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Quitman County Commission adopts emergency services assessment ordinance, denies library board nomination
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Summary
On July 8 the commission approved Ordinance O1-2025 (Emergency Service Assessment) on its second reading, denied a nomination to the library board and approved routine bills and minutes; the manager reported EMS activity and that LMIG road projects are on hold.
Chairman Carvel Lewis presided over the July 8 meeting of the Georgetown–Quitman County Commission where members handled a mix of routine business and an ordinance vote.
On the agenda under old business, Chairman Lewis read Ordinance O1-2025, the Emergency Service Assessment, for its second reading. Commissioner Jerry Green moved to approve the ordinance; Commissioner Willie H. Bussey Jr. seconded. The vote was recorded as Yes — Bussey, Kinsey, Baggett, Green. The minutes do not specify the ordinance’s effective date beyond the recorded approval or any implementation details.
The board denied a nomination for the library board. A motion to deny the nomination of Cynthia Lewis Anderson was made by Commissioner Willie H. Bussey Jr. and seconded by Commissioner Richard Baggett; the record shows a vote of Yes — Bussey, Kinsey, Baggett, Green, which resulted in the nomination being denied.
During the meeting County Manager Jason Weeks provided the EMS report for June: 32 calls (12 transports, 13 refusals, seven cancellations), an average response time of 7.5 minutes, five mutual-aid responses provided and zero mutual-aid received. Weeks also said all LMIG (Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant) projects are on hold because of an issue with a right-of-way on one road. Weeks noted he is working with a resident, Michael Causey, on a delivery-address problem.
The commission approved routine financial items and multiple sets of minutes: the previous month’s check register and August 2025 bills, and minutes from June 10, June 23 and June 30. Motions to approve were moved and seconded as recorded; votes were recorded consistently as Yes — Bussey, Kinsey, Baggett, Green.
The minutes note a public hearing scheduled for July 24 at 9 a.m. and that no public comments were made during the July 8 meeting. The record shows no executive session held. The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
The minutes do not provide further implementation steps or legal details for O1-2025, nor do they detail whether DBHDD Region 6 board members can participate virtually — the commission asked staff to check that possibility.