BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PERRY COUNTY COMMISSION MET in its regular session on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at the Albert Turner, Sr. Courthouse Annex in the commission courtroom. The invocation was led by Albert Turner. The roll was called to establish a quorum. District #1: Present District #2: Present; District #3: Present; District #4: Absent at the time of roll call; District #5: Absent.
Motion by Anthony Long and seconded by Thomas Harrison to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to adopt the minutes from April 11, 2023, with the following correction under Old Jail Project, District 3 voted Nea. Motion carried.
Cedric Hudson joined the meeting at 6:03 pm.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to adopt the minutes from the May 2, 2023, Special Call Meeting. Motion carried.
ATTORNEY REPORT
Reported on a revised copy of the MOU with the Board of Education regarding Pegues Circle.
CLERK REPORT
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to accept change order from GMC for water authority project. Motion carried.
ITEM #12: ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR CADENCE BANK
Motion by Cedric Hudson and seconded by Anthony Long to send the resolution (opposing the closing of Cadence Bank) to the City of Uniontown to be approved and adopted as a joint resolution. Motion carried.
ITEM #13: PERRY LAKES
To be placed on the next agenda
ENGINEERING/EMA REPORT:
Reported the ATRIP 2 project 53-2020-053 was approved for a total of $727,949.82, with a county match of $28,294.82.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to forward the letter of concurrence and apply the $28,292.82 as county match for the project. Motion carried.
Motion by Anthony Long and seconded by Thomas Harrison to note the intent to purchase a backhoe from Caterpillar with financing through Caterpillar and allow the county engineer to negotiate the terms. Motion carried.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to put the old excavator in the JM Wood Auction with a guarantee of at least $40,000. Motion carried.
ITEM #15: HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT SALVAGE VEHICLES
Motion by Cedric Hudson and seconded by Anthony Long to declare the following items as salvage: 1) 1989 Flatbed, 2) Two International dump trucks (6 yards), 3) Two distributors (of tar), and 4) 1987 Chevy Truck. Motion carried.
ITEM #16: RESOLUTION BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to send a resolution to Governor Ivey to reinstate Joe Mann, Lucy Kynard and George Washburn to board of registrars with full terms. Yea: Thomas Harrison and Anthony Long; Nea: Albert Turner and Cedric Hudson. Motion tied. (No action can be taken)
ITEM 14: POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to reaffirm the 2014 employee policy and procedures manual and travel procedures. Motion carried.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to instruct the administrator and accounts payable clerk to present all claims to be paid to all commission members on Thursdays before the meeting, to include payables from general fund transfers etc. If payable falls between time period, present at meeting on a separate claim sheet. Motion carried.
ITEM #9: DHR APPOINTMENT
To be placed on the next agenda
ITEM #11: CITIZENS TRUST BANK FINANCE AGREEMENT (EXCAVATOR)
To be placed on the next agenda
ITEM #18 CLAIMS
Motion by Anthony Long and seconded by Thomas Harrison to pay the claims. Motion carried.
Motion by Thomas Harrison and seconded by Anthony Long to adjourn. Motion carried.
