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Etowah County Commission approves ABC license transfer and clears consent agenda including personnel and budget moves
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Etowah County Commission unanimously approved a final ABC license transfer for Valley Chevron Grocery and adopted a consent agenda that included multiple hires, surplus declarations, and an $848,767 budget amendment for industrial development.
The Etowah County Commission voted unanimously April 21 to grant final reading and approval for an Alcoholic Beverage Control license transfer for Valley Chevron Grocery and to adopt a consent agenda that approved personnel actions, surplus property declarations and a budget amendment for industrial development.
The commission approved final reading for ABC License Application Type 050—Retail Beer (Off Premises Only)—for Sanderi Investments, LLC, doing business as Valley Chevron Grocery at 6574 Duck Springs Road in Attalla (District 3). The motion to approve the license transfer was made by Commissioner Craig Inzer Jr. and seconded by Commissioner Jamie Grant; all six commissioners voted "yes." The minutes note this approval as a transfer and that the business is in unincorporated Etowah County.
The consent agenda, adopted by a motion from Commissioner Jamie Grant and seconded by Commissioner Tim Ramsey, included multiple personnel and administrative approvals that will take effect on the dates listed in the minutes. Personnel items approved included hiring Cheri Alford as a Revenue Tag/Title Clerk (effective April 21, 2026) at $13.24 per hour (requested by Revenue Commissioner Becky Nordgren); hiring Richard Boles as an equipment operator (effective May 11, 2026) at $16.54 per hour (requested by County Engineer Robert Nail); placing Christopher Thornton into the Sheriff’s Office Detention Lieutenant slot (effective April 20, 2026) at $22.81 per hour; and placing nine named individuals into Detention Deputy slots (effective April 20, 2026) at $15.36 per hour.
Other consent items approved included a proclamation declaring April 2026 as Fair Housing Month (minutes reference the Fair Housing Law and the United States Constitution but do not supply a statutory citation), dual awards for Bid FY 2026-06 (printing) to Patterson Printing and American Solutions for Business, approval of the plat for Big M Subdivision (District 3), acceptance of a termination notice for property at 925 Forrest Avenue effective May 1, 2026, surplus property accepted for EMA from ADECA (trailers, generators, rapid shelter/medical tent), declaration of a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 as surplus (VIN 1C6RR7GT2DS556821), animal shelter equipment declared surplus, and a set of budget amendments for Industrial Development increasing land and infrastructure accounts by $848,767 combined (decrease to fund balance $848,767).
The meeting record shows the Commission recessed for a work session at 9:16 a.m. and returned to the meeting at 9:24 a.m.; both procedural motions were adopted unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:38 a.m. after a motion by Commissioner Jamie Grant and second by Commissioner Tim Ramsey.
The minutes do not record public comments, staff reports in detail, or discussion points by individual commissioners beyond the motions and routine agenda items.
