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Bedford County commissioners approve routine motions; sheriff sales to move online, bridge work authorized
Summary
At a June meeting, the Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved minutes and routine expenditures, authorized a professional services agreement to move sheriff sales online, approved bridge work for Bridge No. 33, and adopted a proclamation recognizing Child Welfare Professionals Week.
The Bedford County Board of Commissioners met in June and approved a series of routine motions, including minutes, expenditures and personnel actions, and took several action items relating to county operations and infrastructure.
The board approved the May 15 meeting minutes and a list of top expenditures for June, which included payments identified in the meeting as Wilmington Trust for bonds (about $391,000), P Corp ($375,000), UPMC for health insurance (about $193,000), a Wilmington Trust bond item (about $137,000), the Veteran Kind of Development Association allocation ($30,000), Community Specialist for CYS (about $25,000), PCOM (about $18,000), PPEC for electric utilities (about $17,000), RBA for monthly IT services (about $17,000), and FNB equipment finance for the sheriff’s office (about $16,000). The board recorded the motions on those routine items with the outcome recorded in the meeting as "motion carries." The meeting did not include a roll-call vote tally with named votes in the transcript for these items.
On a recommendation from the tax assessment director, the board acted on a monthly change-of-assessment and notice control report for May 2025. The board also approved a term expiration appointment to the DBHS advisory board effective June 30, 2025, based on a recommendation from the administrator of BDHS.
The board approved a professional services agreement recommended by the sheriff to move sheriff sales online. A commissioner noted the change will allow bidders to participate remotely rather than traveling to the courthouse; the sheriff was described in the meeting as strongly in favor of the change. Commissioners said the county has had success with other online bidding systems and recorded the motion as carried.
Commissioners approved a proposal agreement for bridge work identified in the meeting as Bridge No. 33, described as the same bridge discussed at a prior meeting. The board also approved a proclamation designating June 2025 as Bedford County Child Welfare Appreciation Week, read into the record by the county child welfare administrator and adopted by the commissioners.
The board approved all personnel actions submitted by department heads for June 2025 (transfers, separations and other listed personnel actions). During commissioner comments, one commissioner said first-quarter budget summaries indicate a majority of departments are on or under budget.
After the commissioners' meeting adjourned, the county salary board convened. Present were the commissioners and Treasurer Melissa Carter. The salary board approved wages as provided by union contracts for the personnel listed by department heads for June; the motion was recorded as carried. The salary board meeting included an announcement that Melissa Cottle (a deputy who normally would be present) was attending a conference and therefore absent.
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in the meeting): - Approval of May 15 minutes — motion carried. - Approval of June expenditures (top items listed in meeting) — motion carried. - Change-of-assessment and notice control report for May 2025 (per recommendation of Joyce Villegas, director of tax assessment) — motion carried. - Term expiration appointment to DBHS advisory board effective 06/30/2025 (per recommendation of Sandra Venco, administrator, BDHS) — motion carried. - Approval of assets professional services agreement to move sheriff sales online (recommended by sheriff) — motion carried. - Approval of proposal agreement for Bridge No. 33 (firm/consultant name referenced in meeting) — motion carried. - Proclamation: Bedford County Child Welfare Appreciation Week (June 2025) — motion carried. - Approval of personnel actions for June 2025 (as listed by department heads) — motion carried. - Salary board: approval of wages as set by union contracts for June personnel listed — motion carried.
No formal roll-call vote tallies with named yes/no votes were recorded in the transcript for the motions above; the meeting record available to the transcript reports each action as "motion carries" or "motion carried."
