[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.