County hires engineer to replace departing Rush
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Justin Rush has served as the Randolph County engineer for nearly three years. He has resigned from the position and will be replaced by Calhoun County assistant engineer Chris Gann.
The Randolph County Commission Monday agreed to hire Calhoun County assistant engineer Chris Gann as the new engineer for Randolph County. Gann will replace current engineer Justin Rush, who notified the commission earlier this year of his intent to resign. Rush’s final day on the job will be May 1.
Gann will close out his duties with Calhoun County and take over as the Randolph County engineer on June 1.
Gann is a licensed professional engineer and has experience in public infrastructure and engineering services from his time in Calhoun County. As county engineer he will oversee the planning, design, construction and maintenance of Randolph County’s transportation infrastructure.
“We are excited to welcome Chris Gann to Randolph County,” said commission chairman Derek Farr in a statement released Monday. “His professional background and engineering expertise will be a valuable asset as we continue to maintain and improve our county’s infrastructure and plan for future needs.”
Rush was the county’s engineer for nearly three years. He took over for former long-time engineer Burrell Jones in May of 2023 after Jones retired.
Grant writing
The commission Monday agreed to enter into a 3-year contract with the Association of County Commissioners of Alabama for grant writing and administration services.
“I think we’ll do well with their efforts to perhaps pursue grants of almost any nature on our behalf, so I’m looking forward to that,” said commissioner Chris Lunsford.
The ACCA is compensated based on a percentage of the money that they procure in the form of grants for the county.
“It makes good sense to have something in the formal contract that works in that favor, as opposed to doling out money and not ever being sure if you’re getting anything out of it,” Lunsford said.
911 services renewed
The commission also approved a contract with Randolph County 911 to continue its emergency dispatch services for the Randolph County Sheriff’s department.
The contract is a formalization of the ongoing agreement between the county and 911.
“We should have a contract with entities that we have any kind of monetary exchange with,” Lunsford explained. “So this is not anything new that we’re venturing into other than that it’s a written document that lets us and the people who provide services for our county understand what the contractual agreement is.”
The county will continue to pay 10 percent of its annual SSUT revenue to 911 for its dispatch services.
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