Jackson County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners reviewed the proposed FY 2024 preliminary budget, which includes a balanced General Fund with a $2.8 million surplus. The meeting consisted of presentations and recommendations; no formal votes on the budget or expenditures were recorded.
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved a new annual contract for indigent defense services and authorized an appeal of the 2022 Sales Ratio Study. They also approved a street light tax district and selected an engineering firm for an airport sewer project. Four zoning and special use requests were approved.
- Approved $727,871 Georgia Public Defender Council contract (6-0)
- Approved appeal of 2022 Sales Ratio Study (6-0)
- Approved Street Light Special Tax District for Lake Preserve at Jackson Trail (6-0)
- Selected Goodwin Mills Kaywood for airport sewer extension engineering (6-0)
- Approved special use permit for event/wedding venue expansion at 1090 Blacks Creek Church Road (6-0)
- Approved rezoning to Manufactured Housing at 6602 Jackson Trail Road (6-0)
- Approved rezoning to Community Retail Commercial at 2277 Brock Road (6-0)
- Approved rezoning to Community Retail Commercial for self-service storage at 831 U.S. Highway 441 South (6-0)
🗳️ How they voted (1 roll-call vote)
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to hire Atkinson Ferguson, LLC for general legal representation. The board also approved the meeting minutes from July 17 and July 25, 2023. Other items including a roofing bid, ambulance rates, and an inmate detail agreement were discussed during a work session where no formal action was taken.
- Approved resolution appointing Atkinson Ferguson, LLC as County Attorneys (6-0)
- Approved minutes for July 17, 2023 (6-0)
- Approved minutes for July 25, 2023 (6-0)