BUTTS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
125th Session Covering Calendar Year 2023
2023-2024 Biennium
Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for February 27, 2023

Commissioners: Staff Present
☐ Ken Rivers, District 1 ☐ Brad Johnson County Manager
☐ Robert Henderson, District 2 ☐ J. Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager
☐ Joe Brown, District 3 ☐ Rhonda Blissit, Chief Financial Officer
☐ Keith Douglas, District 4
☐ Russ Crumbley, District 5

A workshop was held at 5PM to discuss the following items. Those denoted by an asterisk (*) were moved to the consent agenda at the 6PM workshop:

A. SPLOST 8 Discussion Mr. Brad Johnson

B. Surplus County Property Mr. Brad Johnson

C. Mike Collins Office Space * Mr. Brad Johnson

D. Letter of Support for Newton County IDA * Mr. Brad Johnson

E. 911 Mutual Aid* Ms. Sonia Sands

F. FY2022 Audit Presentation and Report Ms. Rhonda Blissit

G. Water Authority Discussion (Added) Commissioner Brown

Mr. Brown initiated conversation pertaining to the Water Authority. Commissioner Brown states that the Board has expressed its concerns in an open forum several weeks ago to the Water Authority and that they were going to meet with their engineer about these concerns. Mr. Brown does not feel that this has been done and that communication is lax. There are issues that Water Authority Board members receive insufficient communication from the Authority about what is occurring there. Mr. Rivers (a member of the Water Authority Board) cited an example being the recent water crisis in December and that all communication to the BCWA Board and the public was coming from the County and not the Authority. A future follow up meeting with the Authority will be held.

Called Meeting 6:00 PM
Mr. Douglas called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. All Members were in attendance.

Item 2023-02-033 Adoption of the Docket
Mr. Brown moved to approve the docket, seconded by Mr. Rivers and approved with unanimous consent.

New Business
Item 2023-02-034 Consent Agenda
Mr. Rivers moved to approve the Consent Agenda, which included workshop items C, D, and E from above, seconded by Mr. Crumbley and approved with unanimous consent.

Item 2023-02-035 Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 Audit
The annual audit was presented by Mauldin and Jenkins. Mr. Rivers moved to approve the audit, seconded by Mr. Brown with unanimous consent.

Item 2023-02-036 Adoption of the CIE and STWP
The final item is the approval and adoption of the Capital Improvement Element and the Short Term Work Program. Mr. Crumbley moves to approve, seconded by Mr. Henderson with unanimous consent.

Item 2022-02-037 Adjournment
Mr. Henderson moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Brown with unanimous consent.

Ratified this 13th Day of March, 2023

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On behalf of the Board of Commissioners
J. Keith Douglas, Presiding as Chairman

CERTIFICATION & ATTESTATION

I do hereby attest by my signature and seal below that the aforementioned minutes of the Butts County Board of Commissioners are an accurate representation of the official actions undertaken by the Board during the open meeting designated for the date and times stated herein.

Given under my hand and seal,

J. Michael Brewer, Deputy County Manager
Attesting as Clerk of the 125th Session