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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners confirm leadership, approve contracts and name CDBG engineer
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the board appointed Charles Coffey as chairman after a recorded dissent, unanimously approved routine minutes and contracts, selected Ingram Engineering as the county’s CDBG engineer, and authorized two HVAC replacements funded by SPLOST.
The Board of Commissioners of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted on several routine and administrative items at its Jan. 7 regular meeting, confirming leadership and approving contracts and project spending.
The board appointed Charles Coffey as chairman after a motion by Commissioner Gerald Douglas and a second by Commissioner Jason Frost; Commissioner Damon Hoyte recorded a dissent and the motion nevertheless passed. Commissioners also moved, seconded and approved a motion to appoint Commissioner Timothy Biddle as vice chairman; that vote was recorded as unanimous.
The meeting covered routine minutes and document approvals. Commissioners approved minutes from Dec. 3 and Dec. 23, 2024, including executive-session minutes, by voice vote.
The board approved a proclamation honoring the late James Edward “Jimmy” Lawrence for his years of service to the county, and appointed Linda Englebert to the Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Library Board for a term through Dec. 31, 2027.
On procurement and contract matters, the commission unanimously renewed the county’s zoning contract, approved an increase in the county attorney’s rate, and approved a professional-services arrangement with the River Valley Regional Commission to assist with CDBG application work and planning support.
The commission selected Ingram Engineering as the highest-scoring respondent to the county’s CDBG RFQ; Rick Morris explained the scoring process and noted Ingram scored 67 points while the next firm scored 62. Morris also said application costs differ if the county requires a rewrite ($500) versus a new application ($750).
For building maintenance, the board approved replacement of two HVAC units on the McNaughton Street building using the low bid from Archie's (Archie’s quote $26,670; competing quote from Fire & Ice $27,500). Funding for the replacements was allocated from SPLOST dollars.
The commission entered executive session at 9:37 a.m. to discuss legal matters and reconvened at 10:23 a.m.; Chairman Coffey stated that the matters discussed were within the exceptions to Georgia’s open-meetings law and that no votes were taken in the closed session. The regular meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.
The board’s January actions will appear on the Feb. 4 record of proceedings; several items approved at the Jan. 7 meeting were documented in formal resolutions and letters of agreement provided to the county clerk.
