Action Agenda

Board of Commissioners

February 11, 2010

 7:00 P.M.

 

The Board of Commissioners of Fayette County, Georgia, met in Official Session on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Suite 100, of the Fayette County Administrative Complex, 140 Stonewall Avenue, Fayetteville, Georgia.

 

                                Commissioners Present:                                                                              Jack Smith, Chairman

                                                                                                                                                                Herb Frady, Vice Chairman

                                                                                                                                                                Lee Hearn

                                                                                                                                                                Robert Horgan

                                                                                                                                                                Eric Maxwell

                                                               

                                Staff Present:                                                                                                     Jack Krakeel, County Administrator

                                                                                                                                                                Scott Bennett, County Attorney

                                                                                                                                                                Carol Chandler, Executive Assistant

                                                                                                                                                                Floyd L. Jones, Deputy Clerk

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7:02:46 PM

Call to Order by Chairman, Invocation, and Pledge to the Flag.

 

Chairman Smith called the February 11, 2010 Board of Commissioners meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.

Commissioner Hearn offered the invocation.

Chairman Smith led the audience in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

 

7:03:48 PM

Acceptance of Agenda.

 

Commissioner Horgan moved to accept the agenda as published.  Commissioner Hearn seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

PRESENTATION / RECOGNITION:

 

7:04:05 PM


A.                  Representatives from Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland, LLP, the County’s auditing firm, will present the results of the Fiscal Year 2009 Audit to the Board.

 

Ms. Patricia Pryor, a representative of Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland, presented the results of the Fiscal Year 2009 Audit to the Board.  She stated that the opinions rendered were unqualified, which is the highest form of opinion that can be issued and which means the audit identified no material misstatements, no material weakness, or any other problems.  She concluded her presentation by answering questions from the Board.

 

7:11:26 PM

B.                  Presentation of the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fayette County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2008.

 

Chairman Smith commented on the standards required and scrutinized in order to receive the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence Reporting for Fayette County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, known as CAFR.  He noted that Fayette County has received this coveted award for 16 consecutive years and that success is directly attributed to Fayette County’s Finance staff before presenting the award to Finance Director Mary Holland and the Finance staff.  Ms. Holland then presented the award to Assistant Finance Director Toni Jo Howard saying she is “giving credit where it is due”. 

 

7:15:51 PM

Board Recognition of Assistant Finance Director Toni Jo Howard: Chairman Smith announced that he wanted to “make a big deal out of something only because it is a big deal”.  He pointed out to Toni Jo that her family had entered the meeting to recognize her, and that her recognition which was purposefully left off of the agenda because it was to be a surprise.  He asked Toni Jo to step to the podium, showed her her diploma that was “thieved” from her office a few moments earlier, spoke about her former work with Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland, and about her work towards an advanced degree in professional accountancy.  He commented on her achievement, publically recognized her for receiving a Master of Professional Accounting degree, and recognized the hard work she has put into getting the degree.  He thanked her for her work in achieving the degree and for keeping Fayette County “straight”.  The audience, county staff, and the Board applauded her.  

 

7:19:07 PM

PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

There was no Public Comment.

 

7:19:58 PM

CONSENT AGENDA:

 

Commissioner Horgan moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1-5.  Commissioner Hearn seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 


 

1.                   Approval of Resolution 2010-09 adopting the Fayette County 2009 Annual Report on Fire Services Impact Fees, including the Comprehensive Plan Amendments for updates to the Capital Improvements Element and Short-Term Work Program fro FY 2010- FY 2014.

 

2.                   Approval of request from the Sheriff’s Office to amend the Overtime Budget for the Criminal Investigations Division by $248.80 for reimbursement for employees assigned to work with various Federal Agencies.

 

3.                   Approval of request from the Sheriff’s Office to amend the Overtime Budget for the Criminal Investigations Division by $528.70 for reimbursement for employees assigned to work with various Federal Agencies.

 

4.                   Approval of a recommendation from the Water Committee that the Memorandum of Agreement between the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District and the County be amended to allow the continuation of the Toilet Rebate Program until all the committed funds have been expended.

 

5.                   Approval of January 28, 2010 Board of Commissioners minutes.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

7:20:24 PM


 

 

C.            Consideration of amendments to the Fire and Emergency Services Reimbursement Training Agreement and a request that a similar agreement be authorized for the new 911 Communications employees.  This item was last discussed at the February 4, 2010 Workshop Meeting.

 

Commissioner Horgan moved to approve the recommended amendments to the Fire and Emergency Services Reimbursement Training Agreement, to institute the similar employment agreement as submitted for all newly hired 911 Communications employees, and to authorize Chief Allen McCullough to sign any such agreements on behalf of Fayette County.  Commissioner Frady seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

7:24:10 PM

D.      Consideration of Water Committee and staff recommendation to allow Eco-South, Inc. to perform Lake McIntosh wetlands mitigation on a site known as the     Flint River site, at a cost of $416,840.

 

Commissioner Horgan moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Contractor Agreement between Fayette County and Eco-South, Inc. to perform Lake McIntosh wetlands mitigation work at a site known as the Flint River site at a cost of $416,840.  Commissioner Frady seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

 

7:27:04 PM

Update on Tomorrow’s Impending Snowfall and Possible Effect on County Operations: County Administrator Jack Krakeel reported that the County would continue to monitor the predicted snowfall and that the latest reports indicated it would not begin until the afternoon.  He said it may force a decision to close county offices prematurely tomorrow afternoon depending on the road conditions and amount of frozen precipitation that is received.  He added that a number of school districts south of the county have already notified media that they will be closed tomorrow. 

 

ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

There was no Attorney’s Report.

 

STAFF REPORT

 

There was no Staff Report.

 

BOARD REPORT

 

There was no Board Report.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

There was no Executive Session.

 

7:28:39 PM

ADJOURNMENT

 

No further business came before the Board and Chairman Smith adjourned the February 11, 2010 Board of Commissioner’s meeting at 7:28 p.m.

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Floyd L. Jones, Deputy Clerk