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Commissioners approve county repairs, appoint sanitary engineer, back GBS imaging and truck purchases
Summary
Richland County commissioners approved quotes for building repairs and a juvenile facility storm-line repair, appointed Steve Risser as sanitary engineer on an as‑needed basis, authorized GBS document imaging with real-estate fund money, and approved purchase of three dump trucks via Sourcewell contract.
County staff presented several maintenance and capital items and the board took multiple routine actions.
Repairs and maintenance: Staff reported quotes for a fire-department water connection ($4,415), three masonry repair quotes totaling about $6,175, and a penthouse HVAC/VFD quote for about $15,220, which together the presenter listed as roughly $26,810. Commissioners approved moving forward with the listed repairs from the general fund repairs line item.
Juvenile facility storm-line: Staff reported a collapsed storm drain and sinkholes behind the juvenile facility; Glenn Hall Concrete quoted $22,600 to replace the line and backfill. Commissioners discussed whether the expense should be charged to juvenile hall or capital funds and approved the repair to be paid from capital.
Appointments: The board appointed Steve Risser, the building department director and a professional engineer, to serve as the county sanitary engineer on an as‑needed basis to assist the wastewater director. Commissioners said the appointment is for occasional consulting; if the workload becomes larger, the county will consider contracting or reimbursing building-department costs from sanitary funds.
Records scanning (GBS): Staff described a document-imaging proposal to convert microfiche and film into electronic PDFs and noted that finance and real-estate departments would use real-estate fund money this year, with additional departments and budgeted funds to be addressed in 2027. The board voted to proceed with real-estate-funded scanning and consider future budget allocations for remaining work.
Vehicle purchases: The county engineer asked to purchase two dump trucks that were ordered last year but built to the wrong specifications, plus one additional truck this year, under a Sourcewell contract at $155,214 per truck. Commissioners discussed specification errors (suspension and axle spacing) and approved purchasing the vehicles.
Motions for the items listed were moved and seconded during the meeting and recorded as approved by the commissioners present.
