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Commission cancels December meeting, moves items to Jan. 6; Ring Power lease extended
Summary
Staff told commissioners Ring Power agreed to extend a heavy-equipment lease deadline, allowing the board to cancel its December meeting and move those agenda items to the Jan. 6 meeting; the board approved the scheduling change by voice vote. Commissioners also set Jan. 2 as the deadline for project submissions for bonding analysis.
County staff reported that Ring Power agreed in writing to extend a lease deadline tied to heavy-equipment procurement, which removed the immediate need to resolve that item before the holidays. Staff said the extension allows the related procurement decision to be considered at the board's Jan. 6 regular meeting rather than the December meeting.
A commissioner moved to cancel the December meeting and move items to Jan. 6; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript records the chair calling for "All in, aye" and no speaker voiced an opposition on the record; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.
Separately, staff asked each commissioner to provide two projects they would like to see included in any potential bond request so the county's bond counsel and finance staff can run numbers ahead of the Jan. 6 meeting. The board set Jan. 2 as the submission deadline.
The board also heard general updates from staff about procurement and the finance team’s progress; staff said the procurement/point team met and the negotiation team would meet the next week and that a contract and motion could come back to the board soon.
The board adjourned the workshop after the scheduling vote and comments.
