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Votes at a glance: Griggs County Commission approves bills, office swap, rekeying and other routine actions
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the Griggs County Commission approved routine bills (including a $47,750 repair payment), several contract and operations items, swapped office space for the extension agent and WIC clinic, and approved courthouse rekeying and an electrical upgrade using ARPA funds; a proposed change to summer hours was tabled.
The Griggs County Commission recorded a series of routine approvals and administrative actions on April 21. Below are the motions, movers and outcomes as recorded in the public meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approve agenda (addition of Travis). Motion to approve the agenda with the addition of Travis: carried by voice vote.
- Approve minutes (April 7). Motion to approve and dispense with the reading: carried by voice vote.
- Approve bills (including a $47,750 payment for a belly‑dump trailer repair). County staff added one bill for $47,750 for a belly‑dump trailer repair. Motion to approve the bills with that addition carried by voice vote; Commissioners Edlin, Gabriel, Ellison and one additional commissioner recorded ayes in the transcript.
- Approve KLJ Engineering for construction engineering (Airport Road chip‑seal). Motion carried. (Separate coverage: county selected KLJ and accepted the construction low bid.)
- Accept low construction bid and award contract for Airport Road chip‑seal. Motion carried; DOT letter and bid tabulation were presented to the commission.
- Approve swap of office space between NDSU Extension and the WIC clinic. Motion by Commissioner Edlund, seconded by Commissioner Gabriel: motion carried after the commission confirmed WIC consent in a packet letter.
- Abate delinquent taxes for City of Binford property (lots 3 and 4 of Block 2). Motion to abate the taxes so the deed can be filed: carried by voice vote. Staff said the city bought the tax‑sale property for $1; certificate and deed processing require the tax abatement.
- Games of chance permit for Red Willow (quilt raffle at camp). Motion carried.
- Electrical outlet/raceway installation for the commission table (power and USB ports) and related ARPA funding. Motion to approve electrical work (estimated $2,350.40) using budget/ARPA funds: motion carried.
- Rekeying the courthouse (locks and fobs). Motion to approve rekeying and door access work (final estimate $5,863.32) and to proceed with contract and required down payment: motion carried; commission recorded ayes and one recorded nay during the voice vote.
- Summer courthouse hours (proposal to close some county offices at noon on Fridays, Memorial Day–Labor Day): the proposal was discussed at length and commissioners asked for more information from department heads and neighboring counties. The item was effectively tabled for a future meeting.
How vote records were captured
Where the transcript recorded individual roll‑call responses the article lists them (for example, the chip‑seal votes); other approvals were done by voice vote with no full roll call in the public audio. The county clerk/staff confirmed in the meeting packet the dollar amounts for bills and the rekeying estimate.
What happens next
Staff will execute contracts and forward required paperwork (DOT package for the chip‑seal project; vendor agreements for rekeying and electrical work). The commission asked staff to gather more information from department heads and neighboring counties before revisiting the summer hours proposal.
