Macon-Bibb County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Complete Streets Committee approves minutes; SPLOST panel hears project updates

Macon-Bibb County boards met over the past two weeks, with the Complete Streets Compliance Committee taking the only formal vote. Other meetings covered retirement, road and arena projects, and pedestrian safety planning.

Complete Streets Committee

The Complete Streets Compliance Committee approved the Feb. 17, 2026 meeting minutes at its Aug. 18 meeting. The vote was unanimous and included an amendment updating Michael Greenwald's title to MPO Administrator.

Members also heard updates on the Bi-Annual Complete Streets Report, which is due June 30, 2026, and discussed speed bump requests near Hotel Forty Five and the Otis Redding Museum. The committee noted receipt of a Safe Route to School Grant and discussed inviting a Transit Authority representative to a future meeting.

SPLOST Advisory Committee

The SPLOST Advisory Committee met Aug. 17 for an informational update on 2018 and 2025 SPLOST projects. No new decisions were made.

For the 2018 SPLOST, total income was $343.7 million, with $290.9 million spent or encumbered and $52.7 million cash on hand. The 2025 SPLOST has $91.6 million in total income, $49.3 million spent or encumbered, and $42.3 million cash on hand.

Project updates included:

• Jail expansion: Jericho Design Group contract, maximum $34 million, with phases 1-3 under budget.
• New arena: $350 million bond approved, design development complete, completion expected September 2028.
• Road milling: $19.7 million awarded for 88.16 miles, with 175 miles total completed in the last year.

Fire and Police Pension Board

The Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System board held a special-called meeting Aug. 11 to consider the retirement of Anthony Hubbard from the Sheriff/Corrections Administration after 41 years of service. The agenda included only this retirement item, a call to order, and adjournment. Minutes have not yet been published, so no decision is confirmed. The next regular meeting is set for Sept. 1, 2026.

Pedestrian Safety Review Board

The Pedestrian Safety Review Board met Aug. 18 with a largely procedural agenda. Items included an update on the SS4A grant funding match, plans to honor Michael Ryan, the PSRB website, and vice chair nominations. Subcommittee reports covered Complete Streets, Traffic Safety Manager, and Enforcement. No decisions were listed in the agenda.

Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board

The Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board held a committee meeting Aug. 13 with only standard agenda items: call to order, approval of minutes, old business, new business, and adjournment. No specific decisions or financial items were listed.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are scheduled in the next 14 days, according to the provided data.

Macon-Bibb commissioners weigh $7M in paving, $1.6M communications site

Macon-Bibb County's Board of Commissioners met Aug. 4 with a consent agenda that included more than $7 million in road paving contracts and a $1.6 million rooftop communications site at Atrium Health Navicent. Minutes from the meeting have not yet been published, so no votes are confirmed. Several pension boards also met that day, and a special pension board meeting is scheduled for Aug. 11.

Board of Commissioners

The board's Aug. 4 agenda included 20 resolutions and ordinances, among them:

• **Road paving:** Three asphalt contracts totaling $7,330,250.83 — $2,458,187.00 with Stafford Builders & Consultants, and two with Professional Paving Services, LLC for $2,517,305.93 and $2,354,757.90.
• **Communications site:** A $1,635,721.82 contract with Williams Communications, Inc. for a rooftop communications site at Atrium Health Navicent, paid from SPLOST 2025.
• **Sidewalk:** A $499,143.33 contract with KW Underground, LLC for sidewalk construction along Jeffersonville Road.
• **Pedestrian bridge:** A memorandum of understanding with Georgia DOT for a pedestrian bridge over the Ocmulgee River as part of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail.
• **Basketball court dedications:** Two ordinances dedicating courts at Kings Park Community Center and Frank Johnson Recreation Center in honor of Corey Williams and Sharone Wright, each with $5,000 appropriations.
• **Airport land:** Purchase of two parcels — 8355 Hawkinsville Road (2.72 acres) and 2149 FAA Boulevard (5.00 acres) — for $325,570.00.
• **Alcohol licenses:** New licenses for Barrington Hall Golf Club, B & T Food Fresh, and Capricorn Studios Manager.

The board also held an executive session to discuss litigation, property, and personnel matters.

Pension boards

Three pension boards met Aug. 4, all with agenda items but no published minutes.

• **Fire and Police Pension Board:** Considered retirement updates for David Henning, Edward Johnson, Troy Akers, and beneficiary Nancy Stokes. Invoices included McGriff Fiduciary Insurance Renewal ($31,097.00), Eagle Capital Management ($85,458.53), SLC Management ($35,618.24), and Principal Custody Solutions ($12,630.37). A presentation from Mariner was also scheduled.
• **Macon Pension Plan (Division A):** Reviewed a $17,600.00 McGriff fiduciary insurance renewal (Invoice #5796604), a retirement update for Timothy Hiley (Public Works/Streets & Roads, 30.5833 years of service), and an investment update from Morgan Stanley Graystone Consultants.
• **Pension Trustees Board of the MBC Pension Plan:** Considered invoices from McGriff ($26,511.00), Eagle Capital Management ($41,959.14), Galliard by Allspring ($17,482.61), Principal Custody Solutions ($11,635.31), and Richmond Capital Management ($17,199.00), plus a Mariner presentation.

The Defined Contribution Plan board also met Aug. 4 but had no substantive items on its agenda.

Other boards

The Construction Board of Appeals met Aug. 5 to discuss permit process changes and approve prior minutes; no votes were scheduled. The Martin Luther King Jr. Board met Aug. 6 with only procedural items.

Coming up

• **Aug. 11 — Fire and Police Pension Board (special-called):** Will consider the retirement of Anthony Hubbard from Sheriff/Corrections Administration after 41 years of service. The next regular meeting is set for Sept. 1.
• **Aug. 13 — Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board:** Committee meeting with no substantive items listed.

Macon-Bibb commission considered $28.3M arena change order; pension boards and paving contracts on tap this week

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners' July 21 agenda included a $28,262,438 change order for Phase 1 of the Macon Arena construction project with Barton Malow Builders LLC — the largest single dollar item among recent county government meetings. Minutes for that meeting have not yet been published, so the outcome of the vote is not confirmed in the available record.

Board of Commissioners — July 21

The commission's July 21 agenda listed several high-dollar contracts and ordinances for consideration. Because minutes are not yet published, these items are reported as scheduled for action, not as confirmed decisions.

• **Macon Arena Phase 1 change orders:** $28,262,438.00 with Barton Malow Builders LLC.
• **Asphalt paving and resurfacing:** $3,280,877.09 with Professional Paving Services, LLC.
• **IT staffing services:** $1,149,950.00 with Heir Media Corp. D/B/A HM Strategic Consulting.
• **Ocmulgee Heritage Trail engineering services:** $52,795.00.
• **New alcohol beverage licenses:** Fuel Haven Exxon (3004 Debra Allen Drive) and Dollar General #9814 (1370 Gray Highway).
• **Ordinance amendments:** One item proposed amending the definition of "commodity" to include software products or services; another proposed prohibiting successive alcohol license applications.

Pedestrian Safety Review Board — July 21

The Pedestrian Safety Review Board was scheduled to receive subcommittee reports on engineering, enforcement, and public communication. The agenda also included a discussion of the county's new website with Barbara Marlin of MBC IT, an update on a plaque to honor Michael Ryan, a Complete Street Report, and a Traffic Safety Manager Report. Minutes are not yet published.

Coming up

Several boards meet the week of August 4, with pension-related items dominating the schedule.

August 4 — Fire and Police Pension Board: The board will consider retirement updates for David Henning, Edward Johnson, Troy Akers, and beneficiary Nancy Stokes, plus a presentation from Mariner. Invoices scheduled for review total $184,804.14, including a McGriff Fiduciary Insurance renewal ($31,097.00), an Eagle Capital Management LLC quarterly invoice ($85,458.53), an SLC Management invoice ($35,618.24), and a Principal Custody Solutions invoice ($12,630.37).

August 4 — Macon Pension Plan (Division A): The board will review a McGriff Fiduciary Insurance renewal (Invoice #5796604) for $17,600.00, a retirement update for Timothy Hiley (Public Works/Streets & Roads) with 30.5833 years of service, and an investment update from Morgan Stanley Graystone Consultants.

August 4 — Pension Trustees Board of the MBC Pension Plan: Invoices scheduled for approval include McGriff Fiduciary Insurance Renewal ($26,511.00), Eagle Capital Management LLC ($41,959.14), Galliard by Allspring ($17,482.61), Principal Custody Solutions ($11,635.31), and Richmond Capital Management, Inc. ($17,199.00). A presentation from Mariner is also listed.

August 4 — Defined Contribution Plan: A routine meeting at 700 Poplar Street with no substantive decisions listed.

August 4 — Board of Commissioners: The commission will review more than $7 million in asphalt paving contracts, including Stafford Builders & Consultants ($2,458,187.00) and Professional Paving Services, LLC (two contracts: $2,517,305.93 and $2,354,757.90). Other agenda items include a communications site construction agreement at Atrium Health Navicent with Williams Communications, Inc. for $1,635,721.82, sidewalk construction along Jeffersonville Road with Kw Underground, LLC for $499,143.33, purchase of real estate at 8355 Hawkinsville Road and 2149 Faa Boulevard for $325,570.00, and new alcohol beverage licenses for Barrington Hall Golf Club, B & T Food Fresh, and Capricorn Studios Manager.

August 5 — Construction Board of Appeals: Scheduled to discuss operational changes to the permit process and approve prior minutes. No substantive votes listed.

August 6 — Martin Luther King Jr. Board: A routine procedural meeting at Martin Luther King Jr. School with no substantive business listed.

Macon-Bibb Pension Boards Approve Over $113,000 in Invoices; Commissioners to Vote on $28.3M Arena Change Order

Three Macon-Bibb County pension boards met July 7 and authorized more than $113,000 in consulting and investment invoices, while the Board of Commissioners is set to consider a $28.26 million change order for the Macon Arena project at its July 21 meeting.

Note: All four recent meetings listed below are marked as agenda-only, meaning minutes have not yet been published. The summaries describe actions taken, but final confirmation awaits published minutes.

Fire and Police Pension Board

The Macon-Bibb Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System Board authorized payment of two Mariner Institutional, LLC invoices, each for $23,750.00, totaling $47,500. The board also approved back-pay motions for three retirees: Stewart Cronin for nine months, Billy McCullough for twelve months, and Wesley Daniels for fourteen months. The board ordered the 2027 actuary report and approved retirement benefits for several long-serving employees.

Macon Pension Plan (Division A)

The Macon Pension Plan (Division A) board approved its meeting agenda and the May 5, 2026 minutes. The agenda approval was moved by Board Member Woody and seconded by Board Member Toliver; the minutes approval was moved by Board Member Gaudet and seconded by Board Member Woody. The board approved retirements for three staff members: Lisa Holmes-Hughes (27.5 years of service), Stephanie Freeman (39.9167 years), and Steven Hall (5.1667 years). The board reviewed the June 2026 Investment Review Report presented by Morgan Stanley Graystone Consultants. No invoices were submitted for approval.

Pension Trustees Board of the MBC Pension Plan

The Macon-Bibb Pension Trustees Board approved minutes from its June 2, 2026 meeting and authorized three invoices totaling $65,652.30:

• Mariner Institutional invoices: $37,500
• Richmond invoice: $16,402
• Segall Bryant & Hamill invoice: $11,748.30

The board received a presentation on investment performance and noted no retirements.

Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board Committee

The Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board Committee met July 9. The agenda consisted of procedural boilerplate with no specific decisions or discussion topics listed.

Coming Up

Board of Commissioners — July 21: The commission will vote on a $28,262,438 change order for Phase 1 of the Macon Arena project (Barton Malow Builders LLC), a $3,280,877.09 asphalt paving and resurfacing contract with Professional Paving Services, LLC, and a $1,149,950 IT staffing services contract with Heir Media Corp. D/B/A HM Strategic Consulting. The agenda also includes new alcohol beverage licenses for Fuel Haven Exxon (3004 Debra Allen Drive) and Dollar General #9814 (1370 Gray Highway), an ordinance to amend the definition of "commodity" to include software products or services, an ordinance to prohibit successive alcohol license applications, and $52,795.00 for Ocmulgee Heritage Trail engineering services.

Pedestrian Safety Review Board — July 21: The board will receive subcommittee reports on engineering, enforcement, and public communication. Barbara Marlin of MBC IT will discuss the county's new website. The board will also provide an update on a plaque to honor Michael Ryan, along with a Complete Streets Report and a Traffic Safety Manager Report.