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Dawson County commissioners approve routine measures including grant application, appointments and hearings
Summary
The board approved an EMPG grant application, reclassified a maintenance position, awarded an environmental assessment contract, named Dawson County fiscal agent for Family Connection and moved an ordinance to public hearing; it also approved an intercounty radio-frequency MOU and voted to enter executive session.
At the close of general business, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners approved several routine but substantive items in a single voting block.
The board approved applying for an Emergency Management Performance Grant totaling $15,568 with a local match of $7,784 (funding typically from the fire department budget). The board also approved reclassifying a maintenance-worker position to maintenance mechanic (no pay change), and awarded Mill Creek Environmental a Phase 1 environmental assessment for $3,125 from SPLOST 7 funds for the public health building site. Commissioners also approved Dawson County serving as fiscal agent for Family Connection for the 2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026).
Other procedural actions included approving a memorandum of understanding with Lumpkin County on reciprocal radio-frequency use and moving an ordinance concerning terms for planning-commission members to a public hearing. The board voted to go into executive session to discuss personnel and real-estate matters.
Votes were recorded as taken and passed where noted; staff were directed to follow procurement rules and return to the board with required signatures or contract awards as appropriate.
