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Commissioners approve audits, contracts, grants and equipment purchases in routine board action
Summary
The Chippewa County Board approved the finance audit, multiple health-department contracts, a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan grant application, a $70,000 Stone Garden-funded patrol vehicle and several procurement and policy items; the board also declared Police Week and recognized telecommunicators.
At its regular meeting, the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners approved a range of motions recommended by committees and staff that together covered audits, contracts, grants and equipment purchases.
Key outcomes:
- Audit: The finance committee presented an unmodified (clean) audit from Anderson Tackman & Company; the board accepted the audit.
- Grants and mitigation planning: The board authorized the chair to sign SF-424B and to seek a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Plan grant for an estimated project budget of about $80,538, with FEMA support of up to $50,000 and a 25% local match requirement.
- Public safety equipment: The board approved purchase of a 2024 Chevy Silverado patrol vehicle for $70,000 using Stone Garden funds and waived the county purchasing policy due to availability. The board also authorized wiring/electrical repairs in the detention facility via Johnson Controls.
- Information-technology and records: The board approved RFP awards for 23 desktop computers ($24,954.63 from Dell), teleconferencing hardware and an IBM system, authorized the release of a central-server RFP and directed staff to seek quotes for a dispatch electrical upgrade. The board also approved a county cyber incident response plan.
- Animal services: The board approved purchase of PetPoint software for the animal shelter ($3,000) and associated vehicle and mobile-internet costs.
- Appointments and committees: Tim Ellis was appointed to the Chippewa County EDC board; a building-code appeals member ('Mister Swirk') was placed on the appeals board; the opioid settlement steering-committee applicant list was accepted and set aside for one month.
- Resolutions: The board declared May 11–17, 2025 Police Week and recognized National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
- Finance: The board approved total claims and payroll presented for March, with total claims of $2,067,280.73.
Votes were recorded as voice votes for many items; several resolutions used roll call votes with commissioners recorded as voting in the affirmative where noted. Where the packet recorded specific dollar amounts or contract terms, the board’s motions authorized staff to execute the relevant agreements.
Ending: The meeting closed after committee reports and commissioner comments; no additional formal actions were taken beyond those recorded above.
