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Grant County commissioners approve sheriff’s cloud storage contract, subdivision plat and graveling projects
Summary
At their Jan. 26 meeting, Grant County commissioners approved a $750 cloud-storage subscription for sheriff body-camera footage, approved the Schatz 3rd Subdivision final plat, adopted Flood Plain Ordinance updates tied to state code changes, authorized bid advertising for gravel excavation and hired Sauber Engineering for three 2026 graveling projects; they also approved $21,770.46 in bills.
Grant County commissioners on Jan. 26 approved a set of administrative and infrastructure actions, including a cloud-storage contract for sheriff body-camera footage, a subdivision plat, updates to the county’s flood-plain ordinance, and planning and bid work for road graveling projects.
Sheriff Terry Dillon presented a vendor quote for cloud-based storage for body-camera footage, saying flash drives have become expensive and less secure. The board approved a subscription price of $750 for 50 cases to be shared by county departments and paid from the non-departmental fund after Commissioner Marty Meyer moved to approve the contract and Al Roy Hochhalter seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with Meyer, Hochhalter and Chairman Alton Zenker voting aye.
Jason Schatz presented the final plat for the Schatz 3rd Subdivision. Commissioner Hochhalter moved to approve the final plat and Chairman Zenker seconded. The board approved the plat on a roll-call vote with Meyer recorded as nay and Hochhalter and Zenker voting aye.
Jason Albert asked the board to update the county Flood Plain Ordinance to align with recent changes in North Dakota Century Code language. Commissioner Meyer moved to accept the ordinance changes; Hochhalter seconded and the board voted unanimously in favor.
Jacki Steinmetz, director of Tax Equalization, briefed commissioners on changes to North Dakota Century Code section 57-02-53, which requires notice of the true and full value of each taxable parcel for the current and previous year at least 15 days before the local board of equalization meeting. Auditor Sara Meier clarified a question about the farm residence exemption for mobile-home owners, stating that a mobile home may qualify for exemption if the owner also owns the land where the mobile home is located and the occupant otherwise meets exemption requirements. Steinmetz said she will send exemption applications to affected mobile-home owners.
On road work, John Sauber of Sauber Engineering described gravel prospecting options and alternative excavation procedures. The board voted to advertise a bid letting for gravel excavation and stockpiling and voted to hire Sauber Engineering to manage planning and the application process for three 2026 road reshaping and graveling projects; both motions were moved by Meyer, seconded by Hochhalter, and passed by unanimous roll-call votes.
Commissioner Hochhalter moved to approve county bills totaling $21,770.46; Meyer seconded and the board approved the payments on a roll-call vote. The bills list in the meeting minutes included vendors such as CHS Inc. ($6,854.24), Burleigh-Morton Detention Center ($5,300.00) and Sauber Engineering ($3,085.72).
Chairman Zenker adjourned the meeting at 1:07 p.m. The board noted upcoming meetings on Feb. 4 and Feb. 18, 2026, and that the Grant County Courthouse will be closed Feb. 16 for Presidents Day.
