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County renews $2,508 New Horizons agreement; commissioners flag budget concerns and add reappointments to agenda
Summary
The commission approved renewal of a $2,508 annual contract with New Horizons Behavioral Health and discussed budget amendments, 4‑H funding, and IDA reappointments; Chairman Coffey warned staff about early‑year overspending.
On July 2 the commission recorded a motion to renew the county's annual agreement with New Horizons Behavioral Health for FY2025. Commissioner Jason Frost moved to renew the agreement; the minutes record the motion passed unanimously among commissioners present. The FY2025 agreement in the packet lists total annual compensation of $2,508, billed monthly at $209 per month, for behavioral‑health and substance‑use services provided to county residents.
During the July work session on July 24 County Manager Thomas Weaver provided departmental updates: recreation assisted with a back‑to‑school event; community development flagged rising costs for animal euthanasia; the water department repaired a major leak on Hwy 280; public works continues road and edge repairs. Weaver said budget amendments remain under review and might be ready for the Aug. 6 meeting for formal action.
Chairman Charles Coffey cautioned department heads about early‑year spending, saying unexpected overspending in month one would make later budget requests harder to support. The minutes show commissioners asked staff for greater oversight and for department invoices to be submitted before the new budget year.
Also on the July 24 work session the board agreed to add reappointments of Walter Miller and Lou Beck to the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) to the Aug. 6 agenda, and asked County Manager Weaver to gather more information about a 4‑H funding request. The board discussed outreach to Rep. Sanford Bishop's office concerning improvements at the Hwy 520 intersection.
Executive session notation: the minutes record the board entered executive session to discuss legal matters, personnel and litigation and reconvened without taking votes; an affidavit citing O.C.G.A. §§ 50‑14‑2 and 50‑14‑3 appears in the packet documenting those matters.
Actions: Motion to renew New Horizons FY2025 agreement (annual $2,508); mover: Jason Frost; second: (record shows Commissioner Frost as second); outcome: approved by unanimous vote among commissioners present.
