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Commissioners schedule work sessions on time clocks, clerk's building bids, tax-sale vendor and county payment limits
Summary
Crawford County commissioners directed staff to schedule work sessions to study countywide time-clock implementation, clerk's building bids, tax-sale vendor onboarding, dust-control contracting and limits on county payment/reimbursement policies.
Crawford County commissioners discussed a series of operational items and directed staff to schedule follow-up work sessions on payroll/time-clock systems, clerk's building bids, tax-sale vendor contracts, dust-control collections and county payment limits.
Commissioner Carl raised the county-wide time-clock system, noting that the sheriff’s department and EMS are already using it and asking other commissioners to consider expanding the program. He said, "I believe that, we could run a little tighter ship with what we've been running," and asked colleagues to consider getting the system up and running countywide.
On facilities, commissioners discussed the clerk's office building and upcoming bids. The group agreed to proceed with advertising for bids and observed the statutory minimum 30-day advertisement period; one commissioner said the bid opening would be in early October.
Commissioners also discussed the county's tax-sale process. A new provider will be sending information to the treasurer's office and preparing a contract; the provider has coordinated with an abstract company about taking over the previous sale. Commissioners said implementation will take time because the county is a new client and there are many properties to process.
On the county dust-control program, commissioners agreed to hold a work session to consider transitioning administration and collections to an outside bidder next year and to plan before the current contractor pulls out. One commissioner said the contractor could continue this year and the county should set up a plan to move the program off county plates in the future.
Finally, commissioners discussed county credit-card limits and meal/per diem reimbursement practices when employees travel. One commissioner asked staff to schedule a work session to set per-diem limits or to clarify reimbursement procedures so the county can better control expenses.
No formal votes on these operational items were recorded in the transcript excerpt; commissioners repeatedly directed staff to arrange work sessions to refine options and to return with proposals for formal action.
