Weston County commissioners approve budget amendments, road bid and routine renewals; Pizza Barn liquor transfer tabled

Weston County commissioners on May 20 adopted a set of routine and fiscal actions that included two budget amendments, acceptance of a contractor bid for Barton Road, approval of routine liquor‑license renewals and authorization for an auditor engagement letter. The commission also tabled a proposed transfer of Pam Galtieri’s Pizza Barn liquor license until the next meeting after county licensing staff said the application lacked required detail.

The commission approved a resolution amending the 2024–25 budget to cover shortfalls in several department accounts, with county staff describing several personnel and invoice items driving the request. County staff identified a $165.60 shortfall in a youth services supervisor account and other personnel and transcript costs cited in the amendment; staff said an $18,002.43 figure was estimated to cover current shortfalls and pending invoices. Commissioners discussed monitoring the larger account and the difficulty of predicting long juvenile or court‑related expenses. The board approved the amendment by voice vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not specified in the meeting record.

The board accepted a low bid from Timberline for the Barton Road improvement project in the amount of $84,030. Commissioners noted that one bidder’s paperwork had missing signatures and that the accepted Timberline submission did include the required…