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Votes at a glance: Morgan County fiscal court approves budget amendment and multiple road/FEMA bids, appoints water board member and hires wellness staff
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Summary
At the meeting the court adopted Budget Amendment No. 4 ($71,698.77), approved interfund and budget transfers, awarded multiple FEMA-funded road repair bids and approved the FY 26-27 County Road Aid agreement; it also appointed Wade Cantrell to the Water Board and hired a part‑time wellness-center worker.
The Morgan County Fiscal Court took a series of routine but consequential votes at its meeting.
Budget and finance actions: The court adopted Budget Amendment No. 4 (second reading) in the amount of $71,698.77 and approved budget transfers totaling $43,903.67 across the general, road and jail funds. The court also approved an interfund cash transfer of $50,000 from the general fund to the jail fund for operations, ratified quarterly bank pledge securities and the quarterly liabilities report, and ratified prior-period expenditures for WEX and Elan Financial Services.
Bids and contracts: The court opened multiple FEMA-funded bids for park and road repairs and evaluated contractor line items (native fill, geotextile fabric, live stakes, mobilization). Commissioners flagged one unusually low bid for further review and removed a line item from consideration. The court awarded the Delancey Park FEMA job to S & M Contracting after motion and vote. In addition, Petit (Pettit) Contracting was approved for a set of rail-and-cribbing repairs on county roads after the court compared multiple bids and motions carried.
Road aid and related resolutions: The Fiscal Court approved the FY 26-27 County Road Aid agreement and passed a resolution authorizing the County Judge Executive to sign the contract.
Appointments and personnel: The court approved the appointment of Wade Cantrell as a member of the Morgan County Water Board for the Leroy magisterial district; Cantrell was sworn in and the appointment will be forwarded to the Public Service Commission for final approval. The court also approved hiring Rachel Castle as a part-time wellness center employee at $10 per hour.
Other actions: The court voted to advertise a proposal to remove a section of Old Lehi Road from the county road system (gate-to-gate) and later voted to remove 0.172 miles from Thornesburg Road (County Route 1456) after prior advertisement. Members approved wellness center facility policy amendments (age and supervision language) and ratified paid and unpaid vendor claims.
Outcomes: All listed motions carried as recorded in the meeting minutes. Where vote tallies were recorded the court voiced "Aye" and the Chair declared the motion carried; the record does not provide a detailed roll-call tally for every motion.
