Commissioners approved a bid from Walton to contract roof repairs on the Freestone County Courthouse during their June 25 special meeting.

This will be for an emergency job replacing the roof and includes a new roof hatch and safety ladder and comes with a 40-year warranty.

Next, Kyle Heineman presented the Fiscal Year 2024 audit, which concluded with an unmodified opinion, which means it was a clean audit. 

“The General Fund is in great condition,” Heineman explained. “All in all, the County is in good operating condition.”

During the July 2 meeting, Commissioners approved Grant Works to be on retainer, at no initial costs, for searching for, applying for, and implementing grants that can benefit the County for a five-year period. Cost to the County will be a percentage of what grant money is received by the County.

Commissioners then heard a presentation by TCP – Time Clock Plus Software about their time-keeping services.

Much discussion was had about the different types of services they provide on both the employee and administrative sides of the program.

Sheriff Shipley is all for this new system, which will help greatly with payroll purposes.

Treasurer Mandy Chavers also would like to see the new system implemented, as it would substantially reduce the time needed to spend on payroll for her office.

Commissioners tabled the vote until their next meeting to have time to consider if they want it to be County wide or used in certain offices.

Also at these meetings, Commissioners approved the following:

–Property Contribution and Coverage Renewal for FY 2026 from TAC

–Budget transfers and amendments

–Bill Pay

–Minutes from the June 18 & June 25 meetings

–Payroll

–Reports from the Sheriff, Extension Agent, and Teague Volunteer Fire Department

–Bonds & education certificates of County Officials and Employees

–Nomination of Pct 3 Commissioner Lloyd Lane for the Solid Waste Committee for HOTCOG

–Designate Tax Assessor/Collector to calculate no-new-revenue-tax and voter approval rate

Freestone County Commissioners regularly meet on the first and third Wednesday of each month, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the second floor Commissioners Courtroom.