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Franklin County commissioners approve time capsule list, consent items and set public program
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting, the Franklin County Commission approved a consent agenda including payroll and a solicitation for tire bids and approved a curated list of items for a new time capsule, set a public event with a Dec. 2 walk‑through and scheduled program participants.
The Franklin County Commission on Nov. 26 approved a consent agenda that included payroll for the period Oct. 21–Nov. 20 and authorization to solicit bids for tires, and approved a curated list of items to place in a new county time capsule, commissioners said.
The consent agenda was moved and seconded and carried after a roll-call poll. During the roll call one commissioner said they would abstain on approval of the minutes (having not been present) but voted yes on the remaining consent items. The payroll figures read into the record were $629,151.95 and $39,008.48; the clerk also read a line in the record that is unclear in formatting (transcript shows an additional numeric string that is not fully legible). Solicitation of bids for tires was approved as part of the consent agenda.
Why it matters: The time capsule is a visible civic event that engages residents and county departments and serves as a short-term public-history project; the consent agenda includes routine financial and procurement steps that affect county operations.
The commission also approved a…
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