By Sherri Blevins
The Enhabit Home Health Care and Hospice team visited the Rainsville City Council during its November 21, 2022, meeting. Heather Willoughby, RN Hospice Transition Navigator, thanked the Council for the opportunity to speak and for recognizing the importance of hospice and palliative care – medical care for people with a serious illness.
Willoughby explained the goal of Enhabit Home Health Care & Hospice. She said, “ What Enhabit Home Health Care stands for is keeping the citizens of Rainsville at home. That is our goal. We want to keep them out of the hospital, as functional as possible, and when the time comes, and they are ready for hospice, we want to keep them out of pain and offer them control.”
Councilman Brandon Freeman read a proclamation proclaiming November as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The Council thanked the organization for its excellent care in the community.
Sam Griggs, Substance Abuse Program Coordinator/CED Mental Health Care, also spoke to the Council. He explained how the program worked in area schools and asked for the Council’s support of the 2023 CED Youth Prevention Conference. The Council agreed to a $500.00 donation.
During the meeting, the Council approved several items:
• One-time pay raise for City employees
• Canon Printer Lease Agreement with Berry and Dunn for the Code Enforcement Office
• Project No. CRP-TLA-2022-02 for the construction of a turn lane and access to State Route 75 for the proposed Public Works Facility
• $500.00 sponsorship to Cub Scout Troop 184 for its Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Program through Samaritan’s Purse
• Change of Chris Hampton’s place on the pay scale to that of a CDL Driver Position
• Travel and training requests for Chief Edmondson and Assistant Chief Crum
• Surplus two 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trucks and two 2021 Chevrolet Tahoes at the Police Department
• Purchase four Chevrolet Tahoes for the Police Department at $148,895.80 from Donohoo Chevrolet and finance the purchase at First Southern State Bank
• $5,995.70 to 911 Solutions to strip and re-equip four vehicles
• $1,000.00 to window tint four Tahoes
• Canon Printer Lease Agreement with Berry and Dunn for the Fire Department
• Surplus two 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 trucks for the Fire Department
• Purchase two 2022 Chevrolet Tahoes at $74,129.40 from Donohoo Chevrolet and finance the purchase at First Southern State Bank
• $3,500.00 to Donohoo Chevrolet to swap lighting on the vehicles and $500.00 for window tint on the two Tahoes
• $301.00 to purchase a JPRO Truck Diagnostic Scan Tool Box with Lenovo Vehicle Laptop
The next meeting will be on December 5, 2022.
