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Fiscal Court reappoints ethics-board members, confirms new appointment and approves ARPA addendum
Summary
The Montgomery County Fiscal Court reappointed James McCarty and Peggy Colburn to the Code of Ethics Board, appointed Mark Hogger to fill an expiring term, approved entering the sheriff's 2024 property-tax receipt into the record, and passed an ARPA addendum authorizing $175,000 for capital improvements to county buildings.
The Montgomery County Fiscal Court approved multiple personnel and administrative items during its October 2024 meeting. The court reappointed James McCarty and Peggy Colburn to three-year terms on the Montgomery County Code of Ethics Board, with terms set to expire October 30, 2027. A separate appointment was made to fill the vacancy created when Floyd Moon Cassidy’s term expired on Oct. 31, 2024: Mark Hogger agreed to serve a three-year term expiring October 2027 and the court approved his appointment by voice vote.
The court received and ordered entered the sheriff’s official receipt for 2024 property tax bills into the order book after a motion and second. The court also considered and approved an addendum to a previously authorized resolution to provide $175,000 from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds for capital improvements and maintenance and repairs to county-owned buildings; the motion passed on a voice vote.
Additionally, the court received the county treasurer’s report (manual checks, vouchers, bank transfers and budget transfers) and approved payment of bills for October after Commissioner Charles reviewed them.
Why this matters: the reappointments and new appointment maintain local oversight through the county’s Code of Ethics Board; the ARPA allocation designates $175,000 in federal-recovery funds for county capital projects and repairs. The court took no recorded vote counts by name in the transcript beyond unanimous voice approval for these motions.
What’s next: the county will advertise bid specifications for a courthouse roof replacement (specs available from county offices) and proceed with the ARPA-funded capital improvements as authorized by the resolution.
