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Supervisors approve equipment lease and seasonal road-worker hires, authorize board president to sign lease
Summary
The board approved leasing an excavator with hydraulic thumb from Puckett Machinery and authorized the board president to sign the lease; the board also approved transfers to fund five seasonal road workers for summer.
Claiborne County supervisors approved a lease for an excavator and authorized the board president to sign the lease, and they approved transfers to fund five seasonal road department workers for the summer at the May 5 meeting.
Road department staff asked the board to approve leasing a number 320 excavator with hydraulic thumb and to give the board president authority to sign the lease agreement. The board approved the lease request and the authorization. The transcript references a monthly lease payment figure but contains varying numbers; staff said the lease would be procured from Puckett Machinery and argued leasing could be more cost-effective than purchasing an infrequently used machine.
Separately, the board approved budget transfers totaling about $22,004.18 (as stated during the meeting) to employ five seasonal workers from May through Sept. 15, 2025: two laborers, two tractor drivers and one dump truck driver, with stated pay rates of $11/hour for laborers, $12/hour for tractor drivers and $13/hour for dump truck driver. The motion to approve the transfers and seasonal hires carried.
Board members asked staff to provide lease paperwork and final numbers before signature; the board gave the president authority to sign the lease as part of the motion passed at the meeting.
