Lauren Estes-Velez

Hartselle Enquirer

The commission members elected to authorize an appropriation of funding to NARCOG, which will become effective in the 2017/2018 fiscal year.

County Commission Chairman Ray Long said MCATS was taken over by NARCOG when the county commission turned over the business to them in October of 2016. The county commission has been funding them since to get the group started.

“It’s a great program, but it’s also a business and we want it make strides, but also, run on their won,” Long said. “We’ve since gotten separation of MCATS and NARCOG has taken it over to run with it.”

Long said the funding for the first year to the group was $220,000 and for the next fiscal year, they are cutting it to $150,000.

“We’re still allowing them to use our building and we will assist them in 2018, but that will be the last year they will receive funding,” Long said. “A lot of money is often matched by grants, so they’ll have some avenues to raise money and won’t need as much supplemental cash. They will become their own business.”

In other business the council: Adopted a resolution reappointing Ms. Virginia Alexander to the Morgan County Emergency Management Communications Board (E-911) for a four-year term, effective May 10, 2016.

Adopted a resolution authorizing an appropriation of $150,000.00 to NARCOG effective 10-01-17 for the 2017/2018 Fiscal Year Morgan County Commission Budget.

Adopted a resolution approving the Morgan County Environmental Services Dumpster Agreement for 8 yard, 6 yard, 4 yard, and Roll-Off dumpsters.

Adopt resolution approving the Morgan County Performance Evaluation Forms.

Adopt resolution authorizing the following certificates to subdivide properties: 1. Vicky Jean Moses, Tommy Edward Vest, and Michael Vest, and Life Point Church of God.

Adopt resolution authorizing Morgan County District 4 employee Vickie Copeland to volunteer for a 32-hour work week schedule, with full benefits, subject to approval of department head.

Adopt resolution authorizing the Chairman to enter into a (5) five year agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.  for Arbitrage Rebate Calculations.

Adopt resolution authorizing the refund of Deed Tax, recorded in error in the Morgan County Probate Office, for Sandra Gant for $11.21.

Adopt resolution authorizing the Change Order between Morgan County Commission and Lee Builders, for $11,583.47, submitted by GBW Architects.

Adopt resolution authorizing the following disbursements for April 2017, totaling $4,419,024.85.