The Floyd County Board of Commissioners this week approved an employee contract for the County Clerk, approved several grant applications, awarded bids for infrastructure and facility improvements, and recognized Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne.

The Board approved an employee contract for Aundi Lesley to serve as the County Clerk. Lesley currently serves as the Economic Development Director with the City of Canton and previously served as the Downtown Development Director for the City of Rome. She has almost ten years of local government experience.

The Board approved and ratified four grant applications:

  • Approved the application for the 2027 CJCC Local First Responders State Microgrant Program, a $20,000 reimbursement grant for the Sheriff’s Office. No local match is required.
  • Approved the ratification of the FY 2026 CERT Grant, a $43,200 reimbursement grant for Finance. No local match is required.
  • Approved the ratification of the FY 2026 Mental Health Court Grant Supplemental Award, requiring a budget revision to increase grant revenue by $15,285. This includes $6,000 supplemental award and a $9,285 correction for revenue omitted from the original 2026 grant budget, and to increase expenditure account by $6,000 to reflect the supplemental funding.
  • Approved the ratification of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY 2026 Kevin and Avonte Program Grant, a $141,492 federal grant application for the Sheriff’s Office AngelSense Community Safety Initiative Program. No local match or budget change is required.

The Board awarded two bids to IHC Construction Companies, LLC for pump replacement projects. Morgan Dairy Road will receive two 750 GPM vertical turbine pumps in the amount of $160,750. Burnett Ferry Road will receive two 500 GPM vertical turbine pumps in the amount of $140,000. Both projects will be funded through Water Capital with a combined cost savings of $123,500.

The Board also awarded a bid to North Georgia Equipment Company to purchase and install eleven rooftop HVAC units at the Floyd County Jail in the amount of $184,200. The project will be funded using 2023 SPLOST funds and no budget change is required.

Additionally, the Board awarded a bid to Tidwell Traffic Solutions for roadway thermal and paint striping for Public Works. The project includes $307,500 in grant funding already received and $91,825 in matching funds from the 2023 SPLOST. A budget increase will be required.

Special recognition was held for Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne for being named Constitutional Officer of the Year at the Constitutional Officers Association Conference in Savannah. This award is presented among Tax Commissioners, Probate Judges, Superior Court Clerks, and Sheriffs in Georgia. Payne also served as president of the Constitutional Officers Association this year and he has served as Floyd County Tax Commissioner since 2008