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Polk County general services details energy upgrades, fleet and jail system needs; says new gas strategy saved $63,000
Summary
General Services staff presented energy-efficiency projects (VAV and solar), said a new incremental natural-gas buying strategy saved about $63,000 since May, and identified end-of-life issues with the jail's video management system that will require replacement.
General Services staff delivered a budget briefing to Polk County supervisors that highlighted recent cost-saving moves, ongoing capital work and maintenance needs across county buildings.
The department’s presenter (Speaker 2) described a shift away from outsourcing toward doing more work in-house after a workforce and skill-set study. He told supervisors the department manages a broad set of expenses — including some sheriff's fleet costs — which contributes to a large overall budget number but said the division is running 'pretty lean' with 104 full-time employees.
Speaker 2 outlined several energy-related projects. Polk County received an approximately $84,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to install a VAV (variable air volume) heating/ventilation system, which has replaced the boiler on two floors and will be…
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