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Simpson County Fiscal Court approves settlements, budget transfers, temporary firefighter appointments and routine fiscal items
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Summary
The fiscal court accepted settlement fees pending audit, approved minutes, authorized a support letter for a Matalco KBI application, adopted administrative-code changes to aid hazardous-duty hiring, continued temporary firefighter employment through May 31, 2024, and approved cash and budget transfers plus bills and claims.
Simpson County Fiscal Court approved a suite of fiscal and personnel actions during its Jan. 18, 2024 special meeting, including settlement acceptance, budget transfers, temporary firefighter employment and routine claims.
The court unanimously accepted settlement fees, oil and LSG settlements as presented by Sheriff's Department Bookkeeper Jada Freeman, pending required state and local audits. Freeman also reported that 2023 property taxes are currently 94% collected.
The court approved the minutes of the Jan. 3 special-called meeting and authorized County Judge Executive Mason Bames to send a letter of support on behalf of the fiscal court for a KBI application submitted by Matalco that would include a local one percent occupational tax as part of the incentive package.
On personnel matters, the court approved changes to the Administrative Code to alter accrued-leave policy for hazardous-duty new hires in the Fire and Sheriff's Departments as a recruitment incentive. The court also adopted Resolution No. 2024-01-18EMP-FSFR to continue temporary firefighter employment for Justin McMillin, Allan Mulkey, Richard (Sam) Hill, Charles Devan Moore and Matt King through May 31, 2024.
Financial actions included approval of a cash transfer of $10,907.88 from the Federal Grant Fund to the General Fund and multiple line-item budget transfers (listed in the clerk's report). The court approved a lengthy schedule of bills and claims covering county vendors and payroll. The court then approved the Dec. 31, 2023 financial statement, subject to audit, and authorized Treasurer Nicole Law and Judge Executive Mason Bames to sign.
The fiscal court recorded motions and unanimous votes for these measures and directed the clerk to include approved items in county records. Where amounts or specific contract terms were discussed (for example, budget transfer line items), the full itemization appears in the clerk’s claims and transfer pages and was appended to the meeting record.