Sumter County Board-Comms

What Sumter County Board-Comms does

Sumter County Commission is a public county government entity headquartered in Livingston, Alabama, founded on December 10, 1832. It serves as the governing political subdivision of the State of Alabama for Sumter County, a 913.3-square-mile jurisdiction in West Central Alabama's Black Belt region with a population of 13,763 residents. The Commission, comprised of elected commissioners representing five districts plus a chairperson and vice-chairperson, oversees essential public services through internal departments including Emergency Management Agency, Road Department, Solid Waste Department, Sheriff/Jail, Judge of Probate, Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Board of Registrars, Motor Vehicles & Registrations, and the Summer Food Service Program.

The Commission's core product is the unified county government website (sumtercountyal.com), which functions as a digital portal aggregating tax administration, motor vehicle registration, judicial systems, law enforcement information, emergency management, road infrastructure details, solid waste management, and public notices. Underlying technology is described as standard county government website infrastructure with no proprietary features, mobile applications, or APIs. Service delivery occurs through three physical offices in Livingston (Commission Annex at 104 Hospital Drive, Road Department at 104 Main Street, Emergency Management Agency at 110 Hospital Drive Suite 104) and direct resident interactions.

Revenue is generated through a public-sector funding model with no commercial pricing. Primary streams include county property taxes, the waste tax established under Alabama Act 2015-0274, various county fees, and state and federal grants — most notably the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP), under which the county has received cumulative awards of $10,390,515.20. The Commission operates with 111 employees across its departments, holds public meetings on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, and partners with entities including the University of West Alabama, Sumter County Board of Education, Sumter Industrial Development Board, and municipal governments in Livingston and York.

Name

Sumter County Board-Comms

Legal name

Sumter County Commission

Website

https://sumtercountyal.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1832

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sumter County Commission is a public county government entity in Livingston, Alabama, serving 13,763 residents across 913 square miles with statutory services including tax collection, motor vehicle registration, emergency management, road maintenance, solid waste, and law enforcement, operated by 111 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• County government services
• Property tax administration
• Public safety services
• Motor vehicle registration
• Waste management

Headquarters

HQ city

Livingston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. County Tax Revenue: Government funded through local tax collection including property taxes, waste taxes (Act 2015-0274), and various county fees.
2. State and Federal Funding: ATRIP (Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program) grants awarded for road infrastructure projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sumter County Commission provides essential county government services to residents of Sumter County, Alabama, including property tax assessment and collection, motor vehicle registration, driver's license examining, law enforcement and jail operations, judicial and probate services, emergency management, road maintenance, solid waste collection, voter registration, and a summer food service program. The Commission is governed by six elected commissioners representing five districts plus a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and it operates a public website that functions as the central information portal for meetings, public notices, employment, and bids.

Product overview

Sumter County Board-Comms operates a unified county government website serving as the digital portal for Sumter County, Alabama. The website provides access to government services including commission governance, tax administration, judicial systems, law enforcement, emergency management, road infrastructure, solid waste management, motor vehicle services, and public notices. The site functions as a central information hub rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sumter County Government Services (Digital Portal / Official Website) Official county government website (sumtercountyal.com) serving as the digital portal for Sumter County, Alabama residents to access information about commission meetings, public notices, employment opportunities, bid solicitations, departmental contacts, and county services including tax collection, motor vehicle registration, judicial services, emergency management, and public utilities. For county residents and property owners.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sumter County Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLinked as a partner organization on the county website for business and community development.
• Sumter Industrial Development BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on industrial development and economic growth initiatives for the county.
• Sumter County Water AuthorityminorOthersProvides water services to county residents; linked as a partner resource.
• Sumter County Board of EducationcoreOthersMajor employer and educational partner in the county; one of three major employers listed.
• University of West AlabamacoreOthersMajor employer and educational institution; one of three major employers listed. Located in Livingston.
• City of LivingstoncoreOthersCounty seat; collaborative municipal-county relationship for shared services.
• City of YorkminorOthersPartner city within Sumter County for coordinated local government services.
• Amstar EMSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAwarded ambulance service bid (Bid Number: SC-55800-2015-001) for county emergency medical services.
• Grants Management LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAwarded CDBG Project 14-001 for grants management services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Greene County Commission (Alabama): Another small Alabama Black Belt county with comparable population scale, predominantly agricultural economic base, and parallel county-government functions including tax collection, road department, and solid waste services.
• Wilcox County Commission (Alabama): Neighboring Alabama Black Belt county with comparable population, similar county-commission governance, and parallel service delivery scope including tax collection, road maintenance, and emergency management.
• Perry County Commission (Alabama): Small Alabama county in the Black Belt with similar demographic and economic profile to Sumter — both counties share the structural rural-county-government model, small tax base, and reliance on state/federal infrastructure grants.
• Marengo County Commission: Marengo County is a neighboring Alabama Black Belt county with comparable population size, economic profile, and rural county-government service structure — directly comparable as a small-county government operating solid waste, road, tax, and emergency-management departments.
• Hale County Commission (Alabama): Adjacent Alabama Black Belt county with comparable small-population scale, parallel county-government structure, and similar exposure to ATRIP and CDBG infrastructure funding programs.
• Choctaw County Commission: Adjacent Alabama county in the Black Belt region with similar rural demographics, county-commission governance, and reliance on ATRIP and state transportation funding for road infrastructure — directly comparable in operating scope and constraints.

Others

• Tyler Technologies (MUNIS): Major vendor of enterprise software (including MUNIS) to small and mid-sized county governments for tax assessment, financial management, and utility billing — relevant as the type of technology partner that Sumter County relies on for back-office operations.
• Revenue Discovery Systems: Existing technology partner to Sumter County for revenue and tax collection systems; comparable as a vendor serving small county governments with similar revenue-discovery and tax-administration challenges.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sumter-county-board-comms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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