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Board approves multiple contracts and executive-session actions including sheriff incentives
Summary
The board approved routine procurement items and executive-session requests: fire sprinkler maintenance ($300,000), a U.S. Customs facility at the Fulton County Executive Airport (not to exceed $5,117,347.18), sheriff recruitment/retention incentives (not to exceed $16,786,000 for FY26), and a cybersecurity contract ($565,000). Several representation and deed actions were also approved.
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved several procurement and executive-session items affecting county operations and services.
Notable approvals included:
- Real Estate & Asset Management: approval of lowest responsible bidders to provide fire sprinkler protection system maintenance services in a total amount of $300,000 (motion passed).
- Airport: approval of a contract for a new U.S. Customs facility at Fulton County Executive Airport, not to exceed $5,117,347.18; staff described a 5,000-square-foot facility for customs processing and confirmed it would not be regularly staffed by ICE.
- Registration & Elections and procurement: statewide contracts for watermark ballot paper ($240,000), printing services ($210,346.07), and security seals ($136,000) were approved.
- Justice and safety: approval of a contract not to exceed $130,000 to provide uniform, footwear and duty gear for police personnel.
- Executive-session outcomes: the board approved a package of recruitment and retention incentives for the sheriff's office not to exceed $16,786,000 for FY26, and a cybersecurity contract in the amount of $565,000. The board also approved a quitclaim deed releasing covenants to the city of Milton and granted representation requests for items discussed in executive session. Most of these motions passed unanimously or by majority where noted.
Votes were recorded in the meeting minutes for each item where required; staff were directed to coordinate implementation with the appropriate departments and report back as needed.
