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Gordon County adopts FY2027 budget, appoints county leaders and approves transit MOU
Summary
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the FY2027 budget, approved a resolution appointing county department leaders, appointed the county administrator, clerk and attorney, and approved a MOU with MATS requiring a 50% local match estimated at $169,494.
The Gordon County Board of Commissioners on June 16 adopted the FY2027 budget and approved a slate of administrative appointments and consent items during its regular meeting at the Judicial Building Assembly Room.
The commission approved a resolution to adopt the FY2027 budget on a 4-0 vote. The board also approved a resolution appointing county leadership positions covering animal control, building and grounds, fire and rescue, tax assessor, code enforcement, community development, E9-1-1, elections and registration, emergency management, finance, human resources, information technology, parks and recreation, public works, senior center and zoning administration; those appointments were approved 4-0.
Separately, the commission approved resolutions appointing Jim Ledbetter as County Administrator, Hollis Barton as County Clerk, and Virginia Harman as County Attorney, each by unanimous vote.
Under New Business the board approved a Memorandum of Understanding with North Georgia Community Action, Inc., dba MATS, to operate the Mountain Area Transit System. The agreement requires a 50% local operating match with an estimated county cost of $169,494, which the board directed be budgeted for FY27 using GL Account 901-523950. The board also approved annual Comcast service renewals for county facilities (Senior Center $1,762.80; Agriculture Center $2,014.80; Fire Rescue Station 2 $1,343.40; Sonoraville Recreation $2,014.80), accepted a Master Services Agreement with ThisGen, Inc. for ThisGen PreHire software for E9-1-1 at no cost to the county, accepted a demolition proposal from 1 Priority Environmental Services for 318 N River Street, and declared certain Fire Rescue items surplus. All motions passed 4-0.
Next steps: Budget adoption places FY2027 spending under county administration and finance processes; the MATS local-match funding was budgeted for FY27 as stated in the motion. Routine contract renewals and the demolition contract will proceed to implementation per departmental procurement and project procedures.
