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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners appoint Coffey chairman, approve contracts, and authorize upgrades
Summary
At the Jan. 7 regular meeting the Board of Commissioners appointed Charles Coffey as chairman after a failed motion to appoint Timothy Biddle, approved a library board appointment, renewed a planning/zoning contract with the River Valley Regional Commission, selected Ingram Engineering for CDBG work and authorized HVAC replacement funded by SPLOST.
Charles Coffey was appointed chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the Jan. 7 regular meeting of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County. A motion to appoint Commissioner Timothy Biddle as chairman failed for lack of a second; a subsequent motion by Commissioner Gerald Douglas, seconded by Commissioner Jason Frost, to appoint Coffey passed after Commissioner Damon Hoyte voted against the measure.
The board also unanimously appointed Commissioner Timothy Biddle as vice chairman and approved routine items including the Dec. 3, 2024 minutes and executive-session minutes. County Clerk Lisa Bickel recorded the approvals.
On substantive business, the commission voted unanimously to appoint Linda Englebert to the Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Library Board for a term beginning Jan. 7, 2025 and ending Dec. 31, 2027. Commissioner Damon Hoyte moved the appointment, and Commissioner Frost seconded.
The board renewed its planning and zoning technical assistance contract with the River Valley Regional Commission (RVRC). The RVRC agreement covers consulting and administrative support for the planning commission and the board of zoning adjustments, ordinance and map updates, and base-map maintenance. Commissioner Gerald Douglas moved to renew the contract; Commissioner Frost seconded and the vote was unanimous. Rick Morris attended to explain the RFQ scoring and RVRC agreement.
For the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) FY2025 application, the commission approved Ingram Engineering as the project engineer (Ingram received the highest RFQ score). The board also approved a letter of agreement with RVRC to assist with the application. Commissioners were told that a rewrite of an existing application would carry a local fee of $500, while preparing a new application would cost $750.
The commission approved an increase in the county attorney’s fee structure and continued Clark Hill (A. Binford Minter) as county legal counsel under the terms presented. That motion passed unanimously.
On facilities spending, the board authorized replacement of two HVAC units at the McNaughton Street county building. Two quotes were discussed: Fire & Ice at $27,500 per unit and Archie's at $26,670 per unit. Commissioners approved the Archie's quote; funding was identified to come from SPLOST.
The meeting included an executive session called at 9:37 a.m. to discuss legal matters; the regular session reconvened at 10:23 a.m. Chairman Coffey told the room that the closed-session subjects were within legal exceptions and that no votes were taken during the executive session. The meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
What happens next: several items discussed at this meeting — including planning and zoning assistance and the CDBG application — will proceed through the county’s normal staff and vendor engagement processes. The minutes were certified as approved at the board’s Feb. 4 meeting.
