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Colbert County Commission adopts consent agenda; approves inmate health contract and $5,000 for volunteer firefighters
Summary
The Colbert County Commission adopted a consent agenda on March 3, 2026, approving meeting minutes and bills, awarding $5,000 to the Colbert County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments for the Annual State Volunteer Firefighters Conference, authorizing two half‑page senior center ads, and approving a Health Services Agreement with Southern Health Partners for inmate care.
The Colbert County Commission adopted a consent agenda at its March 3, 2026 meeting that included approval of the Feb. 17, 2026 meeting minutes, March 3 bills, and several program and contract items. Commissioner Tyrus Mansell moved to adopt the consent agenda and Commissioner Gardiner seconded; the Chair stated the adoption was properly before the Commission and declared the items approved.
The consent items approved included a $5,000 request from the Colbert County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments to support hosting the Annual State Volunteer Firefighters Conference and authorization to purchase two one‑half‑page advertisements at $250 each in promotional materials for the 2026 Senior Citizen Appreciation Day hosted by NACOLG; one ad will promote the LaGrange Senior Center and the other will promote the Ford City Senior Center. The minutes list NACOLG without an expanded name.
The Commission also approved a Health Services Agreement with Southern Health Partners, Inc., to provide necessary medical care for inmates and detainees at the Colbert County Detention Center. That contract is set to commence April 1, 2026, and continue through March 31, 2027, as stated in the minutes. The minutes do not record a roll‑call vote for the consent agenda motion; the Chair announced adoption.
The consent agenda covered routine administrative approvals and minor program support; no amendments or recorded dissents to the consent items are shown in the minutes. The meeting proceeded to staff reports after the consent items were approved.
