Calhoun County approves inmate-housing agreement with U.S. Marshals, grant application, software contracts and new facilities manager

The Calhoun County Commission on March 26 unanimously approved several resolutions and agreements intended to support county operations and revenue.

Melissia Wood presented a resolution authorizing submission of an application for the 2026 Alabama Semi-quincentennial Community Grant in the amount of $2,500; the commission approved the application by unanimous voice vote.

Wood also introduced a resolution authorizing an agreement with the sheriff for housing federal inmates. Sheriff Hurst explained that, following the reduction of funds from pistol permits, partnering with the U.S. Marshals to house federal inmates would provide additional resources for his department. Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.

The commission declared a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer assigned to the Appraisal Department as surplus and authorized its sale on GovDeals. Commissioners also authorized two vendor agreements intended for the landfill weight station: a Paradigm Software agreement and a Point and Pay LLC agreement for payment processing. Motions to authorize the chairman to sign those agreements passed unanimously.

Finally, commissioners authorized an employee contract for Cole Worthy as the county's Facilities Manager; the chair acknowledged Worthy had been serving in the role temporarily and expressed confidence in his ability to perform the duties. The motion to authorize the chairman to sign the agreement carried unanimously.

All motions described above were approved by voice vote with no recorded dissents.