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Perry County commissioners approve payroll, claims, appropriations and two major paving contracts
Summary
At the Sept. 2 meeting the Perry County Board approved routine payroll and claims, a $98,600 bid from Libs Paving for the courthouse parking lot, and a low bid from E and B Paving for county road lift paving; commissioners also approved a RES contract invoice and several budget appropriations.
The Perry County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2 approved routine payroll and claims, several appropriations, and multiple public-works contracts.
Major contract and procurement approvals
- Libs Paving: Commissioners awarded the courthouse parking lot paving contract to Libs Paving, the lowest bidder, for $98,600. County staff said Libs Paving will attempt to stage the work in halves to reduce disruption; work will include grinding, wedging, paving and striping. The motion to approve the bid passed by voice vote.
- E and B Paving: Commissioners approved a low bid from E and B Paving for lift paving on multiple county roads. The bid amount reported in the discussion was $363,002 (transcript wording: "363,002 or $7.27 50"). Staff said this work covers several large patching locations; commissioners approved the bid by voice vote.
Other contract and claims approvals
- RES contract/invoice and affidavit: Commissioners approved an ongoing multiyear contract item (weed and erosion control) for the site west of the foundry; staff referenced a contract amount of about $10,300.
Routine financial approvals and appropriations (voice votes passed)
- Payroll (08/29/2025): $191,405.70 — approved. - Payroll withholding (08/29/2025): $43,492.11 — approved. - Health care claims: $93,791.10 — approved. - Dental claims: $188.62 — approved. - Vision claims: $191.79 — approved. - Life insurance claims: $1,624.42 — approved. - Solid waste claims (09/02/2025): $2,632.72 — approved. - Accounts payable (09/02/2025): amount not clearly specified in transcript — approved. - Solid waste appropriation: Approved to allow use of tipping fees and ticket sales in the solid waste budget (staff noted these revenue sources were omitted from the prior year’s budget and must be appropriated to be used). - Capital projects fund appropriation for courthouse parking lot paving: Approved to set aside funds for the paving project. - General-fund additional appropriation for publications: $1,000 — approved (see animal control ordinance article for context).
Other agenda items approved by voice vote included GIS mapping access for an outside user (referred to as "Anne Island" in the agenda) and the resource fair request (permission for food trucks at the Armory, cost covered by Lincoln Hills).
Staff and commissioners said most of the routine claims and appropriations were uncontroversial and passed by motion and unanimous voice vote. Where amounts were unclear in the transcript, the county record should be consulted for precise contract and accounts-payable totals.
Next meeting: Commissioners set the next meeting for Sept. 20, 2025 at 6 p.m.
