Webster County board approves pickup, equipment purchases and multiple resolutions and agreements
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Summary
Supervisors approved purchases including a 2025 Ford F-150 ($22,084), a Deere skid loader ($95,800) and three Mack truck chassis ($512,785.56); they also adopted resolutions on construction evaluation and the county five-year program and approved an agreement for Hidden Acres to contribute $500,000 toward paving.
The Webster County Board of Supervisors approved a slate of purchases, resolutions and agreements during its regular meeting.
The board accepted a purchase of a 2025 Ford F-150 from Fort Dodge Ford for $22,084 after trade-ins, with funds taken from the county's new vehicle account. Webster County Sheriff Luclina said the truck "is a detective vehicle for our CID division" and that the purchase was accommodated in the current budget without an amendment.
The board also approved a low bid from Murphy Tractor and Equipment of $95,800 for a Deere 333P skid loader, with Murphy representative Tanner Campan present, and a $512,785.56 quote from Reese Truck and Trailer for three Mack truck chassis; Jamie Joel, county engineer, said chassis delivery could take about a year and upfitting will follow.
On policy items, the board adopted Resolution No. 2026-05, a construction evaluation resolution related to confinement feeding operations (the master matrix item that appears annually on the agenda), and adopted Resolution No. 2026-04 revising the FY2026 county five-year program to add two short paving projects (390th Street/Union Avenue and 160th Street at Harlan Rogers). Jamie Joel explained the Hidden Acres Christian Center requested paving and agreed to provide $500,000 in two equal payments to guarantee that stretch will be paved; the board approved the agreement.
The board also approved Title VI standard assurances and nondiscrimination agreements required for federal-aid projects, approved 2,080 agreements with Lehigh and Moreland for essential service funding, and approved tax-exempt status for several wildlife habitat applications under the county resolution enacted in 1983.
All motions on these items passed by voice vote or roll call as noted in the record; no contested outcomes were recorded in the transcript.