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Screven County commissioners approve motorgrader purchase using TPLOST funds
Summary
The Screven County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously July 30 to buy a motorgrader for the County Roads & Bridges Department, authorizing payment from TPLOST funds; the special meeting lasted about four minutes and drew no public comment.
The Screven County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously July 30 to purchase a motorgrader for the county Roads & Bridges Department, authorizing the expenditure from Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TPLOST) funds.
The vote took place at a special-called meeting at the Screven County Courthouse that began at 9:00 a.m. Chairman Will Boyd opened the session and Commissioner J.C. Warren gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Rosa Romeo moved to approve the agenda; Commissioner Edwin Lovett seconded and the board approved it unanimously.
During the single substantive item of new business, the board discussed acquiring a motorgrader for the Roads & Bridges Department. Commissioner J.C. Warren moved "to approve the purchase of a motorgrader for the R&B Dept with the use of TPLOST funds." Commissioner Rosa Romeo seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous vote of the commissioners present.
The meeting record indicates Aaron Meyer, the county attorney, and two commissioners (Edwin Lovett and Ben Thompson) participated via videoconference. No members of the public offered comment during the allotted public comment period. Chairman Boyd adjourned the meeting at 9:04 a.m.
The county did not specify the vendor, model, price, or expected delivery timeline in the meeting record; funding was identified only as TPLOST. Any procurement details or contract approvals beyond the vote were not specified in the minutes.
