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- Approve July minutes: Motion carried (voice vote). (Reference: approval of minutes item.)
- Approve building permit (Walter Schaffner, permit no. 224) for a dormer at 55 Carlton Way, Lot 61116: Motion carried (voice vote). (Reference: building permit item.)
- Approve payment: Check to Town O'Connell Way for motor vehicle taxes, check amount $1,649.30 (second-quarter motor vehicle tax): Motion carried (voice vote). (Reference: warrant/checks.)
- Approve manifest/accounts payable and payroll: Accounts payable 07/31/2025 $125,864.52; payroll 08/01/2025 $284,703.46; accounts payable 08/07/2025 $177,566.45; payroll $316,627.28: Motions carried (voice votes). (Reference: manifests.)
- Waive bid for IT fiber/cabling in amount cited ($12,483): Motion carried. (Reference: IT director request.)
- Waive bid to purchase ice machine from Pine Tree (amount discussed approx. $6,601): Motion carried. (Reference: MVC capital requests.)
- Waive bid to replace carpets in two nursing-home neighborhoods (approx. $11,600): Motion carried. (Reference: MVC capital requests.)
- Create solar energy study committee of five people; appointment tabled until next meeting, with Warren Sinclair to organize interested members: Motion carried (voice vote). (Reference: solar committee item.)
- Approve signing Records Force electronic storage agreement contingent on county attorney review (two-week review requested): Motion carried. (Reference: records conversion item.)
- Approve advertisement and sale of surplus equipment (list to be compiled and published; include wood processor pending review): Motion carried to prepare list and advertise for responses by first September meeting. (Reference: equipment sale item.)
- Enter non-public session under applicable statutory provision to discuss personnel/hiring and reputation matters (meeting minutes indicate non-public session with roll call): Motion carried; non-public convened and later returned to public session.

If recorded roll-call tallies were required by local rules for any items, the transcript shows voice approvals for the motions above but does not include a complete roll-call tally for every vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Carroll County NH Commission 8/11/25 FULL MEETING","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal actions taken by Carroll County commissioners at the Aug. 11 meeting, including approvals of minutes, payments, permit, bid waivers, and committee creation.","taxTitle","Carroll County, New Hampshire","taxId",67498,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6495187,"Commissioners sign electronic records contract contingent on attorney review",106,3463000,3569000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc&start=3463&end=3569","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc/thumbnail_3463000.jpg","/articles/6495187/Carroll-County/New-Hampshire/Commissioners-sign-electronic-records-contract-contingent-on-attorney-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6495187-a260f388415aeccc172088078773d3b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138506&Signature=FAvNUqcDiYiReZlY7eag-NZf~PtUuS2qmQ2vROEbBgBF7jbmfhHGJH~JRY4jBaRUXTeAicxoNT0Vx~KAVvCNh22LvY8vaxSnP3d9ywbTLYpzfY~zIrICAVNI3qx2pfk9VuhAo2chULxhfmPqMYBi2PXA7RQJ1pRQ55HNrksKOitNVzPehJt1WkeF6c~86NAaPFfpCGMjEGL7jFqvAEEdhEu7JggFWBS1bxXaRhMPcL06EfB9cOW06DMYfnR~q0VDKSeFGSFR0a19ThLR0ocisl3pHBEzPfA~eFKg3ehHMldfFxtFMEpHj~iR1721TqqnVi6VWssYk2Z4DOQXRa-JyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners reviewed a proposed agreement with Records Force to provide electronic storage and records conversion work for the county and approved signing the contract contingent on a two-week attorney review.

Staff said IT and records personnel had reviewed the contract but that the county’s attorney had not yet examined the final language; commissioners agreed it would be prudent for the attorney to look at the document, and the meeting record shows the board moved to sign the agreement subject to legal review. The contract amount discussed in the meeting was approximately $233,000.

The board approved moving forward with the contract but asked staff to ensure the county attorney documents any concerns in writing and return the contract to the board if substantive changes are recommended.

Commissioners said they expect the attorney’s review within two weeks and that the county will not finalize any payment arrangements until the legal review is complete.","The board authorized the county to sign a records-conversion contract with Records Force but asked that the county attorney review the agreement within a short window before full execution.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6495191,"County IT director gets bid waiver approved to finish fiber connections critical to network upgrade",176,761000,937000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc&start=761&end=937","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc/thumbnail_761000.jpg","/articles/6495191/Carroll-County/New-Hampshire/County-IT-director-gets-bid-waiver-approved-to-finish-fiber-connections-critical-to-network-upgrade","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6495191-03c76816be747b6f7835f47ae993ce22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138506&Signature=mxD3Q2ou9cO~UVdSW~D1JgIqFxRK0tbEmafTH46qfOiv5~IAY-2lycrAps8XJUrWWy7zsY~nkfA~IiCR5oP2KdVMx07oUQosRI1dAB5mAK2fjGCy6AOS1p5-5Z9iu3xpENTmF0J6btYKb5AELwf2g4lNPD9ItgOrhmu6gGxFcHmwtjsn3cpl1sbPEyc-325KEhaEjwMzdTuhHbWSV9e2vjss5GbYYWBlq19RyNtFELR7yuWzsuzoxbvqwn5ZyaJTxC8WkvvUPNgoIbNh3OWBo0bjtAg6CCYvlM82VU5FPeDiz8H~fWb-~cMl9X-0kLYOAXfdM76CZpSkv1GwRojNDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Justin, the county’s IT director, told commissioners Aug. 11 that several remaining fiber and cabling issues are the major blocker preventing a full campus network cutover and a planned September completion for the county’s new systems.

Justin asked the board to waive competitive bidding for $12,483 to run additional fiber between the communications closet and the server room, to add redundancy between the Administrative Building and the MVC building, and to replace an aging Cat 4 run to the sheriff’s office. He also said repair work is needed for damaged fiber inside communications closets.

Justin said vendor VTR — who previously performed similar work in July — could complete the jobs quickly and that the work would remove a critical obstacle to the county’s move to a new AIT-based records and email environment. The commissioners approved the bid waiver by voice vote.

The board directed IT to proceed; Justin said staff would then flip over new workstations and continue preparations with limited downtime for county services.

No contract details were finalized at the meeting; the waiver authorized procurement without a full bidding timeline to expedite the September network completion.","The county IT director requested and won approval to waive competitive bidding for $12,483 in fiber work to complete campus redundancy and fix damaged cabling that is blocking the September go-live of a new .gov email and records system.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6495197,"Commissioners review $1.94 million laundry project, approve smaller capital replacements at county nursing home",318,1528000,1846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc&start=1528&end=1846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc/thumbnail_1528000.jpg","/articles/6495197/Carroll-County/New-Hampshire/Commissioners-review-194-million-laundry-project-approve-smaller-capital-replacements-at-county-nursing-home","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6495197-532ac7303e3b88309f37a0879950c21c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138506&Signature=mDbVyIlXRmJnPbx4UydLjkjNbjqnc4g-0ND7UeXOt0GMB4a4i5xxoISN~KYkn0xtd6PWF3ZQU76aCaKRy5RYBWcqwpapwhpQZN3eVRm1oCEkuzq9nn93dv-Lg9PDO8g0o2FlFgObpweBODb2ebMgxQwghKUHzLQqJ8AvrJhLCZTcZhPcLJIMPFARMxHCNaoPax15n2UXxMH~csQeoyl~46Xga6m26ShFGUlyADS4NqJbn5qIMO~znWud~EhV1alkDfq6AfSaK6aQ39~J77IDgQUIra7UlZtqMhC1rdtt7HMfQpBvhUliZBTaCW1ljuc87MPojU2wMoLqo4jbFLzElw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County commissioners reviewed design and cost estimates for a proposed laundry addition and other capital work at the county nursing home during their Aug. 11 meeting.

The nursing-home administrator told commissioners a preliminary estimate to relocate and rebuild the laundry — including site work, mechanical systems and moving existing equipment — arrived at about $1,941,432.45 for a roughly 1,400-square-foot project. The administrator said much of the higher cost reflects site work (nearly $200,000) and mechanical systems (about $300,000) because the addition must connect to existing, deep-running utilities inside the building.

Funding and deadline: The administrator said the work would be paid from a nursing-home grant already in the county’s budget: the county would front approximately $1.9 million and expect roughly $775,000 in reimbursement. She told commissioners that grant-funded work must be expended by June 30, 2026.

Smaller items approved: Because other capital needs are more time-sensitive, commissioners approved waiving competitive bids to replace the facility’s failing ice machine and to replace carpeting on lower floors. The board approved a bid waiver for a high-capacity ice machine from the county’s preferred vendor, Pine Tree, for roughly $6,601, and approved a bid waiver for carpets in two neighborhoods at about $11,600; both approvals were noted as within the existing budget allocation.

Next steps: Commissioners asked staff and the architect to pursue value-engineering options to reduce the $1.94 million estimate and to return with revised costings at the next meeting. They also asked to inspect the existing laundry and explore cost-saving alternatives; no final contract award or construction authorization was given for the laundry project at this meeting.","The county heard an updated cost estimate for a proposed nursing-home laundry relocation and approved bid waivers for a replacement ice machine and carpeting; the larger laundry project estimate came in well above initial expectations and would use previously awarded nursing-home grant funds with partial reimbursement.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6495202,"Carroll County commissioners to seek written state confirmation after dispute over ARPA fund move",733,2314000,3047000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc&start=2314&end=3047","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5559935-d1e137240ae839485289e63cf1095abc/thumbnail_2314000.jpg","/articles/6495202/Carroll-County/New-Hampshire/Carroll-County-commissioners-to-seek-written-state-confirmation-after-dispute-over-ARPA-fund-move","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6495202-2752f85e58e80c7406d240ba0d5d5274/orig.mp4?Expires=1771138506&Signature=nVANt6rxByGbpGS2CaJLKkx4tyqPVXJ2rfhYTrHuxBNY-k~gSp~rzaDGe-XYiK~U7vxft8~mGfqaVQMdM8OCmUzV3YPLLleuzyx7ijKW1363qtCyLGLJMXW6nABHuDWEXfiRMB0u6wY5ND75FRzYa2wC3cK12riEwCKuyxXTJ4XgjMARxgA4E~NeW4WkgexbRGppDqumVF8dLMz0OjIElR4Sf65PICfc~xExW-lqI8VxVk~6R~jK9xmIJAqhbD5hHieXU44IFPGBFhwPs8iGb749RsSt9WnaPDPHGAkHErOerqMrYQRunhPBh8RqA8VmB~1tn2ucoIaZZlaoDCJ-aw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carroll County commissioners spent a large portion of their Aug. 11 meeting addressing concerns from the county delegation about a prior decision to apply the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) standard allowance and the resulting treatment of those funds in county accounts.

The discussion focused on whether the decision to take the ARPA standard allowance — a one-time federal option for smaller recipients — had the practical effect of transferring money into the county general fund without the formal transfer process that the delegation expects. Commissioners and staff agreed to prepare a short narrative, with supporting steps and legal citations, and hand-deliver it to the state treasurer's office and other appropriate state officials to request written confirmation that the county's approach will not be subject to clawback or other sanctions.

Why it matters: Delegation members told commissioners they will not appropriate additional former-ARPA funds until they get a clear, written statement that the county's prior accounting steps are lawful and defensible. That hold affects supplemental budget items and could delay projects the county planned to fund from the contested balance.

Commissioners described the mechanics: the county previously voted to take the ARPA standard allowance and then repeated that vote at a subsequent meeting to confirm the action. County staff said the funds remain in a designated fund and have not been spent; they said the county expects to be reimbursed on eligible projects and that no money has left county accounts. Delegation members, however, want a written assurance from state-level officials that the accounting steps taken will be accepted.

The board agreed to assemble a written chronology and a short list of questions for the state treasurer and Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) officials, and to ask whether any federal or state authority would seek recovery. Commissioners said they will try to hand-deliver the narrative and request a written reply to present to the delegation.

No formal policy change was adopted at the meeting; commissioners voted to prepare and deliver the written packet and to follow up with the delegation. The motion passed by voice vote.","Commissioners debated whether a prior application of the ARPA \"standard allowance\" effectively moved funds into the county general fund and agreed to prepare a written narrative for state review after the county delegation balked at further appropriations.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Carroll County commissioners, Aug. 11, 2025

Commissioners sign electronic records contract contingent on attorney review

County IT director gets bid waiver approved to finish fiber connections critical to network upgrade

Commissioners review $1.94 million laundry project, approve smaller capital replacements at county nursing home

Carroll County commissioners to seek written state confirmation after dispute over ARPA fund move