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Mercer County commission: votes at a glance — Nov. 3 meeting
Summary
Summary of motions and votes from the meeting: agenda and minutes approved; two special equipment meetings approved; $15,000 to Golden Valley; land-use engineering work approved; purchase agreements accepted for county property; motor grader bid decision postponed; federal-aid maintenance certification and a utility permit approved; vouchers approved.
The Mercer County commission recorded the following formal actions during the Nov. 3 meeting.
- Agenda: Motion to accept the agenda as amended — passed by recorded ayes.
- Minutes: Motion to approve prior meeting minutes — passed by recorded ayes.
- Special meetings and equipment: Special meetings convened to approve a loader purchase and a dump-truck repair (repair ~ $29,000) were approved by motion and vote.
- Land-use mapping: Motion to proceed with additional engineering to complete the county land-use map (Moore Engineering or in-house county engineers as appropriate) — motion passed.
- Golden Valley pavilion: Motion to contribute $15,000 to the City of Golden Valley for pavilion construction — passed (see separate article).
- Property purchase: Motion to accept purchase agreements with R and R Properties (down payment and staged payment schedule across 2025–2026) — passed (see separate article).
- Offer unsold auction properties: Motion to offer three unsold properties in Zapp to the city for $1 each and clear property taxes — passed.
- Motor grader bids: Two bids (Butler and RDO) were discussed; the commission moved to postpone the final procurement decision to consult the road department — motion to postpone passed.
- Federal-aid maintenance certification: Motion to sign and approve the certification — passed.
- Utility permit (Montana Dakota utility permit 1775): Motion to approve — passed.
- Vouchers and bills: Motion to approve vouchers and bills — passed.
Where the transcript recorded individual aye responses, those names are included in the meeting record (examples: Jamie, Rick, Mark, Casey, Jean/Jane). The transcript did not always provide numeric roll-call tallies beyond recorded ayes; where detail was not specified the entry is marked "not specified."
