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Votes at a glance: Linn County Commission actions, July 21, 2025
Summary
The commission approved routine minutes and claims, adopted new fees for private utility permits in the county right of way, approved a marina dock installation, awarded a road bid, accepted a landfill RFP authorization, approved service agreements for heavy equipment maintenance, and signed a negotiated sale of county industrial park land.
The Linn County Commission took multiple formal actions during its July 21 meeting. The following is a summary of motions, motions' text as recorded in the meeting, and outcomes. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the outcome is described as a unanimous voice approval.
- Approval of minutes: The commission voted to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Approval of claims: Motion to approve claims in the amount of $262,450.26. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Ads and Abates: Motion to approve Orders 2024-270271 for a total refund of $164.16. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Marina docks: Motion to approve purchase and installation of docks at the marina from EZ Dock Dealers for $4,500, funded from equipment reserves. "I'll make a motion that we approve the purchase or the installation of the docks at the marina for $4,500 to EZ Dock dealers." Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-14 (utility construction permits): Motion to approve resolution aligning private and public utility application and permit fees for open trench and parallel installs in the road right of way to a total permit cost of $300 (application fee $100 plus permit fee $200 per crossing/mile). "I'll make a motion that we approve resolution 2025 dash 14, which aligns our, public and private utilities cost." Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Burial permit 2025-11: Motion to approve burial permit 2025‑11 for Dale Jackson on 100 Road for a private utility crossing. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- 1850 Road bid award: Motion to award the 1.2‑mile repair/overlay contract for 1850 Road to Bettis Asphalt Construction for $206,360, including a one‑year warranty from the bidder. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Foley service agreements for Cat equipment: Motion to enter one‑year service agreements for three graders at stated yearly rates (individual machine rates stated in the meeting). "I'll make a motion we go into a contract with Foley for the $1.20 m greater at $13.96 65, the $1.40 m greater at $15.00 $4.90, and the 12 at $13.13 95" (values as read at the meeting). Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- RFP for landfill vertical expansion: Motion to go out for an RFP for the C&D landfill vertical expansion. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Lake Region Solid Waste Authority 2026 budget: Motion to approve the 2026 budget proposal from the Lake Region Solid Waste Authority and allow the chair to sign. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Appointment for ballot destruction electors: Motion to appoint Emily Thiess as an approved elector for destruction of ballots in the scheduled destruction event per Kansas statute cited in the meeting. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-15 and real estate sale: Motion to approve resolution 2025‑15 to sell county property located in the Linn County Industrial Park (Lot 7, approximately 3.1 acres) by negotiated sale, and a separate motion authorizing the chair to sign a real estate purchase contract for Lot 7 in the Lacine Industrial Park to D and F Property LLC in the amount of $34,999. Outcome: both motions approved by voice vote; the chair was authorized to sign the contract.
Several of the approved motions included standard seconding and were carried by voice vote with commissioners saying "aye." The meeting transcript did not record individual roll‑call tallies in most cases; outcomes below reflect the recorded voice votes.
