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Ottawa County commissioners approve REAP contracts, claims and purchase orders
Summary
At their March 16 meeting, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved minutes, a large set of departmental claims and payments (including repeated $20,077.50 engineering payments to Guy Engineering and a $19,766.02 inmate-treatment payment to Turn Key Health Clinics LLC), purchase-card claims and two Notice-to-Proceed REAP contracts. Blanket purchase orders #3479–3490 were also approved; the meeting included public comment on proposed power lines.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners met March 16, 2026, and by unanimous votes approved routine business including minutes, vendor claims and two REAP notice-to-proceed contracts.
Commissioner Robert Clark moved and Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded approval of the March 9, 2026 minutes; the board recorded unanimous approval (Chairman Mike Furnas, Commissioner Robert Clark, Commissioner Scott Hilton voting aye).
The board then approved a lengthy set of claims and payments covering multiple departments and vendors. Notable entries recorded in the meeting minutes included multiple $20,077.50 engineering payments to Guy Engineering (CBRI ledger entries) and a $19,766.02 payment to Turn Key Health Clinics LLC for inmate treatment. The motion to approve claims was made by Clark, seconded by Hilton, and passed unanimously.
Separately, the board approved purchase card claims and purchase orders for payment (motion by Clark, second by Hilton; unanimous vote) and later approved blanket purchase orders #3479–3490 on a motion by Clark with a second from Hilton.
Two Notice-to-Proceed contracts under REAP were approved. Commissioner Clark moved, and Commissioner Hilton seconded, approval of Notice to Proceed contract REAP #032-RP-2026, an item requested by District 1 Commissioner Mike Furnas; the vote was unanimous. Commissioner Hilton moved, and Chairman Furnas seconded, approval of REAP #037-RP-2026, an item requested by District 2 Commissioner Robert Clark; the vote was unanimous. The meeting minutes do not specify project descriptions, funding amounts, or additional contract details for the REAP items.
District activity reports noted District 1 is awaiting city permission to hold an agenda meeting at the Civic Center and is seeking replacement vehicles and equipment after a fire; Districts 2 and 3 reported routine maintenance and grading.
The board adjourned after completing the agenda. The minutes were attested in the transcript by Chairman Mike Furnas and County Clerk Robyn Mitchell. The meeting record does not show any board discussion of the public comments about proposed power lines that were raised during citizen participation.
