Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

It is Tuesday, August 11, and I'd like to call this meeting to order. We are going to be able to be blessed to start our invocation and pledge today with Reverend Dr. Nancy Johnson of Crossroads United Methodist Church. Welcome. Welcome. I hear congratulations are in order since you've been appointed to Crossroads. Yes, I'm very excited.

Thank you so much. all right at this time we have a proclamation and i'd like to ask our walk of heroes team members to come up to the front please madam chair and commissioners we also have a i think a few members of the veterans committee

Yes. OK. Yes. Thanks. Anybody else? OK. Come on. Or American Legion. OK. Any veteran, you're welcome to come up. OK. All right. Very good. All right. Whereas the people of Rockdale County have great respect and gratitude for the brave men and women who have served in the armed forces of the United States, and whereas many sons and daughters of Rockdale County have answered the call to defend our nation, some sustaining wounds or making the ultimate sacrifice. And whereas the Purple Heart Medal, originally established as the badge of military merit by General George Washington in 1782, honors t

Well, thank you. And Gary, thanks for sharing that. I don't think I ever knew about that before. But veterans mean so much to our community and serve in different ways. If you are a veteran and have not ever made it over to the VFW or the American Legion, I hope you will take the opportunity to visit. There is certainly a lot of people that you could Call New Family there because they are very outgoing and friendly and a lot of good activities in the community. But our veterans serve in many capacities. And I know Judge Moore, you serve in our Magistrate Corps. And so we certainly appreciate y

At this time, we'll move to item for public comment. And we have Roderick bond who would like to speak.

So we're still working. It's a work in progress.

Thank you. Thanks. All right. Patricia Doster.

And we are working as a board to move forward. Thank you for your comments. All right, we have Miss Erica Williams. Good morning.

thank you and I might suggest since you've read the document that if you find a similar ordinance in another community you're welcome to send it to us so that we can consider it for the UDO I know that the staff is working on a variety of specific things but certainly that is the most I think the easiest way for them to work with those recommendations you might have found somewhere else absolutely I, in fact, do that myself and like to send things over when I have a recommendation.

Thank you. All right. And Debbie Feets, I hope I said that right.

P-H-E-A-R-S. Oh, R. I thought it was a T. I'm sorry. No, it's Fears. It's okay. My apologies.

And thanks for coming out today. All right. This time we'll move to item five, approval of the agenda.

I move to approve the agenda as published. Madam Chair, I second the motion.

I have a motion and a second. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Item number six, approval of the minutes from July 28th, July 29th, August 4th, August 5th, and August 6th, 2026.

I have a motion and a second. Any questions? No. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. Item number seven, unfinished business.

I do. Can you address setbacks? I think it was mentioned earlier about setbacks between residentials, and I think it was inferred in one or something like that.

articles, pieces of the articles that you mentioned, and adopt this part of the ordinance as presented.

All right. I have a motion and a second. Are there any questions? No. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. And motion carries. All right. Item number eight, new business. Madam Clerk.

Yeah, can we hear from the tax commissioner's office about that?

OK. Then I'd like to make a recommendation, make a motion that we defer this item to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Okay, I have a motion and a second on favor. Say aye. Aye. Aye. The motion carries.

Yes. Chief, can we hear from you about this program? Please? Thank you.

Can we hear more about that program? Can we hear more about that program?

I have a motion and a second. Are there any questions? Hearing none, all in favor say aye. Aye. The motion carries. We'll now move to item number nine for board comment. Commissioner Williams, would you like to start?

Yes, I would be happy to. So we are quickly approaching our nonprofit appreciation brunch, which will be next week on Thursday on August 20th. anyone who is affiliated with a nonprofit or supports nonprofits we invite you to attend there's a registration on Eventbrite if you just search for nonprofit appreciation brunch is the first one that comes up and we would love to have you come that it's free and we have a really unique program this year that I'm really excited about Secondly, I want to talk about tomatoes. The farmers market is happening every week on Sunday afternoon from 1 p.m. to 5

Well, I love that last statement, because physical responsibility is definitely a priority. Thank you. I wanted to mention a couple of things. Yes, the farmer's market is where you should go on Sunday afternoons after you've gone to church or done whatever you like to do in the mornings. Come on out, one to four, 1400 Parker Road, and there's also fitness trails there, tennis facility, we have skateboarding, beach volleyball, pickleball. exercise sports and just peaceful trails so come out and enjoy those i did want to let people know that we'll be having a meeting this coming monday august 17