February 24, 2026 — Board of Commissioners - Feb 24 2026 6:00 PM
Voting Session · 7 items · 6 attention-flagged · $1,500,033 in discussed spending
Summaries are AI-assisted and reviewed by a human.
VI.a
The Board will receive a presentation on the Barrow County Trails Master Plan. The agenda does not provide additional details about the plan's scope, cost, or next steps beyond the presentation itself.
VII.a
The Board is being asked to approve a contract with Scroggs & Grizzel Contracting, Inc. of Clermont, GA to design and build a splash pad at Victor Lord Park for the Parks & Recreation Department. The contract amount is $1,458,833.00 and a budget amendment would also need to be approved. The Chairman would be authorized to sign the agreement if approved.
Flagged: Contract value >$500k; new vendor relationship
VII.b
The Board is being asked to ratify an emergency purchase of 100 tons of road salt for the Roads & Bridges Division from Chick Enterprise Inc. (doing business as Rock Salt USA) out of St. Louis, MO, at a cost of $41,200.00. Because this was an emergency procurement, it was handled outside the normal competitive bidding process and now requires formal board approval after the fact. A budget amendment would also need to be approved.
Flagged: New vendor relationship
VII.c
The Board is being asked to approve a resolution that would move two specific parcels at 154 Hill's Shop Road from Barrow County's wastewater service territory into Gwinnett County's wastewater service territory. This transfer would be done in accordance with an existing Service Delivery Strategy agreement between the counties. The Chairman would be authorized to sign the resolution if approved.
Flagged: Intergovernmental agreement
VII.d
The Board is being asked to approve a resolution that would exchange water utility service areas between Barrow County and the City of Winder. The agenda does not provide details about which specific areas would be exchanged or the reasons behind the swap. The Chairman would be authorized to sign the resolution if approved.
Flagged: Intergovernmental agreement
VII.e
The Board is being asked to give the County Manager authority to hire outside legal counsel if the Ethics Board requests it in connection with an ethics complaint filed by Alecia Behlog. This would allow the County to quickly retain legal advice and guidance related to the complaint without needing to call a special meeting. No dollar amount is specified in the agenda.
Flagged: Legal or ethics matter; potential new vendor relationship for outside counsel
The Board entered closed session to discuss matters excluded from Georgia's Open Meetings Law, potentially including litigation, real estate transactions, personnel matters, and exempt records. No action was to be taken during this session. No public details are available.
Flagged: Legal or ethics matter; potential litigation and personnel discussion