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Freestone County court approves committee roster, contractor qualifications and equipment match; EMS grant enrollment noted
Summary
In a series of routine actions, commissioners accepted a grievance committee roster of residents and alternates, approved contractor qualifications for courthouse restoration, accepted a small fire-equipment match with county cost of about $1,548, and noted intent to re-enroll in an EMS grant; the fair schedule was distributed and no court action was required on fair security.
Freestone County commissioners cleared several operational items during the meeting, including acceptance of a grievance committee roster, acceptance of contractor qualifications for courthouse restoration, approval of a fire department equipment match, and informational updates on EMS grant enrollment and the county fair.
The court drew names for a grievance committee and named alternates. The roster accepted included Ashley Nickelberry, Steven Tyranny and Harold West Jr., with alternates Cibil Abram, Tristan Clay and Victoria Staples; a motion to accept the roster was made and seconded and the item was approved.
On procurement, commissioners accepted statements of qualifications from four firms for courthouse restoration. The court emphasized this step was limited to qualifications review and does not award any contract or set monetary terms; scoring and contractor selection will follow the qualifications review process.
The court also approved a forestry-equipment purchase for the fire department with a total equipment cost of $26,548; the county's net cost after reimbursement was reported as about $1,548. Commissioners moved and carried the measure to accept the equipment and funding arrangement.
Staff reported outreach from the rural EMS grant administrator and said the county plans to enroll in the program again next year; no formal action was required at the meeting because award details changed after the agenda was posted. Extension office staff Erin distributed the fair schedule to commissioners' binders and the court recorded that the fair had paid for its own security, so no further action was necessary.
Next steps: staff will proceed with scoring of contractor qualifications and the EMS/grant enrollment process; the grievance committee roster and equipment purchase are on the record as accepted.
