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Portage County commissioners approve routine motions including bond releases, budget transfers and a job abolishment
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Portage County Board of Commissioners approved minutes, authorized payment processing and budget amendments, set bid specs for an airport AWOS project, approved cooperative and amendment agreements, released two performance bonds at developer request, accepted a $10,000 surplus-equipment donation, and approved a job abolishment and layoff; all motions passed by roll call.
Portage County's Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine administrative actions in a meeting that included budget amendments, project authorizations and several bond releases.
An unidentified speaker moved to approve the board's regular meeting minutes and to authorize county administration to direct the Auditor's Office to process bills, ACH payments, wires and journal vouchers contingent on verification by the Auditor and review by the Department of Budget and Financial Management. Both motions were seconded and passed on roll call with Commissioners Jill, Sabrina and Mike recorded as voting yes.
The board also approved processing of the 01/29/2026 budget amendments as recommended by the Department of Budget and Financial Management and a fund transfer from Fund 1415 (child welfare special levy) to Fund 1410 (public assistance). An unidentified speaker told the board these amendments had been reviewed by staff before the motion to process was made.
In infrastructure and procurement actions the board set a bid date and approved specifications for reconstructing the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at the Portage County Regional Airport and accepted a proposal from “Julian and Group” to provide auditing services for the Portage County…
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