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Cusseta–Chattahoochee OKs AC replacements, zoning contract renewal and records attorney rate increase
Summary
Commissioners approved replacing two HVAC units at the McNaughton Street building using SPLOST funds, renewed zoning/technical-assistance arrangements, and voted to increase the county attorney rate; the meeting packet included a law firm engagement letter and a planning-and-zoning contract.
During its Jan. 7 regular meeting the Board of Commissioners approved several routine but budget-impacting items: replacement of two air-conditioning units at the McNaughton Street building, renewal of planning and zoning technical assistance arrangements, and a motion recorded as an increase to the county attorney rate.
Two 15-ton air-conditioning units for the McNaughton Street building were discussed and a motion to accept Archie’s quote carried by unanimous vote. Archie’s quote listed $26,670 per unit; a competing quote from Fire & Ice was $27,500 per unit. County officials recorded that funding for the replacements would come from SPLOST funds. The motion to accept Archie’s quote was made by Commissioner Damon Hoyte and seconded by Commissioner Jason Frost.
The commission also approved a zoning/technical assistance contract and supporting materials that describe services provided by the River Valley Regional Commission, including ordinance and map updates, attendance at planning meetings, staff reports, and an annual fee for those services listed in the packet as $6,000. The planning-and-zoning contract language was included in the meeting documents and discussed during the session.
Separately, the minutes record a motion to increase the county attorney rate; the minutes show the motion passed unanimously but do not record the new dollar rate in the meeting minutes themselves. The meeting packet included an engagement letter from Clark Hill (signed by A. Binford Minter) describing standard terms of engagement and current hourly rates for lawyers at the firm; the minutes do not state that the board formally approved that specific engagement letter during the Jan. 7 session.
Other routine approvals recorded on consent included unanimous approvals of prior meeting minutes and an appointment to the library board.
What happens next: Facilities staff will schedule the AC replacement with the awarded vendor under SPLOST funding. Planning and zoning technical assistance will proceed under the renewed arrangement and any formal legal engagement letters will be handled according to county contracting practices and follow-up approvals if required.
Votes and actions: the AC replacement, zoning contract renewal and the attorney-rate-increase motion were recorded as approved by the commission; the minutes record unanimous votes for these items.
The meeting concluded after a closed session on legal matters.
