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Commissioners press staff on intergovernmental road‑referendum agreement after last‑minute changes by a city
Summary
Staff updated the board on an intergovernmental agreement to place a roads referendum on the ballot; some municipalities have signed while others (notably the City of Canon) had outstanding decisions and commissioners debated whether to mark a city absent so the county can proceed.
County staff (Kim) briefed commissioners on the status of an intergovernmental agreement being circulated among Hart County and neighboring municipalities to authorize a roads referendum. Several cities had returned signed agreements while others had suggested changes; staff said the formula for distributing proceeds uses census and road‑mile data and that small percentage changes can alter city allocations.
Commissioners expressed frustration that the City of Canon had not completed its internal sign‑off and debated whether to mark Canon an absent municipality and proceed with the county’s resolution to call a referendum. One commissioner said the delay looked like “political maneuvering,” noting the small dollar differences at stake in Canon’s choice. Staff said they would prepare a resolution that treats an unrecovered municipality as absent so the county can finalize the referendum language and meet the August procedural deadlines.
The board made a motion to mark Canon as an absent municipality contingent on their actions in the next few days, and directed staff to be ready to call a special meeting if necessary to finalize the referendum resolution. Staff warned that missing the timeline would require waiting for the next eligible election window.
