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Becker County commissioners approve routine contracts, purchases and appointments
Summary
The Becker County Board of Commissioners approved multiple contracts, departmental purchases and appointments and agreed to participate in a state-funded regional planning grant on demolition waste.
The Becker County Board of Commissioners voted on a series of routine and policy items during its public meeting.
Among the actions the board approved were: the meeting agenda and the minutes from Jan. 21; the appointment of Scott Busker to the Pelican River Watershed Board of Managers; the appointment of Glenn Gifford to the Recreation Advisory Committee (at-large); participation in a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) regional planning grant on demolition-waste rules (county share capped at $8,400); a professional services contract for Heartland Trail construction services with Houston Engineering; and a range of capital purchases requested by county departments, including a pressure washer for Highway ($6,700) and vehicle- and communications-related equipment requested by the Sheriff’s Office.
Votes were taken by voice and recorded as motions carried by majority; where recorded in the minutes, motions included maker and seconder. The board approved the consent agenda and several departmental purchase requests that administrators said were budgeted.
The board also adopted a resolution to accept a 2024 hazard-mitigation plan and approved grant and contract documents associated with emergency-management and trail work. Several sheriff’s office equipment purchases and replacements were approved from budgeted funds or grant monies.
The board approved a motion to participate in the MPCA regional demolition-waste planning application with Otter Tail County serving as fiscal lead, with Becker County’s maximum contribution listed as $8,400; commissioners said the study is intended to help counties evaluate costs and capacity that may result if the state adopts new demolition-landfill rules.
Ending
All votes described above were recorded in the meeting minutes as passed unless noted otherwise; the minutes show voice tallies and standard "aye/ opposed" roll calls rather than recorded roll-call tallies for individual members.
