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Votes at a glance: dump truck sale, ACH payments, wage raises and other actions
Summary
The Bennett County Board of Commissioners approved a series of administrative motions by voice vote at its meeting, including the sale of a county dump truck to the city and personnel wage changes agreed after executive session.
The Bennett County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal motions and voice votes during the meeting. Below are the motions and outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript.
Sell county dump truck to city — Approved The board approved a motion to sell a county ground dump truck to the city for $10,000. The motion passed by voice vote ("All in favor, say aye"); no roll-call tally was recorded in the minutes.
Approve 25 loads from gravel pit — Approved A request to allow 25 loads to be taken from a county pit between summer and fall 2025 was moved and approved by voice vote.
Authorize ACH/EFT payments — Approved The board authorized county staff to use ACH/EFT payment processes for certain payees to avoid late fees, including Wellmark (insurance), Nationwide, Department of Labor and for pass-through payments to the city and school. The motion carried by voice vote.
Register of Deeds wage increases (after executive session) — Approved After an executive-session discussion on personnel, the board voted to give the register of deeds (referred to as "JC" in the meeting) a $1-per-hour raise and her deputy a $1-per-hour raise and to add 5 hours per week to the deputy's schedule, effective the next pay period. The motion passed by voice vote.
Highway superintendent job description — Approved The board approved a revised job description for the highway superintendent and authorized advertising the position. The vote was recorded as carried by voice vote.
Weed-board supplemental budget hearing — Approved (to schedule hearing only) The board approved scheduling a public supplemental budget hearing on March 5 to consider a requested weed-board supplement; scheduling the hearing does not itself appropriate funds.
Meeting minutes and routine agenda approvals — Approved The board approved the January 22 meeting minutes with a correction noted and accepted the agenda (with flexibility) at the start of the meeting.
Notes on voting procedure Most votes were taken by voice vote with "aye" or "nay" responses and without recorded roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, this summary lists the motion and the recorded outcome; specific yes/no vote counts were not provided in the transcript.
