An unnamed county staff member told the Graham County Board of Commissioners that the county will relocate a generator currently sited near an 'air gas' tank so the installation meets the state fire marshal’s 25‑foot separation requirement. "We are gonna be moving our generator away from our air gas tank to comply with our state fire marshal inspection," the staff member said, noting the unit has been in place since the 1980s and the county will place it on a new concrete pad and convert a nearby no‑parking area to accommodate the rotated unit.

The staff member said the county is also evaluating whether to replace the aging generator during the relocation and will obtain cost estimates; the move will include wiring and gas reconnections and must be completed before the county relocates vaccines to the new public‑health building. Commissioners discussed procurement options and were told by staff that moving a generator is typically not a large‑scale procurement requiring sealed bids and can be handled by local electricians.

Separately, the board considered a motion to approve $3,007.90 in public‑health billing charges; a motion was made and seconded in the meeting record. A separate agenda item covered the county’s plan for health‑department renovations, which the chair said would be revisited next week to allow further review.

Why this matters: relocating the generator is a compliance step required by the state fire marshal and affects the timeline for moving vaccines and other public‑health operations. The county’s approach to procurement, whether by direct contract with local electricians or by competitive bid, will affect project timing and cost.

Board action and next steps: commissioners asked staff to collect estimates for the move and for any needed electrical and gas work, and to bring the project cost to the board. The public‑health renovation discussion will continue at the next meeting. No formal contract award for the generator move was recorded in the transcript.