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Commission approves reappointments, 4‑H funding and DOT grant; tables CUP tied to commissioner
Summary
The commission reappointed Industrial Development Authority members, approved 4‑H funding and a DOT roundabout relocation grant, tabled a conditional-use permit associated with Commissioner Hoyte (Hoyte abstained), and held public hearings on a proposed 8.512 mill millage rate.
At its Aug. 6 regular meeting and subsequent Aug. 19 and Aug. 26 public hearings and work session, the Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County considered routine agenda items, departmental updates and the county’s proposed millage rate.
On Aug. 6 the board approved by unanimous vote the reappointment of an Industrial Development Authority member and other routine items. The minutes record unanimous approval of the July 2 regular meeting minutes and related executive-session minutes, and the commission recorded motions approving reappointments and funding requests. The commission tabled a conditional-use permit for 110 Stagecoach Road (an item tied to Commissioner Damon Hoyte); the motion to table carried with Hoyte recorded as abstaining.
The minutes and resolution text show the commission adopted resolutions to reappoint Walter Miller and (in the resolution language) Linda Beck to the Industrial Development Authority for terms expiring June 30, 2029. The Aug. 26 work session also records a departmental presentation from Justin Brown, chief ranger for Georgia Forestry, who reported 26 permits covering seven landowners and one wildfire in Chattahoochee County during the July–June period; he also said the county participates in protection at about $0.10 per acre for roughly 34,000 acres.
Manager Thomas Weaver provided operational updates at the Aug. 26 work session: a sewer-grant application was not awarded; payroll outsourcing was underway; the roundabout project remained on schedule for expected construction early next year; and staff recommended procurement or lease items (including a cardboard compactor and a proposed enterprise-vehicle replacement policy) be placed on the Sept. 3 regular meeting agenda. The manager also thanked tax-assessor staff after a sales-ratio study returned a value the manager described as ‘‘on track’’ (noted as 37.3 in the record).
Two public hearings on the proposed millage rate were held: a called public hearing Aug. 19 and a second public hearing Aug. 26. Both hearings recorded the proposed county millage rate as 8.512 mills (the record characterizes that as “basically staying the same” from the prior year and notes the school millage at 17.30 mills). The Aug. 26 public hearing record shows no members of the public spoke at that session.
The commission entered executive session on both the Aug. 6 regular meeting and the Aug. 26 work session to discuss personnel and legal matters; both reconvened and the chair stated no votes were taken in closed session.
The commission’s next regular meeting was scheduled for Sept. 3, where several work-session items were listed for formal votes, including the millage adoption, a cardboard-compactor lease or rental agreement, appointment to RVRC, and a policy item for business use of the recycle center.
