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Cherokee County
 
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
AGENDA
 
October 6, 2026
Regular Meeting
Cherokee County Admin Complex 1130 Bluffs Pkwy, Canton, GA 30114    6:00 PM
Amended
INVOCATION
Fire Chaplain Tom Johnson will give the invocation.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

"Veterans of U.S. military service may proudly salute the flag while not in uniform based on a change in the governing law on 25 July 2007"
1.

CALL TO ORDER

 
2.

RATIFY CLOSURE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

 
3.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
 
3.1
Remove item # 12.12 (Item postponed to October 20, 2026, agenda.)
 
3.2
Add item # 8.2 (Public Hearing.)
 
4.

PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS

 
4.1
Proclamation - National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Consider a Proclamation for National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 - October 15.

 
4.2
Proclamation - Community Planning Month.

Consider a Proclamation for Community Planning Month - October 2026.

 
5.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
5.1
General Election Advance Voting.

Early Voting Dates & Hours - All Locations | *Voting and Drop Box Locations: Tuesday, October 13th thru Saturday, October 17th, 8:30-5:00 p.m.; Monday, October 19th thru Saturday, October 24th, 8:30 a.m-5:00 p.m.; Monday, October 26th thru Friday, October 30th, 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; SUNDAY VOTING. October 25th, Cherokee County Elections Office 1-5 PM; Election Day, November 3rd, All Locations Open - Voters must go to their assigned polling location on Election Day 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (See flyers on table outside of Cherokee Hall for locations and more information.)

 
5.2
Self Service Microchip Scanning Stations Now Available for Public Use.

Self-service Microchip Scanning Stations are now available for public use at Patriots Park, Cherokee Veterans Park, and the Intake Building of the Animal Shelter. This is an effort to get stray animals back to their families quicker, and reduce the number of pets entering the shelter.

 
6.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
 
6.1
Discussion and Possible Adoption of the 2027 Board of Commissioners Meeting Dates.
 
7.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
7.1
Minutes from September 15, 2026.

Consider approval of Work Session, Executive Session, and Regular Meeting Minutes from September 15, 2026.

 
8.
PUBLIC HEARING
 
8.1
Public Hearing - Electric Assisted Bicycle and Scooter Ordinance.

Conduct a public hearing to receive input on and to consider an ordinance to regulate the operation of electric assisted bicycles, electric scooters, and related micro mobility devices within unincorporated Cherokee County.

 
8.2
Amendment: Public Hearing - Updates to Article I to Add Interim Budget Appropriations.

Conduct a public hearing  to review updates to Article I, Section 16 and 17 of the Code of Ordinances to allow for interim appropriations pending approval of a new budget.

 
9.

PUBLIC COMMENT

 
10.

PLANNING AND ZONING

 
10.1
Consider request to hear an appeal related to Zoning Board of Appeals decision on Case #26-09-042V. (BOC Dist. 3).

Consider request from applicant Kunman Synergy LLC, to accept an appeal and schedule a public hearing related to the Zoning Board of Appeals decision on Case #26-09-042V.

 
10.2
Case #26-09-020 - Karen Lance for Tony Little (BOC Dist. 1).

The applicant is requesting to rezone 5.91 +/- acres from R-80 (Estate Residential) to AG (General Agriculture).

 
11.

CONSENT AGENDA

 
11.1
Update to CATS Title VI Plan.

Consider request from Cherokee Area Transit Service (CATS) for updates to the CATS Title VI Plan.

 
11.2
Update to CATS FTA Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).

Consider request from Cherokee Area Transit Service (CATS) for an update to the FTA Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).

 
11.3
Alcohol License Residency Waiver Request - Syed Rizvi.

Consider resolution to waive the alcohol license residency requirement for Priest Express, LLC for a convenience store and gas station.

 
11.4
Alcohol License Distance Waiver Request - Priest Express, LLC.

Consider resolution to waive the alcohol license distance requirement for Priest Express, LLC for a convenience store and gas station with alcohol sales located at 6000 Priest Road, Acworth, GA.

 
11.5
Partnership Agreement with Reinhardt University.

Consider updated Education Pathway Partnership Agreement with Reinhardt University.

 
11.6
Resolution to Update Authorized Individuals for Legal Service.

Consider resolution to add County Staff Senior Counsel as an additional individual authorized to receive legal service on behalf of County.

 
11.7
Resolution Authorizing County Resources to Land Bank.

Consider resolution to authorize the County to use certain resources and personnel, including legal counsel, to the Cherokee Regional Land Bank Authority on an in-kind and no-charge basis.

 
11.8
EMS Annual Trauma Grant.

Consider request from Fire & Emergency Services to authorize a Budget Amendment in the amount of $40,271.00 to accept annual State grant funds for purchase of EMS trauma related equipment. 

 
11.9
IT Surplus for Fire & Emergency Services.

Consider request from Fire & Emergency Services to surplus obsolete and/or end-of-life desktop computers, laptops and miscellaneous IT related equipment.   

 
11.10
Adoption of 2026 CIE/CWP Annual Report.

Consider request by Planning and Zoning Department to adopt the 2026 Capital Improvement Element (CIE) and Community Work Program (CWP) Annual Report.

 
11.11
Adoption of Revised 2025 CIE/CWP Annual Report.

Consider request by Planning and Zoning Department to adopt the revised 2025 Capital Improvement Element (CIE) and Community Work Program (CWP) Annual Report.

 
12.

COUNTY MANAGER

 
12.1
Adoption of FY2027 Budget.

Consider Adoption of the FY2027 Budget totaling $531,579,309.00 for the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners.

 
12.2
Ambulance Remount for Fire & Emergency Services.

Consider request from Fire & Emergency Services to utilize Ten-8 Fire & Safety, the authorized distributor of Osage Ambulances in the state of Georgia, to remount an existing Osage Ambulance.  This request includes trading in a Ford-450 chassis for a $6,000 credit and a 2015 reserve ambulance for a $10,000 credit towards the remount, for a total remount cost of $268,968.00.  In addition, this request includes a budget amendment to allocate insurance funds received to offset a portion of the remount cost. 

 
12.3
Cardiac Monitor Purchase for Fire & Emergency Services.

Consider request from Fire & Emergency Services to purchase 57 Lifepak 35 Cardiac Monitors from Stryker Sales, LLC, and trade-in 57 Zoll X Series Cardiac Monitors, for a total cost of $2,479,656.54.

 
12.4
Emergency Response Vehicle Purchase for Fire & Emergency Services.

Consider request from Fire & Emergency Services to purchase three vehicles to be outfitted as emergency response vehicles, in the total amount of $252,941.70.  The request includes the purchase of three Ford F-250s from Alan Jay Fleet Sales at a cost of $52,928.40 per vehicle, and upfitting of the vehicles by Gellman Upfitting, LLC, at a cost of $23,309.00 per vehicle.    

 
12.5
Cyber Security Solutions - Email Protection.

Consider request from IT Department to renew an email protection solution in the amount not to exceed $64,687.50.

 
12.6
Ongoing Maintenance Agreement for Network Infrastructure.

Consider request from IT Department for renewal of an Ongoing Maintenance Agreement for Network Infrastructure for County networking equipment in the amount of $147,028.94, for an additional one-year term.

 
12.7
Workers' Compensation Excess Insurance.

Consider request from Risk Management for purchase of a Workers' Compensation Excess Insurance policy with Employers Assurance Company in the amount of $194,178.00, including ratification of Chairman's signature due to time constraint for start of policy. 

 
12.8
Weather Stations Purchase for Emergency Management.

Consider request from Emergency Management for purchase of four Weather Stations from SDS Weather, in the total amount of $31,496.40.

 
12.9
TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 1.

Consider request from SPLOST/Roadway Department for Task Order CD-22T under the Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn, LLC to perform traffic engineering and concept development work for the TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 1, in the amount of $97,135.00.

 
12.10
TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 2.

Consider request from SPLOST/Roadway Department for Task Order CD-23T under the Professional Services Agreement with Keck & Wood, Inc., to perform traffic engineering and concept development work for the TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 2, in the amount of $52,200.00.

 
12.11
TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 3.

Consider request from SPLOST/Roadway Department for Task Order CD-24T under the Professional Services Agreement with Keck & Wood, Inc., to perform traffic engineering and concept development work for the TSPLOST Traffic Engineering & Concept Study - Bundle 3, in the amount of $49,700.00.

 
12.12
Amendment: Item Removed (postponed to October 20, 2026). Technology Agreement for the Sheriff's Office.

Consider request from Sheriff's Office for a consolidated agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. for Sheriff’s Office existing and future public safety technology, equipment, software, licensing, support, and related services.

 
13.

COUNTY ATTORNEY

 

ADJOURN