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Votes at a glance: Franklin County commission actions on equipment, building repairs, bids and minutes
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved multiple consent and contract items including minutes, facility door replacement, chemical purchases for noxious-weed control, and other routine items. Several event sponsorship requests were reviewed and 'penciled in' for consideration on next week's consent agenda.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions on Monday. Where motions were recorded on the meeting record, the item and the outcome are listed below.
- Consent agenda: Approved tax changes of negative $13,436 and minutes for the March 12 and March 17 commission meetings. (Motion and unanimous voice vote.)
- Facility maintenance: Approved DH Pace overhead-door replacement for the east door of the transfer building, $18,361. (Motion carried unanimously.)
- Noxious-weed chemicals: Approved purchase of chemicals as listed in the county's bid attachments; lowest bidders identified included Van Deese, Nutrient Solutions and MFA, with staff recommending award per the bid tabulation. (Motion carried unanimously.)
- Event and tourism sponsorships: County staff presented a long list of event sponsorship requests and commissioners discussed funding amounts. Commissioners "penciled in" allocations for many community events (examples discussed included Third Thursdays, Richmond Community Museum, Ottawa library children's literature festival, Jayhawker Days, Wellsville Days, and multiple Main Street events). Staff said those allocations will be compiled and returned to the board next week on the consent agenda for formal approval; no final votes on the sponsorship package were recorded at Monday's meeting.
- Asset rental and equipment: (Also listed and expanded in a separate article) Approved rental of John Deere tractors through the governmental program at $20.72 per hour.
- Contracts and invoices: (Also covered separately) Approved AT&T voice-services contract at $677/month and approved Tyler Technologies annual support payment for $107,609.
Votes shown in the meeting record were unanimous for the items where a formal motion and roll-call or voice vote were made.
