Marshall County Commission approves software purchase, appointments and routine bids; roof work planned at Guntersville courthouse

At its April 8 regular meeting the Marshall County Commission approved several routine procurement and board actions and received an engineering schedule for a courthouse roof replacement.

Software purchase and maintenance: The commission voted to approve a MaintainX subscription at $4,680 per year to manage work orders and asset inventories, following a presentation by Brad in maintenance. Brad described tagging equipment with QR codes, preventative-maintenance schedules, and said the county manages roughly 30–35 buildings and about 150 HVAC units countywide (he also cited 168 units in the courthouse building).

Appointments and boards: The commission moved to reappoint Tim McRae (Boaz) to the Marshall County Health Care Authority (District 4). It also advanced two applications for the Marshall-Jackson 310 agency vacancies; Ronda McCoy and James Harkinson were the applicants presented and will be formalized in the regular meeting vote.

Bids, payments and consultants: Staff reported one bid for publishing the qualified-voter list (Bid 35-25) from advertiser Gleam of Guntersville at $0.07 per name; the commission approved awarding that bid. The commission authorized payment of $8,384 from countywide funds to the Alabama Department of Transportation to bring the county’s special work authorization (SWA) account back to the required $2,000 balance. Staff also recommended, and the commission approved, adding four consulting firms to the county’s pre-qualified list for future professional services (Goodwin Mills & Cwood, Studio 28 Design LLC, Wagner Engineering, and Vulkar Incorporated as presented).

Courthouse roof schedule: Engineering staff said the roof replacement for the Guntersville courthouse had a tentative start week of April 27, 2026, with material staging and occasional short-term front-entrance closures possible for safety; staff said contractors intend to minimize disruption and may concentrate work on weekends if closures are required.

Votes at a glance: motions on the proclamation, MaintainX subscription, board appointments, bid award to Gleam, the ALDOT payment, consultant pre-qualifications, and the part-time merit raises (not to exceed $2,800 total) were all approved as recorded during the regular meeting.

What this means: These approvals complete routine procurement and staffing steps required for county operations; financial entries described in the meeting (contingency draws and pay-application amounts) should be verified in county finance records for exact numerals.

"I'll make a motion we approve the purchase of software from MaintainX at the cost of $4,680 yearly," a commissioner said during the motion to purchase the software. The motion carried as recorded in the meeting minutes.