Ben Hill County approves INODIC grant administration agreements with Southern Georgia Regional Commission

Ben Hill County Commissioners voted on July 11, 2023 to approve a resolution and an intergovernmental agreement with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission to provide grant administration technical services for the Improving Neighborhood Outcome In Disproportionately Impacted Communities (INODIC) grant.

Commissioner John Mooney moved to approve the resolution agreeing to enter an intergovernmental agreement; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded, and the board voted unanimously in favor. Later, Vice-Chair Harmon moved to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Ben Hill County and the Southern Georgia Regional Commission for grant administration technical assistance on the INODIC grant, and Commissioner Bennie Calloway seconded; that motion also passed with all five commissioners voting yes. Both actions authorized the chairman to execute the documents on behalf of the county.

County Manager Michael Dinnerman had reported in the meeting's manager's report that the county is working with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission on a Monitor Grant; the INODIC agreements formalize a working relationship with the regional commission to administer and provide technical assistance for neighborhood-focused grant work. The public minutes record no conditions or amendments attached to the approved documents.

The motions were recorded as passed with the following vote: Steve Taylor, Hope Harmon, Bennie Calloway, Daniel Cowan and John Mooney — all voting yes. The commissioners did not record any dissent or abstentions in the public minutes. The county did not provide further financial details about administrative fees, timelines, or program scope in the public portion of the meeting.

The commission set no additional public hearings on the agreements during the meeting and authorized execution of the documents by the chairman.