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Dodge County meeting roundup: budget reports, contracts, proclamation and manager contract approved
Summary
At its Aug. 18 meeting the board approved accounts payable, accepted Q2 financials, approved work authorizations for engineering and courthouse preconstruction, accepted an EagleView invoice, and adopted a proclamation honoring John L. Battle Sr.; the county manager contract was also approved.
The Dodge County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine fiscal and administrative items at its Aug. 18 meeting, including accounts payable, quarterly financial reports, contract authorizations and a proclamation honoring John L. Battle Sr.
Commissioner Jeffrey Jones moved to approve accounts payable totaling $279,193.88; Commissioner Leigh Ann Greene seconded and the motion passed unanimously. County Manager Conner Bearden presented second-quarter figures showing revenues of $4,522,615 and expenditures of $3,729,009.98; he also reported an average of 14.3 days on the quarter-two work order report.
The board approved a resolution authorizing staff to file a FY2027 5311 grant application with DOT. Commissioners approved a $53,500 work authorization for road engineering services with WSP and scheduled a work session to discuss design and preconstruction services with Parrish Construction for the courthouse project.
The board approved an EagleView invoice of $24,210.40 to fund a second aerial flight for parcel mapping used by the tax assessor. A letter from the State Road and Tollway Authority confirming a GTIB loan and grant award was shared with the board; staff will return in September with documents for completion and further discussion.
Attorney John Harrington told the board the county manager contract had been updated with names and dates; after a motion by Commissioner Brian Watkins and a second by Commissioner Jeffrey Jones, the contract was approved. Commissioner Sharon Cobb Flanagan moved and Commissioner Jeffrey Jones seconded a joint proclamation with the City of Eastman declaring Nov. 20, 2025, as John L. Battle Sr. Day; the proclamation passed.
Manager Bearden also informed the board that Aug. 25 is the deadline for receiving the consolidated tax digest and that the county's 2024 sales ratio is 35.03%, below the state-required 36–42% range, a compliance matter the county will need to address.
With no further business, Commissioner Leigh Ann Greene moved to adjourn at 8:33 p.m.; Commissioner Jeffrey Jones seconded and the meeting adjourned.
