CFO Macaroy Underwood

The Greene County Commission held its monthly meeting Monday, August 12, 2024 with all commissioners present. Before the agenda was approved, Commissioner Roshanda Summerville requested to present amendments. The commission approved adding the following items: Consider renewing the CFO’s contract under its existing agreements; Consider adopting a resolution naming Caroline Carpenter Road one half mile from the Union City limits; Consider a resolution to approve the Rebuild Alabama Plan.
The Commission acted on these items individually with all approving naming the county road Caroline Carpenter Road and adopting the resolution for Rebuild Alabama. The renewal of CFO’s contract was approved on a 3-2 vote, with Commissioners Allen Turner and Corey Cockrell voting in the negative. Turner expressed concern that the existing contract should be reviewed before acting on it. CFO Macaroy Underwood expressed that he was agreeable with renewing his contract with existing terms.
The status of Attorney Mark Parnell’s contract with the county was not raised at this commission meeting.
The Commission accepted the resignation of David Bailey from the Water Authority Board, District 1, and approved the Commissioner Spencer’s recommendation of Barry Walker for the Board.
Commissioner Summerville recommended the appointment of Donald Woods, District 5, for the Water Authority Board.
Appointments to the E-911 Board were as follows: Geraldine Thompson, District 1; Johnny L Isaac, District 4. The Commission tabled a request from the E-911 Board for emergency operating funds, since an amount had not been discussed and agreed upon.
At the Commission’s work session, August 7, Mr. Johnny L. Isaac, Chairperson of E-911 Board, appealed to the county for financial assistance. According to Isaac, E-911 lost $100,000 when Greenetrack had to stop disbursements. “ The state provides approximately $2,100 per month and the county awards $30,000 per year. All these funds have been depleted,” Isaac said. He noted that E-911 does not generate funds and must keep employees on the job 24/7 with six full time and two part time persons. Isaac said that at this time the operations need about $800,000.
The Commission approved, as a blanket, the following items proposed by the Engineering Department:
* Solicitation for consultant/engineering proposals to address bridge scour.
* CDBG reimbursement for $19,000.
* Use of JM Woods Auction to action/sell four tractors and three dump trucks.
* Sell four tractors and bush hogs and purchase four new tractors at additional cost of approximately $40,000, totaling $160,000.
* Trade three dump trucks and purchase three new dump trucks at additional cost of approximately $10,000, totaling $30,000.
The Commission acted on the following items requested by the Greene County Industrial Development Authority: