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Wilkes County commissioners approve maintenance contracts, multiple year-end transfers and 2026 meeting calendar
Summary
At the Dec. 2 Wilkes County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board approved a set of maintenance agreements, a 12-month electricity supply contract, a children-and-youth placement contract, a set of budget transfers including opioid-fund moves, and adopted the 2026 meeting calendar.
The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a series of routine contracts and year‑end budget moves while setting its 2026 meeting schedule.
The board voted unanimously to adopt a countywide maintenance agreement with Direct Image (Resolution 379) that the chair said will apply to all county departments; the annual cost cited at the meeting was $3,069. The commissioners separately approved a maintenance agreement specific to the commissioners’ office involving two copiers (Resolution 380) at $875 per month.
Public safety staff presented a 12‑month fixed‑rate electricity supply contract with AEP Energy that the county procured through Clark Energy Management after soliciting proposals; the board approved that contract (Resolution 381). Children and youth services staff recommended and the board approved a contract with Reaching Milestones LLC, a Mercer County group‑home provider, to accept complex‑case placements at a proposed rate of about $72.22 per day (Resolution 382). County staff said placing complex cases locally can avoid out‑of‑region placements.
The board also adopted the 2026 commissioners’ meeting calendar (Resolution 383), noting five Tuesdays the board will not meet because of conferences and election days, and adjusted the annual salary‑board date pending consultation with the county controller.
On budget matters, commissioners approved Resolution 384, a $6,300 transfer from the commissioners’ contingency to a blackfly program in conservation, with staff noting that the expense is typically reimbursed later in the year. The board then approved a larger package of line‑item transfers across multiple departments, including: transferring $160,000 from the opioid contingency for jail medical expenses and contracted medical services (PrimeCare), moving line items within the jail budget to cover salaries and overtime, and smaller transfers across coroner, treasurer, courts, children and youth, public defender, and administrative offices. Chair stated these transfers are a customary year‑end practice.
Each motion recorded a roll‑call vote and passed unanimously. The board closed the meeting after a second public‑comment period.
