Appointments will be a key element Tuesday evening at the Habersham County Commissioners’ meeting. Deviating a bit from the past few years, the appointment of the County Clerk and County Attorney is not on the agenda. The renewal of the County Manager’s contract is also not on the agenda. Following the meeting, there will be an Executive Session for personnel.
While the Commission normally meets on Monday evenings, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is scheduled for Tuesday, January 16 in the Commission Conference Room at the Habersham County Administration Building at 130 Jacob’s Way in Clarkesville. County offices are closed on Monday in observance of the holiday. The Commission will not have a work session before the meeting.
Animal Control IGAs
Items that were removed from the agenda last month are back. Five intergovernmental agreements (IGA) with the cities for animal control have returned to the agenda for the commission to consider approval.
Since last month, several of the cities have approved their IGA with the county for animal control. Mt. Airy tabled the matter at their January 8 meeting until the county considers the IGA for approval. Mt. Airy is set to discuss the animal control agreement at their special called meeting on Tuesday night as well. Demorest City Council is still considering the IGA at this time and is not listed on the agenda for Tuesday evening.
Alcohol Licenses
The commission will consider approving on their consent agenda three alcohol licenses for businesses. The businesses are:
- The Orchard Golf and Country Club LLC located at 1057 Orchard Drive, Clarkesville- Malt beverage, wine, and distilled spirits consumption on the premises
- Leo Das LLC dba A to Z Grocery located at 1723 Crane Mill Rd, Alto- Malt beverage package sales
- Old Batesville Store Restaurant located at 11801 Hwy 197N, Clarkesville- Malt beverage and wine consumption on premises
Reports
The Commission will hear reports from Planning Commission Chairman D. Higgins for the Planning Commission, Tax Assessor Board Vice Chairman Michael Larson, and the County Manager’s report from County Manager Alicia Vaughn.
New Business
The Commission will consider approving an IGA with Tallulah Falls for the donation of a drone for Emergency Services. They will consider a design change order for the Fire/EMS Headquarters Administration Facility as well as consider amendments to Resolution 2023-12-001 setting 2024 Qualifying Fees for Election.
At last month’s meeting, the election qualifying fees for some of the positions were questioned after the Commission approved the fees and found that some of the fees listed were incorrect.
The public is encouraged to attend.
