EMERGENCY
SERVICE BOARD
ORGANIZATION MEETING
August
27, 1998
2:00
P.M.
CITY
HALL
PRESENT WERE: Chairman Tim
Sherrod, Mayor Roy Campbell, Councilman Earl Williams, Commissioner Josh
Herring, Interim County Manager Veon Williams, City Manager Tom Berry, City
Attorney Will Sanders, Commissioner I.L. Mullins, and Mr. L.C. Cole, State Fire
Marshall.
Mr. L.C. Cole, of the State Fire Marshall's Office
opened the meeting stating this meeting was to officially begin the process for
this Board to become a pact with a "Mutual Aid Agreement" adopted by
Thomas County and the City of Thomasville with sanctions of the State Fire
Marshall's office. Mr. Cole then
relinquished the floor to the two entities designated authorities being Interim
County Manager Veon Williams and City Manager Tom Berry to adopt the mutually
agreed upon bylaws.
On motion of City Manager Tom Berry and seconded by
Interim County Manager Veon Williams, the board agreed to adopt the
"BYLAWS OF THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD", to
include an addendum to govern the (5) fifth member of the Board of Directors
for the Emergency Services Board.
City Attorney Will Sanders stated that the next phase of
this process in establishing the Emergency Services Board is for the minutes of
this organizational meeting to be sent to the Attorney General's office and
then to the Secretary of State's Office.
Election of Board of Directors as follows:
City Manager Tom Berry nominated Mayor Roy Campbell and
Councilman Earl Williams, representing the City of Thomasville, to the Board of
Director and the Committee agreed unanimously.
Interim County Manager Veon Williams nominated
Commissioners Tim Sherrod and Josh Herring representing Thomas County, to the
Board of Directors, and the Committee agreed unanimously.
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Emergency
Services Board as follows:
Councilman Earl Williams nominated Commissioner Tim
Sherrod as Chairman of the Emergency Services Board. With no other nominations
the floor was closed.
On motion of Councilman Earl Williams and seconded by
Commissioner I.L. Mullins Committee voted unanimously to elect Tim Sherrod as
Chairman of the Emergency Services Board.
On motion of Commissioner Tim Sherrod and seconded by
Commissioner Mullins Mayor Roy Campbell was voted unanimously to serve as
Vice-Chairman of the Emergency Services Board.
Attorney Will Sanders stated that the basic codes
section for forming this Board has been met.
The next order of business is to establish a bank
account and acquire a Tax I.D. number. The two managers were asked to complete
these task.
Interim County Manager Veon Williams reported that a
walk through of the existing City Hall proved to be more than adequate space
for the proposed staff to be housed in the building.
The managers will work on formulating a employment
contract for the Emergency Services Director.
On motion of Commissioner Sherrod and seconded by Mayor
Campbell the meeting was adjourned.
Meeting closed
Submitted respectfully,
Brenda A. Daniels
Executive Secretary