Pratt County approves mower, communications truck tires and laptop purchases

The Pratt County Commission approved three separate purchases during the meeting: a $10,201 mower for lake maintenance from Maximum Outdoor Equipment Sales, $966.68 of new tires for the communications truck from Corporate Tire of Pratt, and a Dell Pro 16 laptop for programming radios at $1,061.64. Commissioners moved, seconded and approved each purchase by voice vote, recorded as 3-0 on the minutes. The mower decision included a change from a side-discharge to a rear-discharge model to reduce the risk of debris being thrown toward campers, according to meeting discussion. The communications laptop purchase included staff comment that existing radio-programming software could be transferred to the new machine rather than repurchased. No additional appropriations beyond the quoted amounts were recorded in the meeting minutes. Each purchase was approved as a single-line procurement motion; no amendments or additional vendor substitutions were recorded on the public record.