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Linn County commissioners approve claims, authorize equipment repairs and introduce new solid‑waste coordinator
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Linn County Board of Commissioners approved $372,319.40 in claims, authorized several equipment repairs and bids (including a sign‑truck repair and a custom truck procurement), introduced a new solid‑waste coordinator and heard routine department reports, including ambulance and sheriff summaries.
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved routine meeting business and several maintenance and procurement items Tuesday, including $372,319.40 in claims and authorization to pursue a custom truck procurement and sign‑truck repairs.
An unnamed commissioner moved to approve the minutes from Feb. 9, and the board approved the minutes and claims by voice vote. The board also approved ads and abates listed by staff and a refund of $6,949, all by voice votes.
The meeting included routine reports: an ambulance update detailing calls and district response times, and the sheriff's report listing prisoner totals and call volumes. Randy Hagood, Linn County Emergency Management and Rural Fire, reported nine calls for the week and noted a recent river crest that did not require county flood warnings; he also invited the public to a Parker Fire Station pancake feed supporting station funds and Honor Flight.
Chris Martin, county information‑technology director, updated the board on help‑desk activity and infrastructure work. "We are currently transitioning all of the share of cell phones over to FirstNet," Martin said, referring to roughly 28 county phones being moved to the public‑safety network.
Jesse Walton of Public Works introduced Jason Sabin as the county's new solid‑waste coordinator. Sabin said he expects a learning curve in the role and that he can be contacted directly about operational issues.
Public Works requested and the board approved a quoted $5,046.13 repair to the county sign truck and authorized Walton to solicit bids for a custom truck. Commissioners also approved a repair on a track loader after staff described hydraulic pump failures; the transcript reports the motion and a roll call of ayes, though the precise figure read aloud during the meeting was unclear in the record.
No formal opposition to the motions was recorded. The meeting closed after an executive‑session item; returning commissioners reported no action taken in executive session.
What happens next: departments will proceed with the approved repairs and with the public bid for the custom truck; staff will return procurement details and bid results to the commission.
