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Commission moves forward with grants, courthouse renovation and routine contracts including a DOJ body‑cam grant application
Summary
The commission approved routine contracts and agreements including a courthouse lawn renovation with Athens Main Street, a rapid x‑ray service contract, a postage lease, HVAC training reimbursement for an employee, and authorized applying for a Department of Justice grant for 25 body cameras totaling $97,523.50 with no county match.
At its April 6 work session, the Limestone County Commission considered a series of contracts and grants tied to courthouse maintenance, equipment and staff training and signaled support for a sheriff's office grant application for body cameras.
The commission reviewed and advanced a contract with Athens Main Street to renovate the southeast corner of the courthouse lawn (sidewalks, trees and benches) following earlier plans and seed contributions, and discussed routine maintenance and service contracts: a yearly rapid x‑ray (rapid scan) service at the courthouse for $5,139 and a 60‑month postage lease with Pittney Bowes. The agenda included a proposed training reimbursement agreement to pay for HVAC certification for employee Preston McFarland, with a requirement that the employee remain on staff for a set period or repay training costs if they leave.
The sheriff’s office is seeking a Department of Justice grant (identified in the record as a Vinnie Memorial Justice association program) to purchase 25 body cameras at a cost quoted in the agenda as $97,523.50; the commission recorded no objection to applying for a grant with no county match. Commissioners also discussed disposal of obsolete poll pads and other surplus equipment ahead of elections and reviewed low bids for printing and business cards for the license commissioner.
