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Montgomery County Commission approves contracts, hires and insurance renewal; votes unanimous
Summary
The Montgomery County Commission unanimously approved an unbudgeted Deputy Sheriff lieutenant to cover a 37‑month military deployment, renewed inmate excess medical insurance with a $46,053 annual premium, and awarded procurement contracts for drug‑testing equipment and a transport van. The panel also approved a contractor to support the Finance Director and several routine consent items.
The Montgomery County Commission met April 15, 2025, and unanimously approved a package of motions covering personnel, procurement and insurance renewals.
The commission approved an unbudgeted promotional position for a Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to cover an unexpected long‑term military deployment beginning April 7, 2025. The sheriff's memo stated the deployment would continue for approximately 37 months and estimated the annual cost for the position (including promotional backfills and benefits) at about $124,200 while a separate financial summary listed the annual cost as approximately $120,000. Vice Chairman Carmen Moore‑Zeigler moved the approval; Commissioner Castanza seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. The position is to be effective April 28, 2025.
Risk Management Director Melissa Peak presented the annual renewal of the county's catastrophic inmate medical insurance with coverage limits listed in the renewal materials as $300,000 per inmate and a $1,200,000 policy aggregate, and a $60,000 per‑inmate deductible. The memo listed a total annual premium of $46,053; the commission approved the renewal as recommended.
On procurement, the commission accepted Purchasing Department recommendations to award Invitation to Bid No. 57202‑25B‑007 for drug testing laboratory equipment and supplies to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., citing local service capacity and an estimated contract amount of about $14,525. Separately, the board awarded Invitation to Bid No. 52200‑25B‑010 to Transportation South, Inc. for one 2025 LA West/Mercedes Sprinter transport van at $127,970, with the county noting the vendor's ability to provide on‑site repairs as a selection factor. Both awards were moved and carried unanimously.
The commission approved an independent contractor agreement to retain Sherrill Thomas, a retired finance director, to provide training and support to the county Finance Director at a rate of $130 per hour. The agreement limits annual payments to the maximum permitted under the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.
Other routine items approved included the minutes from the April 1, 2025 meeting, accounts payable and payroll checks, travel and training requests, miscellaneous appropriations to agencies and education, and a revised 2025 commission meeting calendar. A waived‑rules item authorized the sheriff to set pay up to Step 6 for a Master Auto Mechanic position to aid recruitment and retention.
Chairman Doug Singleton opened and closed a public meeting on 'Project Tractor' and later the commission adopted a resolution authorizing the chairman to execute a Project Development Agreement related to that initiative. County Attorney Armistead announced his departure; his last day is April 25, 2025. The meeting adjourned at 10:58 a.m.
The motions and awards were recorded in the meeting minutes as carried unanimously; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript.
