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Bedford County staff report holiday schedules, hiring and a small animal-control grant
Summary
County staff reported holiday convenience-center closures, recycling and landfill figures, ongoing public-safety hiring and an animal-control safety grant; commissioners accepted the routine reports by voice vote.
Unidentified Speaker 2, reporting on solid-waste operations, told the board that convenience centers will observe holiday closures and that a calendar with next year’s center closures will be published in the Shelbyville magazine in January and posted online. She provided monthly figures: "18,396.68 in revenue," "81.62 tons" of recycling and "landfill disposal cost was $44,001.32," and said just over $8,000 came from state tire funds. She also described temporary schedule adjustments and extra staffing to handle anticipated holiday traffic at large centers.
Speaker 4 presented the human-resources office report for November, saying the county recently onboarded several public-safety hires including four new corrections officers and a closed E-911 hire for which an offer was extended. She said recruiting remains active for part-time animal-control and EMS positions and that open-enrollment work wrapped up in November. "We received an award, a grant award for animal control specific to safety," Speaker 4 said, and added the grant will fund flooring repairs at the animal-control facility. She also confirmed Title VI and Title VII training assignments and on-site training as needed.
Speaker 3 summarized archives and records work, noting volunteer support for indexing (26 volunteer hours), continued records retention work and interior improvements to the county records building. She recounted an unusual case: a tombstone reported stolen and taken out of state, which local staff are researching and attempting to recover.
The board accepted the department reports by a voice vote during the meeting’s consent/administrative actions. The reports will be reflected in next meeting materials and some items (for example, calendar distribution and grant spending) will proceed through staff channels and, where required, to the full commission for approval.
Next steps: staff will post the center calendar online and distribute printed flyers; animal-control grant-funded repairs will be scheduled, and recruitment for EMS/paramedic positions will continue.
