<p> TERRELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING</p><p>DATE: AUGUST 6, 2014</p><p>TIME: 8:30 AM</p><p>PLACE: TERRELL COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING</p><p>PRESENT: BLAKE VANN, ROBERT MOTLEY, BILLY MCCLUNG, GAIL FAUST, DARLENE PAUL, LEE CONNER, GINA WEBB, MARGARET HALBROOK, NICK MCGHEE, SONNY HOOKS, ED WADE, ROBERT AARON, MARY BOZEMAN, ANN BOLTON, PEGGY H. PRITCHARD, PHONSO DONALDSON, ED COLLIER AND BETH PARNACOTT.</p><p>COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: CHAIRMAN WILBUR GAMBLE, VICE-CHAIRMAN LARRY FAUST, BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY AND ERNEST JOHNSON.</p><p>CALL TO ORDER: CHAIRMAN GAMBLE</p><p>PRAYER: LARRY FAUST</p><p>APPROVAL OF AGENDA: MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR AUGUST 6, 2014 REGULAR MEETING WITH NO CHANGES WAS MADE BY ERNEST JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY BRAD STAFFORD. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 2, 2014 REGULAR MEETING AND JULY 22, 2014 SPECIAL MEETING WITH NO CHANGES WAS MADE BY ERNEST JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY LUCIUS HOLLOWAY. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>QUESTIONS ON PRIOR MINUTES: NO QUESTIONS</p><p>CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: CHAIRMAN GAMBLE ADVISED THE REASON FOR THE COMMISSIONERS AND CLERK WEARING HATS IS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR MARY BOZEMAN. MARY BOZEMAN HAS CANCER AND IS TAKING TREATMENTS THAT ARE MAKING HER LOSE HER HAIR. SHE IS WEARING HATS. THE CLERK AND STAFF OF THE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE WILL WEAR HATS EVERY WEDNESDAY WHILE MARY BOZEMAN IS TAKING TREATMENTS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR HER.</p><p>TREASURER’S REPORT: PHONSO DONALDSON PRESENTED THE JULY 2014 TREASURER’S REPORT. MOTION TO APPROVE THE JULY 2014 TREASURER’S REPORT WAS MADE BY ERNEST JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY BRAD STAFFORD. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>CLERK’S REPORT: BETH PARNACOTT PRESENTED THE BANK BALANCES AND EXPENDITURES FOR JULY 2014. CLERK REQUESTED THE COMMISSIONERS PROVIDE HER WITH ROAD PROJECTS FOR SUBMISSION OF THE 2015 LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT. EMS-911 REPORT: CLERK READ THE REPORT. FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2014 911 ANSWERED A TOTAL OF 475 CALLS, 168 EMS RELATED, 107 PATIENTS TRANSPORTED, 61 PATIENTS NOT TRANSPORTED, 52 CALLS FOR TERRELL COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 82 CALLS FOR DAWSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, 3 CALLS FOR DAWSON FIRE DEPARTMENT, 6 CALLS FOR TERRELL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, 164 CALLS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,310.09.</p><p>EXTENSION SERVICE REPORT: NICK MCGHEE REPORTED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 4-H AND EXTENSION SERVICE DURING JULY 2014. MR. MCGHEE INFORMED THE COMMISSIONERS THAT A NEW SECRETARY HAS BEEN HIRED. THE NEW SECRETARY FOR THE EXTENSION SERVICE IS SONJA STRICKLAND.</p><p>CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: GINA WEBB REPORTED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DURING JULY 2014.</p><p>WARDEN’S REPORT: WARDEN MCCLUNG HAD NOTHING TO REPORT.</p><p>ROAD SUPERVISOR REPORT: ROAD SUPERVISOR BILLY MCCLUNG HAD NOTHING TO REPORT.</p><p>SHERIFF’S REPORT: SHERIFF BOWENS PRESENTED A WRITTEN REPORT.</p><p>VEHICLE FOR SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT: SHERIFF BOWENS REQUESTED THE PURCHASE OF A 2006 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FROM BRANNEN MOTOR COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,800.00. SHERIFF BOWENS REQUESTED THE AMOUNT OF $13,800.00 BE TAKEN FROM HIS FY2015 BUDGET. MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A 2006 CROWN VICTORIA FROM BRANNEN MOTOR COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,800.00 IN THE FY2014 BUDGET YEAR, BUT TAKE $13,800.00 FROM SHERIFF BOWENS FY2015 BUDGET WAS MADE BY LUCIUS HOLLOWAY AND SECONDED BY LARRY FAUST. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>CAMERA AND RADAR FOR SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT: SHERIFF BOWENS REQUESTED THE PURCHASE OF AN IN CAR VIDEO SYSTEM AND RADAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,354.00 FROM MCLAGGAN COMMUNICATION & RADAR SERVICE, INC. MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF AN IN CAR VIDEO SYSTEM AND RADAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,354.00 FROM MCLAGGAN COMMUNICATION & RADAR SERVICE, INC., WAS MADE BY LUCIUS HOLLOWAY AND SECONDED BY ERNEST JOHNSON. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED. </p><p>RECREATION DEPARTMENT: NO REPORT</p><p>DELINQUENT GARBAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT: SANDRA O’STEAN SENT A WRITTEN REPORT.</p><p>9:00 AM: PUBLIC HEARING – FY2015 BUDGET: CHAIRMAN GAMBLE ADVISED THAT THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR FY2015 IS $7,694,874.00 AND ACCORDING TO THE 2014 TAXABLE DIGEST FIGURES EACH MILL OF TAX WILL EQUAL $245,954.00. THE MILLAGE RATE FOR 2014 ADVALOREM TAX COLLECTION WILL BE 13.5.</p><p>MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY2015 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,694,874.00 AND ADVERTISE THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 13.5 WAS MADE BY LARRY FAUST AND SECONDED BY BRAD STAFFORD. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>DELINQUENT ADVALOREM TAXES FORGIVENESS OF INTEREST AND PENALTIES: LINDA ANN SPILMAN REQUESTED THE FORGIVENESS OF INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON PROPERTY OWNED BY DENNIS COURTNEY THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM KELLY W. WOOTEN IN SEPTEMBER 2013. THE TRANSFER OF TITLE WAS NOT MADE AND HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE TAX BILL. THE BASE AMOUNT OF $1,705.05 HAS BEEN PAID. THE INTEREST AMOUNT IS $119.35 AND THE PENALTY AMOUNT IS $170.51 FOR A TOTAL OF $289.86. MOTION TO APPROVE THE FORGIVENESS OF INTEREST IN THE AMOUNT OF $119.35 AND PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $170.51 FOR A TOTAL OF $289.86 FOR TAX YEAR 2013 IN THE NAME OF DENNIS COURTNEY WAS MADE BY LUCIUS HOLLOWAY AND SECONDED BY ERNEST JOHNSON. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>DECEL LANE AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 520 AND GREENWAVE BOULEVARD: TERRELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REQUESTED TERRELL COUNTY ACCEPT THE BID FROM BOYD BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $246,850.00 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DECEL LANE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 520 AND GREENWAVE BOULEVARD. ROBERT AARON HAD ADVISED THE CLERK THAT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DID NOT APPROVE THE REVISED PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTED TO PAY 70% OF THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION OR A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $70,000.00 AND TERRELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COMMITTED TO PAY A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $150,000.00 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $220,000.00. THE ORIGINAL BID FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT BY $26,850.00. MOTION MADE TO ADD $26,850.00 TO THE AMOUNT THAT TERRELL COUNTY AGREED TO PUT INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DECEL LANE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 520 AND GREENWAVE BOULEVARD. MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND. MOTION TO TABLE THE APPROVAL OF BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DECEL LANE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 520 AND GREENWAVE BOULEVARD UNTIL THE AUGUST 18, 2014 SPECIAL MEETING WAS MADE BY ERNEST JOHNSON AND SECONDED BY LUCIUS HOLLOWAY. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED. CHAIRMAN GAMBLE REQUESTED THE RECORD TO SHOW THAT HE FEELS THAT ERNEST JOHNSON SHOULD NOT DISCUSS OR MAKE MOTIONS CONCERNING THE TERRELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. ERNEST JOHNSON WORKS FOR THE TERRELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.</p><p>SGRITA FIBER COMMUNICATION CORE POINT OF PRESENCE SITE APPROVAL: MOTION TO AUTHORIZE ED COLLIER TO PREPARE A PLAT AND DEED OF TRANSFER TO BE SIGNED AT THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 MEETING TO TRANSFER A 21X35 FOOT SITE AT THE TERRELL COUNTY ANNEX (FORMERLY THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY) TO SGRITA TO ERECT A POINT OF PRESENCE SITE AND SPECIFY THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SGRITA THE PROPERTY WILL REVERT BACK TO TERRELL COUNTY WAS MADE BY BRAD STAFFORD AND SECONDED BY ERNEST JOHNSON. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>REQUEST TO HOLD A BLOCK PARTY ON PAT WHATLEY ROAD: LENA THOMAS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY AT HER RESIDENCE ON PAT WHATLEY ROAD. MRS. THOMAS STATED THE PARTY WILL BE TO CELEBRATE HER 27TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND THE GUESTS WILL PARK ON HER PROPERTY. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INFORMED MRS. THOMAS THAT SHE WILL NOT NEED TO BLOCK OFF PAT WHATLEY ROAD TO HAVE A PRIVATE PARTY. THE COMMISSIONERS INSTRUCTED MRS. THOMAS TO CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PARTY SO THEY WILL KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE BOARD.</p><p>MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY LARRY FAUST AND SECONDED BY BRAD STAFFORD. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WERE BRAD STAFFORD, LUCIUS HOLLOWAY, ERNEST JOHNSON AND LARRY FAUST. MOTION CARRIED.</p><p>RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:______BETH PARNACOTT, COUNTY CLERK</p><p>APPROVED BY:______WILBUR T. GAMBLE, JR., CHAIRMAN</p><p>DATE APPROVED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2014</p>