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Votes at a glance: Howard County commissioners approve septic ordinance template, jail fan payment, contract renewal and claims
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Howard County Board of Commissioners approved a state-template septic ordinance, authorized up to $15,305 for a jail exhaust fan from a county repair line item, renewed the Hartman & Williams contract for the annual financial report and approved payroll and operating claims totaling more than $4.6 million combined.
Howard County commissioners on Dec. 16 approved several routine and operational items, including readoption of a state-provided septic ordinance template, payment to repair a jail exhaust fan, renewal of the county's contract for annual financial reporting, and approval of payroll and operating claims.
Health department: Mr. West, representing the health department, explained that a 2023 house bill rendered previous county septic ordinances void and required counties to readopt a uniform ordinance provided by a newly created technical review panel. The board approved the county's version of the state…
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