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Votes at a glance: Pulaski County commissioners approve insurance, change orders, payroll items and road vacation pending attorney review
Summary
At their July 7 meeting, the Pulaski County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and project-related items including a medical-insurance renewal with county cost-sharing, two small construction change orders, several administrative forms and a motion to vacate part of Merle Avenue pending attorney write-ups.
Pulaski County commissioners on July 7 approved a bundle of personnel, finance and project items in voice votes, and moved to pursue a formal road vacation pending attorney review.
The board approved renewing the county’s medical-insurance plan with a reported 9.5% premium increase and the county continuing the long-standing cost-share arrangement of 70% employer / 30% employee. Vision and dental rates were reported as unchanged. The motion to accept the insurance expense and the stated cost-sharing passed on a voice vote.
The board also approved two change orders for ongoing courthouse renovation work—Change Order 79 and Change Order 80—totaling $11,359.62 to add lighting in the bell room and to repair and replace floor tile in a north-side vestibule. The superintendent said the items were previously green-lit via email by two commissioners and sought formal public confirmation; the board approved the items by voice vote.
Administrative approvals included routine claims and payroll, approval of minutes from the June…
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