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Simpson County Fiscal Court approves courthouse generator project and Justice Center HVAC contract
Summary
At a special-called meeting April 29, the Simpson County Fiscal Court approved a Courthouse generator project (roughly $90,000 with a 13% local match) and authorized the Glasgow HVAC contract for the Justice Center; both motions passed unanimously and the County Judge/Executive was authorized to sign necessary paperwork.
Simpson County Fiscal Court voted April 29 to approve a Courthouse generator project and to authorize a separate HVAC contract for the Justice Center.
The court approved the generator project by unanimous vote and authorized County Judge/Executive Mason Barnes to sign any related paperwork. The court recorded the project cost at roughly $90,000 and noted it is a potential grant opportunity requiring a 13% local match, approximately $11,700. Officials said the installed generator would be capable of running the entire courthouse during a power outage and would free the smaller, existing courthouse generator for use by another department if needed.
Magistrate Marty Chandler moved to approve the generator project; Magistrate Myron Thurman seconded and the motion passed with all members voting in favor. The authorization included permission for the judge/executive to execute necessary agreements.
The court also approved the Glasgow HVAC contract for the Justice Center and authorized the County Judge/Executive to sign contract documents. Magistrate Myron Thurman moved and Magistrate Scott Poston seconded the motion; the vote was unanimous.
Both approvals were taken as discrete agenda motions and recorded as passed. County officials did not provide additional cost estimates for the HVAC contract in the record beyond vendor line items listed in the claims docket.
The Judge/Executive is authorized to finalize agreements and pursue the grant that would reduce the county’s net cost of the generator project.
