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Council approves consent agenda, awards bid, and appoints municipal court chief judge
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda including a bid award and engineering agreements, and appointed Samuel Barth as chief municipal judge with a two-year contract; most approvals were by voice vote and specific vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Social Circle Mayor and Council approved a set of routine business items on the consent agenda, awarded a construction bid, authorized engineering agreements, and appointed Samuel Barth as chief municipal judge.
City staff summarized nine items on the consent agenda. Notable items reported: award of the Public Works maintenance facility bid to Pro Construction of Georgia, LLC as the lowest responsible bidder; an engineering-services agreement with Kimley‑Horn for the GDOT 138 at Alcovy River Bridge project not to exceed $50,000; an engineering-services agreement with Precision Planning for the Tower Road water tank and North pressure zone project (the transcript lists the amount as "197,000 and $50" and the full amount is unclear in the record); a $77,600 change order with AM Construction for the Lakewood Drive water main project to replace a rotted culvert; and a scrivener’s correction to the city speed ordinance for Clover Drive.
A motion to approve the consent agenda was moved and seconded; the council approved it by voice vote. The transcript does not capture individual roll-call vote tallies.
On appointment business, staff noted Chief Judge Robbie Ballard will retire at the end of July and recommended elevating alternate Judge Samuel Barth to chief judge with a two‑year contract. Stephen moved the appointment; Adam seconded, and the council approved the appointment by voice vote.
The meeting record shows routine approvals; where the transcript records ambiguous figures (for example the Precision Planning amount and a duplicated gas-fund figure in the budget presentation), those amounts are noted as unclear and should be verified in the official meeting minutes or contract documents.
