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Votes at a glance: Clay County Board of Commissioners actions, March 25, 2025
Summary
The board approved the agenda, bills and vouchers, minutes, a planning commission appointment, a contractor for three box‑culvert projects, a child‑protection case‑aid replacement hire and a second Innovate 28 payment to regional economic partners. Tallies are from roll calls recorded in the meeting transcript.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners recorded several routine and programmatic votes on March 25. Below are the formal actions the board approved during the meeting, with motion texts and the roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript.
- Appointment to the Planning Commission: The board voted to appoint Josh Schrader to a three‑year term on the Clay County Planning Commission. Motion (as stated): “I'll make a motion to appoint Josh Schrader to a 3 year term for the Clay County Planning Commission.” The transcript records roll‑call votes as: Commissioner Kavanagh/ Kravanoff — yes; Commissioner Mojo — yes; Commissioner Baer/ Bair — yes; Commissioner Ebinger — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Box‑culvert contract award (SAP014‑598‑079; SAP014‑599‑105; SAP014‑599‑114): After a bid opening, the board approved contracting with Houle Excavating LLC at $644,745.50 as the combined low bid for the three culvert projects. Motion (as stated): “I'll make a motion. I'll make a motion to approve Houle Excavating LLC at the amount $644,745.50 For SAP014‑598‑079 and SAP014‑599‑105 and also SAP014‑599‑114.” Roll call recorded: Commissioner Kravanoff — aye; Commissioner Mojo — yes; Commissioner Bair — yes; Commissioner Ebinger/Ebeninger — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Child‑protection case aide replacement (hire/backfill): The board approved replacing a case aide position in the child protection division and authorized backfill if there is internal interest. Motion (as stated): “Motion to approve hiring the case aid position in the child protection division with backfill. Should there be internal interest?” Roll call recorded: Commissioner Kravanoff — yes; Commissioner Mogile/Mojo? — yes; Commissioner Bair — yes; Commissioner Ebinger — aye; Commissioner Eppinger — yes. Outcome: approved.
- Innovate 28 payment to Greater Fargo‑Moorhead Economic Development/Chamber: The board approved making the second payment to the Innovate 28 program as requested by regional partners; the board also asked that the partners be invited back for an accounting of how funds are spent. Motion (as stated): motion to make the second payment. Roll call recorded: Commissioner Kravanoff — yes; Commissioner Mojo — yes; Commissioner Bair — yes; Commissioner Eppinger — aye. Outcome: approved.
- Routine approvals: The board approved the meeting agenda, payment of bills and vouchers, and minutes from March 11, 2025 by roll calls (motions passed; roll calls recorded in the transcript). Motion texts were standard (“I'll make a motion to approve the agenda,” “I'll make a motion to pay the bills and vouchers,” “I'll make a motion to approve the minutes from 03/11/2025”).
All items recorded above were approved by voice or roll call as reflected in the meeting record. The transcript does not include a full, consolidated board vote sheet with standardized member name spellings for every vote, so roll‑call names above match the wording used in the meeting audio transcript.
