Published: September 29, 2021


THE LAWRENCE COUNTY COMMISSION MET IN REGULAR SESSION TUESDAY EVENING. THE MEETING STARTED WITH ELECTIONS IN WHICH T-R WILLIAMS WAS RE ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN AND CHRIS JACKSON WAS RE ELECTED AS PRO TEM. TERESA PURCELL WAS APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS AND BUDGETS AND PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE COUNTY AND CHARLIE HOLT WAS NAMED COUNTY ATTORNEY. LEADERS THEN RECOGNIZED THE LORETTO LADY MUSTANGS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE  2020-2021 TSSAA CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE TURNING TO A LENGTHY AGENDA IN WHICH ALL ITEMS WERE VOTED ON AND APPROVED. AMONG THOSE ITEMS INCLUDED A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH LASHLEE RICH AS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS CONSTRUCTOR FOR COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS FOR NEW JURY COURTROOM AND COMMISSION COURTROOM AND A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH TLM ASSOCIATES TO PERFORM ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE FOR COURTHOUSE RENOVATIONS FOR NEW JURY COURTROOM AND COMMISSION COURTROOM. A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH TEXT MY GOV A SYSTEM USED TO IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITIZENS USING SMART TEXTING TECHNOLOGY ALSO PASSED AS DID A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A ONE TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 500 DOLLARS TO FULL AND PART TIME COUNTY EMPLOYEES AS A BONUS FOR WORKING DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING GROUP PLAN FOR PURPOSE OF PURCHASING A NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM SAW APPROVAL AS DID A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BE PAID FROM FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM THE COVID RELIEF FUND RECEIVED FROM THE STATE AND FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.