City of Griffin Board of Commissioners' Meeting October 27, 2026

The City of Griffin Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting was held October 27, 2026. The board approved consent agenda items 4 and 5 by a 7–0 vote; discussion described a capital equipment comparison for wastewater collection, with a John Deere backhoe-loader favored for safety and operating features and a Sourcewell government discount of nearly $100,000 from its $228,260 retail price. The transcript does not clearly state the final purchase price. The board also approved, 7–0, a $318,800 LJA Engineering Inc. master-service-agreement task order for Potato Creek Sewer Basin design and bid services. A second LJA task order for project representation services was approved 7–0; its amount is inconsistent in the transcript, given as $82,700 when the agenda amendment was introduced and $282,700 when the item was presented for approval. Site Med’s $33,985 single-source agreement for on-site NFPA 1582 firefighter medical examinations was approved 7–0 after discussion that another provider had not responded to repeated inquiries. The board also accepted an Electric Cities of Georgia year-end settlement and reimbursement of $18,656.89, directing all of it to the electric department’s pole-attachment inventory fund.

The board adopted changes to the consolidated fee schedule by a 7–0 vote and approved a first amendment to City Manager Jessica Watley O’Connor’s employment contract by a 5–2 vote. The amendment provides for 26 weeks of paid administrative leave if she is terminated without just cause, with related retirement-plan treatment. The city manager also reported a third CDBG grant award, described as totaling $12 million, but the transcript provides no related procurement decision. The board approved a special-use permit and associated variance for the Griffin Islamic Community Center, neither of which involved a procurement action.