Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Approval of minutes from the June 16, 2026 Pre-Commission Meeting

Approves minutes from the June 16, 2026 Pre-Commission meeting.

Macon-Bibb County Comprehensive Plan

Reviews the updated Macon-Bibb County Comprehensive Plan.

No recorded vote.

Planning and Zoning Presentation of the Macon-Bibb County Comprehensive Plan

Presents the updated Macon-Bibb County Comprehensive Plan.

No recorded vote.

Appointment to Authorities, Boards and Commissions

Appoints residents to county boards and commissions.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Appointing Willie Pitts, Margaret Rooyakkers And Shaneke Wooten To The Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Board;

Appoints Willie Pitts, Margaret Rooyakkers, and Shaneke Wooten to the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Board.

Fuel Haven Exxon located at 3004 Debra Allen Drive, Suite A, Macon, GARecommends Approval.

Approves an alcohol license for Fuel Haven Exxon at 3004 Debra Allen Drive.

Dolgencorp LLC DBA Dollar General # 9814 at 1370 Gray Highway, Macon, GARecommends Approval

Approves an alcohol license for the Dollar General at 1370 Gray Highway.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute An Agreement With Williams Communications, Inc., For Radio Equipment In The Amount Of $204,800.00, To Be Paid From The SPLOST 2018 Fund – Public Safety – Public Safety Other – Property Line Item;

Approves $204,800 with Williams Communications for public-safety radio equipment.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute An Agreement With Williams Communications, Inc., For The Replacement Of Radio Equipment In The Amount Of $137,277.52, To Be Paid From The SPLOST 2025 Fund – Public Safety – IT Upgrade – Property Line Item

Approves $137,277 with Williams Communications to replace radio equipment.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Williams Communications, Inc., For Post-Construction Drone Inspection Services In The Amount Of $82,320.00, To Be Paid From The SPLOST 2018 Fund – Public Safety – Public Safety Other – Property Line Item

Hires Williams Communications for $82,320 to provide post-construction drone inspections.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Vera Causa Group, LLC, For Public Information Officer And Strategic Advisor Services In The Amount Of $54,000.00, To Be Paid From The District Attorney Budget – Other Services – Investigative/Informant Fees Line Item

Hires Vera Causa Group for $54,000 to provide public-information and advisory services for the District Attorney.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Heir Media Corp. D/B/A HM Strategic Consulting, In The Amount Of $1,149,950.00, For IT Staffing Services, Payable From The Information Technology Budget – Contract Labor – Contractual Services Line Item;

Hires HM Strategic Consulting for $1,149,950 to provide IT staffing.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Granicus, LLC For Government Experience Agent Setup, Configuration, And Software Services In The Amount Of $48,750.00, To Be Paid From The Information Technology Budget – IT – Web Applications – Professional Services – Consulting Fees Line Item;

Hires Granicus for $48,750 to set up government customer-service software.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Gartner, Inc. In The Amount Of $133,800.00, For Executive Programs Leadership Team Services, Payable From The Information Technology Budget – Professional Services – Consulting Fees Line Item

Hires Gartner for $133,800 in IT leadership advisory services.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Progressive Communications, LLC For Managed Network Services In The Amount Of $37,032.00, To Be Paid From The General Fund – Non-Departmental – Repairs & Maintenance – Software License & Maintenance Line Item

Hires Progressive Communications for $37,032 in managed network services.

The motion on the floor was to approve.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Authorize The Mayor To Execute An Amendment To The Independent Contractor Agreement With Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates For Professional Architectural, Engineering, & Design Services For The Phase Iv Improvements At The Macon City Auditorium In The Amount Of $99,700.00, To Be Paid From 2018 Splost Funds – Culture &Recreation – Auditorium - Property;

Adds $99,700 to the design contract for Phase IV improvements at the Macon City Auditorium.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Authorize The Mayor To Execute An Independent Contractor Agreement With Professional Paving Services, LLC, For Asphalt Paving & Resurfacing Services, In The Amount Of $3,280,877.09, To Be Paid From 2026 LRA Grant Funds And 2018 SPLOST Funds – Road Work - Other;

Hires Professional Paving Services for $3.28 million to pave and resurface county roads.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute An Extension To The Professional Services Agreement With Blue Cedar Counseling, LLC At The Original Price Rate Of $1000.00 Per Week, For The Provision Of Clinical Treatment Assessor Services For The State Court Of Bibb County Probation Office Through June 30, 2027, To Be Paid From The State Court Probation Budget – Professional Services, Other Line Item;

Extends a $1,000-per-week counseling contract with Blue Cedar for State Court probation through June 2027.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Bryant Engineering, LLC In The Amount Of $117,000.00, For The Provision Of Engineering Design Services For The Heath Road Sidewalk Project, Payable From The Engineering Department Budget – Engineering Services – Professional Services – Consulting Fees Line Item;

Hires Bryant Engineering for $117,000 to design the Heath Road sidewalk project.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Component Change Orders # 1 And 2 To The Construction Manager-At-Risk Agreement With Barton Malow Builders LLC For Preliminary Work And Phase 1 Construction Services For The Macon Arena Project, In The Total Amount Of $28,262,438.00, Payable From 2025 SPLOST Bond Proceeds; 2025 SPLOST Revenues; And 2026 Arena Bond Proceeds;

Approves $28,262,438 in change orders with Barton Malow for early work on the Macon Arena project.

Purchase Orders and Change Orders

Approves purchase orders and contract change orders for county services.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Change Order With H.E. Hodge Company, Inc., For The Removal And Replacement Of Basketball Backboards At Kings Park, In The Amount Of $11,450.00, To Be Paid From The Splost 2018 Fund – Recreation – Other – Property Line Item

Approves $11,450 to replace basketball backboards at Kings Park.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Issuance Of A Purchase Order, In The Amount Of $300,000.00, To Liberty Disposal, Inc., For Services Related To The Disposal Of Waste On Behalf Of Macon-Bibb County, To Be Paid From The Solid Waste Management Fund City – Solid Waste Landfill – Other Services – Landfill Tipping Fees Line Item;

Approves a $300,000 order with Liberty Disposal to handle county waste disposal.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Mayor To Approve A Change Order, In The Amount Of $93,000.00, To The Purchase Order For Liberty Disposal, Inc., To Be Paid From The Solid Waste Management Fund City – Solid Waste Landfill – Other Services - Landfill Tipping Fees Line Item;

Adds $93,000 to the Liberty Disposal contract for landfill tipping fees.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Issuance Of A Purchase Order To Direct Technologies, Inc., In The Amount Of $130,000.00 For Postage Database Services For Solid Waste Bill Mailings, To Be Paid From Solid Waste Management Fund City – Solid Waste And Recycling Administration – Communications – Postage Line Item

Approves $130,000 for postage services to mail solid waste bills.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Issuance Of A Purchase Order In The Amount Of $160,812.27 To SHI International Corp. For The Annual Renewal Of Managed Microsoft Azure And Arcgis Cloud Services For The IT Department, To Be Paid From The Information Technology Budget – IT-GIS – Professional Services – Consulting Fees Line Item

Renews $160,812 in Microsoft Azure and ArcGIS cloud services for the IT Department.

An Ordinance Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Authorize A Supplemental Appropriation, In The Amount Of $52,795.00 From General Fund – Fund Balance To The GDOT – Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Grant Fund – Professional Services - Engineering Line Item, To Provide Funding For Additional Engineering Services For The Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Project; Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Change Order With Cranston Engineering Group. P.C., For Additional Engineering Services, In The Amount Of $52,795.00

Adds $52,795 for extra engineering on the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail through a change order with Cranston Engineering.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Council Of Accountability Courts Judges State Of Georgia Grant Award From The State Of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council For Fiscal Year 2027, In The Amount Of $299,679.00, With Matching Funds In The Amount Of $52,885.00, Payable In Kind As Existing Employee Salaries, Awarded To Fund The Macon Judicial Circuit Adult Felony Drug Court And Mental Health Court Programs;

Accepts a $299,679 state grant for the circuit's adult drug court and mental health court.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Council Of Accountability Courts Judges State Of Georgia Grant Award From The State Of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council For Fiscal Year 2027, In The Amount Of $169,074.20, With Matching Funds In The Amount Of $29,837.00, Payable In Kind As Existing Employee Salaries, Awarded To Fund The Macon Judicial Circuit Family Treatment Court Program;

Accepts a $169,074 state grant to fund the Macon Judicial Circuit's Family Treatment Court.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Juvenile Justice Incentive Grant From The State Of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council For Fiscal Year 2027, In The Amount Of $365,114.00, With No Local Match, Awarded To The Bibb County Juvenile Court;

Accepts a $365,114 state grant for the Bibb County Juvenile Court, with no local match.

Code Of Ordinances

Amends the county code of ordinances.

No recorded vote.

An Ordinance Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Amend The Definition Of “Commodity” In Section 19-1 Of The Macon-Bibb County Code Of Ordinances, So As To Include Software Products Or Services;

Updates the county code so the word commodity includes software products and services.

An Ordinance Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Amend Chapter 4 Of The Macon-Bibb County Code Of Ordinances To Prohibit The Filing Of Successive Alcohol License Applications For Business Locations With Two Or More Failed Applications In The Preceding Three Years; And For Other Lawful Purposes.

Bans repeat alcohol license applications from sites rejected twice in the past three years.

The motion on the floor was to approve.

Amendment to the IT Organizational Chart

Updates the IT Department's organizational chart.

No recorded vote.

An Ordinance Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission To Amend The Macon-Bibb County Information Technology Department’s Organizational Chart As Provided Herein;

Updates the IT Department's organizational chart.

Resolution of Support

Backs the county's application to a state affordable-housing program for South Macon.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing And Supporting Macon-Bibb County’s Application To Participate In The Georgia Initiative For Community Housing’s 2027 Cohort, With A Focus On Affordable Housing In The South Macon/Houston Avenue Area;

Supports the county's application to a state program for affordable housing in South Macon and Houston Avenue.

Bragg Jam

Lets the Bragg Jam festival serve alcohol on designated downtown Macon streets.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of Macon-Bibb County Commission Authorizing Bragg Jam, Inc., A Nonprofit Organization, To Hold Its 2026 Concert Crawl In Downtown Macon, Georgia, On Saturday, July 25, 2026; To Permit Festival Goers To Carry And Consume Alcoholic Beverages In And About The Designated Streets Of Downtown Macon Under Specified Conditions; To Require Bragg Jam, Inc. To Provide For And/Or Reimburse Macon-Bibb County For All Expenses Incurred For Security And Clean-Up

Authorizes the Bragg Jam concert crawl downtown on July 25, allowing outdoor alcohol under set rules.

Ocmulgee Mounds Strategic Plan

Adopts the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park strategic plan into the county's comprehensive plan.

No recorded vote.

A Resolution Of The Macon-Bibb County Commission Endorsing Ocmulgee National Park And Preserve Initiative, Inc.’s Ocmulgee Mounds National Park And Preserve Corridor Strategic Plan And Adopting The Plan Into The Local Comprehensive Plan;

Endorses the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park corridor plan and adds it to the county's comprehensive plan.

Executive Session

Meets privately with legal counsel to discuss lawsuits, property deals, and personnel matters.