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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – 9:00 a.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
Town Hall Meeting at 8:45 a.m.
ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet in the upper courtroom of the courthouse on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting. There will be a Town Hall Meeting at Town Hall Meeting at 8:45 a.m. for anyone who would like to speak to the commissioners about any issues that you may have. The meeting is open to the public will be broadcast live on Pike County Times' Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pikecountytimes.
[Note from the Editor: It will be nice when our county joins so many of the surrounding cities and counties to record and broadcast its meetings in a central place so citizens who cannot attend the meetings can watch at their convenience. Especially those who do not have a Facebook account because there are a lot of people who don't like Facebook.]
Click here to see the documents that have been uploaded with the agenda on the Pike County government page.
1. CALL TO ORDER ...... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
2. INVOCATION ...... Dr. Matt Turner
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ...... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA - (O.C.G A. § 50-14-1 (e) (1))
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(e) (2))
a. Minutes of the December 11, 2024, Regular Monthly Meeting.
6. INVITED GUEST
a. Employee Recognition for service to Pike County.
• Christopher Johnson – Pike County Sheriff’s Department
b. McGriff - Workers Compensation Insurance
7. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES, AUTHORITIES
a. Monthly Reports submitted from County Departments and County Authorities, including a Revenue/Expenditure Statement for all departments and a summary check register.
Discuss/Approve/Deny
b. County Manager Report
Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ....... $3,541,612.39
Fire Dept. Donations ....... $10,803.50
Cash Reserve Account ....... $18,085.56
Jail Fund ....... $35,602.30
E-911 Fund ....... $66,106.91
DATE Fund ....... $27,329.48
Juvenile Court Fund ....... $13,746.25
Residential Impact Fees ....... $442,273.73
Commercial Impact Fees ....... $32,100.34
C.A.I.P FUND ....... $118,341.43
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 ....... $1,048,389.98
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ....... $182,382.30
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Consider three appointments to the Pike County Industrial Development Authority Board to fill an expired four-year term, set to expire December 31, 2028. Applicants have met criteria.
b. Consider three appointments to the Pike Zoning Board to fill an expired four-year term, set to expire December 31, 2028. The membership will include one (1) representative from the At-Large District, one (1) representative from District 3 and one (1) representative from District 4. Applicants have met criteria.
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Elect Vice Chairman for the Pike County Board of Commissioners for 2025.
b. Consider one appointment to the Two Rivers RC & D Council to fill a one-year term, set to expire December 31, 2025. Applicant has met the criteria.
c. Approve/deny the Fiscal Year 2025 Transit Agreement between Pike County and Three Rivers Regional Commission.
d. Approve/deny agreement for Probation Services between Pike County Board of Commissioners and Community Supervision Services, LLC.
e. Joint Board of Elections and Registration of Pike County Resolution to provide a one-time bonus.
f. Discussion of HB 581.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change.
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