Crawford County commissioners approve routine contracts, purchases and personnel actions; multiple grant reimbursements ratified

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on July 9, 2025 approved a slate of routine purchases, service contracts, grant reimbursements and personnel actions, including site work and utility-related quotes for the Sugar Lake tower project and several public-health and social services contracts.

The meeting included ratification of small equipment purchases paid from grant funds, multiple reimbursements under the county’s mini-grant program, authorization of engineering and environmental invoices, and personnel actions including a per-diem rehire in the sheriff’s office and retirement/vesting actions before the county retirement board. Most items were approved with no extended discussion.

The board voted to ratify a range of purchases and service agreements. Highlights include a $12,523.89 purchase of Dell computer hardware for indigent defense (to be reimbursed from the indigent defense grant); a $13,020 final payment to Otis Elevator for courthouse elevator motor repairs; and $10,425 to replace a failing building intercom system (not budgeted). The board approved small annual service agreements and maintenance tests for the Crawford Correctional Facility (generator testing and maintenance, annual service agreements and radio support plans) and approved payment to Interaction Insight Company of $6,200 for an API connecting the Eventide recorder to comms coach software.

Commissioners approved multiple quotes for site work at the Sugar Lake tower site, all described at the meeting as budgeted: $28,600 for site and driveway excavation; $24,700 for driveway, culvert and entrance construction; $25,000 for stormwater drainage work; $14,500 for a gravel driveway and pad; and $23,400 for fertilizer, lime and grass seed placement. Several of these were presented through the project manager Mobilecom.

County planning and grants actions included reimbursements from the county mini-grant program to local authorities and volunteer fire companies: $15,000 to Kaneo Lake Joint Municipal Authority for a generator and pump-station project; $6,045 to Vernon Central Hose Company for LED…