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Votes at a glance: Becker County board approves construction contracts, service agreements and personnel changes; tables surveyor contract
Summary
At the meeting the board approved multiple construction and maintenance contracts, accepted a donated 80-acre parcel, authorized service agreements including porta-potty services, approved chief deputy benefits and a letter of support, and tabled the county surveyor contract pending legal review.
The Becker County Board of Commissioners voted on a slate of routine procurement, personnel and resolution items. Below are the actions the board approved or otherwise decided during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Construction contract (grade widening) — County Road 7 & County Road 16: Board awarded the construction contract to low bidder Dennis Drews (Frazee) for the grade widening project. Motion carried (voice vote). Engineer’s estimate: contractors’ bids were below estimate by ~6.5 percent.
- Countywide weed/spring spraying: Awarded to L & M Road Services (low quote). Motion carried.
- Countywide mowing contract: Awarded to L & M Road Services (low quote). Motion carried.
- Gravel-road blading and plowing (seven maintenance areas): Awards made to a suite of contractors (Growth Gravel, Hendricks Road Maintenance, Projects Unlimited, Thielen Excavating, Gussner Construction in specified areas). Motion carried.
- Construction inspection and surveying contract for Lake Park project: Board authorized Moore Engineering to perform construction field inspection and surveying for the Lake Park sidewalk/road project (estimated professional fee shown in packet). Motion carried.
- Potty-shack (porta-potty) service agreement: Board authorized a countywide service contract for portable restrooms (including year-round units at Mountain View Recreation Area and Pine Grove). Motion carried.
- Personnel and staffing: Board approved a change to solid-waste staffing approach (addressed seasonal vs. permanent part-time coverage) after committee review; motion carried.
- Chief deputy benefits resolution (resolution listed in packet): Board approved formalizing benefits for the sheriff’s chief deputy (item noted as consistent with existing benefits). Motion carried.
- Letter of support for Empowerment Swings: Board approved sending a letter supporting a grant application for sensory/‘empowerment’ swings used in recovery and therapy settings. Motion carried.
- Land donation acceptance (80-acre parcel in Osage Township): Board approved accepting an 80-acre donation from a land trust (pending closing). Motion carried. The county will pay 2025 taxes on the parcel and closing costs (estimated; exact closing-cost estimate not specified in packet).
- County surveyor service agreement: Motion to table the proposed agreement for redrafting and legal review (data-ownership and compensation language) — motion carried.
For most motions the board approved by voice vote and the clerk recorded that motions carried; explicit yes/no tallies were not provided in the public discussion. Several items had brief technical discussion (e.g., bid differences, contractor qualifications, project scope) prior to votes.
