• Board presentation of proclamation declaring October 4-10, 2026 as 4-H Week in Forsyth County. (item IV-1) Routine.

• Adoption of minutes from the regular meeting and public hearings of September 17, 2026. (item VI-1) Routine.

• Adoption of minutes from the work session and executive session of September 22, 2026. (item VI-2) Routine.

• Board authorization for Sheriff’s Office to apply for U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance FY26 Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $12,139.00 to purchase Automated External Defibrillators for patrol units. — $12,139 (item VII-1-A) Routine.

• Board authorization to apply for FY27 Association County Commissioners of Georgia Georgia County Internship Program Grant in the amount of $3,259.50 with a required match of $2,530.00 to hire an intern for the Finance Department during summer 2027. — $3,259.5 (item VII-1-B) Routine.

• Board approval of resolution authorizing execution of Google Maps Content License Agreement to provide authoritative geospatial datasets of the county to Google, LLC at no cost. (item VII-1-C) Routine.

• Board adoption of resolution appointing Tom Brown to the Administrative Committee as the Employee At-Large Member for a four-year term or until his employment with the county terminates. (item VII-1-D) Routine.

• Board approval of James Creek Water Reclamation Facility Anoxic Zone Cover Replacement project with R2T, Inc. under the Indefinite Quantity Mechanical Contractor Contract in the amount of $445,456.89. — $445,456.89 (item VII-1-E) Routine.

• Board award of Bid 26-76-1620 to D.H. Pace Company in the amount of $260,816.00 for Fire Station 12 Four-Fold Apparatus Bay door replacement. — $260,816 (item VII-1-F) Routine.

• Board approval of two non-residential gas meter upgrades in the amount of $1,292.80 to support new generators for Old Atlanta and Fowler Park Recreation Centers. — $1,292.8 (item VII-1-G) Routine.

• Board award of Bid 26-74-3150 to Reedwick, LLC in the amount of $168,697.00 for Traffic Signal Installation at SR 9 & Hopewell Road. — $168,697 (item VII-1-H) Routine.

• Board award of Bid 26-75-3150 to Blount Construction Co. in the amount of $9,379,147.17 for the 2026 Road Resurfacing Program. — $9,379,147.17 (item VII-1-I) A major contract for county roadway resurfacing across multiple locations.

• Board approval of client acknowledgment and novation of existing agreements from BCC Engineering, LLC d/b/a Heath & Lineback to Parsons Transportation Group Inc. for Big Creek Greenway Engineering Services As-Needed and Roadway Connectivity/Pedestrian CEI Services task orders. (item VII-1-J) Routine.

• Board award of RFP 26-65-1514 to Backbone Infrastructure, LLC for Progressive Design Build Services for the SPLOST IX Bundle 5 Project, with a preliminary stage cost of $692,500.00 and a design-builder’s fee of 15.5%. — $692,500 (item VII-1-K) Routine.

• Board approval of purchase in the amount of $244,610.00 for parking lot lighting installation by Sawnee EMC at Sharon Springs Park. — $244,610 (item VII-1-L) Routine.

• Board appointment of Commissioner Moore as the Board of Commissioners member on the Steering Committee related to the Comprehensive Plan 2027 update. (item VII-1-M) Routine.

• Board approval to postpone a board-generated rezoning for ZA4163, Tipton Development LLC, to the October 20, 2026 work session meeting. (item VII-1-N) Item postponed from March 24, 2026 agenda; board may consider rezoning to constitutional zoning designation if land disturbance permit application not submitted within 18 months of approval.

• Board adoption of proclamation declaring October 4-10, 2026 as 4-H Week in Forsyth County. (item VII-2) Routine.

• Board adoption of resolution authorizing affidavit concerning the executive session of September 22, 2026. (item VII-3) Routine.

• Approval for the county attorney to petition a court to allow the county to foster or place for adoption eight animals seized as evidence during an animal cruelty investigation. (item VII-4) Routine.

• Public hearing and possible vote regarding an alternate design for SVS Retail Real Estate LLC, Parcel 053-038, AD260018. (item VIII-1) Proposed alternate design for retail real estate project.

• Public hearing and possible vote regarding amendment of zoning conditions on ZA4234 (SVS Traders LLC) by SVS Retail Real Estate LLC with a variance to reduce required off-street loading spaces from 4 to 3. (item VIII-2) Zoning variance request affecting parking and loading requirements for a retail project.

• Public hearing and possible vote regarding an alternate design for Ravi Nakkina with variances to reduce landscape strip along Castleberry Road from 15 feet to 0 feet and along Carla Pruitt Lane from 10 feet to 0 feet. (item VIII-3) Zoning variance request affecting landscape buffer requirements.

• Public hearing and possible vote regarding amendment of zoning conditions on ZA2975 (Norma R Vaughan) by trinityfortune llc with variances to reduce stream buffer from 50 feet to 0 feet, impervious setback from 75 feet to 0 feet, and required off-street loading spaces from 5 to 0. (item VIII-4) Multiple significant variances affecting environmental buffers, setbacks, and loading requirements; item postponed from five prior agenda dates since February.

• Public hearing and possible vote regarding amendments to the Unified Development Code related to cottage food operations, non-conforming situations, retaining walls, and editorial clarifications. (item VIII-5) Zoning code amendments affecting food operations, land use non-conformity, and construction standards; first public hearing held before Planning Commission on August 25, 2026.

• Board consideration of the request by Amanda Arnold of Clear Water Pools, LLC for a public hearing regarding an appeal of the Zoning Board of Appeals’ decision on VA260027, denied on September 1, 2026. (item XI-1) Appeal of zoning variance denial for pools company.

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