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Baldwin County commissioners re-adopt tax-collection resolutions, accept DA grant and set elections board terms
Summary
At its January meeting the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners unanimously re-adopted routine tax-collection resolutions, accepted a $170,340 victim-assistance grant for the district attorneys office with no local match required, appointed the county legislative liaison and formalized terms for the newly constituted Board of Elections.
The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 adopted a package of housekeeping resolutions assigning tax-collection responsibilities to the tax commissioner, accepted a $170,340 victim-assistance grant for the district attorneys office, appointed the county legislative liaison and formalized terms for members of the countys new Board of Elections.
The resolutions were presented by the countys assistant county manager and approved without recorded opposition as part of the meetings consent and administrative items. The board voted to accept the grant award for the district attorneys office; county staff said the state waived the usual 20% local match for that grant, so the county is not required to provide additional funds.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 2025-01: Waiver of certain penalties and interest by the Baldwin County tax commissioner. Motion to adopt: passed (vote recorded as unanimous). Purpose: reassign authority to the tax commissioner following an election. - Resolution 2025-02: Correction of errors and refunds; removal of personal property from the digest. Motion to adopt: passed (unanimous). Purpose: assign responsibility to the tax commissioner for refunds and digest corrections. - Resolution 2025-03: Authorize tax-commissioner office to receive property tax and motor vehicle registration checks and reaffirm acceptance of credit-card payments. Motion to adopt: passed (unanimous). - Resolution 2025-04: Acceptance of victim-assistance grant to the district attorneys office in the amount of $170,340; county manager reported the required 20% match was waived by the grantor, so no local match is required. Motion to accept and authorize the chairman to sign: passed (unanimous). - Resolution 2025-05: Appointment of county legislative liaison; the board appointed Beau D'Nusser to serve as the county legislative liaison. Motion to appoint: passed (unanimous). - Resolution 2025-06: Assign terms for members of the Baldwin County Board of Elections and Registration. The drawing for terms produced the following assignments: Natalie Fields (4-year term), Orlando Jones (4-year term), Tony Fraley (6-year term), Randall Moros (6-year term), Glenda Brown (6-year term). Motion to adopt and authorize staff to execute necessary documents: passed (unanimous).
Why it matters: The re-adoption of tax-collection resolutions places administrative authority with the tax commissioner after an election and is standard procedure recommended by the Department of Revenue, county staff said. Acceptance of the DA grant provides $170,340 for victim services without a local match, and formalizing the elections board terms implements changes to elections administration now that responsibility has shifted from the probate judge to a board of elections.
County staff identified the items as mostly housekeeping; the assistant county manager said these items were previously adopted and were being readopted to comply with state guidance after a new tax commissioner took office. The board also authorized staff to file additional documents with the Secretary of State to formalize the elections appointments.
Notes: All three tax-related resolutions and the appointment items were presented by the assistant county manager. The grant award to the district attorney was described by the assistant county manager as a grant award with no local match required.
