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Rockdale commissioners ratify consent slate including Comcast change order and fire station generator
Summary
The board ratified consent items 173–186, which included a Comcast contract change order described as a multi-year cost-saving IT/security upgrade and a budgeted replacement generator for Fire Station 4; county staff presented details and commissioners approved the slate.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners voted to ratify consent items 173–186 on March 24, approving a package of budgeted purchases, contracts and administrative actions.
County staff summarized several notable items in the slate: a program participation agreement with the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority and the Department of Community Affairs to reimburse point-in-time count activities ($879); an insurance reimbursement to the county for property damage ($36,618.70); purchase and installation of a fixed generator for Fire Station No. 4 using a mix of CIP and grant funds; and a change order with Comcast Business to contract 2021-212 for network and cybersecurity modernization. A technology services representative said the Comcast change order will increase the county’s security posture and yield savings over the five-year contract life, describing roughly $1.5 million in savings over that period.
Other approved items included IT support and software renewals (SHI International, TSA/Rubik’s software), water-billing printing and postage (Surebill), online customer-service tools for the water utility, repairs to generators (Yancey Power Systems), a list of surplus equipment, a volunteer reappointment to the Board of Adjustment (Leslie Lambert, term through 02/01/2030), and resolutions to designate critical infrastructure job responsibilities and a volunteer management plan.
The motion to approve items 173–186 was moved and seconded and the chair declared the motion carried. County staff said most items were previously budgeted; several used grant or enterprise funds.
Next steps: staff will proceed with contract execution and procurement processes for the approved items and will return any items requiring further board action to future agendas.
