Adopt minutes of Caucus, Executive Session, and Regular Meeting of December 10, 2024 and the minutes of the Special Called Meeting of December 19, 2024.

Public Defender 20 year anniversary

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

File Z25-01-02, for the property at 0 Martha Berry Hwy., Rome, GA 30165, Floyd County Tax Parcels J11Y064, requests to rezone from Community Commercial (C-C) to Heavy Commercial (H-C). Staff recommended approval with the following conditions: 1. That any/all damaged vehicles be stored behind an 8-foot-tall, opaque privacy fence that provides 100% screening from adjacent parcels and the public right-of-way. 2. That the buffer along all residentially zoned parcels include the planting and maintaining of evergreen trees within the previously required fence to mitigate light and noise pollution. 3. That any/all exterior lighting be “dark sky” - fully shielded, emitting no light above horizontal plane, no more than 3,000 kelvin, no higher than the building, and less than 50 lumens. Planning Commission voted to approve with staff conditions by a vote of 9-0.

File Z25-01-03, for the property 1806 Pleasant Valley Rd., Silver Creek, GA 30173, Floyd County Tax Parcel L16242, requests to rezone from Community Commercial (C-C) to Suburban Residential (S-R). Staff recommended approval. Planning Commission voted to approve by a vote of 9-0.

File Z25-01-01, for the property at 3280 Rockmart Rd. and 0 Rockmart Rd., Silver Creek, GA 30173, Floyd County Tax Parcel J16W007 and J16W008, requests to rezone from Community Commercial (C-C) to Light Industrial (L-I). Staff recommended denial. If the commission chooses to approve, the proposed rezoning and SUP should be approved upon the following conditions:

1. That the proposed use be encircled with a privacy fence (non-chain link), that provides 100% opacity.

2. The property must also be developed with the required 20-foot landscape strip and a native canopy

tree planted every 20-feet along the frontages, sides, and rears.

3. That the SUP for outdoor storage will become void if the proposed use for outdoor storage of

construction equipment ceases for more than a year.

4. That the storage be limited to earth-moving vehicles and related equipment that is in working order.

Planning Commission voted to approve with staff conditions by a vote of 9-0.

Re-adoption of the ULDC and accompanying zoning maps. Planning Commission voted to approve by a vote of 9-0.

Adopt an ordinance to amend article 4 and article 8 of the Unified Land Development Code of Floyd County, Georgia for the purpose of regulating commercial poultry operations and concentrated/confined animal feeding operations in the County; to repeal conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes. Planning Commission voted to approve by a vote of 9-0.

To receive input on exemption of County Manager's vehicle from the requirements of O.C.G.A. 36-80-20, related to the placement of a decal or seal containing the name of or otherwise identify the county on said vehicle.

Adopt a resolution to designate one or more solvent banks, insured federal savings and loan associations, or insured stated chartered building and loan associations as depositories of county funds.

Adopt a resolution to matters related to the collection of taxes.

Adopt a resolution to appoint McRae, Smith, Peek, Harman, & Monroe LLP to serve as County Attorney of Floyd County, for the year 2025.

Adopt a resolution to appoint Jamie McCord as the County Manager of Floyd County.

Adopt a resolution to appoint the firm of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC as the county auditor.

Adopt a resolution appointing Floyd County Leadership / Unclassified Employees:

1. Administrative Services Division Director / Finance Director / Comptroller - Susie Gass
2. Community Services Division Director - Erin Elrod
3. Public Safety Division Director - John Blalock
4. Public Utilities & Transportation Division Director / Special Projects Manager - Bruce Ivey
5. E-911 Director - Sommer Robinson
6. County Clerk - Lauren Chumbler
7. Communications Manager - Amy Dawkins
8. Human Resources Director - Darryl Bowie
9. Animal Control Director - Katheryn Walters
10. Warden - Michael Long
11. Parks & Recreation Director - Todd Wofford
12. Facilities Manager - Ryan Davis
13. Purchasing Director - Randy Self
14. Airport Manager - John Carroll
15. Chief of Police - Mark Wallace 
16. Public Works Director - Michael Skeen
17. Chief Tax Appraiser - Danny Womack
18. County Engineer - Mark Welsh
19. Information Technology Director - Kevin Brown
20. EMA Director - Tim Herrington
21. Utilities Administrator - Steve Hulsey
22. Chief Administrator of the Floyd County Court System - Davlon Ezell
23. Elections Supervisor - Akyn Beck
24. Agricultural Center Director - Kate Harman
25. Victim Witness Director - Sandy Kunneman
26. Animal Shelter Veterinarian - Dr. Daniel Nepp
27. Assistant Police Chief - Tom Ewing
28. Assistant Public Works Director - Ben Brooks
29. Assistant Utilities Director - Distribution  - Tim Shuler
30. Assistant Utilities Director - Operations - Troy Atkins
31. Water Operations Supervisor/Master Electrician - Bradley Cagle
32. Assistant Finance Director - Jennie Leonard
33. Assistant Director - Budget/Cash Management - Amanda Tierce
34. Assistant Human Resources Director - Amy Burns
35. Assistant EMA Director - Chris Fincher
36. Drug Court Coordinator - Cam Parks
37. Mental Health Court Coordinator - Amy Bergstrom
38. County Paid Assistant District Attorneys
39. County Paid District Attorney Investigators
40. County Paid Public Defender Investigators

Adopt a resolution appointing county records custodian and open records clerk and adopting records retention policy.

Consider appointing Utamu Lackey to the Merit Board. This will be her first term and will expire on December 31, 2028.

Consider appointing Commissioner Rhonda Wallace to the Hospital Authority.

Administrative Services Committee 

a. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

Elected Officials Committee 

a. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

Public Utilities & Transportation Committee 

a. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

Public Safety Committee

• DDS Building update

a. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

Special Committee Reports 

a. Fire Overview Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Tuesday, March 11, 10:30 AM, 2025

b. Joint Services Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

c. Rome-Floyd Planning Commission 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Thursday, February 6, 2:30 PM, 2025

d. Joint Development Oversight Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

e. Joint Solid Waste Commission 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Tuesday, January 28, 8:30 AM, 2025

f. Transportation Policy Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Wednesday, January 15, 10:00 AM, 2025

g. Airport Commission 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Wednesday, January 22, 4:00 PM, 2025

h. SPLOST Project Overview Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, TBD, 2025

i. RFPR Advisory Committee 

1. 1. Next Meeting, Tuesday, January 21, 12:00 PM, 2025

j. Floyd County Library Board

1. 1. Next Meeting, Thursday, February 20, 4:00 PM, 2025

Consider request from Sheriff's Office and Prison to amend the Inmate Medical contracts with Genesys to authorize a 3% increase for 2025.

Consider request from Public Works to approve FY 2025 Local Maintenance & Improvement Grant (LMIG) paving list for various roads in Floyd County with Georgia DOT in the amount of $1,438,493. The list includes pavement resurfacing and requires a 30% local match for Floyd County. 

Consider request from District Attorney to approve salary for County Paid Investigator. Board approval is required pursuant to House Bill 297 "Rome Judicial Circuit - Investigators".

Consider request from the Public Defender's Office to approve the FY25 Georgia Indigent Services Agreement.

Consider request from County Clerk's Office to approve change of ownership for beer - consumption off premises and self - service fuel licenses to Pawandeep Kaur for Guru Sahai Inc., dba HT Express located at 7130 New Calhoun Highway.

Consider request from County Clerk's Office to approve change of ownership for beer and wine - consumption off premises and self - service fuel licenses to Joginder Singh for Lindale Xpress LLC dba Xpress Mart located at 1190 Booze Mountain Road.

Consider request from County Clerk's Office to approve change of ownership for beer and wine - consumption off premises and self - service fuel licenses to Shikha Kharel for Marlo Mart LLC, dba Avins Quick Mart located at 17 Smith Road.

Consider request from Finance to accept a Georgia County Internship Program (GCIP) grant in the amount of $3,259.50 from ACCG. This grant is reimbursement based and will be used to hire a Human Resource Technology Intern during the summer of 2025.

Consider request from Emergency Management Agency to approve $15,000 in upgrades of the Emergency Operations Center using funds from the joint EOC-Fire Capital Fund managed by the City of Rome.  No change to the budget is needed. Approximately $50,000 is in the fund which receives regular contributions by both Floyd County and the City of Rome. The Fire Overview Committee approved the expense at its meeting on December 10, 2024. 

Consider request from Victim Witness to accept the 2025 VOCA Continuation grant from PAC in the amount of $60,354.00. This grant is effective October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025. VOCA has waived the match funds for this grant year.

Consider request from Purchasing to approve for the awarding a bid to Innovative Fitness for the purchase and installation of Ecore flooring for the Glenwood FCPD Gym Floor in the amount of $13,295.00 using GL Account # 330455 - 37045 - 33001. No change in the budget is required. This vendor is using the Omnia Partnership Contract Pricing for Ecore Athletic Performance Flooring.

Consider request from Purchasing to approve reappropriating 2024 funds in the amount of $69,400.00 using Water Capital GL Account # 500646 - 55220 - 50023 in the 2025 budget for the payment of work not completed until 2025 for the Biddy Well Phase III project. This is to pay an invoice to Hand Service Co., Inc. No request was submitted with the 2025 budget requests to reappropriate these funds.

Consider request from Purchasing to approve a contract with Advanced Sports Group for the purpose of replacing the AdventHealth Baseball Field with Synthetic Grass covering. This requires an increase to the 2017 SPLOST budget of $662,695.00, 319639 - 66130 - 60066.

Consider request from purchasing to approve the purchase and installation of a Verkada Camera System by Southern Computer Warehouse for the  for the Glenwood FCPD Renovation project in the amount of $35,785.00 using funds from GL Account # 330455 - 67045 - 33001. No increase to the budget is required. Southern Computer Warehouse utilizes State Contract Pricing, Contract #GA DOAS SPD0000172-014.