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Upson County commissioners approve consent agenda, including $7M paving contract and multiple appointments
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda that included a roughly $7,000,000 contract to C.W. Matthews for 2026 paving funded by SPLOST, updated records advisory board bylaws and a slate of appointments and reappointments to county boards and authorities.
At the Jan. 13 meeting the Upson County Board of Commissioners approved a multi-item consent agenda that included administrative updates, capital work and a major pavement contract.
The chair reviewed consent items including Resolution 1.226 setting qualification fees for upcoming elections, an update to the Records Advisory Board bylaws, a flooring bid for the sheriff’s office to be paid from a special jail fund, an HVAC replacement bid at the Civic Center funded from SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) dollars, and a contract just over $7,000,000 to C.W. Matthews for the county’s 2026 paving program. The chair emphasized that SPLOST funds—rather than property taxes—would be used for some of the listed projects.
Commissioners also completed a series of appointments by motion and roll-call vote: Joseph Gasafi and Neil Treist to the Archives Records Advisory Board; Ronnie Portwood, William Roberts and Chris Daniel to the Board of Assessors (three-year terms); Brenda Dawson and Dana York reappointed and George Flowers Jr. newly appointed to the Board of Elections (four-year terms); Jennifer Rogers reappointed to the Industrial Development Authority; Commissioner Ellington reappointed to the Thomaston-Upson County Office Building Authority; Steve Rush appointed to the 3 Rivers Regional Council non-public seat; and Jeffrey Little appointed to the Upson County Planning Commission for a three-year term (the chair abstained on that vote citing a related planning-commission issue).
A separate agenda item reviewed airport development plans and the board heard public comment earlier in the meeting; commissioners adjourned after brief staff and commissioner remarks.
What happens next: the county will proceed with contractor procurement steps for the paving contract and internal onboarding of newly appointed board members; details such as exact contract start dates and project schedules were not specified during the meeting.
