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Shawnee County commissioners approve multiple contracts, vouchers and budget items
Summary
At its March 20 meeting the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved the consent agenda, $4.79 million in vouchers and a series of vendor contracts and budget items including playground equipment, courthouse landscaping and equipment purchases.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on March 20 approved the consent agenda and a slate of contracts and budget items, including $4,788,369.15 in vouchers and multiple capital and operating purchases across county departments.
The actions included payments to construction contractors, a sole-source equipment purchase for park police, replacement of courthouse doors, a new playground at Tin Man Circle, design work for tennis courts, and purchases from the Register of Deeds technology fund. Most measures passed by recorded motions of the commissioners present; several votes were recorded 2 to 0 because not all commissioners were in attendance.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: approved (motion by Commissioner Mays; second by Commissioner Rippon). Vote recorded 3 to 0. - Vouchers: approved; total $4,788,369.15. Notable line items read into the record included $523,439.07 to KBS Contractors Inc. (state grant portion for Department of Corrections mental health facility), $712,231.11 to King Construction, Inc. (road improvements on Southwest Auburn Road), $170,293,045.70…
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