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Gordon County approves appointments, contracts and recognizes local heroes
Summary
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners approved several routine appointments and contracts, declared surplus sheriff's items and recognized a youth baseball team and long-serving county employees during the meeting.
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners approved a set of routine appointments and contract actions and used the meeting to recognize local volunteers, a youth baseball championship team and county employees.
Appointments and votes: The board appointed Vice Chair Cunningham as the county—s voting delegate to the ACCG legislative leadership conference by motion and vote. The board also accepted the Gordon County Historic Preservation Group—s recommendation to appoint Bridal Griffin to a three-year term (through June 1, 2027) to replace Betty Ann Serkowsky; that motion carried.
Contracts and procurement: The commission approved the sheriff—s food-service contract with Summit Food Services (previously awarded May 21, 2024) after staff confirmed legal compliance with Georgia law. Public Works received authorization to execute a professional-services agreement with ConTec Engineer Solutions for the design phase of a bridge project with an initial fee of $21,780 and potential additional costs pending installer bids. The board also approved a three-year agreement with Certified Payments (a division of Accelerated Card Company LLC) for credit-card processing tied to online permitting; staff said the item comes at no cost to the county.
Other actions: The commission approved a surplus declaration for items from the sheriff—s office (surplus list included in the meeting packet) and adjourned the meeting.
Recognitions: At the start of the meeting the commission recognized the Gordon County 6U All Star team, which the recreation staff said won a Dizzy Dean World Series in Southaven, Mississippi, finishing the tournament 5–0 and outscoring opponents 91–47. Commissioners and staff also read a long list of employees and years of service across multiple departments; Angela Wright of the sheriff—s office was highlighted for 20 years of service.
Procedure and votes: Most motions were presented, seconded, and recorded as "motion carries" in the transcript; no roll-call vote tallies by member were included in the meeting record.
