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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 – 9:00 a.m.
Courthouse, Main Courtroom, 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia
Town Hall Meeting at 8:45 a.m.
Click here to see the information that has been uploaded for this meeting including financial information for the county and other documentation necessary for this meeting. [Note from the Editor: I will not be attending this meeting as I am out of state so there will be no FB Live of the meeting.]
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 June 24, 2025, Regular Monthly Meeting.
b. Minutes of the June 24, 2025, Executive Session.
6. INVITED GUEST
a. Employee Recognition for service to Pike County
• Marcia Callaway-Ingram – Magistrate Court
• Derek Rowan – Sheriff’s Department
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 ...... $1,135,549.69
Fire Dept. Donations ...... $11,655.91
Cash Reserve Account ...... $167,824.13
Jail Fund ...... $17,003.51
E-911 Fund ...... $37,410.87
DATE Fund ...... $26,201.79
Juvenile Court Fund ...... $13,775.83
Residential Impact Fees ...... $208,295.24
Commercial Impact Fees ...... $39,844.05
C.A.I.P FUND ...... $78,809.98
General Obligation SPLOST 2022-2028 ...... $1,853,172.20
L.M.I.G. Grant (DOT) ...... $368,663.36
c. County Manager Comment
d. Commissioner Reports
e. County Attorney Report to Commissioners
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Discussion of a temporary moratorium on Solar Farms (Chapter 166 of the Pike County Code)
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Approve/deny the request from the J. Joel Edwards Public Library to close on Saturday, July 12, 2025, with library staff to receive compensation for the day.
b. Approve/deny setting a minimum asset threshold for the purpose of identifying county owned property.
c. Renewal of the ACCG Interlocal Risk Management Agency (IRMA) Property and Liability Insurance coverage.
d. Approve/deny the request for waiver of the late fee associated with the 2025 Occupational Tax Certificate for Bob’s Auto Salvage.
e. Consider Tax Refund application from Joan Knighton Pennington in the amount of $300.13.
f. Discussion of the proposed Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement for Solar Farm.
g. Consideration of proposed GDOT bridge replacement project (Williams Mill Road) and requested $75,000 county contribution.
h. Approve/deny the State Fiscal Year 2026 Area on Aging Contract for Services between Three Rivers Regional Commission and Pike County Commission.
10. PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda subject to change.
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