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Commissioner Willis opposes lease-purchase financing for new Screven County fire engine; motion passes
Summary
The board approved a lease-purchase agreement with ACCG/Truist Bank to finance a new fire engine in a majority vote; Commissioner Allison Willis recorded the lone opposing vote. Financing terms and amounts were not stated in the public minutes.
The Screven County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing a lease-purchase agreement with ACCG/Truist Bank to finance a new county fire engine at its Sept. 13 meeting. The motion passed by majority vote with Commissioner Allison Willis opposed.
Commissioner J.C. Warren made the motion to approve the financing and adopt the resolution; Commissioner John Triplett seconded. Commissioners Will Boyd, Rosa Romeo, Mike Dixon and Edwin Lovett voted in favor; Commissioner Willis opposed. The meeting minutes note the resolution and reference a copy in the minute book but do not include financing amounts, interest rates, or payment terms in the public transcript.
The record does not include a public explanation of Commissioner Willis’s reasons for opposing the financing, nor does it record additional debate or an amendment to the motion. The county preserved the resolution in the minute book for reference.
