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Toole County commissioners approve appointment, equipment purchases and employee boot allowance
Summary
At a Toole County Commission meeting commissioners approved an appointment to the fair board, authorized procedures for buying two tractors and agreed to increase the road department boot allowance; they also approved going out to bid for two graders for fiscal 2025–26.
Toole County commissioners approved a series of routine personnel and equipment actions during a meeting where they also discussed gravel-pit operations.
The commission appointed Heather Erickson as the Pendre County representative on the county fair board to fill the vacancy left by Aaron Finger; the appointment carries an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2025. The commission approved minutes and related resolutions for the Jan. 2 meeting with a correction to one resolution date.
The commission considered a Sourcewell quote to buy two John Deere 6120E tractors for ditch mowing. The quoted purchase price for both machines was $173,232.82, with trade-in value for two older tractors listed at $36,500, producing a net purchase price of $136,730.82. Commissioners directed staff to advertise the two used tractors first on the public-surplus marketplace and, if bids are unsatisfactory, to accept the trade-in offer. Funding for the purchase was identified as coming from the road fund (2110).
The commission voted to raise the boot allowance for road department employees from $75 to $150 annually, to be paid once per year in April.
Commissioners also approved going out for bids to replace older graders, seeking two graders for the 2025–26 fiscal year using Sourcewell procurement (contract reference provided in the meeting materials as 011723).
Votes on the actions above were taken by voice vote; the meeting record shows motions made and seconded and the chair calling for “aye” or “opposed.” Individual roll-call vote counts were not specified in the transcript.
Ending: Commissioners said some agenda items, including gravel-pit operations, warranted further discussion; that topic drew a separate, lengthier discussion and an explicit decision to withhold selling gravel to residents or authorizing residents to haul county gravel (see separate article).
