Lucas Domonousky Breeze-Courier Author

CHRISTIAN COUNTY — The Audit, Finance and Buying Committee of the Christian County Board met on the Christian Courthouse on Wednesday, Jan. 11. This concluded the committee conferences for the primary month of 2023. With Chairman Venise McWard and all members, excluding Vicki McMahon, current.

The agenda for the assembly was comparatively quick with the one merchandise being “referrals from different committees”.

The primary referral mentioned was the Well being Division parking zone repairs. Superior Eye Automotive, the neighboring enterprise, has agreed to separate the price of the repairs. A movement to advocate to the total board to grant the division funds to not exceed $5,000.

The following merchandise was with reference to Christian County Animal Management and the implementations of an influence gate opener on the facility. At the moment, there’s a giant handbook gate which the committee agreed might be seen as an harm danger. Nonetheless, there was no movement made to advocate the set up of the brand new gate.

The Courthouse was accredited for brand spanking new carpet on the steps and an workplace on the third flooring. Neikes Ground Masking offered the bid and can deal with the set up. The accredited bid was for $13,500.

Courthouse safety and the substitute of a metallic detector and x-ray machine was mentioned. These devises on the public entrance of the constructing is seeing a decline as a result of age (1987) and fixed utilization. Christian County Sheriff’s Division Chief Deputy Jim Baker introduced the committee with the specs for the acquisition of recent system from Astrophysics, an organization positioned out of Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah. The members expressed the significance of the welfare of the County and its employees.

“I take a look at this as a public security problem,” Ken Franklin stated making the movement to advocate the acquisition. “We wish to have extra occasions right here on the Courthouse and never solely are our staff however members of the general public that are available in.”