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Commissioners award courthouse mowing contract and approve hiring step for maintenance position
Summary
Commissioners accepted Tommy's Lawn Care for courthouse grounds work and authorized a job offer for a maintenance manager candidate after discussing salary negotiations.
Decatur County commissioners on March 17 accepted a bid from Tommy's Lawn Care of Osgood for courthouse grounds maintenance and moved to offer a maintenance-position job to the preferred candidate.
Staff presented bids for multiple grounds and landscape services. Tommy's Lawn Care submitted the low bid for courthouse mowing and related seasonal maintenance; commissioners approved the award by motion and voice vote.
Commissioners also reviewed results from maintenance-position interviews. Staff recommended proceeding without naming the candidate publicly at the meeting and reported salary expectations required negotiation. Commissioners voted to extend a job offer to the preferred candidate and authorized staff to continue discussions with the county council as needed to finalize pay. The board recorded the motion to offer the job and the motion carried by voice vote.
