Crawford County commissioners approve routine purchases, contracts and personnel actions; table SALDO adoption

The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 26 approved a slate of routine items including minutes, vendor payments, software maintenance agreements, contract ratifications and personnel actions across multiple departments. The board also tabled consideration of the proposed 2024 Crawford County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to allow additional municipal outreach.

Key approvals at the meeting included: payment of bills for $1,802,567.18 for the period ending Feb. 25; renewal or ratification of several software and maintenance contracts; equipment purchases for the correctional facility and juvenile probation; reimbursements for workforce training wages under the whole-home repair program; and a three-year commercial lease with the Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County. The board also adopted personnel actions through the salary board and retirement board, including ratifying a combined human-resources chief-clerk position and approving a per-diem driver hire.

Votes at a glance (selected items): - Approval of minutes (Feb. 12 full session and Feb. 19 work session) ' approved by roll call. - Payment of bills: $1,802,567.18 for period ending Feb. 25 ' approved. - Correctional facility purchases: AI turret camera from Canada Security, $4,485 (budgeted); additional ankle bands payment to Clearview Assets Protection, $600; stainless steel inmate toilet from Metcrafters, $1,234.57 (not budgeted) ' all ratified/approved. - Juvenile probation AED: Physio Control LifePak from Coro Medical, $2,290.36 (to be reimbursed through grant) ' approved. - Landex optical storage software maintenance fees (register and recorder, orphan's court assessment and court administrator offices): $18,824 ' ratified. - ExacqVision software renewal for Public Safety Building cameras: $1,085 ' approved. - Payments under whole-home repair program: multiple $640 reimbursements to training participants and contractors; payout numbers 1 and 2 to Sturdy Boots Construction totaling $23,743.75 ' approved. - Contract/lease: Three-year commercial lease with Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County (04/01/2025' 03/31/2028) with 2% cost-of-living adjustment ' approved. - Human services: creation of two Caseworker I positions (no net increase to overall complement) ' approved. - Vehicle purchase: 2025 Ford Escape (Stuckey Automotive) for Human Services ' ratified. - Mental health contract (FY24-25) with Family Links for residential services ' approved. - Crawford County Drug & Alcohol county-match invoice: $12,828 ' approved. - March health insurance premium: $381,393.67 ' ratified by salary board. - Salary board personnel actions: ratification of salary for Britney Johnson as Human Resources Director/Chief Clerk (effective 01/13/2025) and emergency hire ratifications, including per-diem driver John Tedesco at $13/hour ' approved. - Retirement board actions: rollovers and retirements (Jennifer Davis, Bridal Phelps withdrawal, Brian Swavy retirement) and payment of Korn Ferry invoice $2,304 for actuarial services ' approved.

How votes were recorded: Most routine items were moved, seconded and approved by roll call. Where individual roll-call names were recorded in the transcript (for example, multiple items show commissioners answering "Yes"), those items passed. For some motions the transcript records only a roll call with "Yes/No" responses and does not provide a complete named tally in the public record; those items are listed above as approved or ratified as recorded in the meeting.

What was tabled: Commissioners tabled the proposed 2024 Crawford County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance to allow certified notice and further municipal engagement; no adoption occurred at the meeting.

The board did not set a specific date to reconsider the tabled ordinance; commissioners said staff will send certified notices and return with updated outreach documentation.