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Votes at a glance: Bannock County commissioners approve contracts, ambulance grant disbursement and a contractor change order
Summary
At the Jan. 16 meeting commissioners approved several routine and project-related items including an ambulance grant fund disbursement, a website contract for the county events venue, an amendment to the county's drug-testing services contract and a $5,525 change order for the tactical training center.
Bannock County commissioners on Jan. 16 voted unanimously on several items covering grants, contracts and construction change orders.
Key outcomes
• Ambulance grant fund disbursement and chairman signature: Commissioners authorized a fund disbursement related to a grant for ambulance transport equipment and authorized the chairman’s signature to accept a prepayment arrangement so the county could receive funds before delivery. Commissioners voted aye; the board indicated the grant includes a match and that the full ambulance purchase exceeds the single line-item amount discussed (participants referenced “208” in the packet, but the total purchase price was not specified in the meeting).
• Website contract (Carbon House): The board authorized the chairman to sign a contract with Carbon House for website development and hosting for the county events venue. Commissioners described the development fee as roughly $25,000 with ongoing hosting costs of about $600 per month; vote: aye.
• Drug-testing contractor amendment (Avertest/AverHealth): Commissioners approved a contract amendment with the vendor that provides court-related drug testing. The amendment moves the client-care center to a provider facility, increases the hourly pay rate in the contract from $15 to $16 effective March 1, 2025, and retains a 90-day termination clause; vote: aye.
• ProBuilders change order (tactical training center): The board approved a $5,525 change order to address unexpected concrete removal during site work; commissioners said contingency or PILT funds would cover the cost if necessary; vote: aye.
• Other routine approvals: The board approved commissioner's invoices, an internship for juvenile justice, a memorandum for accounts payable, and a check request for printing a wildfire action plan; motions carried with ayes.
Items pulled or deferred
• Coroner’s online credit application: Commissioners discussed an online credit application that contained a jurisdiction clause naming an Illinois court; they decided to pull the application for legal review and follow-up rather than sign it that day.
Procedural actions
The board convened briefly as the Board of the Ambulance District to consider the grant disbursement and then reconvened as the County Board. The Board of Equalization had no appeals after notices and was adjourned.
What commissioners said
Commissioners emphasized legal review where contract terms raised jurisdictional concerns and asked that staff run items such as MOUs and vendor amendments through legal before bringing them back for signature.
