DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Tuesday’s Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. could be a very short one. Commissioners may have to postpone until next month a couple of board appointments that were on the agenda.

Cheyenne Thornton, who was expected to be reappointed to the Tax Assessors Board has moved to White County and will need to be replaced. An appointment to the Department of Family and Children’s Services may also need to be postponed until next month.

However, Sean Phipps should be reappointed to the county’s Planning Commission representing Seat 7. Commissioners are also expected to approve the reappointment of C.L. Grizzle to Seat 4 and Murl D Jones to Seat 7 on the Water and Sewerage Authority.

Commissioners will decide on an update to the county’s travel policy. The county staff has experienced issues with obtaining refunds for rooms and conferences not cancelled in a timely manner and also with requests for room upgrades and employees asking to arrive early or stay longer. On some occasions staff has been successful in having employees pay the extra charges. Most often the issue occurs with elected officials and staff is unable to make them comply. Staff believes a policy upgrade could end these issues.

Commissioners must also decide on a bid for security fencing around the county fueling station. Two bids were received. All State Fencing was the low bidder at $23,789 but offered an incomplete bid package that included only general liability insurance and their workers were not covered by workman’s comp. Stembridge Custom Metals entered a bid of $39,650 but is fully covered by insurance and its representative attended the pre-bid meetings.

Commissioners are also expected to vote on an addendum to a Georgia Department of Transportation contract to include verbiage required by the Federal Office of Management and Budget. All existing contracts awarded with FTA funds after December 26, 2014, must be amended to reflect current references to and requirements of the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Grant Guidance regulations.

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