Franklin County commissioners approve proclamations, rezoning requests and a bridge bid; consent agenda passes

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners on April 30 approved a series of routine and land-use items, including a proclamation marking May 2025 as Community Action Month, four rezoning applications, the consent agenda (minutes, claim vouchers and payroll) and a low-bid contract for a bridge project.

Proclamation: The board approved Proclamation 25-4, designating May 2025 as Community Action Month in recognition of the work of community action agencies. A motion to adopt the proclamation passed with the commissioners present recorded as voting yes.

Consent agenda: The board approved meeting minutes for April 16, claim vouchers and tax change orders totaling $19,059.53 and payroll for March 21–April 20 totaling $44,956.08, according to the meeting record. Commissioners voted to approve the consent agenda by voice vote.

Rezoning approvals: The board approved four separate rezoning applications that staff and the Planning Commission had recommended for approval: - Rezoning application 2410-0023 (multiple parcel adjustments on Montana Road near Ottawa) — approved. - Rezoning application 2412-0027 (517 Nevada Road, a 5-acre rezoning to RE to allow sale of a homestead parcel) — approved. - Rezoning application 02/2009 (commonly 3367 Reno Road; split of 46 acres into a 31-acre A2 tract and a 15-acre RE tract) — approved. - Rezoning application 2502-0031 (780 Iowa Road; rezoning 15 acres from a 95-acre parcel to RE to allow a family member to build a home) — approved.

Each rezoning came with staff findings that utilities (water meters or septic capacity) were in place or available and that the Planning Commission recommended approval. The board voted to approve each application; the recorded roll call at the meeting lists the five commissioners as present and approving the motions.

Bid award: The board also approved awarding the low bid for the Texas Road bridge project using state bid procedures to the low bidder listed in the minutes (the meeting transcript identifies the low bidder as Brian Omar Construction/Bridal O'Meyer Construction in places). The contract amount reported in the meeting was $712,453 (state bid). Commissioners said the contractor is local and that staff had reached out to references; the award uses state funds and will allow the county to proceed with contract execution.

Votes and next steps: All recorded votes for the agenda items described above were affirmative by the commissioners present. For the rezoning items, staff noted that some parcels had previously been split and that some future replats may be required to complete the approved lot adjustments. The bridge award proceeds under state bid rules; staff will move forward with contract paperwork and scheduling. No fiscal changes to the county budget were tied to the proclamations or rezoning approvals at this meeting.

The board moved on to staff reports after taking these actions.