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Washington County commissioners ratify $2.1 million in January bills, approve minutes
Summary
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved the January 2026 minutes and ratified $2,096,743.42 in bills, including a $1.46 million administrative payment that covered an ACCG pension remittance.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved the January 2026 meeting minutes and ratified $2,096,743.42 in bills at its Feb. 12 meeting.
Commissioner Frank Simmons Jr. moved to approve the January minutes; Commissioner James Hitchcock Jr. seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioners then voted 5–0 to approve the January bills. The board was presented with a line-item breakdown showing Administrative & Other payments of $1,457,925.29 (including an ACCG pension payment), Road Department costs of $256,569.50, Sheriff/Jail expenses of $166,201.93, Courthouse charges of $61,573.77, EMA $1,452.69, E911 $25,489.87, and Landfill $127,530.37.
Board approval authorizes county staff to process the payments as presented; no amendments to the bill list were recorded during the meeting. The approval was recorded as unanimous among the five commissioners present: Mel Daniel, Harlan Archer, Bobby Jackson, James Hitchcock Jr., and Frank Simmons Jr.
