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Bullock County officials enter two executive sessions; official asks whether county can exit contract
Summary
Bullock County moved into two executive sessions — on legal matters and a possible real estate transaction — and officials raised questions about whether the county can cancel an existing contract and what costs would apply, according to the meeting transcript.
Bullock County officials moved into two executive sessions during a recent meeting to discuss legal matters and a possible real estate transaction, and one official asked whether the county can exit an existing contract and what financial cost that would impose on the county.
The commission set aside time for two separate executive sessions “related to legal issues” and “related to real estate,” and a motion to enter the sessions was made and seconded, according to the transcript. The meeting paused while the body conducted those closed sessions and planned to reconvene afterward.
Discussion recorded before the closed sessions focused on a county contract that at least one official said they wanted to terminate and replace. An unidentified county official raised procedural confusion about “the elevator and the contract,” saying they had been “trying to do my job” and asking whether the county could cancel the contract without owing money. The official asked directly: “Can we get out of it? And if so, is there any, cost related to the county?” The speaker also said they would prefer to work with a different company if the county could legally end the existing agreement and asked staff to determine options and potential costs.
The transcript does not identify the contract by vendor name or provide a dollar amount, and no formal vote to terminate or modify the contract is recorded in the public portion of the transcript. The motion to enter executive session was made and seconded and the meeting temporarily paused for the closed sessions; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote or the closed-session outcomes in the public record.
Also raised briefly before the executive sessions were local roadway sites referenced as County Road 148, Gangl Road and Lillian Creek Road in the context of upcoming budget hearings; the speaker said they were opposed to a matter connected to those roads but did not specify the proposal in the public transcript.
When the meeting resumed, commissioners did not publicly announce any formal action to cancel the contract; the transcript shows only a request that staff investigate exit options and costs. Any formal direction, decision or vote about the contract is not recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
