The Morgan County Commission took the following actions during their re-scheduled meeting Thur., July 16.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the refund of sales tax of $1,312.25 submitted by Family Dollar for the month of July 2014, due to miscalculation.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing Sean Dailey, Parks & Recreation Director, to fill the vacant position of Groundskeeper (9920) for Morgan County Parks, Grade 4 ($12.65 – $16.51).

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute a Letter of Support on behalf of the Morgan County Commission representing the continued support of the Morgan County Community Corrections Program.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute contracts with Decatur Alabama Kennel Club (Cotton Cluster Dog Show- $200), Hartselle High School Volleyball (Media Guide Ad- $125) and LCpl Jonathan L. Smith Det 1427 (Banquet Sponsor- $250) representing the promotion of Morgan County, which will be payable out of the Tourism, Recreation & Convention Fund.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing Don Stisher, District 3 Commissioner, to donate $2,800 to the Town of Falkville Police Department, payable out of District 3 Road and Bridge Fund.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $245 from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants representing membership dues for Julie Reeves, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, and effective August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $125 from Alabama Association of Public Personnel Administrators representing membership dues for Belinda Ealey, Chief Administrative Officer, and Star Loyd, Payroll/Benefits Officer for 2015.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $13,027.20 from Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts representing audit services performed for 2013/14.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $573.50 from Travelers Insurance.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing Eddie Hicks, Director of EMA, to donate $250 to North Alabama Mutual Aid Association for developing a Resource Guide to increase awareness and quicker response to be distributed to all relevant agencies.

•Adopted a resolution approving checks issued for June 2015, totaling $5,704,551.01.

•Reviewed and approved the following Personnel changes for June 2015: Delete sheriff positions of Donald Carr, Thomas Hines, David Carr, Steven Edge and Robert Thole, park and recreation position of Tracey Driver, and environmental/recycling position of Ricky Brooks; and add sheriff positions of Jaythan Brown, Tammy Staten, Scott Willerton, Corey Morrow, Jesse Cummings and Haley Schrimsher.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute Memorandum of Understanding between the Morgan County Juvenile Probation Office and Jamie Cifuentes to develop a database for the Morgan County Juvenile Court Truancy Program.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $16,111 from Volkert, Inc. representing Program Management Services on Jail Annex, payment number 22.

•Adopted a resolution approving excess proceed claim arising from Revenue Commissioner’s tax sale for Benny H. Childers for $17,554.70.

•Reviewed and approved invoices totaling $104 from Meadowbrook Insurance representing insurance coverage on a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and a 1988 Ford Pickup.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $5,470.34 from ALDOT representing final payment of Project No. BR-5202(200).

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute change order number 1 with Adams Building Company, LLC on Lacey’s Spring Senior Center project, District 4, representing extension of completion date to Nov. 5, 2015.

•Adopted a resolution approving submittal of standard flood insurance application for coverage amount of $500,000 with $5,000 deductible for System of Services Building located at 2531 Highway 20 West, Decatur, Alabama, with annual premium of $1,361, effective October 1, 2015.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $1,373 from the Association of Tennessee Valley Governments representing membership service fees for the Morgan County Commission, effective FY2015/16.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute change order number 1 with Aqua Marine Enterprises, Inc. on Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department project, District 2, representing additional charge of $2,500 for increase in size of generator.

•Reviewed and approved invoices totaling $1,037 from Terracon Consultants, Inc. representing services related to the bridge replacement projects on the Cotaco-Florette Road and Cedar Creek Church Road.

•Reviewed and approved invoice of $311,072 from Lee Builders, Inc. representing payment number 1 on Jail Construction Project.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute Interagency Agreement with Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Morgan County District Attorney’s Office, City of Hartselle and the Hartselle Police Department.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute change order number 1 with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for Licensed Software Products and Services for Morgan County, representing the addition of Business License module of $25,165.

•Adopted a resolution approving Budget Amendments for various departments for June 2015.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing Randy Vest, District 2 Commissioner, to donate $49,900 to Neel Volunteer Fire Department to assist with a Public Safety Project, payable out of District 2 Road and Bridge Funds.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing Debra Gardner, Director of Commission on Aging/MCATS, to fill the vacant position of Outreach Coordinator (1303), Grade 2 ($10.17 – $13.27).

•Adopted a resolution for the acceptance of Right-of-Way for Welcome Falls Road, located between Gum Pond Road and Holcomb Road, District 3.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to extend contracts on the items listed below for Morgan County for the time period of Oct. 1, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2016, using the same pricing, terms and conditions. If the extension is rejected by the vendor; authorize the Chairman to advertise the item for bids: chipseal (Charles E. Watts, Inc.), concrete pipe (Delivered – Harvey Culvert Co., Inc.; Vendor Site – Hanson Pipe and Precast), Stone (Vulcan Materials Co.; Rogers Group, Inc.; Blount Springs Materials), hot bit. plant mix (In-place and plant site – Reed Contracting Services, Inc.; Plant site – Wiregrass Construction Co. Inc.), cold mix (Delivered – Midsouth Paving Inc., Plant site – Advanced Asphalt, Wiregrass Construction Co. Inc.), Traffic Stripe (J.C. Cheek Contractors, Inc.), Traffic Signs (Traffic Signs, Inc.), gasoline and diesel (Petroleum Sales), Lubricants and Antifreeze (W.H. Thomas Oil Co.), guardrail (Alabama Guardrail, Inc.)

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to advertise corrugated metal pipe and liquid asphalt for bids for FY 2015/16, with extension clause.

•Adopted a resolution approving the renewal contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama employees’ health insurance coverage for the period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 with the following monthly deposit rates:

•Family-$1,200

•Single-$ 460

•Retirees Family-$1,200

•Retirees Single-$ 460

•COBRA Family-$1,353

•COBRA Single-$ 527

•Adopted a resolution establishing the following monthly employee contribution for health insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, effective October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; with the exception of any additional PCORI and reinsurance fees required by the Affordable Health Care Act:

•Family-$ 167

•Single-$ 64

•Retirees Family-$ 300

•Retirees Single-$ 200

•COBRA Family-$1,353

•COBRA Single-$ 527

•Adopted a resolution establishing a mandatory employee payroll deduction in accordance with the following schedule to be identified as “HealthCare Tax” for purposes of compliance with the Affordable Health Care Act effective January 1, 2016 for the additional cost of the Reinsurance Fees required on all employees and dependents covered on the Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance contract which will be deducted on the second payroll of each month. Retirees will be required to submit the following amounts along with their monthly contribution.

•Adopted a resolution authorizing the Chairman to execute on behalf of Morgan County, the Self-Insured Medical Stop Loss with BCS Insurance Company representing specific stop loss of $75,000 and a $75,000 aggregating specific deductible for employee’s health insurance, effective August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016.

•Adopted a resolution approving the addition of Telemedicine (MD Live) to the employee benefits package at a county cost of $3.50 per contract per month and available to the employees at no cost with an effective date of October 1, 2015.

•Discussed and approved 2016/2017 holiday schedule.