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Board previews consent-agenda items including five-year Coca‑Cola beverage deal and ordinance to cut special-event fee
Summary
Tift County staff told commissioners on May 5 they intend to place several items on the May 11 consent agenda, including a five-year exclusive beverage agreement with Coca‑Cola, renewal of a lawn-care contract, a TIA local delivery application for road projects, an ordinance shortening event application windows and a USDA lease amendment.
At its May 5 work session the Tift County Board of Commissioners reviewed several items county staff said they will place on the May 11 consent agenda, including contracts, a transportation application and an ordinance change.
Public Works Director Jason Jordan said Service Living LLC has been providing lawn-care services on numerous county properties and that the existing agreement ends June 30, 2026. Under the terms presented, the county may renew the contract annually for up to five additional one-year terms and compensation would remain the same.
County Manager Jim Carter described a proposed five-year exclusive beverage agreement with Coca‑Cola Bottling Company United — East LLC for recreation facilities. Carter said the arrangement would make Coca‑Cola the county’s exclusive provider across recreation sites and include revenue from vending sales, quarterly rebates and in-kind marketing and sideline support such as coolers and equipment. "This is a five (5) year agreement," Carter said.
Carter also recommended the county apply under the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) for local project delivery authority on Band 1 projects. Staff identified three candidate projects for construction design and management if the county receives authority: widening and resurfacing of Cromer Road, Chula Brookfield Road and Lower Brookfield Road.
County Clerk Miriam Jordan outlined proposed Ordinance No. 2026-01 to revise the county’s special event permitting process: reduce the application lead time from 60 days to 30 days, align related timeframes, and lower the permit fee from $300 to $50 to comply with state law. She also described Lease Amendment No. 11 for the U.S. tenant at 1468 Carpenter Road South (Tifton Service Center), noting that staff reclassified a prior administrative change and issued Amendment No. 11.
The board indicated its desire to place all of these items on the consent agenda for the May 11 regular session. No formal votes were taken at the work session; final approval will be subject to the regular meeting agenda and any public comment received at that time.
If approved, the Coca‑Cola agreement would centralize beverage services at recreation facilities for five years; the ordinance change would reduce the permit fee and shorten application deadlines for public events. The TIA application would allow the county to design and manage county road projects if the state grants that authorization.
