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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners appoint RVRC member, begin garbage-account audit and table Old City Hall use
Summary
At Sept. 3 and Sept. 23 meetings the commission appointed Rob Marion to the River Valley Regional Commission, began auditing accounts with extra trash cans, approved allowing businesses to establish recycle accounts, and tabled a Board of Education request to use Old City Hall. Commissioners also held executive sessions and gave advice-and-consent to hire a director; the hire's name will be announced at a later meeting.
The Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County took multiple operational and appointment actions in meetings on Sept. 3 and a work session on Sept. 23, 2024.
On Sept. 3 the commission unanimously appointed Rob Marion to represent the county on the River Valley Regional Commission for a one-year term beginning Sept. 3, 2024 and expiring Sept. 3, 2025. The motion to appoint was made by Commissioner Jason Frost and seconded by Commissioner Gerald Douglas.
Commissioners also directed staff to audit residential garbage accounts after county staff identified 76 accounts with an extra trash can that were not being billed for the additional container. County Manager Thomas Weaver said staff will contact households to determine whether extra cans were left behind after move-outs or were otherwise unreturned, and to correct billing where appropriate.
On recycling operations, the commission approved allowing businesses to establish accounts at the recycle center (motion by Commissioner Frost, seconded by Commissioner Douglas). A separate proposal to install a cardboard compactor at the recycle center was tabled to the next work session for further review. The Board of Education’s request to use the Old City Hall Building was also tabled pending further consideration and potential agreement.
During the Sept. 3 regular meeting the commission entered executive session to discuss personnel and legal matters and reconvened with a recorded statement that the closed session was within open-meetings law exceptions. After the closed session the commission gave its advice and consent for the County Manager to hire a director recommended in executive session; commissioners asked that the employee’s name be made public at the next meeting. The motion to allow the County Manager to proceed was made by Commissioner Frost and seconded by Commissioner Biddle.
At the Sept. 23 work session, public commenter Christine Richards told the commission she had been assessed about $260 in court fees she said she did not receive notice about and raised an address mismatch on 911 signage (her number appearing as 145 while her property is 140). County Manager Thomas Weaver explained that fines are imposed by judges but said county staff would look into 911 signage and water-billing concerns. Department heads provided routine updates on recreation programs, community development newsletters and code enforcement, water-department calls, animal-control staffing and grants, and public works equipment assessments.
The commission also scheduled a Board of Elections first reading of the updated policy and listed several items for the Oct. 1 regular meeting agenda, including vehicle purchases (EMA and sheriff), reappointments to the Tax Assessors board, the cemetery bylaws, and naming Sowega/Paul Rakel as engineer of record.
The commission adjourned both the Sept. 3 regular meeting and the Sept. 23 work session after completing listed business.
