Commissioner Meeting - August 17, 2007
1266 East Church Street ~ Jasper, GA 30143
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1.   Call to order
1. Prayer
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Amendments to Agenda
2.     Approved Minutes from June 22, 2007 meeting.
3.     Reports from Committees and Departments
          Joey Low - Special Projects Manager
4.     Consent Agenda
   1. Signed Professional Services Contract with Ellijay Telephone Company (Silver Support Plan - Support 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 4-hour guaranteed response time, 8-Hours of support per month.
   2. Signed Development Agreement between Southern Comfort Ventures II, LLC, Developer of the Whispering Creek Subdivision, and Pickens County, Georgia.
   3. Adopted Resolution Appointing Jeff Henke to the Pickens County Water and Sewer Authority to complete the unexpired term of Shane Harwood which ends December 31, 2007.
   4. Signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Pickens County Board of Health and Pickens County Government effective from June 26, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
   5. Adopted Resolution changing the Employee Policy Handbook by adding a section entitled Vehicle Assignment & Use Policy which addresses County vehicle take home policy and personal vehicle mileage reimbursement.
   6. Adopted Resolution approving the five (5) year Transit Development Plan for Pickens County prepared by the North Georgia Regional Development Center with input from the Pickens County Transit Advisory Committee, the North Georgia Community Action Agency, the Georgia Department of Human Resources Transportation Coordinator, and the Georgia Department of Transportation.
   7. Opened bids for re-surfacing Steve Tate Highway. Four bids were received: 1) Northwest Georgia Paving - $599,635.55; 2) Blount Construction - $547,264.00; 3) Colditz Paving - $560,409.39; 4) C. W. Matthews Contracting Co. - $560,819.00. The bids are being reviewed.
   8. Signed Memorandum of Agreement by and between the Pickens County Sole Commissioner Robert Jones and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia for the Governmental Services Division of The Carl Vinson Institute of Government to study the operations and organization of the Pickens County Planning Department. Emphasis will be placed on the staffing levels and the work processes used to implement the Pickens County zoning code and development regulations. the review will collect data to establish a factual basis and benchmarks for an appropriate developmental review process for Pickens County.
5.     Old Business - None
6.     New Business - None
7.     Guests/Comments
8.     Adjournment

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