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Court hires assistant ACO, awards fuel bid, approves tractor purchase plan and routine claims
Summary
Bracken County approved hiring Shannon Bosshert as full‑time assistant animal control officer, awarded a sole-source fuel contract to Valor Oil, approved using recycling-trailer proceeds toward buying a larger tractor for trails and passed routine vendor claims and transfers.
Bracken County Fiscal Court approved several personnel and procurement items during its session, including a contingent hire, contract awards and the use of auction proceeds for equipment.
The court moved to hire Shannon Bosshert as the full-time assistant animal control officer at a proposed hourly rate of $14.48, contingent on completion of required preemployment vetting. The motion was offered by Debbie Mayfield, seconded by John Scott, and approved by the court.
Stacy, the road supervisor, reported receipt of a single fuel bid from Valor Oil and recommended awarding the contract to Valor Oil; the court approved the award by motion. The court also accepted an updated Pendleton County Search and Rescue contract at a price of $4,000, made retroactive to July 1; the county said there were no changes to price or terms in the updated document.
Park and trails volunteers described repeated problems with an undersized 23‑horsepower tractor that has struggled in wet conditions. A vendor quote for a new 37‑horsepower tractor with front‑end loader and 5‑foot brush hog was discussed at a price the speaker estimated around $33,170; the court proposed funding the purchase from the recycling‑trailer auction proceeds (proceeds recorded as $35,600 net after fees) and to surplus and auction the existing tractor. A motion to proceed with the purchase and to surplus the old tractor passed on a voice roll call.
The fiscal court also processed routine fiscal business: general fund and road fund transfers and vendor claims across multiple funds (general, road, jail, dispatch 911), each advanced by motion and approved by roll call. The court recorded the recycling trailers sale amount as $35,775 with $175 in fees deducted, yielding a net $35,600 credited to the county.
No substantive contract amendments beyond those described were made at the meeting; staff were directed to finalize contracts and arrange surplus auction procedures where required.
