St. Clair County Commission approves series of contracts, purchases and board appointments
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Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting, the St. Clair County Commission approved multiple procurement measures, facility remodel contracts, an animal shelter agreement and several board appointments; the commission also authorized advertising a public hearing to update the 10‑year solid‑waste management plan.
St. Clair County commissioners approved a package of contracts, purchases, facility improvements and appointments during their Feb. 11 regular meeting.
Highlights included awarding concessions at the county Agriculture Multi‑Event Center to Chick‑fil‑A, approving several revenue office remodel contracts, authorizing software and security purchases, transferring surplus property, and confirming multiple board appointments. Commissioners also adopted a resolution to advertise a public hearing on an update to the county's 10‑year solid waste management plan.
Administrator Tina Morgan presented and commissioners adopted resolution 2025‑15 to allow use of a single county purchasing credit card for vendors that do not accept purchase orders. Morgan said departments and the commission office will work together to ensure purchasing controls and recordkeeping.
The commission awarded the agriculture center concessions contract to Chick‑fil‑A (the sole bidder), with the county to receive 1% of gross sales. Commissioners approved three revenue office remodel contracts: Ryan Smith Construction for lobby and workstations ($38,500), Sinclair Glass and Mirror LLC for a security wall ($5,400), and Trinity Cabinets LLC for front counters ($31,359), each reported as the lowest quotes.
The commission approved adding a SmartFusion cloud subscription (annual recurring invoice reported as $15,540) subject to county attorney review, and a two‑year subscription to the Flock Safety license‑plate‑recognition system (reported at $32,200), also pending legal review. The sheriff's office received approval for a Verizon vehicle‑tracking subscription billed at $814.98 per month.
Commissioners approved an addendum to a Cardiac Solutions contract (for defibrillators) pending county attorney review and voted to allow property manager Rodney Wolf to surplus and sell multiple items stored in the vacant Ashville jail via govdeals.com; commissioners clarified that donated generators were to be excluded from the surplus list.
The commission approved transfers of county vehicles (2002 Chevrolet 1500 pickup trucks) to the road and maintenance departments, revised job descriptions for vacant IT technician positions, and authorized the sale or reuse of several listed items. Commissioners confirmed multiple board appointments and reappointments across county authorities and development entities.
In other business the board authorized advertising a public hearing in March 2025 to update the St. Clair County 10‑Year Solid Waste Management Plan, and recorded that the ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) grant was ratified earlier; the county’s required match for the ARC grant was stated in meeting materials as $75,420.
The meeting included reports from County Engineer Dan Dahlke on road and paving projects, and an update from economic development partner Don Smith on multiple development initiatives. Several routine motions, including approval of the regular meeting agenda and minutes, passed by voice vote.
