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Gibson County Council on Aging seeks $13,468 for flooring; commissioners table request and discuss fuel access for nonprofit transports

5521723 ยท July 1, 2025

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Rhonda Coburn, director of the Gibson County Council on Aging, requested roughly $13,468 to replace flooring and outlined transportation volumes; commissioners tabled the flooring request to the July 15 meeting and discussed possible access to county fuel at reduced rates for the nonprofit's vehicles.

Rhonda Coburn, director of the Gibson County Council on Aging, asked the commissioners to consider funding new flooring for the senior center and described high program and transportation usage.

"I finished June this today. We had 619 seniors sign my attendance pads for this month," Coburn told the commission, also listing 270 transport trips by five drivers and a total of 1,936 people through the center in June across 32 activities. She said she solicited bids for flooring and received a low bid of $13,468 from JR Flooring with materials provided by Holder's Furniture Store. "I need flooring. I'm hoping you guys will help me out. Not a huge amount of money," she said.

Commissioners discussed options for funding and whether to forward the request for committee review. One county official suggested sending the request to the county's RAC (or the commissioners could approve it directly). The commission voted to table the flooring request until the second meeting in July (July 15) so staff can assemble updated budget numbers.

Coburn also raised the cost of fuel for the Council on Aging's vehicles and asked whether the nonprofit could access county fuel at the lower contract price used by county departments. A commissioner said many nonprofits reimburse the highway department so they can use department fuel at reduced cost; staff asked Coburn to return with logistics and gallon usage so commissioners and highway staff can evaluate the option. Commissioners scheduled follow-up on both the flooring and fuel-access questions for the July 15 meeting.