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Commissioners appoint ESD boards, accept year-end reports showing ESD balances and planned capital work
Summary
The Newton County Commissioners reappointed and created several Emergency Services District (ESD) boards, accepted year-end reports (one ESD reported roughly $170,000 on hand), and discussed capital projects including tank and pump upgrades and vehicle purchases.
Newton County Commissioners on their regular meeting appointed initial and reappointment members for multiple Emergency Services Districts and accepted year-end financial reports from several ESDs.
The court reappointed C. Williams and Jimmy Williams and appointed Daniel Burks to ESD No. 5, established an inaugural board for ESD No. 6 with several named commissioners, and reappointed Howard West and Leon Thornton to ESD No. 2. Commissioners moved and approved each appointment by voice vote.
A presenter for ESD No. 2 reported the district ended its fiscal year with approximately $170,000 across accounts, listed recent building expenditures and an $8,000 concrete job, and discussed plans to add a 20,000-gallon tank and pump upgrades to improve fueling for apparatus. The court accepted the presentation. The representative for ESD No. 5 (Devil's Pocket) provided monthly run reports, noted property-tax receipts of about $26,000 that fund operations and thanked volunteers for service; that report was accepted as well.
Commissioners emphasized the state requirement that ESDs file year-end reports and thanked volunteers and ESD leaders for improved compliance. No formal county funding changes were approved as part of the reports; the court's actions were to accept presentations and to appoint or reappoint board members.
What's next: ESDs will proceed with planned capital work and vehicle procurement as reported; county staff said the reports will be retained as part of state reporting compliance.
