Photo shows County Administrator Gary Teichmiller and Commissioner Garry Marchman.
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Commission met on Tuesday morning at the Cullman County Courthouse where they decided on 13 new business items from their agenda in short time.
All three members, Commissioners Garry Marchman and Kerry Watson along with Chairman Kenneth Walker, were in attendance and agreed to permit County Attorney Chad Floyd to move ahead with the pending lawsuit against the Cullman County Rescue Squad if the organization has not vacated its location at 1520 Sportsman Lake Road by July 11.
As previously reported, the company was initially contacted in a Sep. 24, 2015 letter to vacate, which they chose to take no action on. Floyd drafted and had a second letter hand delivered to the captain of the rescue squad in May of this year giving them until June 30 to vacate the premises.
Today, the commission opted to extend the eviction date to July 11 as they are confident the squad is taking action to relocate and expect their move to be completed by that date. If not, Floyd will file the already drafted lawsuit against the company.
Floyd stated, “We’ve had some good talks and I believe it is their intention to vacate the premises. Now, in the second letter, the one I had drafted, we asked that they vacate the property by June 30. That date is coming up this Thursday. They’ve indicated and I believe that they’re taking steps toward vacating the premises. They’ve acquired some property at Gold Ridge according to the captain. They need this weekend and the next weekend to actually physically move their belongings from the building.”
He concluded, “I believe it’s their intention to do so, but if they have not done so by that time, I would ask for the authority to be able to file that on behalf of the county on July 11.”
In other business, the commission agreed to allow Floyd to reject a settlement agreement with Ryan Creek Acquisitions regarding the disputed right of way near Big Bridge. Floyd asked to submit a counteroffer which mirrors a previous court order to the group and was given the green light to do so.
Contract agreements were approved with Active Networks to provide online scheduling software and maintenance to Cullman County Parks and Recreation and for Stellar Entertainment, Inc. dba Garden Brothers Circus to host an event on Sep. 21 at the Cullman County Agricultural Trade Center. Also, the carpet replacement in a courtroom by Monk’s Flooring was approved in the amount of $12,369.64. TekLinks was granted a $6,250 contract to provide support hours for the new phone systems. Lastly, an agreement was signed with Winston County providing cooperative road maintenance near the county line.
Contract extensions were granted to American Pest Control, North Alabama Chemical and Central Paper and Pro Lawn Unlimited.
The council approved to vacate a portion of County Road 97 per a resident’s request. They also agreed to set the speed limit to 35 mph on County Road 1838. Finally, a temporary construction easement was granted on Highway 31 from Fifth Street Southeast to Seventh Street Southeast.
The Cullman County Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesday morning of each month at 10 a.m. with work sessions beginning at 8:30 a.m. Held at the Cullman County Courthouse, the meetings are open to the public.
