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Houston County Commission approves routine appointments, bids and budget amendments
Summary
At its meeting, the commission approved several routine actions including a reappointment to the E911 board, an appointment to the ACCA legislative committee, bid awards for mailing/printing and inmate transport, and multiple budget amendments; the commission also approved the county's 2026 Rebuild Alabama transportation plan.
The Houston County Commission approved several routine personnel appointments, bid awards and budget amendments during its meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Reappointed Jennifer Stanley to the E911 Board of Directors. Motion by Commissioner Herring; second by Commissioner Adams. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Appointed James Ivy to the ACCA (Alabama Association of County Commissions) legislative committee. Motion by Commissioner Harvey; second by Commissioner Adams. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Awarded a bid to DIVCO Data for outsourcing mailing and printing for the Revenue Department, identified as the lowest bidder meeting specifications. Motion by Commissioner Ivy; second by Commissioner Harry. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approved a budget amendment of $70,000 to account for the cost of meals provided to individuals at Community Corrections. Motion by Commissioner Ivy; second by Commissioner Harvey. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approved a $150 budget amendment to cover an emergency replacement in the Board of Registrar's office for the August election after a staff member had an emergency family medical situation and a temporary replacement was hired. Motion by Commissioner Herring; second by Commissioner Adams. Motion passed by voice vote. A county staff member, Peter, described the emergency staffing need and said the cost was approximately the amount requested.
- Awarded the inmate-transport bid to Homeland Protection and Transport as the lowest bidder and accepted Blue Knight Corporation as a secondary/back-up provider. Motion by Commissioner Herring; second by Commissioner Adams. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approved the 2026 Rebuild Alabama county transportation plan. The county engineer (Tyler) reviewed the plan, which lists about 22.49 miles of resurfacing work (including five rollover roads carried from last year) and identified five new roads proposed for funding in the year. Motion seconded by Commissioner Adams; motion passed by voice vote.
All listed motions were presented during the meeting and carried by voice vote; the meeting record shows all passed with “aye” responses and no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
