March 25, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Commissioners of Northwest Georgia Housing Authority
Held March 25, 2026
The Board of Commissioners of Northwest Georgia Housing Authority met at its regular meeting at 326 W 9th St. Rome, Georgia, 8:30 a.m., on the 25th day of March, 2026
Called to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Betty Sue Hickman, and, upon roll call, those present and absent are as follows
Present: Betty Sue Hickman, Billy Cooper, Brian Bojo, Mary Clark, Corey Townsend, Ronnie Wallace
Absent: None
Chairperson Hickman declared a quorum present.
Others in attendance: Justin Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Hannah Turner, Chief Operations Officer, Amanda Fox, Chief of Staff, James Garvin, Chief Financial Officer, Billy Pasley, Director of IT, Rand Nichols, Director of Security & YouthBuild, Le Shay Denton, Director of Housing, Madonna Murphy, Director of Compliance, Jojo Garrett, Assistant Director of Maintenance, Stewart Duggan, Attorney, Harry Brock, City of Rome.
Approval of Minutes of regular meeting held on February 25, 2026 - Chairperson Hickman asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes. Commissioner Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Approval of Minutes of special called meeting held on March 3, 2026 - Chairperson Hickman asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes. Commissioner Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Old Business - None
New Business
Approval of Resolution 19-2026: Approval of Pest Control Services - Ms. Madonna Murphy presented the awarded contract for pest control services to Three Rivers Exterminator. The contract includes a first-year cost of $92,376 for monthly service and a second-year cost of $46,188 for bi-monthly service. Commissioner Wallace made a motion to approve Resolution 19-2026, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Approval of Resolution 20-2026: Approval of Terms of Sale of Bill Collins Village at Summerville Park - Mr. Justin Jones and Mr. Stewart Duggan reported NWGHA has received a written offer for the purchase of the housing units known as Bill Collins Village at Summerville Park in the amount of $1,750,000.00 and the Board of Commissioners hereby approves the terms of sale, including a $20,000 escrow deposit to be applied toward the purchase price at closing, which escrow deposit shall be forfeited to NWGHA should the Buyer fail to timely close, unless the closing date is extended by mutual agreement of the parties and/or the Buyer withdraws the offer within the approved ten (10) day due diligence period. Lastly, a strong cash backup offer is expected today. Commissioner Bojo made a motion to approve Resolution 20-2026, seconded by Commissioner Wallace. The motion was approved by majority vote.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Wallace
No: Townsend - "I do not believe we need to reduce the number of affordable house options in our community", and "the cost per unit to build and replace the housing we are selling exceeds the proceeds per unit we will receive from the sale of the property"
Reports
Finance Department Update - James Garvin reported December 2025 ending cash available is $3,015,837. The total Operating Expenses for December 2025 are $14,481,135. Total Operation Revenues are $13,592,841. Approval of NWGHA Financial Statements for December 2025:
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Chief Executive Officer Comments
Justin Jones presented the CEO report, which included a summary of current operational updates. Secondly, the GAHRA Conference will be held May 18 - 20, 2026 in Jekyll Island, GA. Lastly, a Commissioner's and Family Night will be held at the Rome Emperor's Game on July 25, 2026.
Commissioner Comments - None.
Executive Session
Chairperson Hickman asked for a motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of real estate and personnel matters. Commissioner Townsend made a motion to adjourn Regular Session, seconded by Commissioner Clark. The motion passed unanimously. No action was taken during the Executive Session. Commissioner Wallace made a motion to return to Regular Session, seconded by Commissioner Townsend. The motion was approved unanimously.
Yes: Bojo, Clark, Cooper, Townsend, Wallace
No: None
Adjourn
Commissioner Townsend made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Bojo. The meeting was adjourned at 11:38 AM.
