CULLMAN COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
September 27, 2011

CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
Chairman James Graves called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:09 a.m. and welcomed the visitors.

CALL OF ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Charlotte Slatton, County Clerk, called the roll; present were Chairman James Graves, Commissioner Darrell Hicks, Commissioner Stanley Yarbrough and County Attorney Heath Meherg.  The invocation was given by Randall Waldrep.   Bob Burns led the Pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 MEETING, APPROVE APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, REQUISITIONS, TRAVEL EXPENSES; AND APPROVE ALL JOURNAL ENTRIES TO BE POSTED.
Commissioner Yarbrough made the motion to approve the minutes from September 13, 2011 Commission Meeting, approve appropriations, expenditures, requisitions, travel expenses and approve all journal entries to be posted.  Commissioner Hicks seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
George Mann requested more county roads be striped to make driving at night safer.

The Chairman announced the County will begin the final right of way clean up of storm debris beginning October 3rd.  Commissioner Yarbrough asked the road superintendent if it would be possible to publish weekly the areas where the Road Department was working.  Mr. Jackson, Road Superintendent, stated work would begin in District 3 followed by District 4, District 2 and District 1.

NEW BUSINESS
Consider approval of agreement with Premise, Inc. for annual PC and computer network support
Gary Teichmiller, County Administrator, stated this is the annual agreement with Premise, Inc.
for PC and network support.  Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to approve the agreement with Premise, Inc.  Commissioner Hicks seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Consider approval of agreement between Cullman County and ADEM for collection and disposal of discarded tires and regulated solid waste
Fred Penn, County Engineer, stated ADEM will pay the County up to $100,000 per year for the disposal of tires picked up along the right of way and discarded County tires.  Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to approve the agreement with ADEM for collection and disposal of discarded tires.  Commissioner Hicks seconded.  Upon a unanimous voice vote, the motion passed.

Authorize the Chairman to sign a contract with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood for design and preparation plans to construct a sixteen (16) unit T-hanger in an amount not to exceed $45,000
Bob Burns, Airport Manager, stated the contract is for preliminary work to prepare a bid to build a sixteen (16) unit T-hanger.  The hanger itself will be paid for through a grant.  Commissioner Hicks made a motion to approve the signing of a contract with Goodwyn, Mills, & Cawood.  Commissioner Yarbrough seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Consider donation of $1,000 to the Grandview Community Center, a polling place
Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to donate $1,000 to the Grandview Community Center, a polling place.   Commissioner Hicks seconded.  The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Chairman Graves made mention of 17 acres of land in the Cold Springs area that has been seized by the courts.  The courts are turning the land over to the County Commission.  The Commission has decided to donate 15 acres adjacent to the Cold Springs School to the School Board for their use.  The other two acres will be used for a new community center.

Consider donation to the Cullman Oktoberfest
Commissioner Hicks made a motion to donate $5,000 to the Cullman Oktoberfest.  Commissioner Yarbrough seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Resolution 2011-55 – Authorize the Chairman to sign the CARTS annual third party contracts for FY 2012
Chairman Graves stated these are the annual contracts, which are required by ALDOT, for CARTS to provide transportation services with outside agencies.  Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to approve the resolution for the signing of the FY 2012 CARTS contracts with third parties.  Commissioner Hicks seconded.  The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Resolution 2011-56 – One half ( ½) cent Sales Tax to be placed on March 2012 ballot
Chairman Graves stated the Cullman County School Board has sent a formal request for the one half cent sales tax to be placed on the primary ballot in March 2012.  Commissioner Hicks made a motion to place the proposed tax for education of the March 2012 ballot.  Commissioner Yarbrough seconded the motion.  Upon a unanimous voice vote, the motion passed.

Consider approval of the bid for the server service for the Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Dover stated the server service will be paid for from a Justice Department grant.  The only bidder who met the specifications is Premise, Inc.  Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to award the bid for server service for the Sheriff’s Department to Premise, Inc.  Commissioner Hick seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Ratify the following personnel actions:
New Hires:      Steven D. Sellers                                 Sheriff Department – part time
            Bethany Bailey                                    School Resource Officer
            Brenda Foxx                                        Commission on Aging - temporary

Transfers:        Tyler Lindsey                                       Smith Lake Park to OHV Park
            Eric Drummond                                  OHV Park to Water Department

Discharges:     Barbara Lee                                        Library

Resignations:   Joshua Smith                                       Animal Control

Promotions:     Christopher Westmoreland                Animal Control

Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to ratify all personnel actions.  Commissioner seconded the motion which passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Authorize the Chairman to negotiate the stop loss insurance
Gary Teichmiller, County Administrator, stated this is the stop loss insurance for a health insurance when an employee contract payout exceeds $100,000 for the year.  All insurance quotes have not been received but he requested the Chairman be authorized to negotiate and sign an agreement once all information is received.  Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to authorize the Chairman to negotiate and sign the stop loss insurance.  The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hicks and passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Consider approve of the FY 2012 budget for Cullman County
Mr. Teichmiller stated the budget for FY 2012 is $46,564,254 representing about a 1% increase.  The general fund budget is approximately $18 million.  The Road Department finished FY 2011 with a $150,000 reserve.  The employees did not receive a cost of living raise, however the 2 ½% increase into the retirement system was not passed onto the employee and there was no increase in the employee contribution for health insurance.

Commissioner Yarbrough made a motion to approve the FY 2012 budget.  Commissioner Hicks seconded.  Upon a unanimous voice vote, the motion passed.

The next NARCOG meeting will be September 28, 2011 at the Decatur office of NARCOG.

NEXT REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 2011
Chairman Graves announced the next commission meeting will be Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room.   

ADJOURN THE MEETING
Commissioner Hicks made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Commissioner Yarbrough seconded the motion. Chairman Graves adjourned the meeting at 10:31 a.m.

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James D. Graves, Chairman                           Darrell Hicks,                                                  Stanley Yarbrough,
Associate Commissioner                                 Associate Commissioner