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Commissioners adopt solid-waste fee after failed first motion; final amount not specified in minutes
Summary
A motion to set Screven County’s solid-waste fee at $75 failed, after which the board adopted a resolution 'as presented' by majority vote; the minutes do not state the final fee amount.
A contentious vote over Screven County’s solid-waste fee produced two motions and a final majority vote at the board’s Jan. 11, 2022 meeting.
Commissioner Mike Dixon raised the possibility of lowering the fee to $50, while Commissioner Allison Willis recommended $75. Willis moved to adopt a resolution setting the solid-waste fee at $75; Commissioner Dixon seconded. The minutes record Dixon and Willis voting in favor and Commissioners Boyd, Lovett, Warren, Romeo and Triplett opposing, and state the motion failed for lack of majority.
Following the failed motion, Commissioner J.C. Warren moved to "adopt the Resolution setting the Solid Waste fee as presented," a motion seconded by Commissioner John O. Triplett. The motion carried by majority vote: Warren, Triplett, Boyd, Lovett and Romeo voted in favor; Willis and Dixon opposed.
The minutes do not record the dollar amount for the resolution adopted "as presented." The transcript references proposals of $50 and $75 during debate but does not state the final figure, and the minutes note there is a copy of the Resolution on the minute book (page not specified). That amount is therefore "not specified" in the provided record.
Why it matters: Solid-waste fees affect household costs and county service funding. The board’s vote after a failed initial motion indicates differing preferences among commissioners on the fee level.
The board recorded the adopted resolution in the minutes; the minute book holds the formal resolution text and amount for verification.
