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Commissioners review courthouse maintenance budget, eye ADA restroom work
Summary
County maintenance staff asked for modest salary increases and higher maintenance and building-improvement allocations after unexpected repairs; commissioners discussed main-valve replacement and future ADA restroom work in the courthouse basement.
Roger reviewed the county maintenance budget and told commissioners he built in a 3% salary increase and modest increases to maintenance lines to address aging infrastructure and unplanned repairs.
"For salaries, I just went with a 3% increase," Roger (Speaker 6) said. He proposed keeping overtime and utilities largely unchanged but increasing daily maintenance supplies to $40,000 and listing capital outlay at $5,000. Commissioners discussed building-improvement and electrical work quoted on staff worksheets and noted recent repairs: a failed main valve in the basement and rusted piping on the third floor that required replacement.
Roger and commissioners also discussed a potential basement restroom remodel to make that space ADA-compliant in a future budget cycle, with tentative consideration for 2027. Staff agreed to refine the courthouse improvement totals and confirm whether carryover funds could cover the next fiscal cycle's work.
Next steps: maintenance staff will finalize the capital/improvement cost breakdown and present updated figures before the public hearing on the county budget.
