Public‑works, animal services and training programs highlighted in Cusseta–Chattahoochee work session

County staff updated commissioners on operations and community programs at a work session and public hearing series in April, citing water‑system outages, public‑works repairs and a small animal‑services grant while a local training provider requested future county support.

Belva Dorsey‑Mott, representing Enrichment Services and accompanied by school‑board representative Sabrina Stephens, described workforce training offerings including EMT, commercial driver’s license (CDL) and certified nursing assistant (CNA) classes and asked the county to consider a letter of support for the program.

County Manager Thomas Weaver outlined several operational issues and recent actions: he said well #3 has been shut down (possibly from a lightning strike), well #4 is offline while well #1 has been carrying the system load; a leak on Trotters Ridge was fixed quickly; public works repaired cemetery shoulders and installed library benches; and crews cleared culverts affected by beaver activity. Weaver also reported a donated pickup of pet food and a $1,700 microchipping grant intended to cover microchipping work for animals including those associated with Fort Benning.

Staff proposed several items for the May 6 agenda: Planning and Zoning-suggested conditional‑use permit (CUP) process changes to be reviewed by the county attorney; procurement quotes for a batwing tractor; a resolution to add a new authorized signer to a legacy Bank of Ozark account so remaining funds can be transferred; and a recommended $2 monthly increase in the county’s garbage fee (raising the charge from $20 to $22) to offset rising waste‑collection costs.

The work session also included an executive session to discuss personnel and legal matters. The minutes state the closed meeting topics fell within the legal exceptions under the Georgia Open Meetings Act and that no votes were taken during the executive session.

Next steps: Items flagged during the April 28 work session will appear on the May 6 regular meeting agenda for formal consideration or votes; staff were asked to forward CUP draft language to the county attorney for review and to provide procurement quotes and budget implications for the proposed tractor and trash-rate adjustment.