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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee signs fire‑tower agreement with Georgia Forestry Commission for 2024–25
Summary
The commission authorized a one‑year fire‑tower agreement with the Georgia Forestry Commission covering July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025, with county payment capped at $4,738.58; the measure was approved by unanimous vote during the June 4 meeting.
The Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County approved a one‑year fire‑tower agreement with the Georgia Forestry Commission on June 4, 2024, authorizing the county to pay up to $4,738.58 for Forestry personnel assistance for detection, prevention and combating forest fires in the county for the contract period July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025.
The agreement specifies Forestry will provide a temporary fire‑tower operator assigned to the county Forestry unit and that the county’s payment per contract period will not exceed $4,738.58. Forestry will submit billing at the end of the contract period. The agreement may be terminated by either party on 30 days’ written notice.
During the June 4 meeting, the Georgia Forestry annual agreement was presented as part of new business; the minutes record a motion by Commissioner Timothy Biddle, seconded by Commissioner Jason Frost, to accept the agreement and fee schedule, with the vote recorded as unanimous.
The contract was memorialized in the minutes as a formal agreement (resolution and written contract attached to meeting materials) and will be in force beginning July 1, 2024, unless earlier terminated under the contract terms.
