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Floyd County commissioners approve in‑house guardrail repairs on Old Vincennes Road
Summary
At a brief special meeting, Floyd County Commissioners approved using the county road department and CFO‑identified procurement channels to replace guardrails tied to a hill‑slide correction on the upper and lower ends of Old Vincennes Road; no public comment was offered.
Unidentified Speaker 1, speaking for the Floyd County Commissioners, said the body convened a special meeting to "fulfill requirements of, relatively new state statutes" that govern in‑house work within certain monetary limits and called for discussion of a guardrail replacement tied to a hill‑slide correction on Old Vincennes Road.
"So, I'll look for any discussion and a motion to approve, using our in house, road department for labor, and, we'll acquire, material through, channels already identified by our chief financial officer — guardrail replacement project, on both the upper and lower ends of the old Vincennes Road, hill slide correction project," Unidentified Speaker 1 said.
No members of the public indicated an interest in speaking when the chair invited comment. Unidentified Speaker 2 said they had "no comment to make other than just on, like, the motion to approve," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Unidentified Speaker 1 declared the motion carried and the board moved to adjourn.
The action authorizes county staff to use in‑house road crews for the specified guardrail replacement and to obtain materials through procurement channels identified by the chief financial officer. The commissioners characterized the meeting as a short, procedural session held to comply with state statutory requirements for in‑house work within certain monetary thresholds; the statute referenced in the discussion was not named.
No dollar amounts, specific procurement channels, timetable for construction, or formal roll‑call vote were specified in the record. The meeting concluded immediately after the approval and a motion to adjourn.
