Votes at a glance — Ware County Board of Commissioners actions, Nov. 10, 2025

The Ware County Board of Commissioners took the following actions on Nov. 10, 2025 (motions, movers, seconds, vote tallies and brief notes):

• Approve agenda — Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox; vote: 5–0 (all aye).

• Resolution 2025‑22 (Tri‑County perimeter road concept) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: approval endorses the concept and directs coordination with GDOT; GDOT will propose routes.

• Air Evac lease — Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Jon Tindall; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: Air Evac to be housed in Ware County 24/7; crew bunkhouse noted.

• WWDA Seat 2 appointment (Kim Bennett Callahan) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse; vote: 5–0 (appointed).

• Accept proposal from Roberts Civil Engineering, LLC (utility coordination) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox; vote: 5–0 (accepted). Note: commissioners discussed potential savings from hiring in‑house inspector/staff.

• Resolution 2025‑03 (Public Defender contract, first half of calendar year) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: half‑year contract to align county fiscal vs. calendar year budgets.

• 2023 CDBG dirt road drainage & paving — Katie Lane & Dusty Lane — Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; vote: passed with Chairman Elmer Thrift recorded as abstaining due to conflict of interest (other commissioners voted aye).

• Lease two Caterpillar motor graders — Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: $4,611/month per machine for 60 months; purchase option $109,410 per machine.

• Purchase two Mahindra tractors with 7' mowers — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: $88,024.00 each.

• Accept bid for 20274 Freightliner dump truck (Tom Nehl of Waycross) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Barry Cox; vote: 5–0 (approved). Note: 46‑lb axle; 16‑ft Ox body dump bed.

• Excavator procurement — Motion to purchase withdrawn; moved to lease Caterpillar excavator at $3,989.88/month for 60 months — Moved by Commissioner Leonard Burse; seconded by Commissioner Jon Tindall; vote: 3–2 (Bur se, Tindall, Cox aye; Lucas and Thrift no). Note: purchase prices and lease comparisons discussed.

• Establish 120‑day moratorium on home delivery of sealed alcohol — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse; vote: 4–1 (Timmy Lucas no). Note: moratorium allows codes department to research local ordinance language beyond Georgia Code.

• Resolution 2025‑24 (Safety incentive pay) — Moved by Commissioner Barry Cox; seconded by Commissioner Jon Tindall; vote: 5–0 (approved).

• Request to close/abandon section of Center Street — Motion to table pending further research — Moved by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; seconded by Commissioner Leonard Burse; vote: passed (majority); discussion included property owner purchasing culvert per county policy.

• Motion to enter executive session (personnel, litigation, real estate acquisition) — Moved by Commissioner Jon Tindall; seconded by Commissioner Timmy Lucas; vote: 5–0; entered at 7:25 p.m.; reconvened 8:07 p.m.; exit motion passed unanimously.

• Adjourn — Motion passed unanimously at 8:19 p.m.

This list reflects motions, the recorded roll‑call tallies and brief notes from the meeting minutes; it does not include verbatim contract or ordinance language.