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Votes at a glance: Dunn County approves routine minutes, contractor pay estimates, permits, appointments and personnel changes
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Summary
The board approved routine business including minutes and the agenda, multiple contractor pay estimates totaling several hundred thousand dollars, a worked cost-share agreement and engineering work order, a 315-foot telecom tower, a six-month wind tower moratorium, funding for a training meal up to $1,000, a gaming raffle permit, an appointment to the Mountain View shooting board, and a pay increase for 2025 hires and part-time staff.
Dunn County commissioners completed a series of motions and roll-call votes on routine and notable items during their meeting:
- Minutes and agenda: The board approved the minutes from the previous meeting and approved the current meeting agenda with proposed changes. (Motion carried.)
- Construction suspension: The board voted to suspend construction on the 100 & 19th Avenue SW project until spring 2026 and directed that liquidated damages ($1,500/day) could be assessed if the contractor restarts next spring. (Motion carried.)
- Contractor pay estimates and final payments approved: The board approved multiple pay estimates and final payments for local road projects. Key approvals included: • Pay estimate #7 to Schwartz Construction — $128,461.90 (27th Street final payment). • Pay estimate #6 — $6,011.38 (119th & 22nd final pay estimate). • Pay estimate #12 to Barranca/Bronco Brothers — $88,054.53 (100 & 5th project). • Pay estimate #4 to Bronco Brothers — $623,164.21 (98th & 4th paving). • Pinewood Meadows pay estimate #3 to Northern Improvement — $147,768.01. • Pay estimate #4 — $436,665.19 (10th Street NW project). • Pay estimate #5 to Win Construction — $78,647.66 (3T Ave SW). Each item was moved, seconded and carried; roll call results were recorded where provided and motions carried.
- Utility permits: The board approved several utility permits for pipeline and electric/water crossings as presented by county staff. (Motion carried.)
- Joint powers agreement and work order: The board approved a joint powers agreement with Mackenzie County on the Kinsey Bay Road project and authorized a work order with Rose Engineering (see separate article).
- Mountain View Shooting Complex appointment: Jacob Wheeling was approved for a vacancy on the Mountain View shooting range board. (Motion carried.)
- Gaming raffle permit: The board approved a gaming/raffle permit for Grassy Butte Rural Fire for an event Jan. 26 at the Kildeer Rodeo Grounds. (Motion carried.)
- RF‑DASH training meal funding: Commissioners approved covering meal costs up to $1,000 for an RF‑DASH "train the trainer" farm safety program scheduled Dec. 2.
- Telecommunications tower: The board approved a recommended Planning & Zoning approval for a freestanding 315-foot T‑Mobile tower on private property contingent on FAA/standard condition checks.
- Moratorium on wind towers: The board adopted a six-month moratorium on wind energy tower approvals while the county updates ordinances (see separate article).
- Finance items: Commissioners authorized the chair to sign the annual federal-aid highway project certification and approved the bills as presented.
- Employee pay: The board voted to increase pay for employees hired in 2025 and part-time employees from $0.75 to $1.50 an hour for the 2026 year; commissioners confirmed the change applies broadly, including elected officials where applicable to the payroll schedule.
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned after final motions.
Where motions included roll-call votes, the transcript records Commissioners Heizer, Olsen, Pelton and the fifth commissioner (variously transcribed as Dalzo/Dalzall/Dalzal) voting with "yes" in the roll calls noted in the transcript. The official minutes and county clerk records should be consulted for the canonical vote tallies and attendance.
