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Dougherty County work session: commissioners approve fleet, lighting, software renewal, EMS monitors and a traffic-enforcement grant
Summary
At its March 3 work session the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners approved budgeted purchases including two fleet trucks ($95,709), LED lighting for the health department ($105,016.30), two ZOLL monitor/defibrillators ($75,326.72), a GeoSpatial appraisal service renewal ($35,149) and applied for a $42,580 highway-safety grant; all motions passed unanimously.
The Dougherty County Board of Commissioners voted on several budgeted purchases and a grant application during its March 3 work session and regular meeting.
Fleet vehicles: The board received a recommendation to purchase two 2025 Ford F-150 SuperCab trucks for Facilities Management at $47,895 each (total $95,709) from state contract vendor Wade Ford (Smyrna, Ga.). Facilities Management Director Heidi Haley said the trucks are needed to support custodial services and building superintendents; per current practice building superintendents may take assigned vehicles home to enable rapid emergency response. Assistant County Administrator Barry Brooks told the board the funds were moved from SPLOST into the capital improvement plan.
Health Department lighting: Commissioners reviewed a low quote from Service Pro (Albany, Ga.) of $105,016.30 to replace and upgrade lighting at the Dougherty County Health Department with LED fixtures; staff said the current fixtures date to 1997 and that the upgrade is expected to reduce energy and maintenance costs. Three quotes were solicited; the highest was reported at roughly $212,500.
EMS equipment: The board approved a sole-source purchase of two ZOLL X Series monitor/defibrillators from ZOLL Medical Corporation for $75,326.72. EMS Director Sam Allen said the current monitors had reached end of life and the new units are standard replacements.
Tax-appraisal software: Commissioners approved renewing a sole-source online tax appraisal service with Snyder GeoSpatial (GeoSpatial) for $35,149, with $8,898.96 applied to the 2025 budget and $26,255.10 applied to the 2026 budget; staff said the county’s tax assessor’s office uses the platform and that the county will continue to own and operate the appraiser functions.
Grant application: The board authorized applying for a Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) high-visibility enforcement grant for $42,580. Staff said the reimbursable grant requires no local match and would fund two radar units, a speed trailer, two child passenger-safety training slots, two echo sensors and some reimbursed officer hours. The county would front costs in the DCP operating budget until reimbursed.
Roll-call approval: In the regular meeting segment that followed, motions on these items were moved, seconded and carried by unanimous vote. When the chair asked each district in roll-call fashion the responses were recorded as affirmative for districts 1 through 6.
Next steps: Staff will return with contract documents, final vendor awards or procurement approvals as needed.
