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Grant County commissioners approve routine consent items, contracts and resolutions; summary of votes
Summary
At the March 2 meeting the board approved the consent agenda, an MOU with the Grant County Amateur Radio Club, several contracts/letters, a TKE elevator change order ($5,894.12), the county insurance renewal, and Resolution 2-2026 setting a commissioner sale for delinquent tax certificates.
The Grant County Board of Commissioners on March 2 approved a series of routine items and formal actions. Key votes taken by voice vote included:
- Consent agenda: Pre-approved claims, regular claims, minutes and payroll were approved (motion and voice vote).
- MOU with Grant County Amateur Radio Club: Approved to place two repeaters on a county tower as emergency backup communications; club to cover equipment and installation costs (motion approved by voice vote).
- Highway bids: Commissioners accepted asphalt and liquid-asphalt bids for review and scheduled award at a future meeting (motion approved to accept bids for review).
- Malcon Indiana: Approved the annual countywide cost allocation plan contract (2025–2027) as presented (voice vote).
- Letters of support: Approved expedited letters of support for ECIRP/Innovation Connector grant and an Applied Innovation (Lowry Corporation) printer-lease disposition letter (voice votes).
- TKE elevator change order: Approved a change order for elevator phone reprogramming in the amount of $5,894.12 (voice vote).
- County insurance renewal: After broker presentation, commissioners approved renewal with Travelers at current deductibles and coverage levels (auto-renewal noted); voice vote carried.
- Equitable sharing certification: Sheriff presented an equitable-sharing certification (currently no proceeds reported); commissioners approved participation in the federal equitable-sharing program (voice vote).
- Resolution 2-2026 (commissioner sale): Commissioners approved a resolution establishing intent to conduct a commissioner sale of tax certificates for severely delinquent properties, with an in-person sale date proposed for April 28 (voice vote).
Several of these items were presented as routine and passed with little discussion; commissioners asked staff to return with award recommendations or further documentation where appropriate.
