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At a glance: Jan. 29 Monroe County commissioners actions — claims, contracts, settlements and appointments
Summary
The board approved the Jan. 29 claims docket totaling $12,142,138.29, multiple contracts with Bledsoe Reichert Cooper James, ratified a settlement with IU Health, approved an Elite Electric MOU and ratified reappointments to boards and commissions.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 29 approved several formal items summarized below.
Claims docket: Miss Moser reported the accounts payable claims docket for 01/29/2026 totaled $12,142,138.29, including emergency claims and adjustments; the board approved the docket by voice vote.
Contracts and agreements: The board approved an on-call services agreement with Bledsoe Reichert Cooper James (BRCJ) for parks on a not-to-exceed basis (listed in meeting materials as up to $10,000 for on-call services). The board later approved a design/engineering agreement with BRCJ to support Monroe County Nature Preserve planning and permitting, listed as not to exceed $79,300; parks staff said acting as the general contractor would reduce overall project costs.
Settlement with IU Health: Commissioners ratified a settlement that allows IU Health to retain a generator that had been installed at a county-funded public health clinic; IU Health will compensate the county for the unit’s value (the transcript does not state the compensation amount).
Elite Electric MOU: The board ratified a memorandum of understanding with Elite Electric (fund: COAG supplemental workforce, fund number 8111) not to exceed $25,000 to ensure temperature-controlled storage (generator work) for vaccines and medicines at county facilities.
Appointments: The board approved multiple one-year reappointments to county boards and commissions; names were read on the record and ratified.
Procedural votes: The board also approved minutes for Jan. 22, 2026 by voice vote.
All actions above were taken by voice vote during the Jan. 29 meeting; specific dollar amounts and not-to-exceed figures were announced by staff during presentations.
