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Fayette County commissioners elect leaders, accept grants and approve contracts in unanimous votes
Summary
At the Jan. 9 Fayette County Board of Commissioners meeting the board unanimously elected Lee Hearn chair and Edward Gibbons vice chair, approved a federal resurfacing grant, awarded an HVAC contract for the Justice Center and reappointed a member to the Water Committee among other actions.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 9 held its annual organizational session, electing Commissioner Lee Hearn as chair and Commissioner Edward Gibbons as vice chair by unanimous votes and approving a suite of routine and project-specific actions.
Nominations and votes: Commissioner Edward Gibbons nominated Lee Hearn for chair; after closing nominations, a motion to elect Hearn passed 5–0. Commissioner Eric K. Maxwell nominated Edward Gibbons for vice chair; that election also passed 5–0.
Consent agenda and grants: The board approved the consent agenda (5–0), which included authorization changes for check-signing and contract execution and acceptance of several grant awards: a $57,752 continuing grant award for the Solicitor’s Office from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the FY2025 Trauma Equipment Reimbursement Grant for $10,679.90, a Georgia Recreation and Park Association Hawks Grant for $2,380, and a $10,000 supplemental award for the DUI Accountability Court.
Transportation funding: The board approved acceptance of a 2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) construction grant for the FY2022 Fayette County Resurfacing SPLOST project 21TAC (GDOT PI 0017812) in the amount of $3,742,256.30; the board authorized the county to digitally execute the construction agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation and to issue payment for GDOT construction oversight (motion passed 5–0).
Facilities and procurement: The board approved Option #1 to have the Fayette County Marshal’s Office occupy the Old Courthouse (motion passed 5–0). It reappointed Dr. William Yarde to the Fayette County Water Committee for a term beginning Jan. 1, 2025 and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. The board also awarded Bid #2475-B for Justice Center HVAC rooftop unit replacements to Wright Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $676,477 (motion passed 5–0).
Executive session and adjournment: The board recessed into executive session at 6:59 p.m. for seven items involving threatened litigation and returned at 7:20 p.m.; the board approved signing the Executive Session Affidavit, approved the Dec. 12, 2024 Executive Session minutes and adjourned the Jan. 9 meeting at 7:21 p.m.
All enumerated votes and formal actions recorded in the meeting minutes passed by unanimous (5–0) votes unless otherwise noted.
