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Bremer County board authorizes civil suit to recover mistaken payment and approves courthouse elevator upgrade
Summary
Supervisors voted to authorize the county attorney to file a civil suit to recoup an apparent mistaken payment and approved construction change orders plus a courthouse elevator replacement that may put the elevator out of service for up to four weeks.
Bremer County supervisors on Tuesday voted to authorize the county attorney to file a civil lawsuit seeking recovery of an apparent mistaken payment to a former employee and approved several facility and road-contract actions, including an elevator replacement at the courthouse.
A board member moved to authorize the county attorney to file civil suit against a former employee to recoup the mistaken payment and to authorize the board chair to sign necessary documents. After brief procedural clarification about timing and possible fiscal-year accounting impacts, supervisors approved the motion on a recorded voice vote.
The board also reviewed two construction change orders for a county building project. Staff presented PCI 0022 (crediting approximately $3,400 back to project contingency after removing elevator scope from the contract) and PCI 0023 (reconciling allowances that net a $5,300 credit). Supervisors approved both change orders unanimously.
On the courthouse elevator, the board accepted a Schumacher proposal to replace the elevator car and major equipment. The bidder estimated roughly four weeks without elevator service; work could be accelerated (reducing downtime to about two weeks) if the county agrees to a contractor change order for additional crews at extra cost. Supervisors discussed operational impacts for court users and department staff and asked staff to coordinate with court administrators on timing. Adam recommended interim accommodations, such as a temporary phone and centralized meeting space on an accessible floor, so residents with mobility needs can contact staff during the outage: “perhaps... a temporary phone installed so that people that are on that floor that have disabilities can call a department,” he said.
Other routine motions approved included authorization for the chair to sign the single-bid seal coat road contract and scheduling and budget procedural items. All votes on the motions recorded in the meeting were affirmative.
What happens next: County attorney’s office will file the civil suit as authorized; staff will finalize contract documents and coordinate elevator work timing with court administrators and departments to reduce public-service disruptions.
Source: Motions and discussion recorded at the Bremer County Board of Supervisors meeting.
