Live with the County Commissioner

10:12 a.m. That concludes the meeting.

10:08 a.m. Brown approved an agreement with Starcrest of Cartersville to apply for a transfer of funds under the Upper Payment Limit Rate Adjustment Program, a federal grant program. The county owns the Starcrest building.

10: 06 a.m. Brown approved an agreement with the Georgia Department of Corrections and Paulding Probation Detention Center for inmate work crew services (three crews at $9,875.00 per month).

10:05 a.m. The commissioner signed an agreement with the city of Kingston, to which it will provide animal control services.

10:03 a.m. An amendment to the State of Emergency Declaration of April 28 allows for special code enforcement fees, temporary housing for those affected by the tornadoes, and the registration of contractors and restricting them from overcharging.

Brown said the county will not be charging for permitting fees.

The county could spend $400,000 to $500,000 on clean up, but the costs of the storms to the county could be an estimated $1 million, including overtime and waived fees.

Brown said those costs could necessitate a budget amendment, but officials are not ready to say how much that could be or when it could happen.

10:02 a.m. The commissioner awarded a $68.50-per-ton bid for storm clean up and demolition services.