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Votes at a glance: consent agenda approved; county accepts low bond bid; building bid awarded
Summary
At its meeting, the Manitowoc County Board approved the consent agenda, accepted the low bid on $2.57 million general obligation promissory notes and carried several committee-recommended awards and approvals.
The Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors approved its consent agenda and voted to accept committee recommendations on several financial and procurement items.
On the finance committee recommendation, the board approved awarding the sale of $2,570,000 in general obligation promissory notes for 2025. Finance committee members reported bids came in below earlier interest estimates; the lowest bid reported at the meeting was 3.755 percent from Robert Baer, producing interest costs lower than originally projected. Supervisor Hanson moved to accept the low bid; the clerk conducted the vote and the resolution was approved.
The board also approved committee-recommended construction procurement. The Highway Committee reported bids for the Brian Building were opened and the lowest bid was awarded to Bayland Buildings; the committee record supplied the bid figure reported at the meeting. Finance and other committee items on the consent agenda were approved as presented.
Clerks conducted roll calls for the consent agenda and later for the bond resolution; meeting records show the consent agenda passed and the bond sale resolution was approved. Supervisors removed a small number of items from the consent agenda for separate discussion before the vote.
No formal dissent to the bond award was recorded on the transcript; supervisors noted the lower-than-anticipated interest rate will free up budget room for other county needs in the coming fiscal cycle.
