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Cusseta‑Chattahoochee commissioners approve appointments, contracts and HVAC replacements; enter executive session
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County appointed Charles Coffey chair, approved a vice‑chair appointment, renewed a zoning contract, approved an attorney rate increase, selected Ingram Engineering for CDBG work, and authorized replacement of two HVAC units; the board then met in executive session on legal matters.
The Board of Commissioners of the Unified Government of Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County on Jan. 7 approved a slate of routine appointments and contracts, authorized replacement of two air‑conditioning units for county offices and entered executive session to discuss legal matters.
Chairman Charles Coffey called the regular meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. After an initial, unsuccessful motion to make Commissioner Timothy Biddle chairman, the board approved a motion by Commissioner Gerald Douglas, seconded by Commissioner Jason Frost, to appoint Charles Coffey as chairman; Commissioner Damon Hoyte voted against. The board then recorded a unanimous vote to appoint Timothy Biddle as vice chairman. The minutes note Biddle was absent at the start of the meeting; they do not state whether he returned before the vice‑chair vote.
Commissioners unanimously approved prior minutes for Dec. 3 and Dec. 23, 2024. The board adopted a proclamation honoring the late James Edward "Jimmy" Lawrence for his years of service as an assessor and county commissioner.
On the business agenda the commission voted to renew the county's zoning contract and to approve an increase in the county attorney's rates; both votes were recorded as unanimous. The board also approved a proposal to replace two HVAC units at the McNaughton Street county building. Staff presented two vendor quotes: Archie’s at $26,670 per unit and Fire & Ice at $27,500 per unit; the board authorized Archie's 15‑ton units with funding to come from SPLOST.
On federal grant support, Rick Morris reviewed the RFQ results for CDBG engineering: Ingram Engineering scored highest (67) with the next firm at 62. The commission approved Ingram for CDBG engineering support and approved a letter of agreement with the River Valley Regional Commission; the minutes note application rewrite fees of $500 (versus $750 for a new application) and state the county missed last year’s cycle due to audit timing.
At 9:37 a.m. the commission voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss legal matters; the board reconvened at 10:23 a.m., and Chairman Coffey stated that the closed discussions were within the legal exceptions to the open meetings law and that no votes were taken during the closed session. The regular meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
What’s next: The minutes show routine contract and procurement approvals; the county manager and staff will proceed with HVAC procurement, formalize the Ingram/RVRC agreements and follow up on cemetery‑ordinance drafting mentioned under old business.
