Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the County Administration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Ben Hill County approves contracts, appointments and authorizes tax-payment methods; sets millage advertisement
Summary
At the July 7 meeting the commission approved a resolution authorizing the Tax Commissioner to accept any form of payment, approved the Head Start lease, the Senior Nutrition FY2021 contract, a special exception for Heriberto Avila, reappointed Randy Hughes to the Tax Assessors Board and voted to advertise a proposed rollback millage rate of 16.646. The commission also authorized land-negotiation and paving following an executive session.
The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners took multiple administrative and fiscal actions during its July 7 meeting, approving contracts, an appointment, and a resolution changing payment acceptance rules for the Tax Commissioner's office.
Key actions and outcomes recorded in the minutes:
- Resolution authorizing Tax Commissioner to accept payments by any form: Vice-Chair Hope Harmon moved to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded; the motion passed with Harmon, Cowan, John Mooney and Chairman Steve Taylor voting yes.
- Ben Hill Head Start lease agreement: Commissioner John Mooney moved to approve the lease and authorize the County Manager to sign documents; motion seconded and passed unanimously among those recorded.
- Senior Citizen Nutrition FY2021 contract: Vice-Chair Hope Harmon moved to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign; motion seconded and passed unanimously as recorded in the minutes.
- Special exception permit for Heriberto Avila: Vice-Chair Hope Harmon moved to approve; Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded and the motion passed.
- Tax Assessors Board reappointment: Commissioner John Mooney moved to reappoint Randy Hughes; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded and the motion passed unanimously as recorded.
- Millage rate: Chief Appraiser Joyce Merritt presented the PT-32 form and explained that last year’s millage was 16.581 and the proposed rollback rate is 16.646; Commissioner John Mooney moved to advertise the proposed rollback rate of 16.646 and the motion passed. The commission set a Special Called Meeting for July 30, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. to adopt the proposed millage rate.
- Executive session follow-up: After an executive session on land acquisition, the board authorized County Manager Michael Dinnerman to negotiate for extra parking and to pay to have the land paved and striped; the motion passed with Mooney, Harmon and Taylor voting yes and Commissioner Daniel Cowan opposed.
Minutes record each motion, seconder and the commission's roll-call votes; they do not include contract amounts, ordinance numbers, or detailed timelines for implementation. Records also do not list any dissent from the public on these items in the meeting minutes.
