Votes at a glance: Burke County commissioners approve contracts, staffing and budget amendments; body-camera purchase fails on 2-2 tie

Burke County commissioners took a series of formal actions on procurement, staffing and budget items at the meeting, approving several contracts and amendments while rejecting one procurement due to a tied vote.

Key outcomes: Kendrick's Construction was awarded the Burke County Airport terminal contract (base bid, ornamental fence option excluded). A custom quick-attack emergency vehicle from Custom Truck of Woodbury was accepted under budget at $185,200. A proposed purchase of body cameras from ProLogix ITS failed on a 2-2 vote and did not carry. The county approved a reduced-price purchase of public safety policy management software (NeoGov PowerDMS) at $14,000 annually, accepted a bond resolution facilitating Ritz Instrument Transformers' return and expansion in the industrial park, authorized hiring six Emergency Management Authority (EMA) positions, approved the 2025 radiological emergency plan, and authorized payment to Jefferson County for inmate housing using available commission funds and a transfer from detention salaries.

The board also tabled acceptance of High Brass Way as a county road due to a plat discrepancy and approved several budget amendments, including a $10,000 donation from Southern Nuclear for Emergency Operations…