Gwinnett County Commissioners — Work Session, January 6, 2026
This is a plain-language summary of the official Work Session held on January 6, 2026. The Board reviewed several appointments to county boards, including the Human Services Advisory Board, Water & Sewerage Authority, and Planning Commission. They also discussed contract increases for concrete construction, the FY 2026 budget, and a multi-year contract for Stryker medical products.
Topics
- appointments
- contracts
- finance
- public_safety
- water_sewer
- splost
- procedural
Actions
Approval of Agenda
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of Agenda {Action: Approved Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0; Hendrickson-Yes; Carden-Yes; Ku-Yes; Watkins-Yes; Holtkamp-Yes}
2026-0072 — Appoint Marlene Fosque and Courtenay Strickland to the Gwinnett County Human Services Advisory Board
unknown · Commissioners
Approval to appoint Incumbents Marlene Fosque, Chairwoman’s appointment and Courtenay Strickland, District 2 appointment to the Gwinnett County Human Services Advisory Board.
2026-0073 — Accept the resignation of Tanjina Islam from the Gwinnett County Recreation Authority
unknown · Commissioners
Approval to accept the resignation of Tanjina Islam from the Gwinnett County Recreation Authority.
2026-0074 — Appoint Bryan Kerlin, J.C. Lan, and David Witham to the Gwinnett County Water & Sewerage Authority
unknown · Commissioners
Approval to appoint Incumbents Bryan Kerlin, Chairwoman’s appointment; J.C. Lan, District 2 appointment; and David Witham, District 4 appointment to the Gwinnett County Water & Sewerage Authority.
2026-0075 — Appoint Nick Nicolosi and Jamin Harkness to the Gwinnett County Planning Commission
unknown · Commissioners
Approval to appoint Incumbent Nick Nicolosi and Jamin Harkness (Incumbent Aysha Treadwell) to the Gwinnett County Planning Commission.
2026-0005 — Increase and renew annual contract for concrete curbs, gutters, basin lids, and sidewalks
unknown · 5763000 (not to exceed) · Multiple Departments
Approval to increase BL173-23, construction and/or replacement of concrete curbs, gutters, basin lids, and sidewalks on an annual contract for the current contract period (March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026), with DAF Concrete, Inc. and Peach State Construction Co., LLC, from $3,000,000.00 to $3,800,000.00 and approval to renew (March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027), amount not to exceed $5,763,000.00.
2026-0079 — Approval and adoption of the fiscal year 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets and preliminary approval of the 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan
unknown · Financial Services
Approval and adoption of the fiscal year 2026 Operating and Capital Budgets and the preliminary approval of the 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan.
2026-0004 — Approval of November 30, 2025 Monthly Financial Status Report and budget amendments
unknown · Financial Services
Approval/authorization of November 30, 2025 Monthly Financial Status Report and ratification of all budget amendments.
2026-0022 — Award SS020-25 for Stryker medical products and services
unknown · 3222187.2 (not to exceed) · Fire Services
Award SS020-25, purchase of Stryker medical products and services on a multi-year contract, to Stryker Sales, LLC. The initial term of this contract shall be January 6, 2026 through December 31, 2026, amount not to exceed $963,363.87. This contract may be automatically renewed on an annual basis for a total lifetime contract term of three (3) years, total amount not to exceed $3,222,187.20.
2026-0040 — Resolution accepting a donation of funds from the Estate of Stephen J. Helman
unknown · Law Department
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute a Resolution accepting a donation of funds from the Estate of Stephen J. Helman; establishing a dedicated account for the donated funds; and for other related purposes.
2026-0032 — Award BL018-26 for maintenance, repair, and programming services for jail electronic control systems
unknown · 627750 (not to exceed) · Sheriff
Award BL018-26, provision of maintenance, repair, and programming services for jail electronic control systems on an annual contract (January 6, 2026 through January 5, 2027), to Unique Security, Inc., amount not to exceed $627,750.00.
2026-0039 — Renew WaterFirst designation and execute Memorandum of Agreement with GEFA
unknown · Water Resources
Approval to renew the WaterFirst designation by applying for and executing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, at no cost to Gwinnett County.
Adjournment
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Adjourn at 10:10 AM Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0; Hendrickson-Yes; Carden-Yes; Ku-Yes; Watkins-Yes; Holtkamp-Yes
Sources
Everything above is extracted from the county's own published record. Read the originals: