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Supervisors approve road rock contract, bridge work and a maintenance promotion
Summary
The board accepted a low bid for county road rock, approved contracts and a resolution authorizing the county engineer to sign DOT project approvals, and approved the promotion of a maintenance foreman; hiring for operator positions was discussed.
The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors approved multiple public‑works items on Monday, including acceptance of a low bid for road rock, authorization to sign DOT electronic project approvals, and the promotion of a maintenance foreman.
County Engineer Michael (surname not stated) reported bids for rock placed the county’s delivered rock price at roughly $15.379 per yard (staff noted last year’s average was about $14.98, a reported 2.7% increase). Supervisors moved and seconded to accept the bid from the named supplier on the record (transcript reference to burning rock products); the motion carried unanimously.
The engineer briefed the board on bridge projects, including Bridge 208E (a small municipal bridge project) and multiple encasement and girder work for other bridges (Bridge 202, Bridge 249 and Bridge 67). The board approved a resolution delegating authority to Michael to sign DOT electronic project approvals and construction documents required for project closeouts and authorizations.
On staffing, the board approved promoting Brandon Stilly to maintenance foreman to oversee two southern districts; the approval will create a crew vacancy that the county will advertise per collective‑bargaining procedures. The engineer and supervisors discussed current recruitment for equipment-operator positions: the county has posted openings for equipment operator 1 and 2 and noted that separate job advert wording and application processes are required if the positions are at different classification levels.
Other operational items discussed included pulverizer scheduling, auxiliary pavement contractor coordination, a National Guard coordination cost estimate (staff reported a rough contingency of about $327,000 for a separate coordination item), and seasonal hires for roadside mowing.
Supervisors voted to approve the listed contracts and staffing changes. The agenda items were presented as routine maintenance and capital projects; no new countywide tax or appropriations changes were approved at the meeting.
