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Roosevelt County commissioners approve equipment purchases, hires and appointments in routine Dec. 23 meeting
Summary
In a largely procedural Dec. 23 session, the Roosevelt County Commission approved minutes, accepted claims, approved several appointments, moved an employee to full time, and approved purchases including a skid‑steer sander (approx. $5,400). Some numeric details in the transcript were unclear and are noted below.
Roosevelt County commissioners used their Dec. 23 regular meeting to approve a package of routine administrative matters, including personnel moves, equipment purchases and appointments.
The board voted by voice to accept meeting minutes, approve claims and to authorize several purchases and appointments. Among the personnel actions, the commission moved a road department employee recorded in the transcript as "Charles River Riverdale" from temporary/seasonal status to full time after supervisors noted he is obtaining a commercial driver's license. The commission also approved hiring JC Johnson as a full‑time deputy.
Equipment approvals included a road department request for a gooseneck trailer; purchase of two full‑size pickups from Northern Plains Auto to rotate into fleet service (transcript contains unclear numeric price strings for the pickup purchase); a maintenance‑department skid‑steer sander attachment (the transcript records approximately $5,400 for the sander), and a fire district pass‑through approval for a specialized "topper" for a fire pickup paid from the district's own funds.
"They've been doing everything they can. Keeping the roads as as plain as they can," Speaker 3 said while thanking road crews for winter work. On the skid‑steer sander, Speaker 3 argued the purchase could reduce worker slips and related workers' compensation claims: "If this takes one workers' comp, they're probably worth the $5,400 for the sander," the speaker said.
The board also approved several board appointments, including Kent Landry to the TV district, Craig Labatt to the weed board and Gary Henson as lead board member, and accepted Brian Miller to a district position.
Library staff requested adjusting an employee's schedule so the main library could be open one Saturday a month for classes and Saturday checkout. Commissioners approved adding a Saturday each month but speakers exchanged different hour references during discussion; the transcript records a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. mention and also reiterates the weekday opening time of 11 a.m. County staff clarified that any community program must operate as a county function (with an employee on the clock) or be covered by liability insurance, and that the basement space is not available for public rental because it is not an accessible public area.
Votes at a glance: - Accept minutes (Dec. 2): passed by voice vote. - Special public meeting designation and road department gooseneck trailer request: passed by voice vote. - Move road employee from temporary to full time ("Charles River Riverdale"): passed by voice vote. - Purchase two pickups (Northern Plains Auto): passed by voice vote; purchase price unclear in transcript. - Appointments (Kent Landry to TV district; Craig Labatt to weed board; Gary Henson as lead board member; Brian Miller to district): all approved by voice vote. - Accept claims for Dec. 5: $189,017.88 (recorded in transcript); additional Dec. 18 claims referenced (amounts fragmented). Motion passed. - JC Johnson accepted as full-time deputy: passed by voice vote. - Fire district pickup topper (pass-through): approved. - Maintenance skid‑steer sander (~$5,400 recorded): approved.
The meeting closed after routine business. Several motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records multiple "aye" responses but does not present a formal roll‑call tally for each motion.
