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Commissioners authorize small contract increase for storm sewer work, request CIP figures for March joint meeting
Summary
Commissioners authorized about a $7,000 contract increase tied to a storm sewer grant and asked staff to supply budget figures for senior center renovation, bridge/bridge-related grants, disaster relief and the transfer station ahead of a March 12 joint CIP meeting with the council.
County staff informed commissioners of an email concerning the Rush County storm sewer group and asked whether the item required drainage board review. Staff reported the project may require a contract increase of roughly $7,000 to support technical assistance tied to a grant application.
"So they may have had to increase $7,000 to our contract for the break grant," Speaker 1 said; the board moved and seconded to approve the adjustment and recorded the motion as carried by voice vote.
Separately, staff requested that departments provide budget estimates and project values for several items — senior center renovation, a health extension (facility), a bridge or bridge‑grant item, a disaster relief fund and the county transfer station — ahead of a joint meeting with the council scheduled for March 12 to review the five‑year capital improvement plan and the upcoming budget cycle. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate with department leads (for example, Dustin) to obtain figures prior to the joint meeting.
Staff noted some figures (references in the record to $2.1 million and $2.4 million were unclear in context) and emphasized they need concrete budget numbers from department contacts to present at the joint meeting.
