- Received an invitation to participate in the Excel by 5 Program from Winston County Partners for Community Living members, Rosie Harris and Larry Veazey. Excel by 5 is an early childhood development program that is community based. Board members agreed to participate and attend the next meeting if possible.
- Accepted petitions for Election Commissioner Candidates including Shawn Butts - dist1, Dell Gillett - dist2, Dean Miller- dist3, Mattie Cooper - dist4, and Mary Reed - dist5. There are only single candidates for each district and the position will be on the November ballot.
- Opened bids on a backhoe for District 4 and a dump truck for District 1. There was one bid for the backhoe and three for the dump truck however one was disqualified because it failed to meet the bid specs.. The Board took the bids under review.
- Heard from County Prosecutor Kiley Kirk and a request for financial assistance for secretarial pay when working on county business. The Board took no action pending final budget submissions.
- Approved the resignation of two employees at the WCCRCF and approved the hiring of an additional employee.
- EMA Director Buddy King brought some clarification concerning the 911 setup in the county after some concern was expressed in the previous meeting about use of first responders and the interlocal agreement with the city. King indicated that issues had been clarified and that further issues could be resolved by having a more active 911 advisory board. King recommended that the advisory board meet monthly for the forseeable future, starting next Monday, July 23. The 911 Advisory Board is set by statute and includes the; sheriff, police chief, EMA director, fire chief, hospital administrator, post masters and the president of the fire association.
The Board remained in session to meet with Golden Triangle Planning and Development in the afternoon. The Board's next meeting is August 6.
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