Pike County Fiscal Court approves equipment purchases, grant filings and an appointment; authorizes inspection-based purchase of spray truck

Pike County Fiscal Court on a special meeting approved several purchases and administrative actions, including a $91,101 purchase of roll-off open-top containers, $24,640.96 for four aluminum truck beds, authorization to file a grant application for body armor for the sheriff’s office at no cost to the county, and an inspection-contingent purchase of a used spray truck for $29,995.

The court also approved amending a previously approved request for proposals so that Operation Unite will be listed as the Unite Pact Coalition on grant paperwork tied to opioid funds; confirmed the nomination of Don Combs III to the Big Sandy Heritage Museum Board; and acknowledged a personnel hire, Christopher Tyler Fields, as a special crew employee effective Jan. 30, 2025. During the meeting, road and public-works items received extended discussion, including a longer debate about whether to buy additional single-axle dump trucks (cost estimates were presented but no purchase was finalized).

Why it matters: The purchases affect road maintenance and solid-waste operations that the county says are part of its capital plan, and the RFP amendment directs previously allocated opioid funds to the newly named nonprofit. The spray truck purchase was authorized only after commissioners required an on-site inspection and explicit approval by the county’s road supervisor.

The most significant procurement votes

- Open-top roll-off containers: The court approved accepting a single bid (bid 01-2025) from Fleet Genius of Lenoir, N.C., to buy 19 roll-off containers (mix of 20-, 30- and 40-yard units) for a total of $91,101, including freight. Greg Fannon, who presented the bid results, said, "It'd be my recommendation that we purchase these open tops from Fleet Genius for a total price of bid price of $91,101." The court voted yes on the…