Tift County Commission approves rezoning, consent agenda and schedules executive session

The Tift County Commission approved multiple routine and land‑use items during its Jan. 12 meeting, including a split‑zone rezoning, consent‑agenda agreements for engineering and legal services, and a motion to enter executive session on personnel.

Planner (speaker S5) presented TCZA25‑01, describing a request by property owner Glenda Seper to rezone a 3‑acre parcel (parcel id 0064008) from split AG and R‑1 zoning to AG so the owner could site a manufactured home across the tract; staff said the Planning Commission had recommended approval unanimously (5‑0). Later in the agenda, a public hearing was opened on application TCDashZADash25DashO7; no public speakers appeared, Commissioner (S7) moved to change split zoning from R‑1 and AG to AG as presented, the planner (S5) seconded, and the commission approved the motion by voice vote.

The commission also approved the consent agenda, which included an engineering services agreement with "Watkins is an associate LLC" for a Georgia hurricane disaster recovery grant at a cost of $210,556 to be funded from grant funds; an indigent defense services agreement with John Motley for $36,000 from the general fund; and a $6,000 allocation for DUI court funded from rent funds. The transcript records these amounts and funding sources but gives limited contract detail.

Chair (speaker S1) announced the need for a brief executive session to discuss personnel matters; the commission moved and seconded to enter executive session.

What the record shows: motions on the rezoning and consent agenda were approved by voice votes and the Planning Commission had recommended approval of at least one rezoning item. The transcript includes limited public testimony and no numeric roll‑call tallies for votes; where a numeric tally was not recorded, the article reports the voice‑vote outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript.