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County honors Sheriff Cunningham and St. James state champions; commission approves routine contracts and appropriations
Summary
Montgomery County commissioners presented a proclamation for National Sheriff of the Year Derrick Cunningham, named a Deputy of the Year, recognized the St. James softball state champions, and approved multiple routine bids, contracts, and appropriations including generator upgrades, contract extensions, and education appropriations.
Montgomery County commissioners used their June 2 meeting to recognize law enforcement and local high-school athletes and to approve a package of routine contracts, bids and appropriations.
The honors: The commission presented a proclamation recognizing Sheriff Derrick Cunningham after noting that he was named National Sheriff of the Year. Isaac “Ike” Forbes of the Exchange Club presented a deputy-of-the-year award to Deputy Eric Dunn. The commission also read a proclamation recognizing the Saint James Trojan softball team for winning the Class 3A Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship on May 22, 2026; players and coach Mark Hall were invited to speak and accept the proclamation.
Routine business and votes: The commission approved minutes and routine financial items, awarded a bid to Ready Power LLC for generator upgrades at the Montgomery Criminal Investigations Building, extended an APAC of Alabama Inc. contract for high-performance asphalt cold patch until July 21, 2027, and approved a set of appropriations for schools and community programs. Bids and agreements approved included a detention mattress award to Cornerstone Detention Products LLC, an AARP capacity-building microgrant agreement, and a traveling trainer request for the sheriff’s office. The meeting’s consent-line items were carried by voice vote.
Quotes and context: Vice Chair Moore Zeigler praised the sheriff’s foundation and scholarship efforts and thanked staff and volunteers for internship and community programs, saying, in part, that the county must "leave Montgomery County a little better than what I found it." Coach Mark Hall, representing the state champion Saint James team, told the commission he was "very proud" of the players, describing the program's steady progress to the title.
Action at a glance: All listed agenda items (Items 1–13, 15) were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote during the meeting. Item specifics that passed include minutes approval; accounts payable and payroll; a generator upgrade bid award; contract extension with APAC; a budget change request; amendments adding SBA participation to a booth management consultant contract; criteria for Maxwell Gateway funding agreements; miscellaneous appropriations to agencies and schools (including enumerated amounts read into the record for several schools); and final pay application approval for Annex 2 renovations.
What was not decided: No contested votes or recorded roll-call tallies were read into the meeting record on consent items; the transcript indicates motions were approved by voice vote. Several appropriations (for example, a $6,500 request for 'Triple J' summer camp) were entered pending verification of paperwork.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with contract administration, purchase orders and the next steps in capital and program approvals per standard county procedures.
