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Votes at a glance: Clay County Board of Commissioners, July 1, 2025
Summary
The Clay County Board approved routine business, awarded multiple construction and maintenance contracts, adopted a code amendment for subsurface sewage systems and authorized a university MOU on campus violence prevention. Several personnel replacement requests and a state reporting resolution were also approved.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners on July 1 approved a package of routine and project actions, including procurement awards, personnel replacements and a minor update to county code.
Among the actions the board approved by voice vote were: adoption of the meeting agenda and minutes of June 17; approval of bills and vouchers; awarding the contract for the Comstock urban reconstruction (SAP 014‑602‑301) to Saline Brothers, Inc. for $4,434,546.77; awarding the countywide pavement‑marking contract (CP014‑300‑302) to Sir Lines A Lot LLC for $109,606.19; awarding a low bid for a joint highway facility roof replacement as presented by staff; approving a memorandum of understanding with Minnesota State University Moorhead for a campus violence‑prevention project; and adopting Ordinance 2025‑06 amending Chapter 61 (Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems). The board also approved personnel motions to refill a juvenile detention worker line and to replace a registered nurse position in public health. The board voted to continue participation in the state performance measurement program (Resolution 2025‑17).
Most motions were approved by unanimous voice vote with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. Where a motion listed a mover and seconder in the record, that information is noted below. The board discussed contract phasing and construction timelines for the Comstock reconstruction and asked questions about vendor access, cybersecurity, and community‑partner funding during staff presentations.
Votes at a glance (selected items recorded in the meeting packet and the transcript): • Approve agenda (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Mojo; seconder: Commissioner Bair) • Approve bills and vouchers (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Behr; seconder: Commissioner Ebinger) • Approve minutes, June 17 (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Ebay; seconder: Commissioner Kravanoff) • Award — Joint Highway Facility roof replacement (low bid; amount as presented in packet; motion carried; mover: Commissioner Kravenhoff; seconder: Commissioner Mosheaux) • Award — SAP 014‑602‑301 Comstock urban reconstruction to Saline Brothers, Inc., $4,434,546.77 (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Moggill; seconder: Commissioner Bair) • Award — CP014‑300‑302 county pavement marking to Sir Lines A Lot LLC, $109,606.19 (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Behr; seconder: Commissioner Ebinger) • Approve MOU with Minnesota State University Moorhead (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Everegg; seconder: Commissioner Mojo) • Refill juvenile detention worker position in secure unit (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Mosheur; seconder: Commissioner Abbate) • Replace full‑time registered nurse in Public Health, including backfill (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Crabbinoff; seconder: Commissioner Abbrugg) • Adopt Ordinance 2025‑06, Clay County Code Chapter 61 (Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems) (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Ebinger; seconder: Commissioner Kravanoff) • Continue participation in the state performance measurement program, Resolution 2025‑17 (motion carried; mover: Commissioner Ebinger; seconder: Commissioner Kravanoff)
The board also received staff presentations and community updates (see separate articles in this package for the Comstock reconstruction, technology budget requests, the dental innovations update and the Birthright FM funding request).
