Heard County commissioners approve minutes, appointments, SPLOST plan and ARPA budget

The Heard County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a slate of administrative items and budgets during its Jan. 25 meeting, including reappointments, a spending plan for SPLOST and an ARPA budget.

On a motion by Commissioner James Perry and second from Commissioner Larry Hooks the board approved the Dec. 14, 2021 meeting minutes. The board amended the agenda to add adoption of the 2022 SPLOST Spending Plan and approval of the ARPA 2021–2022 budget.

Appointments and reappointments approved unanimously included: Commissioner James Perry as vice‑chairman for 2022 (mover: David Walls; second: Larry Hooks); reappointment of Hope Cole as county clerk (mover: James Perry; second: Gwen Caldwell); agreement to continue using the Glover and Davis law firm with Michael Hill serving as county attorney (mover: Larry Hooks; second: David Walls); reappointment of Kim Kimmel as county auditor (mover: Larry Hooks; second: Larry Hammond); reappointment/appointment of Alvin Ginn to the Heard County Water Authority through the water treatment plant project (mover: James Perry; second: Gwen Caldwell); and reappointment of Jerry Nixon and Sandra Noland to the Board of Assessors (mover: Gwen Caldwell; second: James Perry).

Under Old Business the board set its 2022 meeting dates to the third Tuesday of each month (mover: James Perry; second: Larry Hammond), adopted the 2022 SPLOST Spending Plan (mover: Larry Hooks; second: James Perry) and approved the ARPA 2021–2022 budget (mover: Larry Hammond; second: James Perry). The transcript does not include line‑item details for the SPLOST plan or the ARPA budget.

The board voted unanimously to enter executive session to discuss personnel (mover: Larry Hammond; second: Larry Hooks) and later voted to reenter regular session (mover: Larry Hammond; second: James Perry). With no further business, the board adjourned at 8:49 p.m. (mover: Gwen Caldwell; second: James Perry).