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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 6:30 p.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
Courthouse Doors on East/South Sides open at 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting at 6:15 p.m.
ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet in the upper courtroom of the courthouse on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 6:30 p.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting. There will be a Town Hall Meeting at 6:15 p.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.]
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 Johnson2. INVOCATION ....... Kyle Garner
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 March 12, 2025, Regular Monthly Meeting.
b. Minutes of the March 12, 2025, Executive Session.
6. INVITED GUEST - NONE
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. There are no Department reports as they will be provided during the first Board meeting of April. Revenue/Expenditure Statement and Detail Check Register is included.
Discuss/Approve/Deny
b. County Manager Report
Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ....... $2,173,223.70
Fire Dept. Donations ....... $10,905.91
Cash Reserve Account ....... $110,318.25
Jail Fund ....... $10,791.39
E-911 Fund ....... $53,372.50
DATE Fund ....... $25,158.18
Juvenile Court Fund ....... $13,746.25
Residential Impact Fee ....... $473,192.25
Commercial Impact Fees ....... $33,100.53
C.A.I.P FUND ....... $85,780.38
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 ....... $1,424,716.34
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ....... $36,916.79
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consider one appointment to the Pike County Family and Children Services Board to fill a five-year term, set to expire December 31, 2029. Applicant has met the criteria.
b. Consider use of Courthouse Grounds from Cami Hoopes with the City of Zebulon on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. for Bicentennial Celebration – Dance on the Square with Food Trucks.
c. Consider use of Courthouse Grounds from Cami Hoopes with the City of Zebulon on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. for Bicentennial Celebration – Arts and Crafts, Food Trucks, Dunking Booth and Bounce House.
d. Discussion of Employee Appreciation Day
e. Request for workshop Chestnut Oak.
f. Scott Road Extension.
g. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding SUP-25-02 - Matthew and Stephanie Gravitt, Owners and Windy Field Farms, LLC Applicant request a Special Use Permit to allow an Event Center/Wedding Venue to be located at 628 Sands Road, Molena, GA, 30258. The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID 007 002 and is in Land Lot 257 of the 9th Land District. The property consists of 417.75+/- acres. Commission District 2, Commissioner Tim Guy.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 minutes per person) - NONE
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Interim County Manager Rob Morton requests an Executive Session for discussion or deliberation on the appointment, employment, compensation, hiring, disciplinary action or dismissal, or periodic evaluation or rating of a public officer or employee or interviewing applicants for the position of the executive head of an agency, as provided in O.C.G.A. § 50-14-3(b)(2), germane to personnel.
b. Interim County Manager Rob Morton requests an Executive Session to discuss the possible acquisition of real property pursuant to O.C.G.A. 50-14-3 (b)(1).
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change.
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