Parks staff presented a proposal to buy a 60‑gallon sprayer designed to mount on a side‑by‑side vehicle for weed control at the county fairgrounds and motorsports park. Lisa Heizer, staff member, said, "you have that in front of you, and this is just, basically to have a 60 gallon tank, with a boom and also a hand nozzle to spray the weeds, at the fairgrounds and at the motorsports park." She described the unit as having a 60‑gallon tank, a three‑nozzle boom, a hose reel and a hand nozzle and said it can be loaded by one person.

The board discussed options for a wider boom and whether existing equipment owned or operated by the county weed board could be used instead. Heizer said using the weed‑board equipment created operational delays: "it takes us an hour to grab the equipment from them, take it out to the fairgrounds, fill everything up, clean everything out, take it back, and it's just so much wasted time." Board members also noted the weed board’s equipment is taxed for noxious‑weed control and may be limited to that use; one speaker summarized that "the weed board's mission... is they spray noxious weeds, period."

After discussion, the board voted to table the purchase. The motion directed staff to get a price for a wider boom option for the sprayer and asked a board member to obtain an inventory and approximate utilization numbers for the weed board’s spray equipment so the board can evaluate shared use versus purchasing separate equipment. The motion to table passed by voice vote.

The item will return to a future meeting with a quote for a wider boom and the weed‑board inventory and usage data. Heizer indicated she would use the sprayer this season if the board approved the purchase promptly.

Ending: The board did not authorize the purchase at the meeting and requested additional procurement details before taking final action.