[0:07] Our last, uh, last meeting,

[0:10] and we'll go directly into the election of a chairman.

[0:14] I will take nominations for chairman. Commissioner, uh, Sumners.

[0:19] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I nominate Kevin Markham.

[0:26] I have a nomination for Kevin Markham. Are there any other nominations? If not—

[0:32] Motion to approve by acclamation.

[0:35] So it's been a motion to approve by acclamation. Is there a second?

[0:41] Seconded by Commissioner Morrow. Any discussion? Seeing none, we'll vote.

[0:47] All those in favor say aye.

[0:50] Aye.

[0:51] All those opposed?

[0:53] You too, Swapsy.

[0:53] Mr. Markham.

[1:18] Thank you all for voting me to be your chairman.

[1:23] We do have— this is a 7-member committee,

[1:28] and all members are present.

[1:31] It's time now to elect a vice chairman.

[1:36] And are there nominees for vice chairman? Mr. Sumners?

[1:42] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I nominate Chairman Grooms.

[1:46] Does anyone else have any other nominees?

[1:51] Seeing none, I take that as a—

[1:55] Sumners has a motion for acclamation and to stop

[2:01] nominations. Anybody second that?

[2:05] Seconded by Commissioner Green, all in favor say aye.

[2:12] Aye.

[2:13] Any opposed? All right.

[2:15] Commissioner Grooms, you are now vice chair of the building committee.

[2:21] At this time, I'll entertain motion for approval of the agenda.

[2:27] Motion made by Commissioner Grooms, seconded by Commissioner Strahan.

[2:34] All in favor say aye.

[2:36] Aye.

[2:36] All right, we have item number 6 is the approval of the minutes from the August

[2:43] approval of the minutes from the August 2026

[2:43] meeting. Those have been presented.

[2:47] If anybody has any questions, speak up now or they will stand as presented.

[2:53] Seeing none, so item 6, the minutes from August 2026, stand. Any public comment?

[3:00] Anybody signed up for public comment? Do you mind checking?

[3:05] Oh, she's going to check real quick. Nobody here really.

[3:10] Everybody— Miss Beverly, you want to speak? You're good?

[3:15] You're, you're just here cheering her on? Okay, good. All right, old business now.

[3:22] Uh, county buildings and office maintenance report.

[3:27] Matthew Hill.

[3:28] Yes, but they're still working.

[3:36] Yeah, they are.

[3:37] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

[3:38] Good evening, everyone. It's cooler this time of day.

[3:40] It sure is. Yeah, it's, it's been warm.

[3:43] Yeah.

[3:43] Um, so let's start off over at the Health Department.

[3:46] Installation of an exhaust ventilation system located in the dental area will be

[3:51] installed 9/11, which alleviates the excessive heat generated by the compressor

[3:56] excessive heat generated by the compressor and

[3:56] vacuum in the utility room.

[3:58] At 8 Public Square, replacement of a 5-ton HVAC rooftop unit is scheduled to be

[4:02] installed the week of 9/14 and includes a 5-year warranty.

[4:06] At the Senior Center,

[4:07] the order for a 40-foot Connex shipping container is in process,

[4:11] which will supply adequate storage,

[4:13] freeing up valuable meeting space within the building.

[4:16] This container can be relocated in the future.

[4:19] Also, replacement of a 5-ton package unit will occur later this month that serves

[4:24] the main gathering area and also carries a 5-year warranty.

[4:27] The courthouse renovation, the termite treatment was completed,

[4:31] which will ultimately protect the build back long-term.

[4:34] Over at the Justice Center, uh, Summer's tribute bench was set in place,

[4:38] and give props to the mayor facilitating that.

[4:41] Uh, the War Memorial Building, the meeting room located off the ballroom,

[4:46] which was included with rentals, underwent renovations.

[4:49] Including paint, lighting, asbestos abatement, and new carpet.

[4:52] This will aid in the continued goal to ensure individuals experience a safe and

[4:57] positive experience visiting the building, just like all the county buildings.

[5:02] The 6th Public Square,

[5:03] the roof replacement just up there is scheduled to be completed actually

[5:07] scheduled to be completed actually tomorrow,

[5:08] and that comes with a 20-year warranty.

[5:10] I'm going to be more than happy to answer any questions.

[5:14] I do have one question for you.

[5:16] The new Justice Center Out front, we've got a couple trees that are dead.

[5:20] I'd like to get those replaced before the other two—

[5:24] other trees get too far ahead of them, if that makes sense.

[5:27] Sure, absolutely.

[5:28] If you can just let us know.

[5:29] Yeah, we'll do that.

[5:30] But anybody else have any questions for

[5:35] Mr. Hill? Got one. Commissioner Holt.

[5:40] Hello.

[5:43] Off the top of your head, do you remember what that shipping container—

[5:46] are you buying it, renting it?

[5:47] Uh, we're going to buy it. It's $8,900. It's a new unit with a roll-up door.

[5:52] And the reason I'm asking for this place to put—

[5:59] Oh, the 2,500 square foot?

[6:00] Yeah, um, I had talked to Kim earlier on that,

[6:03] and I just don't have 2,500 square feet.

[6:06] I have, you know, some ample space in the Old shop storage,

[6:10] but I couldn't really think of anything off the top of my head for a warehouse or

[6:15] anything like that.

[6:16] Thank you.

[6:18] Yes, sir. How many square feet is in one container? 40-foot, I guess?

[6:23] Uh, 320 square feet.

[6:25] 320. So she'd need about 8 of them, roughly.

[6:27] How big is a bakery building?

[6:29] Well, I wouldn't— you wouldn't buy them, you'd rent those.

[6:33] Yeah, right.

[6:36] All right, uh, Commissioner Mora.

[6:40] Thank you, Mr.

[6:41] Chair.

[6:42] Kim's needing storage for temporary storage.

[6:45] Yeah, for probably 6, 8 months at the most, right?

[6:47] Okay. What about, uh, over at Jeff Hardy's place over there?

[6:52] They've got those barns out there. He may have some space.

[6:56] Oh, emergency management?

[6:59] Yeah, he might. I would ask him.

[7:00] I don't— I'm not going to guarantee,

[7:02] but he might have some available because they've got those several barns.

[7:05] Mayor Buck can check on that. All right. Thank you.

[7:07] Baker Building? Okay. All right.

[7:11] Anybody else have questions for Mr. Hill?

[7:15] Seeing none— oh, how's what?

[7:19] Courthouse.

[7:19] Commissioner Green. How's the courthouse coming with its permits?

[7:24] As far as I heard, I talked to Tyler at Bell Construction along with Hewlett

[7:29] Bell Construction along with Hewlett Spencer

[7:29] and also George Neuberger, and the permits are on their way.

[7:33] All the documents were filled out and submitted, and that should be taken off

[7:37] submitted, and that should be taken off Sure.

[7:38] And Mayor Budd, I know you spoke to City Council last week.

[7:41] If you want to add to that.

[7:42] Yes, I did. I brought it to their attention at their next meeting.

[7:46] I've been told that they will pass that we won't have to pay those

[7:50] fees.

[7:51] Is that this Thursday or next Thursday?

[7:52] It's this Thursday.

[7:53] This Thursday?

[7:54] Yes.

[7:54] So after going through that,

[7:56] I got the impression that we won't have to pay those fees.

[7:59] So after Thursday night, we should be able to move forward.

[8:02] Thank you.

[8:04] Okay.

[8:04] You good? My other question is the space in the Baker building.

[8:09] Is there— what kind of—

[8:11] Are they pretty much done with that till meal day?

[8:14] Yeah.

[8:15] Yeah, I could, uh, do some research and see if that would be suitable.

[8:21] It's pretty good size.

[8:23] Yeah.

[8:23] Thank you.

[8:24] Yeah.

[8:25] Thank you.

[8:25] All right. Seeing none. Thank you, Mr. Hill.

[8:29] Thank you.

[8:30] Yes, sir. All right, uh, any more old business that anybody has? Don't see any.

[8:37] I don't have any new business listed unless somebody has a topic to bring up.

[8:43] Seeing none, uh, any announcements?

[8:46] I will, I will let you guys know, and I'll probably mention it tomorrow, but,

[8:53] uh, A lot of you new guys have gotten your continuing education credits in for

[9:00] this year, I think, with your orientation.

[9:04] No.

[9:05] No? Okay, so there are 4 hours that was initiated—

[9:09] I saw the email last week on ethics.

[9:12] It's going to be taught in Nashville on the— somebody help me.

[9:17] Hang on, I wrote it down. September 29th.

[9:21] So you should have got an email last week from them, from CTAS.

[9:26] I'm going to try my best to be there because it's always nice to get 4 hours in

[9:32] because it's always nice to get 4 hours in a

[9:32] big chunk.

[9:35] So—

[9:36] oh, Megan, you're here. Oh, come on. You didn't come up, did you? Well, come on.

[9:40] We love to hear from you. It's not on our agenda.

[9:46] Good evening, all. I'm here with an update for the Columbia Library.

[9:50] We are in the final stages of our renovation.

[9:53] Thank heavens for that, because we are all over the construction zone.

[9:58] The only thing we're waiting on is some parts for our electrical.

[10:02] We cannot pass our electrical without these parts.

[10:05] And so as soon as those arrive, we will go through our electrical inspection,

[10:10] followed by our mechanical inspection.

[10:13] Around that, myself and the staff are getting the areas cleaned,

[10:17] furniture wiped down, so we can prep around what work is left,

[10:21] and then we can start opening our doors again. And we are thrilled about that.

[10:26] We are really thrilled.

[10:27] We are the only grant that was given for this that is going to be finished on time

[10:33] in the entire region.

[10:34] So when we're spending every penny What, uh,

[10:38] what is the timeline for what you're waiting

[10:42] for?

[10:42] That I'm going to say probably 2 weeks.

[10:45] So by the end of the month?

[10:47] By the end of the month.

[10:48] That's your hope?

[10:48] That's my hope, yes.

[10:50] Our final bill has to be in at the end of the month, and they know that.

[10:53] So they, they know we have a tight deadline,

[10:56] and we have submitted everything that we need.

[10:58] Now we're just waiting for it to arrive.

[11:00] Okay.

[11:01] Yes.

[11:02] Anybody got— uh, Commissioner Maury, you got a question?

[11:05] Yes. Are you still having any issue with homeless down there?

[11:08] We weren't, but I heard that we had a sleeper last night overnight.

[11:13] So we have PD patrolling, we have the Sheriff's Office patrolling.

[11:18] Well, the reason I ask,

[11:19] I've driven by there a time or two and seen people hanging out that kind of

[11:23] seen people hanging out that kind of looked

[11:23] like they maybe didn't have any business there,

[11:25] but I wasn't sure if that issue had gone away or if it was still going on.

[11:29] During the day when we're all there and we have Security walk-in, we have nobody.

[11:35] All right, thank you.

[11:38] You're welcome.

[11:39] Any updates on Mount Pleasant, or are we good?

[11:42] They've started building. We had our initial— another meeting this morning for

[11:47] initial— another meeting this morning for that.

[11:48] They are progressing through the project. I don't have a timeline yet.

[11:52] They are still drilling down their schedule,

[11:55] but they have Started moving dirt and getting everything ready to, to go,

[12:00] and it started.

[12:01] Okay, we good? One more. Scott, Commissioner Sumners.

[12:09] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

[12:10] This is not really for Megan, so this is just for you, uh, just, uh, for next

[12:14] just for you, uh, just, uh, for next month.

[12:15] Can you have Hewlett Spencer here to talk about the updates for the projects we've

[12:19] got going on, plus the sheriff and his representatives for the Kind of like we

[12:24] representatives for the Kind of like we did

[12:24] last month?

[12:25] Yeah, yeah.

[12:25] Okay, an update. Thank you.

[12:27] Yep. All right, seeing none, I have no other announcements.

[12:31] Did you have any announcements for me? Okay.

[12:35] All right, so tomorrow evening at 4:30 is Safety Committee,

[12:39] and then immediately following that meeting will be the administration

[12:45] meeting will be the administration meeting.

[12:45] Uh, looking for a motion.

[12:47] Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Sumners, seconded by Commissioner Mora.

[12:53] All in favor say aye. Aye. We are adjourned.

Regular Building September 2026 Meeting

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