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JDA votes to pursue small-business sustainability loan partnership with ACC Sustainability Office
Summary
The Athens-Clarke County Joint Development Authority voted unanimously Feb. 10 to engage the Athens-Clarke County Sustainability Office to explore a Small Business Sustainability Loan Program; directors approved the motion to begin engagement and requested follow-up reporting.
The Joint Development Authority of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County and the City of Winterville voted unanimously Feb. 10 to pursue a partnership with the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) Sustainability Office on a Small Business Sustainability Loan Program. Director Kelly Girtz moved to engage with the Sustainability Office to advance the program; Director Amanda Mooney seconded the motion, and it passed by the affirmative vote of all directors present.
The motion directs the authority to open communications with the ACC Sustainability Department about a possible loan program intended for small businesses. The minutes record the proposal but do not include details such as program size, underwriting criteria or timeline; the board did not set specific budget authorization or an implementation date at the meeting.
Myung Cogan, listed among staff and counsel, will be the staff contact on related follow-up, according to the meeting record. The authority’s next steps, as recorded, are to engage with the Sustainability Office and return to the board with subsequent information or recommendations once those discussions progress.
The vote was recorded as unanimous among directors present. The minutes list four directors in attendance and three absent; the record states motions passed by “the affirmative vote of all Directors present.”
The meeting opened at 5:48 p.m. and adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
