July 13, 2022 - The Shelby County Commissioners met in court Wednesday, July 13, 2022, and took no action to lift the burn ban with no rain in sight at this time, and as a result left the ban in place.
During discussion over the burn ban, County Judge Allison Harbison commented there hasn't been any significant rainfall, and she didn't think any action should be taken. Jimmy Lout, Commissioner Precinct 2, stated all of his burn ban signs have been posted.
The Adult Probation building on the Center square has been under repair by Paul Hagler Construction and a request for partial payment was submitted to the county.
"His original bid was the $120,[000] and he's asking to be paid the $60,000 and I think he's done that much work already," said Judge Harbison.
A motion carried by the commissioners to allocate a payment of $60,000 to Paul Hagler.
The commissioners further considered additional repair cost to the Adult Probation Building submitted by Hagler due to additional repairs that were found to be necessary during remodeling.
The total cost of the additional repairs is $5,550 with $2,100 of that being for roof repair and $3,450 to repair the roof on the front porch the of the building.
"I happened to be coming around the square when they were scraping it off, there were holes around the [chimneys] that were rotten that they couldn't have seen until they pulled that off," said Judge Harbison.
Commissioner Stevie Smith commented they knew that could happen, and Judge Harbison stated she believed he was just charging for the materials and not the labor.
Judge Harbison the porch wasn't included on the initial walk-through of the building and once it was discovered to be rotten during remodeling, it would be a mistake to not address the issue.
A motion carried by the commissioners to approve the additions to the repair cost of the Adult Probation building.
The Stevie Smith, Commissioner Precinct 3, has a 2007 Ford 1-ton truck which doesn't have a motor or a bed and he is seeking sealed bids on the truck as is.
A motion carried for Commissioner Pct. 3 to take sealed bids on the truck to be sold as is.
Debora Riles, Tax Assessor/Collector, spoke with the commissioners about an upcoming tax resale on July 19, at 6pm which is something new to increase opportunity for more people in the community to attend.
"We've done a tax resale before, but we did it we tagged it onto the end of one of our quarterly sales," said Riley.
Riley stated most of the properties are in the Shelbyville area, and there are some in the Center area as well.
The meeting adjourned at 9:51am.
Agenda items approved during the meeting include: 1. Minutes of June 1, 2022 Special meeting, June 8, 2022 Regular meeting, June 15, 2022 Special meeting, June 20, 2022 Special meeting, June 22, 2022 Special meeting, June 29, 2022 Special meeting, June 29, 2022 Emergency meeting, June 29, 2022 Workshop meeting of the Shelby County Commissioner’s Court. 2. Pay weekly expenses. 3. Officers reports. 4. Commissioner Pct. 3 to take sealed bids on a 2007 Ford Truck. Truck will be sold as is. 5. Partial payment of $60,000 to Paul Hagler for work completed at the Adult Probation Building to date. 6. Additions to the repair cost of the Adult Probation Building in the amount of $2,100 for repairing the roof and $3,450 for repairing the roof on the front porch of the building for a total cost of $5,550. 7. Renew yearly contract with Computer Information Concepts for Tax office at a cost of $4,400. 8. Adjourn.
