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Union County commissioners approve appointments, adopt cost-allocation change and declare surplus highway property
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Union County Board of Commissioners approved minutes and routine consent items, reappointed several local water-district and court officials, awarded a GIS website contract, updated the county cost-allocation policy to reflect a 15% indirect rate, and declared six highway items surplus; the board then moved into an executive session on negotiating matters.
The Union County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and administrative items and voted to enter an executive session on negotiating matters at the end of its meeting.
Chair called the meeting to order and the board approved the minutes from its April 10 regular meeting and a standard bill list by voice vote. During the public-comment period a resident raised concerns about a nearby rail bridge and water changes and asked the board to pursue the matter; commissioners acknowledged the comment but did not take further action during the meeting.
A commissioner reported on the recent Southern Five Regional Planning meeting in Oland, saying a building note there is expected to be paid off by year-end, there will be no July meeting, and staff have met with local farms and villages about grant opportunities tied to historic-preservation and value-added agriculture projects. The same commissioner noted Dongola has completed two rounds of demolition of derelict homes and is seeking candidates for a third round.
The board approved three building-permit recommendations presented by the building official: parcel 0430 02721 (338 Mountain Glenn Road) for England and Emily Engle; parcel 05354199 (2190 Friendship School Road) for Milo Dillard (two single-family homes); and parcel 0413 02213A for John and Tiffany (an addition). The building official said none of the three are in a subdivision or floodplain and each was recommended for approval.
On appointments, the board reappointed Bruce Newman and John Mily as commissioners of the Lake Creek Public Water District with terms noted to expire May 5, 2031. The board also approved nominations sent by the Sha Valley Water District recommending Matthew Lamon and Justin Tender for positions with terms noted to expire May 31, 2026, and reappointed Brandon Smithy to the Jackson Union County Regional Court District for a term expiring May 31, 2029.
The board approved a professional-services agreement with Schneider LLC to provide GIS mapping on the county’s website; staff said the contract had been included in the budget. Staff also proposed and the board approved an update to the county’s cost-allocation policy after state guidance increased the allowable indirect-cost rate on certain grants from 10% to 15%, a change staff described as aligning county policy with the state allowance.
County highway staff presented a list of six items recommended for surplus and the board approved declaring them surplus and placing them on GovDeals for disposal as appropriate.
Before adjourning to closed session, the board voted to go into executive session to discuss negotiating matters. No formal action was taken in open session on the negotiations during the meeting.
The board did not set a public date for further action on the public comment about the rail bridge during this meeting; the next scheduled meeting was announced as May 12, 2026.
