09-20-12 Regular Meeting Minutes - Worth County, Georgia

MINUTES 

WORTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER’S MEETING 

3 rd Floor Courthouse 

201 N. Main Street, Sylvester, GA 31791 

REGULAR MEETING 

September 20, 2012 

7:00 P.M. 

The Worth County Board of Commissioners met in a Regular Meeting, Thursday, September 20, 2012 in 

the Commissioners’ Board Room, 3 rd Floor Courthouse. 

Call To Order: 

Chairman Matt Medders called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. 

Invocation: 

Commissioner Billy McDonald 

Preliminary Matters: 

Present: Commissioners Bettye Bozeman, Billy McDonald, Chairman Medders, Attorney Miller and 

Receptionist Rene Whidby. 

Absent: Commissioners Tony Hall and Mack Sutton. 

Bids for paving Drayton Lane (Seabrook Lane): 

September 20, 2012 Page 1

BID TABULATION 

FOR 

WORTH COUNTY GOVERNMENT 

BID OPENING DATE: September 20, 2012 PREPARED BY: Felicia Smith 

BID OPENING TIME: 7:00 P.M. 

TITLE: County Clerk 

NAME OF PROJECT: Sealed Bids CR 88 Seabrook Lane (Drayton Lane) 

BIDDER’S NAME, ADDRESS 

& PHONE NUMBER 

Melvin Edwards 

Oxford Construction 

3200 Palmyra Road 

Albany, GA 31707 

883-3232 Fax: 883-2962 

medwards@oxfordconstruction.com 

Joey Tanner 886-5098 

Reeves Construction 

2615 Old Jim Davis Road 


883-8011 Fax: 436-4925 

Jim Boyd Construction Co., Inc. 

P. O. Box 31708 


420-9898 Fax: 438-8257 

Boyd Brother Construction Co., Inc. 

P. O. Box 1488 

Albany, GA 31708-1488 

883-2983 Fax: 434-9938 

Hatcher Tractor Services, Inc. 

P. O. Box 70756 


Rann Folsom 

Folsom Construction Company 

P.O. Box 817 

Cordele, GA 31015 

273-6626 Fax: 273-7579 

Kyle Ricketson 

Ricketson Construction Co., Inc. 

1 RDD Drive 

Douglas, GA 31535 

912-389-2555 

Ross Construction Company 

3221 US Hwy 41 South 

Tifton, GA 31794 

382-3000 

BID 

FOR 

$88,642.95 

$92,648.36 

BID 

FOR 

BID 

FOR 


Commissioner Bozeman Motioned to award bid to Oxford Construction in the amount of 

$88,642.95 for paving of Drayton Lane (Seabrook Lane). Commissioner McDonald Seconded the 

Motion. Motion Carried. 

Invited Guest: 

Chairman Medders invited Laura Johnson to the podium. 

Mrs. Johnson state I’m here to night to introduce the new County Agent, Larry Varnadoe to the Board of 

Commissioner for their approval. Mrs. Johnson told the Board about all Mr. Varnadoe’s qualifications 

and years of experience 

Commissioner Bozeman Motioned to amend the agenda and place the approval of two County 

Extension Agents. Commissioner McDonald Seconded the Motion. Motion Carried. 

Commissioner Bozeman Motioned to approve Larry Varnadoe as the new County Extension Agent 

and to hire a second County Agent as well. Commissioner McDonald Seconded the Motion. 

Motion Carried. 

Chairman Medders invited William Rudd to the podium. 

Mr. Rudd was not at the meeting. 

Chairman Medders invited Lawrence Brown to the podium. 

Mr. Brown state I’m here about two things, the first being changing of my address and the second being 

parking my work truck in my yard. I have been told that I can’t park it there or bring my semi into the 

neighborhood that it was tearing up the roads. I own the property and have been there from day one since 

the neighborhood started. Now all of a sudden I can’t park my truck in the yard. I want to find out why 

can’t I do it? My address has always been a B since I moved out there and I have tried to get it changed a 

couple of time ever since I have lived out there and can’t get it changed. Me and my neighbor have the 

same number his is A and mine is B and I want to see if I can get something done about it. 

Commissioner Bozeman asked Mr. Brown to explain his address problem to her again that she did not 

completely understand what it was that he was having a problem with. 

Mr. Brown stated that his address had always been 6106B and my neighbor’s is 6106A, I guess when they 

zoned that place they skipped some and I ended up with a B on my address. I want to know if you can 

eliminate the B on my address and have my own number. What can be done about it? 

Commissioner McDonald stated that Mrs. Clem is our 911 Director and I believe that you said that you 

could add a 1 to it and that would work. 


Mrs. Clem stated that this was the address issue on Moree Lane that was discussed in the workshop a 

number of houses are improperly addressed. This is the one where we need to readdress the whole road in 

order make it meet the requirements of the County’s ordinance. There are some people out there don’t 

want their addresses changed. I have been in training this past week and have not been able to look more 

in-depth at the issue. There are a couple of options that can be done. I just need to go back out there with 

the addressing equipment and look at each house individually. I have Mr. Brown’s number at the office 

and I will be working on this and get with him on what will be done to correct the addressing issue on 

Moree Lane. 

Mr. Brown asked what about me parking my semi in my yard? It is only the tractor, not the trailer. 

Commissioner Bozeman state, Mr. Brown our zoning ordinance states that 18 wheelers, semis, tractor 

trailers are not to be driven in sub-divisions. The reason being is that these roads are not built to support 

those trucks and they tear the roads up. 

Commissioner McDonald stated that he was not trying to override the ordinance, but that tractor by itself 

was not any heavier that some other crew cab trucks or other automobiles in that neighborhood and I 

know that there is another man that parks his tractor trailer in his yard in that sub-division. 

Commissioner Bozeman stated that if we start that we will have to change the ordinance, then advertise it 

and have public hearings. Mr. Brown the only way that you can take that semi in there is we would have 

to go back through our zoning ordinance and do public hearings and we would have to amend the 

ordinance. When you start amending for you just to take your tractor in and park in your yard then the 

man up in my district will take the whole darn truck load of gas and tear up roads there and we would 

have to repair them. We just need to go by the ordinance that is in place now. 

Consent Docket: 

A. Board of Elections/Voter Registration is requesting permission to remove from their 

Inventory and surplus the following two printers 

1 HP 4500 office jet printer SS# CN15NF12JZ 

1 Wireless HP Photosmart 564 printer SS# MXO11670NG 

Motion Second Vote 

Commissioner Bozeman Commissioner McDonald Motion Carried 


B. Worth County Schools are requesting Waiver of fees and permission to use the Community Center 

on October 31, 2012 for a Fall Festival for the students and pay only the utility charge. 



Action Docket: 

A. Approve SPLOST application for T & A Mobile Home Parts and Services in the amount of 

$12,600.00 for transport and setup of Governmental buildings for Fire/Rescue Dept. for 

Sub-stations. 


Commissioner Bozeman *Commissioner McDonald Motion Carried 

*Commissioner McDonald stated that he was still not satisfied with the information and cost and 

thought that they were moving too fast, but would vote yes. 

B. Approve SPLOST application for Georgia State Emergency Agency for Surplus Property in the 

amount of $13,500.00 for purchase of Governmental buildings for Fire/Rescue Dept. for 

use as Sub-stations. 



C. Approve quote of $1600.00 from Shipp & Son Fence Company for the installation of fence around 

Tower and generator located at pond on Rebecca Drive, Public Works Department. 



D. Approve running ad in paper for bids on 3 motor graders. 



E. Approve pulling budgeted funds from supply line from all departments and implement the central 

purchasing program. 


Commissioner Bozeman *Commissioner McDonald Motion Carried 


*Commissioner McDonald stated he does not think that they can make constitutional officers give up 

their supply funds from their budget and make them do this. 

Attorney Miller stated that it could be done, that we would not be denying them supplies. 

F. Approve Public Works Director, John Merritt cutting back brush and trees out of right-ofway 

of Mobley Road for clearance of combines, tractors, etc. 


Commissioner McDonald *Commissioner Bozeman Motion Carried 

*Commissioner Bozeman stated that this has to wait until they finish cleaning the curves in District 2 

for Commissioner Sutton because the school buses run those roads. 

Personnel: 

SHERIFF 

WORTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 

Personnel Considerations 

September 20, 2012 

 

Acknowledge full time status for Donnie Scott-Six month work test complete 

Acknowledged 

Acknowledge retirement of Rodney Leverette-Effective date August 24, 2012 

Acknowledged 

PUBLIC WORKS 

Acknowledge resignation of Benny Bridges, CDL Dump Truck Operator-Effective date August 14, 2012. 

Acknowledged 


E-911 

 

Acknowledge emergency new hire-Tori Singletary 



FIRE EMA 

 

Approve status change from full time to part time-Charlie Ward 



 

Approve status change from part time to full time-Calvin “Tyler” Bennett 


Commissioner Bozeman Commissioner McDonald Motion Carrie 

Acknowledge resignation of Wesley Sparks-Part Time Firefighter-effective date 09/18/12 

Acknowledged 

BUILDING AND ZONING 

 

Request new hire-Molly McCall-Clerk I at $8.00 per hour 



Attorney’s Report: 

Attorney Miller stated that on the tazer case the Federal part has been dismissed, but the part with State Court on 

the medical bills are still pending. The discrimination suite with Lou Sims has met with a major setback for his part 

and the Goodman case is still pending. 


The Chairman and Commissioners were all in agreement to change the October 2 meeting to October 9 at 9 a.m. 

at which time we will meet with the Mayors of Sylvester, Poulan, Warwick and Sumner on the Energy Excise Tax. 

The Commissioners will be in Athens for Fall Conference on October 2 nd . 

Commissioner Bozeman Motioned to Adjourn. Commissioner McDonald Seconded the Motion. Motion 

Carried. 

Adjournment: 7:45 p.m. 

Attest: 

________________________ 

Rene Whidby 

Receptionist 

_________________________ 

Matt Medders 

Chairman

09-20-12 Regular Meeting Minutes - Worth County, Georgia

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