Calhoun County Commission Approves $2 Vehicle Levy to Support Sheriff’s Office

Calhoun County, AL – The Calhoun County Commission held a regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, October 10th, 2024. 

• Call To Order
• Invocation/Pledge Of Allegiance
• Adopt Agenda – Unanimously Approved 
• Elected Official/Department Head Comments – No Comments
• Adopt Minutes – Unanimously Approved
• Old Business
  •  Nuisance Abatements – Unanimously Approved (one tabled)
    • 1879 Parkwood Drive, Anniston – Avery Properties LLC. – TABLED
    • 2603 Eulaton Road, Anniston – WJ Ponder (Est.) C/O Irene & Pats Ponder
    • 192 West Point Road, Jacksonville – Wendy K. Gann Snider
    • 2425 Griffis II Street, Anniston – Bobby Woodrow
    • 3608 Noble Street, Anniston – Cynthia & Michael Greenwood
    • 4206 Bynum Leatherwood Road, Anniston – Patricia Woodrow
    • 315 Medders Drive W., Anniston – James Fredrick Lucas III
  • Nuisance Dismissals: – Unanimously Approved
    • 4500 Asbury Avenue, Anniston – Grace A. McKinney C/O Brandy Bryant
    • 0 S. Marshall Street, Anniston – Linda Chesson
    • 6105 Autumn Trail, Anniston – Penny Woodford
    • 540 Cottaquilla Road, Jacksonville – Lisa Hughes & Genell Hughes
  • Nuisance Invoice – Unanimously Approved
    • 101 W. 35^th Street, Anniston – Corridor Gardens InTown LLC ($5,526.00)
• New Business
  • Nuisance Declarations: – Unanimously Approved
    • 5004 Post Oak Road, Anniston – Modena & Hulon Ogle
    • 31 Carriage Road, Anniston – Wayne Guthrie
    • 80 Bailey Street, Oxford – Jacqueline Kelley & Dianne Green
    • 407 Morrisville Road, Anniston – Jackqueline Johnson
    • 1320 Leyden Street, Anniston – Louie Miller
    • 508 Inglewood Drive, Anniston – Antonia Mora Ramirez
    • 0 Elston Street, Anniston – Beatrice Robinson c/o Jerom Allen
    • 2435 Eulaton Road, Anniston – Billy Joe Clonts c/o Denise Walling
  • Rescind Denial for ABC Board Application Resolution – Unanimously Approved
    • After new information was supplied the Commission revisited this application.
  • Bid Extension Resolution – Courthouse Custodial Services – Unanimously Approved
    • Contract with Made to Clean Custodial Services with no change in cost.
  • Bid Award Resolution – Sports Complex Concessions – Unanimously Approved
    • Contract was entered into with Osborn Brothers Inc.
  • Change Order – ARPA Project – Jail Medical Wing Fencing – Unanimously Approved
    • Change amount of $11,676.00 was agreed upon.
  • Traffic Enforcement Agreement – North Central Alabama Highway Safety Office – Unanimously Approved
    • The Franklin County Commission will act in its role as the approved Sub Grantee for all Traffic Safety Funding and will be the pass-through agency for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/ADECA Let’s Traffic Safety Funds.
  • Interpreter Service Agreement – Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind – Unanimously Approved
    • The Calhoun County Probate Court and Calhoun County Commission entered into a service agreement.
  • Surplus Property Resolution – Probate Office Savin Copier – Unanimously Approved
    • Surplus item is a Savin IM 5000 – Copy Machine.
  • Subdivision Approval – RaceTrac Alexandria Gate 5 Plat – Unanimously Approved
    • A proposed subdivision has been reviewed and inspected by the Engineering Department.
  • Passage and Levy of Additional Vehicle License and Registration Fee Resolution – Unanimously Approved
    • The County will levy a $2 fee on each new registration, transfer, or renewal on any vehicle on the County commencing on January 1st, 2025. The additional fees will be distributed on a monthly basis by the License Commission to the Sheriff to be deposited in the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund and be used for law enforcement purposes.
    • Commissioner Shears explained that this came about due to the Sheriff’s Office losing funding from pistol permits not being required. The funds from the $2 will go the the Sheriff’s Office.
• Public Comments
  • Audrey Maxwell – announced that many fall festivities would be happening in our area, Jazz/Music Fest in Anniston this weekend, the Chamber is sponsoring a Business Decorating Contest for businesses decorating for fall and/or Halloween. Entries can be submitted to the Chamber’s social media pages and all will judged by State Tourism personnel.
  • Chandy Gordon- with A.S.A.P. foundation announced they will be sponsoring free carwashes for all military/vets and their families, this will be held at Xtreme Car Wash in Anniston tomorrow, October 11. They also have the national drug take-back day scheduled for October 26.
  • Dr. David West w/ Extension Office announced they will be hosting a pecan workshop on October 25 and there will be a hog show at the Ag Center on October 19^th.
• Adjourn – Unanimously Approved

Next Meeting:  Thursday, October 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m.