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Phone poll considered awarding $13,780 fence contract; transcript records support but not final tally
Summary
On Feb. 17, 2025, a Mayor and Council phone poll considered awarding GA Fence Company a low-bid contract of $13,780 to install 320 linear feet of ornamental fencing funded by SPLOST; the transcript includes supportive comments but does not record a complete vote tally or formal outcome.
A phone poll of the Mayor and City Council on Feb. 17, 2025, put before members a proposal to award GA Fence Company a low-bid contract of $13,780 to install 320 linear feet of 4-inch flat-top steel ornamental fence, including panels, posts, three walk gates and one double gate, to be funded by the city's SPLOST program.
The poll notice listed attendance by Mayor Nealie Johnson and Councilmembers Marie Tooks, Charles Ivey, Howard Brown, Walter Felton and Cleveland Hobbs. Councilmember Daniel Porter is recorded in the transcript as saying, "Yes, it's all about the safety of the kids," expressing support for the project on child-safety grounds. A separate comment in the transcript, not attributed to any named speaker, urged officials to "Make sure we have a sturdy fencing option. We want it to last."
The motion under consideration was described in the poll text as approving GA Fence Company to install the specified fence on the low bid of $13,780 and making a SPLOST budget amendment to cover the work. The transcript records the question "Do you agree?" and contains the attendance and brief remarks cited above; it does not include a recorded mover or seconder, an itemized roll-call vote, or a definitive outcome for the poll.
Because the transcript does not provide a full vote tally or an explicit statement that the contract was approved, this report describes the proposal and recorded remarks without asserting the final disposition. If the council finalized the contract award by subsequent motion, vote or documentation, that action is not reflected in the provided transcript.
Next steps discussed in the poll text included making a budget amendment to SPLOST to fund the work; the transcript does not include details about the timing or administrative process for that amendment.
The contract description in the poll text: 320 linear feet of 4-inch flat-top steel ornamental fence with panels, posts, three walk gates and one double gate, low bid $13,780, funded by SPLOST. No other project locations, installation dates or contractor start dates are specified in the transcript.
