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Council approves $1,378 reimbursement for tenant damaged by mold; staff schedules employee training and reports repairs and road work
Summary
Marion County Council approved paying $1,378 to a tenant organization after mold damaged office furniture, heard that a multipurpose building roof replacement is complete, staff scheduled mandatory social media and harassment training for county employees and reported DOT funding and a $200,000 study for drainage under Highway 76.
Marion County Council approved a request to reimburse $1,378 to a tenant organization after staff found significant mold damage in one of its leased office rooms.
Deputy Administrator Williams told the council staff inspected space occupied by Man to Man Fathers (tenant name as recorded in the meeting) in the old Marion County Administration Building and found mold so strong it had damaged office furniture. Williams said the tenant obtained a cost estimate for repair or replacement of the damaged items totaling $1,378 and asked the council to cover that amount; the council moved, seconded and approved the payment by voice vote.
Williams also reported the county completed a roof replacement on a multipurpose building; West Pittman, acting building and management director, inspected the work and signed off on it.
On human resources, Williams said the county scheduled a mandatory refresher training on social media and sexual harassment for county employees on Wednesday, Sept. 10, with two sessions (10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.). Williams said the training is mandatory for county employees except appointed and elected officials; he named Van Henson of the Association of Counties as the trainer.
On transportation and drainage, Williams reminded the council that the transportation committee approved $200,000 to study and design a drainage system that runs under Highway 76. He said the study has been sent to Columbia and that additional funding north of $2,000,000 would be needed to complete the project if the county incorporates the full scope.
Other short updates: council members thanked public works staff for fixing Campbell Road, replacing street signs near Williams Park and addressing an issue on Highway 908; Rusty Britton of DOT was thanked by name for assistance on the Highway 908 drainage issue.
Why it matters: The council approved a small, direct reimbursement to a tenant after documented property damage, set required employee training, and received updates on completed building repairs and a pending drainage study that could require multi-million-dollar construction.
