This is an informal rundown of what happened at the May 5, 2026 Statesboro City Council meeting.
Call to Order by Mayor Jonathan McCollar – All council members present
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Pro Tem Shari Barr
Recognitions & Presentations
A) Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing May 4, 2026 as International Firefighters Day.
B) Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing May 2026 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
C) Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing the week of May 11-17, 2026 as Statesboro Bike Week.
Public Comments (Agenda Item) No one was present to address council.
Consideration of Motion to approve the Consent Agenda
A) Approval of Minutes
a) 04-21-2026 Work Session Minutes
b) 04-21-2026 Council Minutes
Approved unanimously.
Public Hearing & Consideration of a Motion to approve an application for an alcohol license in accordance with The City of Statesboro alcohol ordinance Sec. 6-13 (a)
The Slider Joint
Owner: Travis Phillips
Location: 22 W. Vine St.
License Type: Restaurant
No opposition. Approved unanimously.
Consideration of a motion to approve Resolution 2026-18: A Resolution to adopt the second amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget for each fund of the City of Statesboro, Georgia, appropriating the amounts shown in each budget as expenditures/expenses, adopting the several items of revenue anticipations, and prohibiting expenditures or expenses from exceeding the actual funding appropriated.
From the council agenda:
The amendment is to budget for expenses through the year not anticipated such as increase in Surveying Fees in the Engineering Department, Bank Card Charges in the Finance Department, Public Defender Services for the Municipal Court and Debt Service Payments in the General Fund.
An increase in interest revenue and increases in the housing rehabilitation in the ARPA Fund, increase in both revenues and expenses for KSBB and Bullet Proof Vest Program in the Multiple Grant Fund, increase in Proceeds from Insurance, Contract labor and Vehicles in the Fire Fund, Contract Services in the South Main TAD, increase in revenues for the 2019 SPLOST as well as expenditures for the Police Vehicles, Fire Portable Radios and Fire Station, and Transfer to Solid Waste Disposal Fund, increase in revenues for the LMIG Grant and Interest Revenues in the 2023 TSPLOST, increase in revenue and expenditure for LMIG Akins Boulevard, and increase in Grant Stream Restoration. It also appropriates the amounts shown in each fund as expenditures or expenses for unexpected, but approved purchases throughout the year.
See pages 31-34 of agenda packet.
Staff recommended approval.
Approved unanimously.
Consideration of a motion to approve a contract with Judicial Alternatives of Georgia, Inc (JAG) regarding the provision of probation and pre-trial supervision services for defendants in Statesboro Municipal Court.
JAG has provided these services in Municipal Court since 2018. An RFP was issued, and JAG was the only responsive bid submitted. There is no budget impact as the $45 monthly fee is paid by probationer or supervisee.
Approved unanimously.
Consideration of a motion to approve a bid and enter into a contract with Fine Point Services for $364,778.46 to replace the tipping floor at the Landfill Transfer Station, funded by Solid Waste Disposal Reserve Funds
The Transfer Station Tipping Floor is the location where all residential and commercial solid waste is transferred from garbage trucks to the trucks that transport the material to Superior Landfill in Chatham County. The floor has experienced rapid damage and deterioration over the past year, due to wear from equipment transferring the solid waste, as well as chemicals from the waste. This damage has made parts of the floor unusable and has reduced the capacity of the floor for operations. The push wall is also damaged from years of use as well.
The work in this contract includes removal and replacement of the existing floor and push wall., as well as the removal of a truck well and scales that are no longer used. The City received sealed bids for the project on April 15, 2026. Two bids were received, with Fine Point Services being the low bidder. Fine Point Services met all requirements of the bid package.
The work is to be funded using Solid Waste Disposal Division reserve funds.
Staff recommends approval of a contract with Fine Point Services, in the amount of $364,778.46 for construction of Transfer Station Tipping Floor replacement.
Approved unanimously.
Consideration of a motion to approve a bid and enter into a contract with Tim Lanier Construction, LLC, for $316,748.78 for the construction of ENG-114 Edwina Drive Roadway Improvements, to be funded by 2023 TSPLOST funds.
Edwina Drive is a city street which has pavement deficiencies, sub-standard width and does not have a cul-de-sac at the end of the street. Vehicles that drive to the end of the street, including garbage trucks, delivery trucks, school buses, and others, must either back down the street or turn around in a driveway or grass lot. The project proposes to construct a cul-de-sac and drainage improvements, and repave the street.
Sealed bids for the project were received by the City on April 15, 2026. Three bids were received. The low bidder, Tim Lanier Construction, LLC, meets all of the requirements of the bid package.
Staff recommends approval of a contract with Tim Lanier Construction, LLC, in the amount of $316,748.78 for construction of ENG-114 Edwina Drive Improvements Project.
The project would be funded by ENG-114, which currently has $445,000 budgeted in 2023 TSPLOST funds.
Approved unanimously.
Public Comments (General) – No one present to address council
Other Business from City Council
None.
City Managers Comments
City Manager Charles Penny was not present.
Consideration of a Motion to enter into Executive Session to discuss “Personnel Matters” “Real Estate” and/or “Potential Litigation” in accordance with O.C.G.A 50-14-3(b)
Council entered into executive session at 9:27 a.m.
