Paulding County commissioners approve contracts, fee schedules and set executive session on real estate

Paulding County — The Paulding County Board of Commissioners opened its Feb. 24, 2026 meeting with an invocation led by Michael Anderson, identified as a pastor at The Ridge, who prayed that commissioners be given “wisdom and discernment” and that “all voices would be heard and considered.” The board recited the Pledge of Allegiance and then moved through routine business, approving minutes and several procurement and policy items by voice vote.

The board approved the Feb. 10, 2026 work-session and regular-meeting minutes after a motion and second. It then voted to award a contract for the county’s 2026 thermoplastic line striping project to TRP Construction Group LLC. The dollar amount as read into the record appears garbled in the transcript (recorded as “$211,58.75”); funding was described as coming from a 2025 grant with a required 30% county match and additional general-fund support.

Commissioners authorized the chairman to sign an agreement with Queen Home Services to remodel the Copper Mine Water Treatment Office building at 345 Copper Mine Road for a stated cost of $52,800, funded from the county’s renewal and expansion fund. The board also approved renewal of the employee benefit plan effective May 1, 2026, and adopted the proposed 2026 community-development building permit fee schedule along with the 2026 Paudling County Fire and Rescue inspections fee schedule effective March 1, 2026.

The board approved an option to purchase a partial right-of-way (parcel ID cited in the record) associated with the Cedar Crest Road widening project (PI11370) for a stated $160,000. The chair said funding for the acquisition would come from SPLOST, with potential reimbursement of up to $5 million from the Federal Highway Administration; the project was described as spanning posts 1 and 4.

Officials authorized the purchase of pump-station controller equipment (including VFDs, relays, terminals, motor sensors and level devices) from the vendor named in the record; the dollar amount as spoken in the meeting record is unclear (appears as “55,250 $51”) and was funded from the renewal and expansion fund. The board also awarded a construction contract to Kindle Supply Incorporated to install advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) base-station sensors for the county’s water system, for a not-to-exceed amount stated as $99,500, funded from the renewal and extension fund.

The board adopted Resolution 2026-08 confirming an executive session held for the purpose of real estate. The chair then noted early-voting statistics and announced upcoming early voting dates and hours (including a Saturday opening and March 2–6 coverage across six locations), advising residents to check the county website for specific polling locations. The meeting adjourned following a motion and vote.

Throughout the meeting, motions were moved and seconded by board members identified in the record as Miss Galloway, Mr. Snider (also spelled in the record as Mr. Snder/Snyder), Mr. Dunn and Miss Kaker. No public comments were recorded during the public-participation portion of the agenda.