COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011

9:30 O’CLOCK A.M.

COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING ROOM

Coffee County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 9:30 o’clock A.M. with the following present:  Chairman Jimmy Kitchens, Commissioners Earl Brice, Frank Jackson, Charles H. Deen and Tom Rice, County Attorney Tony Rowell, County Administrator Wesley Vickers and County Clerk Jo Ann Metts.

Chairman Kitchens called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone.  Commissioner Deen introduced Mr. Wendell Troupe, Assistant Road Superintendent, who gave the invocation.  Everyone participated in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Chairman Kitchens announced the Legislative Conference in Atlanta is February 1, 2011, and if interested in going you need to get with Clerk.  Also, the Okefenokee Occasion has been re-scheduled for February 2, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia.  Commissioners need to make an appointment to the Health Board at the next meeting.

Commissioner Brice made a motion to approve the minutes of the pre-meeting work session and regular meeting held on December 20, 2010; the pre-meeting work session and regular meeting held on January 3, 2011, and the work session held on January 5, 2011.  This motion was seconded by Commissioner Rice.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.

Commissioner Deen made a motion to approve the agenda and this was seconded by Commissioner Jackson.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.

Detective Daniel Paulk along with Resident in Charge Greg Cherundolo, DEA, Savannah, Georgia, appeared before the Commissioners presenting awards to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Drug Unit for recent events for trafficking in drugs which led to the arrest of 22 individuals that have been federally indicted in the Southern District of Georgia.  Those receiving awards were:  George Wilkerson, Curt Johnson, Chad Kimbrough, Michael Leslie, Lee Cliett, Chris Rozar, Brandon Musgrove and Brian Crawford.

Chairman Kitchens stated Commissioners needed to select a County Auditor.  County Administrator Vickers stated the current auditor, Mr. Rob Hurst, Hurst & Hurst, is able to do the 2010 audit and recommended that the audit services be awarded to Hurst & Hurst.  Commissioner Rice made a motion for Hurst & Hurst to perform the audit report for fiscal year 2010 and this was seconded by Commissioner Brice.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.

County Administrator Vickers stated the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council had presented their budget for 2011 for the Waycross Judicial Circuit in the amount of $171,967.28 for Coffee County.  This budget is the same as for 2010 and Mr. Vickers stated he would recommend Commissioners sign this contract.  Commissioner Deen made a motion to sign this contract and this was seconded by Commissioner Brice.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.

County Administrator Vickers stated Commissioners had been working on changes in the health insurance for county employees in an effort to save the county money as the health insurance is a major expense.  Representatives from Blue Cross-Blue Shield will set up workshops to help employees understand all the charges associated with the  new policy. The new policy would take effect on April 1, 2011.  Commissioner Brice made a motion to change the health insurance to the Luminous 133 plan that Mr. Al Jones had proposed and this was seconded by Commissioner Deen.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.

Commissioner Rice made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:54 o’clock A.M. and this was seconded by Commissioner Brice.  All Commissioners unanimously agreed.