Susie Suarez-Horn

The commission agenda includes a public hearing to vacate a portion of Lakeridge Drive and various new business items, such as a longevity resolution with the ACCA Liability Fund, the appointment of a board member to SEACAP, and approval for change order #5 for the Henry County Jail. Additional items cover an agreement with the Henry County Board of Education regarding a SEID grant, multiple proclamations for community awareness weeks, a construction bid award for courthouse renovations, a Probate transaction fee adjustment, and approval for a minor subdivision. The agenda also details requests to sell surplus equipment on Gov Deals, initiate resurfacing projects, amend a driveway permit agreement, and issue a letter of intent to purchase four dump trucks.

The meeting includes an award presentation honoring a Sheriff's Department employee. New business items involve proclaiming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, proclaiming May as Mental Health Awareness Month, and designating Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. Additional items include authorizing the purchase of a vehicle for the County Coroner, approving the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment, and awarding road paving and crosswalk improvement project bids.

The Commission addressed several administrative and operational items, including the proclamation of Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the setting of a new mileage reimbursement rate at 72.5 cents per mile. Multiple re-appointments were made to the Southeast Alabama Regional Council on Aging board. The Commission also approved the FY2025 County Rebuild Alabama Annual Report, authorized the sale of a D5 Dozer and a Tax Reappraisal vehicle, approved a service contract with IVM Solutions, and permitted the Alabama Forestry Commission to store equipment on county property. Additionally, the Final Listing of Insolvents for 2024 was approved. Staff provided updates regarding election qualification deadlines and planned reviews of the county's indigent burial and personnel policies.

The commission held a public hearing to vacate a portion of Lakeridge Drive, which was subsequently approved. Other actions included authorizing a longevity resolution with the ACCA Liability Fund, appointing a new member to the SEACAP board, approving a change order for the jail project, and formalizing an agreement regarding a SEID grant with the Board of Education. The commission also issued several proclamations, awarded a bid for courthouse renovations, adjusted a probate transaction fee, approved a minor subdivision, authorized the sale of surplus road equipment, and initiated several county-funded resurfacing projects.

The commission addressed several new business items, including the approval of the 2026 back-to-school sales tax holiday, maintaining current county alcohol licensing fees, and issuing proclamations for Career and Technical Education Month and American 250. Policy updates were approved for county personnel and indigent services. Operational decisions included authorizing the filling of an abandoned well, the purchase of a new dozer and motor grader, the sale of a surplus motor grader and sheriff department vehicles, and the financing of new equipment. Additionally, the commission tabled the Wild Oats subdivision project, approved bidding for road surface treatments, amended the sanitation policy for delinquent accounts, and discussed upcoming public meetings regarding the Hazard Mitigation Plan.