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Pickens County staff report: audit complete, facility updates and rising 911 calls
Summary
Finance staff said the year-end audit is complete and budget amendments are included on the regular agenda; staff also updated commissioners on a delayed airport FBO water connection, fire station progress, elections storage, and an increase in E-911 call volume.
County staff used the work session to deliver routine internal and public-safety updates, including finance, facilities, human resources and emergency services.
Miranda (finance/internal operations) told the board that the county audit has been completed and will be presented at the regular meeting. She said budget amendments reflecting normal year-end adjustments are included on the regular agenda and that finance staff are beginning planning for fiscal year 2027. Miranda said human resources and risk management are revamping incident-reporting procedures, and she provided staffing numbers: HR processed six terminations/resignations, hired eight full-time employees, and added two seasonal positions.
Facility updates included a delay on the airport fixed-base operator (FBO) building after the City of Jasper approved a 3/4-inch water meter while the building had been designed for a 2-inch service; engineers and architects will meet to redesign fixtures or add pumping to resolve pressure and fixture compatibility before finalizing the tap and sewer elevation work. Staff reported Fire Station No. 7 nearing interior completion with exterior work remaining and Station 10 essentially complete aside from rescue-truck equipment. Other items included signage work at the senior center, health-department relocation planning and an elections outbuilding for storage.
In public safety, Mr. Alro summarized animal-control activity and training in the fire department, and said the county participated in a six-hour ELC level-two activation in May and attended GEMA training for crisis-track software. He reported that E-911 call volume rose to 797 calls versus 748 in April.
Staff said they will bring additional construction-timetable presentations in July and August and that any actions taken in executive session would be finalized by vote when the board reconvenes for the regular meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Next steps: audit presentation and budget amendments on the regular agenda followed by presentations on project timetables in upcoming meetings.
