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Clayton County meeting: consent agenda, board appointments approved; consulting contract motion dies; executive session approved
Summary
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda and appointed members to the library and elections boards but a separate resolution to contract with Midnight Rider Consulting failed for lack of a second; the board also voted to enter executive session on litigation and personnel.
At its July 1 meeting the Clayton County Board of Commissioners approved a routine consent agenda, confirmed two board appointments and approved a motion to enter executive session on litigation and personnel. Separately, a resolution to authorize a professional services agreement with Midnight Rider Consulting LLC did not receive a second and so the motion died.
The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote early in the meeting. No individual items from the consent agenda were pulled for separate discussion in the record.
Appointments
Commissioner Tasha Allen nominated Sharnisha Williams to the Clayton County Library Board to serve a term from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The board approved the appointment by voice vote.
Commissioner Allen also nominated Maggie Martinez to the Board of Elections and Registration to fill a vacancy through December 31, 2028; the board approved the appointment by voice vote.
A separate board appointment to the Community Service Board (to fill the seat vacated by Ansel George Davis, term through Sept. 16, 2026) was held to the board's first meeting in August so staff can identify candidates.
Failed motion: Midnight Rider Consulting
Earlier on the agenda the board considered Resolution 2025-131, which staff summarized as authorizing Clayton County to enter a professional services agreement with Midnight Rider Consulting LLC for lobbying and economic development consulting services and to authorize the chair to execute the agreement and related budget amendments as needed. A member moved to approve the resolution but no second was offered; the chair announced that without a second “the motion dies.” The county staff summary of the resolution did not include a dollar amount in the meeting presentation. A public commenter during the preceding public comment period said the consulting agreement would pay $14,000 per month ($168,000 per year); that assertion was made by a member of the public and attributed in the record to Mickey Garber’s public comment.
Executive session and adjournment
The board voted to enter executive session for litigation and personnel matters; the motion and a second passed by voice vote. After reconvening, the board adjourned the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: approved (voice vote). - Resolution 2025-131 (Midnight Rider Consulting professional services agreement): motion moved but received no second and died. - Resolution 2025-134 (Dunn Road abandonment): discussed in public hearing and failed (separate article covers that item). - Library Board appointment (Sharnisha Williams): approved by voice vote; term 07/01/2025–06/30/2028. - Board of Elections appointment (Maggie Martinez): approved by voice vote; term beginning immediately through 12/31/2028. - Community Service Board appointment (Ansel George Davis vacancy): held to August 5, 2025 meeting. - Motion to enter executive session on litigation and personnel: approved.
No budgets, contract amounts, or implementation dates beyond those recorded at the meeting were adopted for the Midnight Rider item; public comment raised concerns about the size of the proposed consulting contract but the official staff summary did not list a contract amount.
