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Fayette County approves internship grants and contracts in consent agenda; EagleView aerial imagery contract awarded
Summary
The Board approved multiple consent items including GCIP internship grants to county offices totaling $8,278.50, appointment of Emergency Management Director Brian Davis as ACCG voting delegate, right‑of‑way acquisitions for SPLOST projects, and a $155,711.70 aerial imagery contract with EagleView; the consent agenda passed 5-0.
At its March 14 meeting the Fayette County Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda, which included several grant awards, administrative appointments and contract authorizations.
Grants: the Board approved three Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) awards: $1,759.50 to the Assessor's Office (one intern), $3,259.50 to State Court (one intern), and $3,259.50 to the Public Defender's Office (one intern).
Appointments and right‑of‑way: the Board approved appointing Emergency Management Director Brian Davis as the county voting delegate to the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) for consideration of statewide and regional opioid settlement advisory members. The Board also approved acquisition of fee simple right‑of‑way and easements for the proposed Veterans Parkway/Eastin Road roundabout (2004 SPLOST R-5i) and for the 130 Darren Drive culvert replacement (2017 SPLOST Stormwater Category II, Tier II project 19SBJ).
Contracts: the Board approved awarding Contract 2371-S for EagleView aerial pictometry to Pictometry International Corporation dba EagleView for a total contract amount of $155,711.70 and approved transfers of $40,000 from Project 241AC and $16,000 from General Fund Project Contingency to Project 231AG to fund the contract balance.
The consent agenda, moved by Commissioner Charles W. Oddo and seconded by Vice Chairman Edward Gibbons, passed unanimously.