Votes at a glance: Putnam County Commissioners, Feb. 16, 2026

The Putnam County Board of Commissioners recorded unanimous votes on several routine and substantive items at its Feb. 16, 2026 meeting.

Key actions and outcomes: - Added 'custodian' to the agenda (motion Beck/Helmer) — approved unanimously. - Added 'CivilCon' to the agenda (motion Helmer/Beck) — approved unanimously. - Directed the Head Custodian to obtain quotes for pine-tree removal/mitigation on the courthouse lawn (motion Woodall/Beck) — approved unanimously. - Took loan bids for 308 Medic Way under advisement and expressed a preference for a 5-year fixed loan (motion Beck/Helmer) — no final award; decision scheduled for March 2. - Tabled rezone request 2025-RZ-087 (Vertical Bridge) to April 13 at Plan Commission Director Lisa Zeiner's request (motion Woodall/Helmer) — approved unanimously. - Approved a conditional special meeting on March 16 at 6:00 p.m. if needed for a solar-farm topic (motion Beck/Helmer) — approved unanimously. - Authorized advertising of an EMS holiday-pay policy amendment (motion Woodall/Helmer), contingent on receiving exact language and Council approval of additional funds — approved unanimously. - Approved Dust Bowl race request for July 25, 2026 (motion Beck/Helmer) — approved unanimously. - Approved a contractual agreement with Heritage Lake for a special deputy position presented by the Sheriff (motion Helmer/Beck) — approved unanimously. - Accepted on-call engineering agreement with Kurdziel Barker Engineering pending County Attorney review (motion Woodall/Beck) — approved unanimously. - Approved minutes for Feb. 2, 2026 and Feb. 3, 2026 (motions Helmer/Beck, Woodall/Helmer) — approved unanimously. - Approved the county's 2026 edit-plan funding recommendations and instructed the Auditor to submit them to the Council (motion Woodall/Helmer) — approved unanimously.

No recorded votes opposed or abstained; several items were deferred for further information or to later meetings.