Commissioners to meet again Sept. 7

By Melinda L. Lucas

Shackelford County commissioners topped off a month of budget workshops and regular sessions by meeting for the fourth Monday in a row on Aug. 30, working through about 30 minutes of agenda items before talking behind closed doors about renewal of a lease for property that the county tower sits on.

There was no action on the “real estate” agenda item when the elected officials returned to open session.

The commissioners will meet again next Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 8:30 a.m. in expectation of adopting the $4.4 million budget that was proposed Aug. 16, along with the “no-new-revenue” tax rate of 65.06 cents. The required public hearing will be held prior to the vote.

Other Business

•County treasurer Tammy Brown stated that a Department of Labor contact is recommending that the sheriff’s administrative assistant position be changed from salary basis to hourly, and after a short discussion, the commissioners approved the change.

•There was no action on the burn ban, leaving it in place.

•A two-year warranty extension was approved for the Courthouse’s “panic button” system at a total cost of $1,790.