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ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet in the upper courtroom of the courthouse on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – 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. [Note from the Editor: There is a 6 p.m. Special Called Meeting about the budget too. Anyone can speak without getting on an agenda ahead of time.]

The meeting is open to the public will be broadcast live on Pike County Times' Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pikecountytimes.

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 ....... 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 September 11, 2024, Regular Monthly Meeting.

b. Minutes of the September 11, 2024, Executive Session.

c. Minutes of the September 11, 2024, Special Called Meeting.

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 October. Revenue/Expenditure Statement and Detail Check Register is included.
Discuss/Approve/Deny

b. County Manager Report

Updated County finances will be provided on the October 9, 2024 Board of Commissioners meeting agenda. The finances were not available at the time of the preparation of the agenda.

c. County Manager Comment

d. Commissioner Reports

e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE

9. NEW BUSINESS

a. Consider award of the 2024 Paving Projects Bid.

b. Consider Resolution to adopt Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Pike County Tax Levy and authorize Chairman to sign the resolution.

c. Coordinate vendor participation at Christmas Parade.

d. Discussion of Animal Control vehicle.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 minutes per person) - NONE

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

a. County Attorney/ 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.

12. ADJOURNMENT

Agenda subject to change.

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