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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, February 27,2019
DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION AGENDA - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
DAWSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ASSEMBLY ROOM
25 JUSTICE WAY, DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA 30534
4 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Presentation of Request to Accept FY
2019 Violence Against Women Act
Grant- Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy
Greg Rowan
2. Presentation of Request to Accept
Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council K9 Grant- Sheriff’s Office
Chief Deputy Greg Rowan
3. Presentation of FY 2020 Council of
Accountability Court Judges /
Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council Enhancement Grant for
Dawson County Treatment Court-
Treatment Services Director Debbie
Mott
4. Presentation of FY 2020 Council of
Accountability Court Judges
/ Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council Enhancement Grant for
Dawson County Family Treatment
Court- Treatment Services Director
Debbie Mott
5. Presentation of Request to Purchase
Two Fire Trucks- Emergency Services
Director Danny Thompson / Chief
Financial Officer Vickie Neikirk
6. Presentation of Request to Accept
Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant-
Emergency Services Director Danny
Thompson
7. Presentation of RFP #310-18 -
Design-Build Services for Fleet /
Public Works Complex Award
Recommendation - Guaranteed
Maximum Price Approval- Public
Works Director David McKee
8. Presentation of RFQ #22-19 - Results
and Budget Request- Fleet
Maintenance Director Shannon Harben
/ Purchasing Manager Melissa Hawk
9. Presentation of Emergency Services
Mobile Device Tablet Costs-
Purchasing Manager Melissa Hawk
10. Presentation of 2018 Board of
Commissioners’ Expenses-
Accounting & Budget Manager
Natalie Johnson
11. County Manager Report
12. County Attorney Report
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Those with disabilities who require certain accommodations in
order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or
who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting, should
contact the ADA Coordinator at 706-344-3666, extension 44514.
The county will make reasonable accommodations for those persons.
Ga. Association of Conservation Districts now
accepting submissions for poster, photo contest
RULES:
• Any medium can be used (paint, crayons, col
ored pencils, stickers, etc.).
• Posters can only be created by one individual,
not a group of individuals.
• The 2019 Stewardship theme “Life in the Soil:
Dig Deeper” must be included on the front side of
each poster submission to be eligible for the national
poster contest.
• Contest entry form must be attached to back of
poster.
• Posters are due to your local Conservation
District by May 31, 2019.
If you are interested in participating, contact your
local Conservation District or email info@gacd.us.
From staff reports
The annual Georgia
Association of
Conservation Districts
(GACD) Poster Contest
provides students from kin
dergarten through 12th
grade the chance to have
their art displayed as part
of a national conservation
outreach initiative.
Each year, the winning
posters reflect the National
Association of
Conservation District’s
(NACD) annual
Stewardship theme and
highlight the work of
Conservation Districts to
protect and enhance natural
resources.
The GACD Photo
Contest is open to all ama
teur photographers who
reside in Georgia.
Contestants are allowed to
enter as many as five pho
tos each year that fit into
one of the following four
categories:
Conservation Practices,
Close-up Conservation,
Conservation in Action,
Agriculture and
Conservation Across
Georgia.
One winner will be
selected for each category
and age division (adults are
ages 19 and older).
“Getting our young peo
ple interested in conserva
tion is what this poster and
photo contest are all about.
We are excited to see these
young people clearly inter
ested in conservation at a
variety of ages,” said Dan
Bennett, GACD past presi
dent.
Both contests start at the
local district level; winners
advance to the state com
petition, and then to the
national level, where win
ners receive recognition
and a cash prize at the
NACD Annual Meeting.
State level winning
photos will be on display
at the State USDA-Natural
Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) office in
Athens and used in future
publications.
Posters and photos are
due by May 31.
If you are interested in
participating, visit www.
gacd.us/education or con
tact your local Conservation
District.
Dawson County belongs
to the Upper Chattahoochee
River Conservation District.
LeAnn Rutledge, the dis
trict program assistant, can
be contacted at (706) 779-
2134 or at leann.rutledge@
gacd.us.
Arrest Reports
Feb. 19 Feb. 22
David Eric Brinkman, 31,
Cumming: State inmate, state sen
tence.
Feb. 20
Joseph Michael Bishop, 57,
Dawsonville: No registration, no
proof of insurance, hit and run, fail
ure to maintain lane, windshield and
windshield wiper requirements, tire
requirements, four counts probation
violation/misdemeanors, obstruction
of officer.
Kevin Warren English, 41,
Dawsonville: Possession of marijua
na less than one ounce, possession of
a controlled substance.
Roger Bryant Harbin, 34, Gillette,
Wyo.: Probation violation/felony.
Zachary Paul Latty, 20,
Dawsonville: Failure to comply/
treatment court.
Timothy Lang Mitchum, 54,
Dawsonville: Failure to comply/
treatment court.
Kenneth Richard Palmer, 51,
Gainesville: Failure to comply/drug
court.
Ekemini Eyoh Ubom, 26,
Cumming: Simple assault, four
counts battery, false imprisonment.
Feb. 21
Betty Chumbler Martin, 54,
Dawsonville: DUI/alcohol, failure to
maintain lane.
Ali Yohun Myrick, 42, Lorain,
Ohio: Probation violation/felony.
Jason Phillip Mathis, 42,
Dawsonville: Aggravated assault/
family violence.
Farrish Phillip Moon, 58,
Dawsonville: Aggravated child
molestation.
Kenja Ragland, 24, Dahlonega:
Driving while license suspended/
revoked, driving while unlicensed,
no proof of insurance, too fast for
conditions, failure to maintain lane.
Feb. 23
Matthew Jacob Brown, 30,
Cumming: DUI/alcohol, following
too closely.
Vicky Ann Brumfield, 56,
Acworth: Charges pending, DUI/
drugs, driving on wrong side of road.
Ryan Dean Hand, 18, Gainesville:
Driving on learners permit, defective
or no taillights.
William Andrew Rose, 38,
Dahlonega: Open container viola
tion, DUI/alcohol, failure to main
tain lane.
Jillian Hope Wilson, 30, Buford:
Expired tag, driver must apply for a
new license 60 days of change, no
proof of insurance, holding/support
ing/wireless telecommunication
device, DUI/drugs, following too
closely.
Feb. 24
Zach Thomas Gilbert, 19,
Cumming: Charges pending.
Levi William Luppino, 17,
Dawsonville: DUI/drugs less safe.
OBITUARIES
Pat Anderson
Pat Anderson, 80, of
Dawsonville, died Feb.
24, 2019.
Born Sept. 20, 1938 to
the late Ralph and
Dorothy Voygt, Pat was
raised in Merrill, Wis.
She had been a resident
of Dawsonville for over
10 years coming from
Forsyth County.
Pat’s philosophy in life
was always to give back
to the community. She
accomplished many
things throughout her life
including being part of a
group that started a
Montessori school in
Berea, Ohio and serving
as a teacher and director
of Eastminster
Presbyterian Preschool in
Stone Mountain for 25
years. Alongside her hus
band she helped grow the
U.S. Freestyle Wrestling
Federation from 300 kids
to over 4,000 and also
helped establish and oper
ate the Dawson County
Humane Society where
she spent every Saturday
for 10 years doing off-site
adoptions. A loving wife,
mother and grandmother,
she enjoyed quilting and
had donated over 100
quilts to Eagle Ranch.
Survivors include her
husband of almost 60
years, Russ Anderson;
daughter and son-in-law,
Marcey and Butch Dyer
of Florida; sons and
daughter-in-law, Jeff
Anderson of Decatur,
Rick and Angela
Anderson of LaGrange;
six grandchildren, Jessica,
Christina, Mitzi, Zach,
James, Austin; brother,
Richard Voygt of
Wisconsin; various other
relatives also survive.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. March 2
in the Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev.
Mike Owens officiating.
The family will receive
friends from noon until the
hour of service March 2.
In lieu of flowers dona
tions may be made to the
Dawson County Humane
Society: www.dawson-
countyhumanesociety.org
Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
Feb. 27, 2019 '
Ethel Mae Odum
Ethel Mae Odum, 100,
of Dawsonville, died Feb.
21,2019.
Born Oct. 18, 1918 to
the late Ed and Bertie
Mae Odum, she was a
lifelong resident of
Dawson County. Ethel
retired from Jesse Jewell
following many years of
service. She enjoyed cro
cheting, cooking, garden
ing and spent her life in
service to others.
Survivors include a
host of nieces, nephews;
various other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 in
the Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Interment
followed in Dawsonville
Memorial Gardens.
The family received
friends from 6-8 p.m. Feb.
23 at the funeral home.
Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
Feb. 27, 2019 '
Pamela Lynn
"Pam" Ritter
Pamela Lynn “Pam”
Ritter, 53, of Dawsonville,
died Feb. 22, 2019.
Pam was bom June 18,
1965 in Atlanta and had
lived in Dawson County
for the past 26 years hav
ing moved from Cumming.
Her mother, Sarah
Kent, preceded her in
death.
Survivors include her
husband, Daniel Ritter of
Dawsonville; daughter,
Caitlyn Gallichotte of
Australia; father and step
mother, Larry and Nancy
Kent of Good Hope; sister,
Karen Spradling of
Cumming; brother and sis
ter-in-law, Greg and
Melanie Kent of Ball
Ground; and a number of
nieces, nephews; various
other relatives also survive.
Memorial services were
held at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 in
the Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel.
The family received
friends beginning at noon
Feb. 26 at the funeral
home.
Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrange
ments.
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Feb. 27, 2019 '
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