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Votes and actions: Cole County commission Dec. 2, 2025
Summary
The commission approved routine accounts payable, awarded security guard services to Vets Securing America, approved a sole-source assessor contract and authorized several budget-related motions including a payroll timing adjustment to comply with statutory limits for elected officials.
At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Cole County Commission took a series of routine and budget-related actions.
- Accounts payable review: Commissioners voted to approve accounts payable pending review after a motion by Speaker 5 and a second by Speaker 1 (voice vote: "Aye").
- Bid award 2025-30 — Security Guard Services: Staff recommended awarding unarmed guard services for court facilities to incumbent Vets Securing America at an annual first-year amount of $154,856. Speaker 3 moved to award the contract and the commission approved the motion.
- Sole-source purchase for assessor (software): Commissioners approved a sole-source software purchase and signed an associated contract for approximately $34,000 after staff reported no alternate bidders.
- Special payroll for elected officials to avoid statutory pay-limit exceedance: County auditor (Speaker 11) outlined options to handle the 27th pay period anomaly in 2026; commissioners approved the approach of scheduling a special paycheck in early January 2026 so elected officials receive their authorized annual salaries without violating statutory limits.
- Premier Family Center holiday payout: The commission approved a request to pay out accrued holiday time for a 24/7 youth specialist using overtime funds (estimated ~$6,500).
Where the transcript records only a unanimous voice vote of "Aye" or does not provide a roll-call tally, the record reflects the commission’s voice approval as reported in the transcript.
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