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ZEBULON - The Pike County Board of Commissioners will meet in the upper courtroom of the courthouse on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting. There will be a Town Hall Meeting at 6:15 p.m. for anyone who would like to speak to the commissioners about any issues that you may have. The meeting is open to the public.

The commissioners are working to get their YouTube channel up so citizens can watch the meeting live, view the meeting in its entirety after the meeting is over, and will stay on the channel as long as they have the channel (rather than being broadcast on FB Live and then being deleted after 30 days).

The meeting will be broadcast live on Pike County Times' Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pikecountytimes until the system is set up completely and working with no problems. [Note from the Editor: The sound on the county broadcast will be a much better quality than what I can provide because their mics will be tied into the recording system.]

Click here to see the documents that have been uploaded with the agenda on the Pike County government page.

1. CALL TO ORDER ..... Chairman J. Briar Johnson

2. INVOCATION ..... Silent Invocation

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 September 30, 2025, Regular Monthly Meeting.

6. INVITED GUEST

a. Chief Judge Scott Ballard of the Griffin Judicial Circuit and Dr. Will Simmons, District Court Administrator for the 6th Judicial Administrative District - Superior Courts of Georgia.

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.
Discuss/Approve/Deny

b. County Manager Report

Update on County finances for the following funds/accounts:
General Fund ..... $2,259,429.74 br />Fire Dept. Donations ..... $11,659.13
Cash Reserve Account ..... $183,608.00
Jail Fund ..... $22,179.41
E-911 Fund ..... $10,994.17
DATE Fund ..... $21,722.91
Juvenile Court Fund ..... $14,547.70
Residential Impact Fee ..... $364,179.56
Commercial Impact Fees ..... $39,850.82
C.A.I.P FUND ..... $29,390.45
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 .....$3,161,211.54
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ..... $294,362.14

c. County Manager Comment

d. Commissioner Reports

e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners

8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding REZ-25-10 – Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Owner, and Bloom Pediatric Therapy Applicant requests a Rezoning from AR (Residential Agricultural) to C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) for property located at 14686 US Hwy 19, Griffin, GA. 30224. The property consists of 1.77+/- Acres in Land Lot 89 of the 2nd Land District, further identified as Parcel ID: 074 103. The Request is to convert the existing house into an office for Pediatric Therapy Practice. Commission District 4. Commissioner James Jenkins.

9. NEW BUSINESS

a. Consider use of Courthouse Grounds from Kacie Edwards with Pike Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. for Christmas Parade & Market.

b. Discussion of Employee Christmas luncheon.

c. Consider recognizing three additional state/federal holidays for county employees.

d. Approve/deny the 2026 Holiday Schedule.

e. Approve/deny the 2026 Board of Commissioners Regular Monthly Meeting Schedule.

f. Approve/deny use of SPLOST funds for the remediation of West Fossett Road.

g. Approve/deny returning the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) gifted bus to Upson County.

h. Consider proposed auction agreement from J.M. Wood Auction Co., Inc. for the 2020 CAT 140M Motorgrader S/N: EB200237.

i. Discussion of the 90-day moratorium on Economic Incentive Program - Extension (Chapter 114 of the Pike County Code).

j. Approve/deny the Adoption Resolution for Capital Improvements Element (CIE) Annual Update, pursuant to the Georgia Development Impact Fee Act and the Development Impact Fee Compliance Requirements of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

k. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding SUP-25-05 Rodricus Corbin Owner and Applicant requests a special use permit to allow a campground with glamping domes to be located on property at the end of Starks Road, Griffin, GA 30224. The subject property is identified as Parcel ID 064 028 and is in Land Lots 36 of the 2nd District. The property consists of 29.9+/- acres. Commission District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins

l. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding SUP-25-06 Talking Rock Cabin at Prayer Mountain, LLC Owner and Fountian Grove Springs, LLC Applicant requests a special use permit requests a special use permit to allow for the sale of bulk spring water and the shipping and transportation of the spring water from property located on the east side of US Highway 19 South, North of Sheppard Road, Meansville GA, 30256.The subject properties are further identified as Parcel IDs 084 047B and 084 047A and is in Land Lots 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180 and 207 of the 8th District. The property consists of 759.60+/- acres. Commission District 3, Commissioner Ken Pullin.

m. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding REZ-25-11 Paul Harris Owner, and Leland and Michael Harris applicants request a rezoning from AR (Residential Agricultural) to RR (Rural Residential) for property located on the south side of Bethany Church Road, east of Hutchinson Road, Williamson, GA 30292. The property consists of 3.0+/- acres in Land lot 125 in the 1st District, further identified as part of parcel ID 049 13. The request is to rezone 3 acres for a single building lot. Commission District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins.

n. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public input regarding Text Amendment to the Code of Ordinance of Pike County, GA, Title XV: Land Usage, Chapter 166, Solar Farm Ordinance.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 minutes per person) - NONE

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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