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Graham County supervisors approve minutes, warrants, contracts, capital purchases and tax‑deed sales
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Graham County Board of Supervisors approved routine minutes and warrants, accepted over‑the‑counter tax‑deed offers for several parcels, authorized pro tem Justice of the Peace contracts, and approved unbudgeted capital purchases for fairgrounds mounds and two vaccine refrigerators.
The Graham County Board of Supervisors handled a series of routine approvals and contract items on March 17, voting unanimously on minutes, warrants, tax‑deed sales, pro tem contracts for the Justice of the Peace court, and several unbudgeted capital purchases.
Minutes and warrants A supervisor moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting and work session held on March 3; the board approved the motion by voice vote. The board also approved handwritten warrants and demands.
Over‑the‑counter tax‑deeds Treasurer Cindy Orr reported four over‑the‑counter tax‑deed offers that met the required minimums for taxes, interest and fees. The board voted to approve the offers for parcels stated in the meeting (transcript numbers quoted as presented): "parcel 100 And Nine‑fifty 9034, 1 Hundred And Nine‑fifty Nine‑eighty 6, 1 Hundred And Nine‑fifty Nine‑eighty 7, and 1009088." Parcel identifiers were read aloud during the meeting and are recorded as spoken; the county clerk will maintain the official parcel references.
Justice of the Peace pro tem agreements Jessica Gurna, representing the Justice of the Peace, asked the board to approve two pro tem judge contracts. The board approved agreements for Karen Smith and for Mary Aiden (pronunciation noted in meeting). The approvals were treated as routine contract formalities and passed by voice vote.
Fairgrounds capital purchase Trey Andrews of the fairgrounds asked the board to reclassify and move budgeted money so the department could purchase two portable fiberglass little‑league mounds as capital items rather than noncapital purchases. He said he originally budgeted the items as noncapital at an anticipated cost under $2,500 each but that accounting rules required capital funding for the purchase. A supervisor moved to approve moving funds and purchasing the two mounds; the motion passed by voice vote.
Health Department vaccine refrigerators Brian Douglas of the Graham County Health Department requested approval to purchase two unbudgeted capital vaccine refrigerators using expiring COVID‑19 grant funds. Douglas said the department’s refrigerators typically last about six to eight years; one of the current units is five years old and another is six years old. The department plans to store the new units until needed. Douglas said the refrigerators maintain 36–46°F, have alarms that send email/text alerts, and use data loggers that record temperature every 15 minutes. The board approved the purchases by voice vote.
Other routine business Board members gave brief reports on recent events and meetings. The board then entered executive session to discuss a settlement offer and later returned to public session to take action on that item (see separate article).
Votes recorded in the meeting were approved by voice vote; detailed recorded tallies were not read into the public transcript for these routine items and the official minutes or clerk’s records should be consulted for the formal record.
