Franklin County commissioners approve fleet purchases, building-code update and liquor licenses; table personnel manual and dump-truck buy

Franklin County commissioners during a scheduled hearing considered commission orders 2025-36 through 2025-43, approving a series of purchases, a settlement accounting instruction for the treasurer, building-code amendments and a consent agenda of liquor licenses, while tabling the proposed personnel policy manual revision and a proposed purchase of four dump trucks.

Key actions the commission approved:

- Commission order 2025-36 (settlement with Franklin County Treasurer): Approved. The order directs the treasurer to account for all school monies and the specific funds into which each receipt will be entered. The motion was made by Commissioner Oberschmidt and seconded by the Second District commissioner; recorded votes were “aye” from the first- and second-district commissioners.

- Commission order 2025-37 (lease/quote with Enterprise Fleet Management for a 2024 Ford F-150 for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office): Approved. Commissioners noted the vendor attachment listed a 2024 Ford F-150 police-responder vehicle; the motion passed with recorded ayes from both commissioners present.

- Commission order 2025-38 (purchase of a cab tractor from Deere & Company for the Franklin County Highway Department): Approved. Highway department staff said the cab tractor has a side-mount brush-hog…