Hancock County commissioners approved a contract with Advanced Securities Technology (AST) to install a camera system and alarm system for county facilities; the contract follows a bid the commission approved at a prior meeting.

County officials said the commission approved the procurement bid at an earlier session and the current action was to approve the formal contract with AST for installation and related equipment.

The commission considered the contract during general business and approved it by voice vote. A commissioner noted the bid had been approved at the prior meeting and that this agenda item represented the formal contract approval; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript and no contract dollar amount was stated.

The contract covers installation of cameras and an anti-alarm system; the meeting record did not specify which county facilities will receive the equipment or the total contract value. Commissioners gave the approval without extended discussion.

The contract approval was taken as a distinct procurement action from other items on the agenda and moves the county toward installation of electronic security systems pending contract implementation by the responsible department.