Saddle Club to host annual Riding For A Cure on April 29
The Gordon County Saddle Club members are excited to have the opportunity to once again host their annual Ride For A Cure event which is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, at Dry Creek Trails in Armuchee, to help support the fight against cancer!
Event registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with ride out at 10 a.m. A $10 gift donation per rider is requested, however, sponsoring a rider or monetary contributions is also an option for anyone who wishes to help support fundraising efforts.
Plans are for a pleasant 2.5-hour trail ride followed by sandwiches and snacks for participants, as well as a live auction for various items. All proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society.
We ask that you please follow the Gordon County Saddle Club Facebook page at facebook.com/gordoncounty.saddleclub, to stay updated with plans as the event date approaches. Should weather become an issue or other complications arise, notifications will be posted. For more information contact Desmond Fox at 770-548-5956.
GCSC meets the 4th Thursday of each month at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 Ga. 53 Spur, at 7 p.m.
A pair of housekeeping items were unanimously approved by commissioners with a change from 15 to 30 days of prior notice for public hearings from the Planning Commission to comply with a state law change, as well as an official change of meeting location from the County
Administration Building to the Judicial Building.
A request from Human Resources for an on-boarding and recruitment module from ADP was unanimously approved at a cost of $13,380. The new system, however, will allow the county to discontinue use of two other sites that currently cost a combined $12,500, bringing the net cost up by $880 annually.
“It will streamline the process from application all the way through payroll,” HR Director Don Holley said.
Also unanimously passed was a resolution to approve a Memorandum of Understanding concerning national settlements with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Allergan Finance LLC, Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy Inc., and Walgreens Co.
“This is another round of the opioid litigation,” County Administrator Jim Ledbetter said. “It defines what percentage Gordon County gets.”
Ledbetter said he believes the current distribution percentage of the settlement agreement is set at 25% to be shared by Georgia counties, and 75% to state, with funds to be used for the abatement of opioid use.
Finally, a County Administration request to approve furniture quotes from supplier Ernie Morris in the amount of $109,683 for the ongoing 1961 Courthouse renovation was unanimously approved. The funds will come from 2018 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax collections, coming in under the previously estimated $150,000 previously allocated.