Washington County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Fri Aug 25, 2023
Board of Commissioners
✓ Decided: Board of Commissioners appoints Derick Durden as Administrator
The Board of Commissioners voted to offer the Administrator position to Derick Durden. The board also approved a salary of $115,000.00 for the position.
- Offered Administrator position to Derick Durden (3-2)
- Set Administrator position salary at $115,000.00 (3-2)
Mon Aug 21, 2023
Board of Commissioners
✓ Decided: Interview Committee appoints Joy Norris as Chairperson
The Interview Committee appointed Joy Norris as Chairperson and held an executive session to discuss personnel. The committee made no recommendation and decided to meet with the Commissioners for further discussion.
- Appointed Joy Norris as official Chairperson (unanimous)
- Entered executive session to discuss personnel (unanimous)
- Decided to jointly meet with Commissioners for further discussion
Thu Aug 10, 2023
Board of Commissioners
✓ Decided: Board approves 2023 millage rates and increases building permit fees
The Board of Commissioners approved the 2023 millage rates and increased fees for building permits to align with inflation. Other actions included ratifying expenditures totaling over $1.4 million and appointing Keri Lewis as County Clerk.
- Approved 2023 millage rates: Board of Education 15.986, County 9.654, Development Authority 0.500, Hospital 3.000 (unanimous)
- Approved increase for building fees/permits (unanimous)
- Approved expenditures totaling $1,442,254.55 (unanimous)
- Appointed Keri Lewis as County Clerk (unanimous)
- Approved contract for Allred Restoration to paint and repair Splash Pad doors (unanimous)
- Approved deeding 2.02 acres to the Development Authority (unanimous)
- Approved opening GA Fund 1 accounts for SPLOST #8 and Hospital (unanimous)
- Approved closing two Citizens Bank savings accounts (unanimous)