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Cole County Commission consolidates ARPA subrecipient funds, approves AV upgrade and awards concrete contract
Summary
At its May 13 meeting the Cole County Commission approved an amendment to consolidate two ARPA subrecipient agreements, signed a roughly $19,744 contract to upgrade commission-chamber audio/video, awarded a concrete-and-concrete-products contract to Weber Ready Mix and completed several routine administrative approvals.
The Cole County Commission on May 13 approved an amendment to consolidate two American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) subrecipient agreements into a single funding pool, signed a contract to upgrade audio and video equipment in the commission chambers and awarded a bid for concrete and concrete products, among other routine actions.
The ARPA amendment combines two previously separate ARPA subrecipient agreements into one pool intended to speed spending of the awarded funds. The commission made a motion to sign the amendment and the motion passed with the commission answering "Aye"; no roll-call vote or individual tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript. The amendment was described during the meeting as consolidating the two subrecipient agreements so the funds could be spent more quickly; no dollar amounts for the ARPA funds were specified in the discussion.
County staff described the audio/video upgrade as a response to poor sound and blurry video on the livestream. The commission signed a contract with local vendor Will West Music and Sound for $19,743.99 to replace and…
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