Sheriff’s Office personnel honored by CTEC students

Students from the Public Service Academy Career Technical Education Center (CTEC) of Shelby County Schools made a presentation to several Shelby County Sheriff’s office personnel during the Dec. 9 Shelby County Commission meeting. 

Gary Griffith is the instructor for the students, who teaches law enforcement and firefighting in the Public Service Program. 

Griffith said that during the program, students go through several phases of law enforcement and firefighter training, and one of the most important things they do is mock job interviews.

Several members of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department assisted with these interviews and Griffith and the students wanted to show their appreciation by giving them plaques to show their gratitude.  

“The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department helps us out with a lot of things  and have always been great to come anytime we call them,” Griffith said. 

The students presented the CTEC Appreciation Awards to Cpt. Jay Fondren, Ltn. Owen Prescott and Ltn. Mark Bishop. 

“They not only help with interviews, but working with a on a one on one basis gave the students an appreciation of who they are and inspire our students to do great things,” Griffith said.

Also during the meeting, a bid for an Air Curtain Burner was approved to Air Burners Inc. in the amount of $132,282.00. This equipment will be used to burn brush in compliance with ADEM regulations. 

The commission also approved an adoption for new policies and applicable to Federal Awards. procedures accept federal awards.

County Manager Alex Dudchock said these specific federal regulations are more stringent than Alabama code and Alabama bid law and any entity receiving federal funds directly or through a grant has to go through a different purchasing protocol.

In order to assist citizens of Shelby County in their spring and fall cleaning projects at home and in their communities, approved two free days at the Shelby County landfill on March 28, 2020 and October 3, 2020 for residents, churches and civic groups to dispose of trash at the landfill at no charge. This is for residential household debris and limited to one ton trucks or less. 

The next Shelby County Commission meeting will be Monday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Shelby County Administration Building in Columbiana.