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Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – 6:30 p.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
Courthouse Doors on East/South Sides open at 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall Meeting at 6:15 p.m.
ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia. The Courthouse Doors on East/South Sides open at 6:00 p.m. The Town Hall Meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m.
The Commissioners will also be holding a Workshop at 4 p.m. with the following two items on the agenda: a. Review and discussion of the updated paving project list and b. Discussion of homestead exemptions for seniors and disabled citizens. The public is invited to attend this meeting as well.
The Pike County Board of Commissioners has its own YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@pikecoga where citizens can watch the meetings both in real time and after the meeting to catch up on county business. Thank you to the Commissioners for providing this service to Pike County citizens.
Readers can go to www.PikeCoGa.com, click on Resources, scroll down to Other Links to click on Meetings & Agendas, and then scroll down to the meeting date and click on Online Agenda to review documentation related to this meeting. Morning meetings have links to financial information and reports from county departments and authorities.
1. CALL TO ORDER ..... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
2. INVOCATION ..... Kyle Garner
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ..... Chairman J. Briar Johnson
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA - (O.C.G A. § 50-14-1 (e) (1))
5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES - (O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1(e) (2))
a. Minutes of the January 14, 2026, Regular Monthly Meeting.
b. Minutes of the January 14, 2026, Executive Session.
6. INVITED GUEST - NONE
7. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMITTEES, AUTHORITIES
a. Monthly Reports submitted from County Departments and County Authorities, including a Revenue/Expenditure Statement for all departments and a summary check register. There are no Department reports as they will be provided during the first Board meeting of February.
Revenue/Expenditure Statement and Detail Check Register is included.
Discuss/Approve/Deny
b. County Manager Report
Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ..... $3,671,254.40
Fire Dept. Donations ..... $10,608.62
Cash Reserve Account ..... $227,672.96
Jail Fund ..... $25,757.74
E-911 Fund ..... $65,818.99
DATE Fund ..... $18,487.76
Juvenile Court Fund ..... $14,950.77
Residential Impact Fee ..... $127,458.15
Commercial Impact Fees ..... $12,628.40
C.A.I.P FUND ..... $29,396.23
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 ..... $1,676,184.54
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ..... $619,675.74
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - NONE
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Declare identified Extension Office property as surplus and authorize disposal.
b. Consideration of a revised resolution to include the Board of Education qualifying fees for 2026 County Election.
c. Discussion on whether to send out Request for Proposals for health insurance services.
d. Discussion of annexation notices received by the City of Zebulon.
e. Discussion of authorizing study of Griffin Judicial Circuit.
f. Applicant Request to Postpone PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding SUP-25-07 Leann Connell Owner and Applicant requests a special use permit to allow the operation of a dog rescue facility to be located on property at 661 Harden Road, Zebulon, GA 30295. The subject property is identified as Parcel ID 090 012B and is in Land Lots 99 of the 8th District. The property consists of 15+/- acres. Commission District 3, Commissioner Ken Pullin.
[Note from the Editor: This request to postpone has come from Connell's attorney, Newton M. Galloway, who advised the county that he is not able to attend the BOC hearing on Tuesday "due to a conflict with a significant zoning agenda in Spalding County on the same night." He asked that this item be withheld from this agenda and placed on the February agenda. That letter can be read in its entirety by clicking here and scrolling down to New Business, item f, and clicking on that item in blue. (This is helpful to read about many of the items on the agenda for each meeting.)
To read the information presented to the Planning and Zoning Board at the meeting held on January 8, 2026, click here and click on Exhibit in blue. This documentation includes information that the property is 14 acres and has a full-time, on-site caretaker who resides in the primary dwelling on the property and the staff recommendation for approval based on 1) having a business license, 2) limiting the shelter/rescue to no more than 12 dogs at any given time, and 3) requiring that all kennels or outdoor runs be located at least 100 feet from all property lines.
I did not attend the Planning and Zoning Meeting (there aren't enough hours in the day and... they really ought to be putting their meetings online like the commissioners are doing), and I don't have the vote from the Planning Commission at this time, but they are a recommending board so the commissioners would consider what they have recommended as well as examining our ordinances and all other information given to them in order to make their decision.
Other items of note, Sadie's Friends Kennel to Couch, Inc. is a domestic non-profit organization incorporated on July 25, 2023 and are up to date on their registration with the State of Georgia. They are also licensed as an animal shelter with the State Department of Agriculture as of February 16, 2024.
Click here to read the Animal Control Ordinance. It defines nuisance and other small items that may or may not apply in this case.
This item will have to be readvertised and placed back on a future agenda.
g. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding SUP-25-08 Tyler J. Waller Owner and Applicant requests a special use permit to allow for outside storage in the US Highway 19 Overlay for property located at 14911 US Highway 19 Griffin, GA 30224. The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID 074 086 and is in Land Lot 104 of the 2nd District. The property consists of .094+/- acres. Commission District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins.
h. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding REZ-25-13 Tyler J. Waller Owner and Applicant request a rezoning from AR (Residential Agricultural) to C-3 (Heavy Commercial) for property located 14911 US Highway 19 Griffin, GA 30224. The subject property is further identified as Parcel ID 074 086 and is in Land Lot 104 of the 2nd District. The property consists of .094+/- acres. The request is to rezone the lot commercial for a shop and office for a well company. Commission District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 minutes per person)
a. David Allen to address the Board regarding Tax Assessments.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. County Manager Rob Morton request Executive Session for consultation with the county attorney, or other legal counsel, to discuss pending or potential litigation, settlement, claims, administrative proceedings, or other judicial actions brought or to be brought by or against the county or any officer or employee or in which the county or any officer or employee may be directly involved as provided in O.C.G.A. § 50-14-2(1), germane to pending or potential litigation.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change.
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