• Authorized the purchase of a John Deere 410J backhoe from Stafford Equipment in the low bid amount of $71,516 and the trade in of the 1994 John Deere 410D currently in inventory.

• Authorized the purchase of six sets of five-row, 27-foot bleachers and installation of them for the recreation department in the low bid of $25,478 from Outdoor Aluminum.

• Accepted the proposal of Bowen, Phillips, Carmichael, Davis and Sims to perform the county’s financial auditing service for 2009-2010 at $50,500.

• Authorized the purchase of a new water heater and installation for the jail in the low bid amount of $8,779.27 from Ken Clary & Company and installed by Central Plumbing to be paid out of the jail construction fund.

• Passed a motion authorizing Chairman Grady Thompson to sign the annual renewal leases for state agencies that lease property from the county, including the Department of Juvenile Justice, Veteran Affairs and the Department of Public Safety.

• Authorized filing of the application be filed for the Weather Radio Grant for E-911 and EMA for weather radios. The grant requires a $13,324 local match.

• Passed a motion authorizing Thompson to sign the annual renewal lease with the Department of Corrections for detail work in the county in the amount of $39,500.

To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.