MOULTRIE, Ga. — The Moultrie-Colquitt County Airport Authority (MCCAA) is working towards better record keeping and transparency after learning they paid tens of thousands of dollars in tax-payer funds to a spraying and mowing company tied to its chairman.

Why this matters

The Airport Authority is a public board overseeing taxpayer-supported projects.

T-SPLOST, otherwise known as the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, is:

• Voted on by the public
• A one-cent sales tax
• Good for 10 years
• Used for transportation purposes

When handling public funds, transparency and documentation are vital to ensuring accountability.

You can read more about SPLOST dollars below:

What the documents show

In September 2024, Airport Authority Chairman Mike Boyd told his fellow board members that a contract for spraying and mowing services at the airport “may be presented at the next meeting.”

Meeting minutes revealed that a motion was then made to get bids for the vegetative services.

In October 2024, Chairman Boyd presented a proposal from WoCo Enterprises LLC. The Authority entered into an agreement with WoCo for spraying and mowing. The minutes do not mention discussion of any other bids for mowing and spraying services, but did mention that the services would be paid through T-SPLOST funds. The minutes also noted:

“[The Authority’s Former Attorney] mentioned that Authority members are not allowed to do business under law with the airport while serving unless special procedures are addressed.”

By June of 2025, the Authority’s former attorney had learned that Boyd was listed as an “organizer” of WoCo Enterprises LLC on the Secretary of State’s website.

In response to open-records requests, WALB obtained copies of two checks written from the Airport Authority to WoCo:

• $25,928.50 dated Oct. 4, 2024
• $12,000 dated March 11, 2025

During their June 2025 meeting, the Authority’s former attorney briefed the rest of the Authority on his discovery. He told the Authority that when he confronted Boyd, Boyd was “forthright immediately, confirming that he’s had involvement and interest in the entity, and he indicated that he would be glad to explain this to the Board.”

In the June 2025 meeting, Boyd told the Authority that he had purchased a sprayer and financed a Kubota and mower so that a particular vendor would be able to get back into business and spray the airport. He said the vendor, who had sprayed the airport before, lost his business after his dad passed away. Boyd said he did not expect to be listed as an organizer of WoCo Enterprises LLC since he signed a form with the vendor that he would not have any say over the business, just that he would purchase the equipment for them to use and pay him back for over time.

“I come from state government. I know that you can’t make a penny off of anything,” Boyd said. “This is all on me, and the reason I did it is because he is the only person that I have found to spray that airport and do it the right way.”

Boyd said he did not charge any interest to lease the equipment, so he did not think he was violating any rules since he was not profiting from the arrangement.

He said that he thought he was “doing something good for the airport” and ended with an apology.

The attorney then recommended the board declare the WoCo contract “null and void,” citing the Authority’s “Enabling Act,” which prohibits members from having undisclosed financial interests in businesses that contract with the Authority.

You can read the Authority’s Enabling Act below. Page 3, lines 85-97 specifically address member’s vested interest in Authority business:

Meeting minutes show the other members of the Authority voted to void the agreement with WoCo after Boyd recused himself from the meeting. The board decided to reopen bids for the vegetative services and clarified that WoCo could reapply so long as the paperwork was updated, and Boyd disclosed all necessary information in the next proposal.

After their vote, Boyd returned to the meeting. He was then re-elected as chairman of the Authority for the next three years after hinting it could be his final term. He tearfully asked the Authority for unity moving forward.

In their next meeting, July 2025, the Authority unsealed four bids for vegetative services at the airport. WoCo reapplied with a bid of $57,519. The Authority decided to go with another vendor who bid $47,000. Boyd did not vote or participate in discussion about the bids.

Who is Mike Boyd?

Boyd is the chairman of the Moultrie-Colquitt County Airport Authority. He also serves as a Colquitt County commissioner.

In a separate statement, the county commission’s lawyer said the Airport Authority is not related to the county commission and city council, and that there is nothing preventing the Authority from appointing a sitting commissioner or council member to the board. The statement also said commissioners serving on the Authority abstain from voting on Airport Authority matters that may come before their respective elected bodies, and the Authority chairman follows a practice of not participating in votes taken by the Authority.

What happened after WALB started asking questions?

In addition to asking for copies of checks paid to WoCo, WALB asked the Authority’s current legal counsel for:

• Documentation showing how many times WoCo Enterprises LLC serviced the airport (visits, dates, hours)
• A copy of the Authority’s contract with WoCo and the scope of services, including how often service was to be performed

Their response:

“The Authority has reviewed its records and does not possess any records responsive to your requests.”

The Authority clarified in a regular meeting that their “contract” with WoCo was instead a “verbal agreement” because there was no signed document on file.

The Authority’s current counsel said that “they did not have a specific policy for advertising for bids/contracts in 2024 or 2025.”

WALB asked the Authority’s counsel if they created a formal contract with the current vegetative vendor, unlike with WoCo Enterprises LLC. They did, and they provided it to WALB.

Board minutes also show that in a Sept. 4, 2025 meeting, the Authority’s counsel (made up of their former attorney and current outside counsel) told members that two open records requests had been submitted by WALB about the canceled WoCo contract. The Authority then voted to increase their legal funding from $2500 to $5,000.

WALB requested a statement from the Authority and an interview with Boyd about what other changes were made after the WoCo contract was voided. WALB was provided this statement:

“The Moultrie-Colquitt County Airport Authority recently held a successful ethics training session for its volunteer board. The training focused on open meetings and records compliance, conflict of interest awareness, and best practices for sound decision-making. The goal is to ensure the Authority operates with transparency, accountability, and integrity in serving the community.”

You can view the slides from that ethics training below:

An organic audit of the Authority’s 2024 and 2025 minutes by WALB revealed that the board and it’s legal counsel have been trying to standardize many policies and procedures, like adopting “Roberts Rules of Order” for meetings, formalizing how often they meet, suggesting monthly financial reports be generated and opening an official P.O. Box for Authority business.

The Authority voted to create that formal post office box in December 2025 after the Authority addressed chain-of-custody concerns at their November 2025 meeting. Those concerns came after Boyd’s home address was listed as a point of contact for bids for airport consulting services.

However, on the record, Chairman Boyd clarified that his address was placed on the notice by the Colquitt County purchasing agent, and that he did not receive any proposals to his home. The rest of the Authority said that they did not have any issues with bids’ chain of custody. Then, both bids were unsealed before the entire Authority for consideration.

Boyd and the Authority’s legal counsel provided WALB with requested documents and answers to specific written questions, but did not respond to requests for an in-person interview. Stay with WALB for updates.

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