Long County commissioners approve LMIG road contract, ordinance changes and personnel actions
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Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Long County Board of Commissioners awarded a $517,766.38 LMIG contract, amended local ordinances on sewage and subdivision access, approved animal-control fine changes, made multiple appointments, added the county attorney to county-paid health insurance and terminated the recreation director.
The Long County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 2, 2021, in Ludowici and approved a set of fiscal and policy measures including a $517,766.38 contract for road repairs, ordinance amendments and several personnel actions.
Chairman Robert Parker called the meeting to order and the board unanimously approved an agenda that added two discussion items: a proposed dump truck purchase and a review of CARES Act COVID-relief reimbursements. Early in the meeting Commissioner John Reddish moved to award the 2021 LMIG (Local Maintenance Improvement Grant) project to Georgia Asphalt Producers, Inc. to repave all of King Road and one mile of Tibet Road at a contract price of $517,766.38; Commissioner Gerald Blocker seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The board also approved two local ordinance amendments. Commissioner Gerald Blocker moved to amend Article IV (Required improvements), Sections 118-215 and 118-216 to revise procedures for handling household wastewater and sewage disposal in subdivisions with 50 or more residences; Commissioner Jeremy Hall seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner John Reddish moved to amend Article VII (Design Standards), Division 2, Section 118-298 to require two or more points of access for subdivisions meeting a revised threshold (the motion increases the prior minimum to 100 proposed lots); Commissioner Blocker seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Jeremy Hall moved to accept proposed changes to Animal Control fines; Commissioner Blocker seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The board also voted to reschedule Rezoning Request Z-021-002 to the March meeting.
After an executive session to discuss real estate and personnel, the board took several personnel and appointment actions. Commissioner Blocker moved to appoint Karen Higgason, Tracy Smith and Micah Hamm to the Recreation Board; the motion passed unanimously. The board voted to add County Attorney James Smith to county-paid health insurance, and voted to terminate Recreation Director Brandon McManus. Commissioner Hall then moved to appoint Assistant Recreation Director Derek Hatfield as Interim Recreation Director; that motion also passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance - Agenda approval (added 10(a) dump truck discussion and 10(b) CARES Act item): passed unanimously (motion by Jeremy Hall, seconded by John Reddish). - January 2021 minutes (approve after corrections by Commissioner Florence Baggs): passed unanimously (motion by Gerald Blocker). - Authorize payment of bills: passed 4-1 (motion by John Reddish; Florence Baggs abstained). - LMIG award to Georgia Asphalt Producers, Inc. (King Road and 1 mile of Tibet Road, $517,766.38): passed unanimously (motion by John Reddish). - Ordinance amendment (Article IV, Sections 118-215/118-216 – sewage procedures): passed unanimously (motion by Gerald Blocker). - Ordinance amendment (Article VII, Sec. 118-298 – subdivision access threshold increased): passed unanimously (motion by John Reddish). - Animal Control fine changes: passed unanimously (motion by Jeremy Hall). - Rezoning request Z-021-002 rescheduled to March: passed unanimously (motion by John Reddish). - Enter/exit executive session (real estate and personnel): passed unanimously (motion by John Reddish). - Appointments to Recreation Board (Karen Higgason, Tracy Smith, Micah Hamm): passed unanimously (motion by Gerald Blocker). - Add County Attorney James Smith to county-paid health insurance: passed unanimously (motion by John Reddish). - Termination of Recreation Director Brandon McManus: passed unanimously (motion by Jeremy Hall). - Appointment of Derek Hatfield as Interim Recreation Director: passed unanimously (motion by Jeremy Hall).
What this means The LMIG contract funds road work on King Road and Tibet Road and will be handled under the county's standard contracting process. Amendments to local ordinances change technical requirements for sewage handling in larger subdivisions and raise the access threshold for new subdivisions, which may affect future development proposals. Personnel decisions include both appointments to the Recreation Board and the immediate replacement of the recreation director with an interim director.
Next steps Several items were scheduled for future consideration (including the rescheduled rezoning request). The dump truck purchase and CARES Act reimbursement discussion were informational in this record; no purchase motion for the dump trucks appears in the minutes.