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Houston County proclaims Hunger Action Month; commission approves reappointments, bids and subdivision plat
Summary
The Houston County Commission proclaimed September as Hunger Action Month for the Wiregrass Area Food Bank and approved a series of routine items including reappointments to the intellectual disabilities board, multiple procurement awards, a budget amendment and preliminary plat approval.
The Houston County Commission on Tuesday proclaimed September as Hunger Action Month and approved a slate of routine items including board reappointments, awarding several county bids, a budget amendment and preliminary plat approval.
The proclamation, read by Houston County Commission Chairman Brandon Shoop, highlights the Wiregrass Area Food Bank’s distribution of food in the county. “I, Brandon Shoop, Houston County Commission Chairman, do hereby proclaim September as Hunger Action Month and urge the citizens of Houston County to help fight hunger in our community by supporting the Wiregrass Area Food Bank,” Shoop read as part of the proclamation.
The proclamation cites the food bank’s recent activity, saying it distributed 1,351,210 pounds of food last year for Houston County’s 54 participating agencies and provided an estimated 1,055,633 meals to county residents. David Hanks, representing the Wiregrass Area Food Bank, thanked the commission and noted the organization’s long-standing relationship with the county. “It’s been 25 years we’ve been doing this,” Hanks said, describing the partnership with county government.
Following the proclamation, the commission moved through several consent and action items with little debate. The body voted to reappoint Alayta Holmes and Alan Livingston to the Dothan-Houston County Intellectual Disabilities Board; to award joint county bids for items that included steel grids, herbicides, road signs and traffic-marking materials; to pre-purchase a washer and dryer using capital replacement funds; to approve a budget amendment of $20,772.34 for reimbursement of repairs to a wrecked vehicle; to award the bid for hot asphalt plant mix to the lowest bidder meeting county specifications; and to approve the preliminary plat for Grove Hill Subdivision.
Minutes for a prior meeting were approved by motion of Commissioner Herring, seconded by Commissioner Curtis Harvey. Several other motions were made and seconded by commissioners on the dais; the meeting record shows unanimous “aye” responses and motions passing for the items listed above, with no roll-call vote tallies provided in the transcript.
In announcements, Chairman Shoop said Porter Parks will have a ribbon-cutting at noon Oct. 4 and noted the commission’s next administrative meeting on Oct. 9 and business meeting on Oct. 14. Shoop also encouraged residents to “pray for our nation,” calling political violence “completely unacceptable,” remarks that were made as part of general announcements rather than on an agenda item.
Votes at a glance
- Approve prior meeting minutes — Motion by Commissioner Herring; second by Commissioner Curtis Harvey; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Proclaim September as Hunger Action Month (Wiregrass Area Food Bank proclamation) — Motion and second recorded; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Alayta Holmes and Alan Livingston to the Dothan-Houston County Intellectual Disabilities Board — Motion and second recorded; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Award joint county bids for steel grids, herbicides, road signs and traffic-marking materials — Motion and second recorded; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Pre-purchase washer and dryer from vendor listed as Veil using capital replacement funds — Motion by Commissioner Herring; second by Commissioner Adams; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approve budget amendment of $20,772.34 for reimbursement of vehicle repair costs — Motion by Commissioner Ivy; second by Commissioner Adams; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Award bid for hot asphalt plant mix to lowest bidder meeting specifications — Motion by Commissioner Adams; second by Commissioner Ivy; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Approve preliminary plat for Grove Hill Subdivision — Motion seconded by Commissioner Harry; outcome: approved (voice vote).
The meeting record does not include individual roll-call vote tallies for the items above in the transcript; voice votes were recorded as “aye” and the chair declared the motions passed.
Ending
The commission concluded with minimal public comment and no extended debate on the listed items. Staff reports were brief; the county engineer and county attorney provided no substantive updates during the meeting transcript. The commission adjourned after a motion to close the session.
