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Ottawa County commissioners unanimously approve claims, equipment leases and routine transfers
Summary
At the March 3 meeting commissioners voted unanimously to approve claims, monthly reports, lease purchases for graders, solicitation for a fire tanker, and other routine appropriations and transfers; all recorded motions passed with Furnas, Clark and Hilton voting aye.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine financial and procurement actions on March 3, voting unanimously on claims, lease purchases, grant reimbursements and appropriation requests.
Commissioner Robert Clark moved and Commissioner Scott Hilton seconded approval of the minutes from the Feb. 23 meeting and the special Feb. 25 meeting, and later moved for approval of a lengthy claims register that listed vendors and amounts across county funds (including MIAMI SPECIAL UTILITY AUTHORITY entries and an OSU Cooperative Extension contract for $10,666.66). All motions passed with Chairman Mike Furnas, Clark and Hilton voting aye.
The board approved a Sheriff’s Department purchase of two Flock Safety cameras to be paid from the County General Fund and reimbursed via a DEQ grant. The board also approved Guy Engineering invoices related to PACT-Environmental (Stantec) consultant work on bridges for Districts 1–3 to be paid from Fund #1305 (CBRI-105).
District 1 Commissioner Mike Furnas requested two lease purchases from John Fabick Tractor Company: a 2019 Caterpillar Grader (12M3) for $189,000 and a 2025 Caterpillar Grader (140-15) for $331,916; both lease-purchase motions were approved. The board authorized solicitation of sealed bids to lease-purchase a tanker truck for the Peoria Fire Department and approved allocation of motor vehicle and alcoholic beverage tax revenues, multiple cash-fund estimates and appropriations across county accounts, and routine monthly reports from county offices.
Additional ministerial actions included approval of two check deposits (Election Board check #2732 for $647.99; an AT&T check for $307.22), a transfer of appropriations (example: $5,000 moved into a personal-service line), blanket purchase approvals (#3272–3289) and adjournment. All recorded votes were unanimous (Furnas, Clark, Hilton).
