.

Rules amendment: Commissioners debated and then adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 101 (rules of order/procedure) to codify a longstanding “motion to file” practice and related denial/bring‑back rules. The clerk announced the final vote as 4 yeas, 3 nays after extended debate.

What the votes do not say: The meeting record shows many items approved by unanimous consent or recorded tallies, but it does not authorize immediate line‑item details for every vendor beyond the listed contract ceilings; individual implementation, procurement and contract management remain the responsibility of county staff.

Ending: The board recessed for lunch and then returned for presentations, executive session and additional votes; several items that drew public comment were not decided by vote and remain matters for future budget or staff action.