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Carroll County commissioners approve minutes, release nonpublic minutes and OK fire-department use of county property; mattress bids opened
Summary
At the April 28 meeting commissioners approved routine minutes, released a batch of historical nonpublic minutes, approved the manifest ($386,423.45) and payroll (amount unclear in transcript), granted a fire department request to use county property for driver training, and opened bids for nursing-home mattresses for review.
Carroll County Commissioners on April 28 approved routine records and several operational items and opened bids for new nursing-home mattresses.
The board approved the minutes from the April 21 meeting and moved to release a set of older nonpublic-session minutes after staff review for sensitive information. The commission voted to approve the manifest of accounts payable dated April 24, 2025, in the amount of $386,423.45; the meeting transcript records that payroll for April 25, 2025, was approved but the payroll total in the record is garbled and is listed here as not specified.
Commissioners also approved a motion allowing the Tuftsboro Fire Department to use county property at the Hughes County complex road for driver-safety training on weekends. The motion was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
During the meeting the commissioners opened three bids for mattresses for the county nursing home. The bids read into the record were: - McKesson Medical and Surgical Government Solutions LLC: $17,725.79. - Geriatric Medical (Weeba, Massachusetts): $15,687.07 (lowest bid in the readings). - Direct Supply (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): two-line quote that together approximated $17,000 over two years (one line for four mattresses at $1,128 and one for 103 mattresses at $15,862).
Facilities staff told the board they would review the three bids and return with a recommendation at next week’s meeting.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes (04/21/2025): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Release nonpublic session minutes (multiple dates from 2014 onward): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Approve manifest, accounts payable (04/24/2025): $386,423.45; motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Approve payroll (04/25/2025): amount garbled in transcript; motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Allow Tuftsboro Fire Department use of county property for driver training: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
Other business and staff reports Human resources reported that county employee open enrollment is underway as the health plan moves from Harvard Pilgrim to Anthem Blue Cross, and that hiring at the nursing home is ongoing; payroll staff completed April 1 increases on time.
Ending
The commissioners did not award the mattress contract at the meeting; staff will review bids and return with a recommendation next week. The rest of the approved items were routine procedural or operational actions recorded in the meeting minutes.
