Action Agenda
Board of Commissioners
July 9, 2009
7:00 P.M.
The Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, Georgia, met
in Official Session on July 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room of
the Fayette County Administrative Complex,
Commissioners
Present:
Staff Present:
Jack Krakeel,
Scott Bennett,
Carol Chandler, Executive Assistant
Floyd Jones, Deputy Clerk
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Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance
Chairman Smith called the July 9, 2009 Board of Commissioners’ Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Commissioner Hearn gave the Invocation.
Chairman Smith led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Acceptance of Agenda
Commissioner Horgan moved to accept the agenda as published. Commissioner Hearn seconded the motion.
Chairman Smith announced staff requested Consent Agenda Item 1 to be removed from the agenda since an analysis of the financial implications based on changes to the policy had not yet been completed. He then asked for the motion to be amended to remove Consent Agenda Item 1 from the agenda with the understanding that the request would return on a future agenda.
Commissioner Horgan amended his motion to accept the agenda as published excluding Consent Agenda Item 1. Commissioner Hearn seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Steve Shackelford: Mr. Steve Shackelford, a
resident of
Harold Bost: Mr.
Harold Bost, a resident of
Bob Ross: Mr. Bob Ross, a resident of Peachtree City, began by thanking Deputy Clerk Floyd Jones and Executive Assistant Carol Chandler, both of whom serve on the Commissioners’ staff, for their “complete and very prompt response to other administration matters that I have been conducting aside from any issues I have spoken about” in past meetings. He said it is a very big confidence builder to have that kind of support in County government and he appreciated the efforts of those staff members.
Mr. Ross then read and spoke from a paper entitled Where do The Commissioners Stand? In which he asked individual Board members to publically state their positions with respect to Commissioner Horgan’s recent actions. He noted that Commissioners Horgan’s and Maxwell’s stances were already known and he questioned how the remaining three Commissioners stand on the issue. He stated the three Commissioners could be quietly pressuring Commissioner Horan to resign, or could be fully supportive of Commissioner Horgan, or could publically urge Commissioner Horgan’s resignation, or could take the path of political expedience by doing away with principles, responsibility, and public service by deliberately avoiding leadership while letting others’ efforts compel Commissioner Horgan’s removal.
James Wingo: Mr. James Wingo, a resident of
Vic Remeneski: Mr.
Vic Remeneski, a resident of
Second, Mr. Remeneski stated that while he did not want to single out a particular person, and while he does not care what people do in the privacy of their own homes, he wanted to remind the Commissioners that citizens elect those they believe will represent their best interest and that faith is entrusted to elected officials who are presumed to have intellect, common sense, and integrity. He said it is this faith in the elected person that allows the citizens to accept the decisions made, even if there is disagreement. He continued saying when a person drives around town with expired tags there is no excuse, but when that person makes himself a larger target by breaking the law a second time then that faith is broken. He said the issue is not what the person did but rather the manner in which the action was done since it did not demonstrate any intelligence but rather displayed a lack of intelligence.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Commissioner Horgan moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 2, 3, and 4. Commissioner Hearn seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Consent Agenda Item 1 was not voted on since it was removed from the agenda earlier in the meeting.
1. Approval of staff’s recommended changes to Human Resources Policies in the County Policies and Procedures Manual to concur with changes to the County’s defined contribution and deferred compensation plans, along with the implementation of a defined benefit plan.
2.
Approval of the Sheriff’s Office request to amend the Overtime Budget
for the
3. Approval of staff’s request to increase the Library’s Fiscal Year 2009 Donation Revenue Account by $30.04 and to increase the Office Supplies Expenditures Account by $30.04 to account for a donation from Barnes and Nobles.
4. Approval of Board of Commissioners’ Minutes for June 11, 2009.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Consideration of Water Committee’s recommendation to award the annual contract for Waterline Extension for Fiscal Year 2010 to the low bidder, Lantz Construction, in the amount of $661,500.
Utilities Systems Director
Commissioner Frady moved to approve the Water Committee’s recommendation to award the annual contract for Waterline Extensions for Fiscal Year 2010 to the low bidder, Lantz Construction, in the amount of $661,500. Commissioner Horgan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
Fayette County Water System Bond Credit Rating Upgraded:
County Administrator Jack Krakeel said it was his pleasure to report to the
Board that within the last 30 days the Fayette County Water System received an
upgrade to their Bond Credit Rating from Standard and Poor’s, which is a
national credit-rating agency, from ‘AA-‘ to ‘AA’. He explained that the
rating agency examines six main factors in determining credit ratings including
economic considerations, financial data, capital improvement plans, rate
setting philosophy and practices, operational characteristics, management, and
legal provisions. He further stated there were four systems in the State
of
ATTORNEY’S REPORT
There was no Attorney’s Report.
STAFF REPORT
Commissioner Frady moved to authorize the transfer of $5,000 to Buildings and Grounds’ Fiscal Year 2010 budget line item—Landscape Services—from the Fiscal Year 2010 Contingency Fund for the purpose of removing juniper plants and replacing them with sod and additional irrigation at the Old Courthouse Square, and with said work being conducted in-house by County staff. Commissioner Horgan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
BOARD REPORT
There was no Board Report.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Real Estate Acquisition and Litigation: County Attorney Scott Bennett reported that Real Estate Acquisition and Litigation items needed to be discussed in Executive Session. Commissioner Hearn moved to adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Real Estate Acquisition and Litigation Items. Commissioner Horgan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The Board adjourned into Executive Session at 7:36 p.m. and returned to Official Session at 8:40 p.m.
Executive Session Affidavit: Commissioner Hearn moved to authorize the Chairman to sign an Executive Session Affidavit stating Real Estate Acquisition and Litigation items were discussed during Executive Session. Commissioner Horgan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Smith announced there was no further business coming before the Board and, without objection from the Board, he adjourned the July 9, 2009 Board of Commissioners Meeting.
The July 9, 2009 Board of Commissioners Meeting was adjourned at 8:41 p.m.
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Floyd L. Jones, Deputy Clerk