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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee Commission minutes approved; tabled CUP and other administrative actions recorded
Summary
The commission approved multiple sets of minutes, renewed the New Horizons behavioral‑health contract for $2,508 for FY 2025, scheduled and later approved a public hearing for a CUP request, discussed possible budget overspending and reappointments to the IDA, and held executive sessions to discuss personnel, contracts and legal matters.
At its July meetings the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County recorded a series of routine and administrative actions.
On July 2 commissioners approved the minutes of the June 4 regular meeting and the June 24 budget public hearing and work session; votes to approve were recorded as unanimous. The board also approved the June 24 executive‑session minutes.
The commission renewed an annual contract with New Horizons Behavioral Health for FY 2025. The agreement in the packet, signed by Andrea B. Winston as chief executive officer, lists the county payment at $2,508 for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 year (monthly installments of $209). The motion to renew was recorded in the minutes and passed.
Commissioners discussed budget concerns during the work session on July 24. Chairman Coffey cautioned departments about early‑year overspending and urged departments to submit outstanding invoices for the current budget cycle. The county manager and commissioners indicated they will continue to monitor spending and bring budget amendments forward as necessary.
The commission also considered appointments to the Industrial Development Authority (Walter Miller and Lou Beck were nominated for reappointment) and a pending 4‑H funding/renewal request; staff will follow up with additional information before final appropriation decisions. Commissioners said they had contacted Representative Sanford Bishop’s office and sought attention to engineering or safety improvements at the Hwy 520 intersection; the office reportedly gave an estimated October date to begin related activity.
The July 2 meeting and the July 24 work session each included executive sessions. In the July 2 regular meeting the board entered executive session at 9:27 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m., stating the topics discussed fell within legal exceptions (personnel, contracts and tire costs). The July 24 work session also included executive session discussion of legal and personnel matters; in both cases the chair told the public the sessions were within open‑meetings law exceptions and that no votes were taken during closed sessions, per the minutes.
Separately, a motion to table consideration of a CUP at 110 Stagecoach Dr. until the August 6 meeting was made by Commissioner Jason Frost and seconded by Commissioner Timothy Biddle; the minutes record one commissioner abstained from that vote but do not identify which commissioner abstained. The item remains scheduled for future action.
The board adjourned its July 2 meeting at 10:31 a.m. and the July 24 public hearing at 6:35 p.m.; all items above were recorded in the official minutes and later approved at the August 6 regular meeting, per the attestations in the packet.
