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Board approves highway hires and vehicle purchases; internal fund covers tractors
Summary
The Clay County board approved hiring an additional highway maintenance worker and purchasing two tractors and a pickup for the highway department. The hire was included in the 2025 budget; the pickup purchase price was cited at $42,168.71 and internal service funds were reported to cover the tractor purchases.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners approved three highway department items on Jan. 7: hiring an additional maintenance worker, purchasing two tractors, and purchasing a pickup truck.
Justin, a highway department presenter, said the additional maintenance worker was a 2025 budgeted request and will allow better crew coverage during events such as snow responses; commissioners approved the hire by voice vote.
The board also approved the purchase of two John Deere tractors from RDO Equipment in Moorhead. Justin said the department had extended prior replacement cycles because equipment prices rose and that the internal service fund is fully funded to cover the purchase. No definitive single‑line price was read into the record for the tractors during the discussion; the transcript records only that pricing summaries, trade‑in values and internal service funds were reviewed and that the highway tracking committee recommended the purchase.
Separately, commissioners approved the purchase of one pickup truck from Nelson Auto Center for $42,168.71. The presenter said a three‑year lease option had been considered; buying outright gives the county full equity at three years and was judged the better financial choice for this vehicle.
Commissioners moved and seconded the motions; each approval passed on a recorded voice vote with commissioners answering “aye.”
