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Whitfield County commissioners approve consent items, capital purchases and annexations; enter executive session on litigation
Summary
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 13 approved a series of routine and capital items — including a $57,009.12 budget amendment for elevator repairs, purchases of public-works equipment and 11 sheriff vehicles — and voted to enter executive session on litigation.
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 13 unanimously approved a slate of routine and capital items, accepted multiple planning and annexation recommendations and voted to hold an executive session on litigation.
In roll-call votes during the meeting, commissioners approved the meeting agenda and minutes, accepted the August finance report, ratified a $3,371 scrap-tire grant for a county collection event and agreed to a final budget amendment of $57,009.12 to pay for elevator repairs at the Wells Fargo building. Commissioners also declared older pieces of public-works equipment surplus and authorized selling them online.
The board authorized a public-works purchase of a broom/sweeper for $88,700 using 2024 SPLOST funds and approved a sheriff's purchase of 11 crew-cab pickup trucks under the recommended option for $530,002.72, also drawn from 2024 SPLOST funds. Commissioners accepted…
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