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Dawson County commissioners preview June 5 agenda including grants, transit manager position and tax-digest resolution
Summary
At a May 15 work session, Dawson County officials announced items for the June 5 voting agenda: acceptance of a $56,250 Georgia Department of Human Services grant and a $5,000 United Way grant; RFP #474-25 for an emergency services assessment; a proposed Transit Manager position and driver pay increase; a tax-digest personal property removal resolution; a public-health MOA; meeting-time changes; and library board reappointments.
At a May 15 work session, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners reviewed items to be placed on the June 5 voting session agenda, including two grant acceptances, a procurement for emergency services planning, a proposed new Transit Manager position and a requested pay increase for transit drivers, and a resolution delegating limited authority to remove personal property from the county tax digest.
Family Connection Coordinator Rebecca Bliss presented two grant requests that county staff will seek formal approval for on June 5: a Georgia Department of Human Services grant of $56,250 and United Way funds of $5,000. Both items were announced as proposals for the upcoming voting session; no program details or conditions attached to the grants were specified in the work session minutes.
Emergency Services Director Troy Leist, joined by Purchasing Manager Melissa Hawk, introduced RFP #474-25, described in the minutes as a Community Risk Assessment, Standards of Cover Analysis, Unit Location and Deployment Study and Strategic Plan. The RFP will be placed on the June 5 agenda for consideration of solicitation and procurement; the minutes do not include a proposed budget or timeline for the study.
Senior Services Director Dawn Johnson presented a request to create a new Transit Manager position and separately asked for a pay increase for transit drivers. Both personnel and compensation items were listed for placement on the June 5 agenda and will appear as two distinct agenda items for formal action.
County Attorney Angela Davis presented a resolution that would delegate authority to the Board of Tax Assessors to remove any item of personal property valued at less than $150,000 from the tax digest in consultation with the Tax Commissioner. The resolution also calls for the Board of Tax Assessors to annually present a list of personalty removed from the digest to the Board of Commissioners. The work session minutes record the item as scheduled for the June 5 voting session; no vote or final action occurred at the work session.
County Manager Joey Leverette presented a memorandum of agreement between the Georgia Department of Public Health and Dawson County for placement on the June 5 agenda; the minutes do not include the MOA's text or programmatic details.
Commissioner Alexa Bruce proposed changing the Board of Commissioners' Voting Session meeting time and also proposed changing the Work Session meeting time; both proposed time changes were scheduled for consideration on the June 5 agenda.
Board appointments were listed for the library board: David Yenerall and Whit Myers were named for reappointment with terms running July 2025 through June 2029. The appointments will be considered formally at the June 5 voting session.
The County Manager report was provided for information only and required no action at the work session. County Attorney Angela Davis reported she had no information to present.
No formal motions or votes were taken during the work session; all items noted above were listed for formal action at the June 5, 2025 voting session.
