Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Glynn County Board of Commissioners

3:00 P.M., Tuesday, July 10, 2001

Third Floor Conference Room

W. Harold Pate Courthouse Annex

Brunswick, Georgia

 

 

Present:

                        Committee Members: M. Bedner and F. Tullos

                        Commissioners:

Staff: C. Alexander, F. Dees, M. Eckert, R. Guarracino, U. Keller, C. McGowan, P. McNicoll, K. Taylor

Press:  M. Permar

Others:  S. A. Anderson

 

1.                  Consider approval of the Consent Agenda.

a)      Approve the June 12, 2001 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes. 

b)      Deny a request by Ms. Kay and Monika Kruse that $659.11 paid in interest and penalties on property tax be refunded. 

c)      Approve the corrections to the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or Chief Appraiser at their June 6, 2001 meeting. 

d)      Approve the corrections to the 1997, 1198, 1999, and 2000 digests as recommended by the Board of Assessors and/or Chief Appraiser at their June 20, 2001 meeting.  

The following motion made by Commissioner Bedner and seconded by Commissioner Tullos passed unanimously.

Recommend approval of the Consent Agenda. (Vote:  2-0-0)

2.                  Consider sustaining the County’s Mosquito Control Program and awarding the bid to the company offering the lowest unit price per chemical as provided for in the Mosquito Control bid tabulation with funding, not to exceed $138,000.00, to be provided by the FY01-02 Mosquito Control Program Operating Budget. 

Mr. Ralph Guarracino, Purchasing Agent, explained that the Mosquito Control personnel were unable to determine the exact amount of chemicals that will be needed and therefore the request is to award the bid to the vendor with the lowest unit price per chemical with the understanding that the total expenditure for FY 01/02 not exceed $138,000.  After discussion the following motion made by Commissioner Bedner and seconded by Commissioner Tullos passed unanimously.

Recommend sustaining the County’s Mosquito Control Program and awarding the bid to the company offering the lowest unit price per chemical as provided for in the Mosquito Control bid tabulation with funding, not to exceed $138,000.00, to be provided by the FY01-02 Mosquito Control Program Operating Budget.  (Vote:  2-0-0)

3.                  Consider awarding the bid for the Lower Floridan Test Well to Rowe Drilling Company of Savannah, GA, the low bidder, in the amount of $274,887 with funding to be provided by DNR in the amount of $100,000 and the balance from SPLOST 3 and the St. Simons Island Water & Sewer Capital Fund.

Mr. Uli Keller, Acting Utility Manager, stated that Rowe Drilling Company was the low bidder and that they had drilled two similar wells.  Two other bids were received which were substantially higher than the low bid and Mr. Keller stated that Thomas & Hutton Engineers had indicated that the other two bidders didn’t seem to want this job as they would be required to purchase additional equipment in order to drill the well.  Mr. S. A. Anderson asked to speak and stated that he was concerned about the use of the St. Simons Capital Fund to pay costs in excess of the SPLOST 3 budget.  After discussion the following motion made by Commissioner Bedner and seconded by Commissioner Tullos passed unanimously.

Recommend awarding the bid for the Lower Floridan Test Well to Rowe Drilling Company of Savannah, GA, the low bidder, in the amount of $274,887 with funding to be provided by DNR in the amount of $100,000 and the balance from SPLOST 3 and the St. Simons Island Water & Sewer Capital Fund.  (Vote:  2-0-0)

4.                  Request that Chairman Tullos identify the Finance Committee items which should be included as consent items in the Commission’s Meeting Agenda.

Commissioner Tullos identified all agenda items as consent items.