Dawson County Commissioners Meet in Work Session

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — The Dawson County Board of Commissioners met in a work session Thursday afternoon.

Commissioners listened to a request by the Dawson County Civitan Club to allocate a space at Veterans Memorial Park for the club to donate and install new inclusive playground equipment. The civic organization would like to make the park more inclusive and easier for citizens with disabilities to access.
Public Works Director David McKee gave commissioners an update on the Dawson Forest Road resurfacing project which was competitively bid out. Staff has recommended the work be awarded to the low bidder, Blount Construction in the amount of $2,367,486.50 with funding to come from SPLOST-VI funds.

McKee also reviewed the Dawson Forest pipeline rehabilitation project. Staff recommended the work be awarded to IPR Southeast in the amount of $143,000.

Emergency Services Director Lanier Swafford updated commissioners on several issues, including a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between Lanier Technical College and Dawson County that provides that Dawson County Emergency Services become a clinical site for Lanier Technical College’s EMT and Paramedic Students. Swafford recommended approval of the MoA and said it would give the county an opportunity to evaluate students in training to possibly identify future employees.

Swafford also recommended approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northeast Georgia Medical Center regarding data sharing for the purpose of attempting to improve outcomes for patents who suffer sudden cardiac arrest.

Swafford then reviewed a MoU drafted by the City of Dawsonville that would provide employees of Dawson County Emergency Services continuity in how and when fire hydrants are inspected to comply with the current recommendations of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and he recommended approval.