Covington County public meetings in 2022
3 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commission Meeting Agendas and Minutes
The Commission approved resolutions to allocate $200,000 for a walking trail at LBW and $250,000 per district for road projects using ARPA funds. Other key actions included approving a five-year taser contract and authorizing several infrastructure bid solicitations.
- Approved $200,000 for LBW walking trail and $250,000 per district for road projects (unanimous)
- Approved $108,000 five-year taser and software contract (unanimous)
- Approved $2,000 for a drug awareness program (unanimous)
- Approved $7,775 for new firewall IT equipment (unanimous)
- Selected PH&J Architects for ARPA projects (unanimous)
- Approved solicitation of bids for bridge components, concrete pipe, curb and gutter, and loader transmission (unanimous)
- Approved petitions for road closures of Tucan Road and Jackson Road (unanimous)
- Approved November 2022 accounts payable ($1,729,910.48) and payroll ($971,232.40) (unanimous)
Commission Meeting Agendas and Minutes
The Commission approved a one-time pay supplement of $500 for full-time and $250 for part-time employees. Other key actions included approving a 2023 severe weather tax holiday and renewing several intergovernmental service contracts.
- Approved $500 full-time and $250 part-time one-time pay supplements (Unanimous)
- Approved 2023 Severe Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday for Feb 24-26, 2023 (Unanimous)
- Approved jail monitoring service contract at $5 per day (Unanimous)
- Approved $1,000 sponsorship for Christmas in Candyland (Unanimous)
- Approved 10% increase for inmate housing and 15% for inmate food (Unanimous)
- Renewed School Resource Officer contract with Board of Education for $175,000 (Unanimous)
- Approved adoption of a county cyber security policy (Unanimous)
- Approved resolution to enter agreement with Forever Wild Land Trust (Unanimous)
Commission Meeting Agendas and Minutes
The Commission approved a resolution to request $17,370.05 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds and a memorandum for nature trail improvements. Other actions included approving a retail wine and beer license and a budget amendment for the Revenue Commissioner.
- Approved retail table wine and beer license for Maxx Food Mart 2 (unanimous)
- Approved $6,000 budget amendment for Revenue Commissioner to hire a part-time temporary employee (unanimous)
- Approved contract renewal with Enterprise State Community College for Sheriff's Department highway enforcement overtime (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2210-25-01 to request $17,370.05 from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (unanimous)
- Approved memorandum of understanding with LBW for Nature Trail improvements (unanimous)
- Approved minutes for October 11, 2022, regular meeting (unanimous)
- Postponed decision on electronic monitoring system for jail