Grady County Commissioners Regular Meeting October 05, 2026

The Grady County Commissioners’ regular meeting on October 5, 2026 included several procurement and spending actions. Commissioners approved purchase orders, including a $798 invoice and a $2,308.39 Sheriff’s Office purchase order for attorney fees and property damages. They approved the previously quoted Servpro duct-work cleaning bid correction and awarded work for the Temporary Judicial Center HVAC and related improvements: Van Dyke Mechanical was selected for the HVAC work at $13,335.62, and RPC Operations was selected for work including the brick ledge at $28,018. A decision on cable drops for the center’s offices and courtrooms was tabled pending review of bids from Industry Systems, Craig Computers, and Kelpro. The board also approved a Warren CAT Cat Vision Link subscription for District 3 graders, prorated through June 30, 2027, and approved applicable utility and road-crossing permits.

The commissioners approved setting aside $6,000 annually from use tax for the drug court program, with purchasing procedures to be coordinated with county staff. They approved hiring a replacement dispatcher on a part-time basis, a replacement school resource officer, and two courthouse deputies, as well as a pay increase for a District 3 employee. The board approved deposits of a $6,767.02 check from Akron and a $3,230 TransUnion refund to the Sheriff’s general fund. No action was taken on implementing a burn ban, the public employees’ health and welfare assessment (pending a revised amount), and a burial assistance request; the hospital draw request was not resolved in the transcript. The 2027 commissioner meeting dates and other routine items were approved.