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Perry County commissioners approve payroll, claims and a board reappointment; table animal-shelter contract
Summary
The board approved routine payroll and claims, authorized depositing a received check into a temporary holding account for 30 days while staff consults the State Board of Accounts, reappointed Ken Rowland to a county board, and tabled an updated animal-shelter contract for later review.
Perry County Commissioners handled routine fiscal business, approving payroll and multiple insurance and vendor claims and taking several administrative actions by voice vote.
By motion and voice vote the board approved payroll for Feb. 27, 2026 in the amount of $168,949.66 and payroll withholding of $35,336.40. The board approved vision insurance ($287.69), dental insurance ($357.10), life insurance ($1,404.70) and medical insurance ($47,366.78) payments, a solid-waste claim of $6,294.04 and accounts payable for March 2, 2026 totaling $220,903.31.
Commissioners agreed to deposit a received check into a temporary holding account for up to 30 days while staff awaits guidance from the State Board of Accounts and works on an ordinance; the motion passed. The board also moved to table an updated animal-shelter contract received that morning to allow time for review at the next meeting.
On appointments, commissioners reappointed Ken Rowland to a county board after he submitted a letter expressing interest; the motion passed by voice vote. The meeting concluded with an adjournment motion; commissioners set the next meeting for March 17 at 6:00 p.m.
These actions were routine financial approvals and administrative items; no contested votes or roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
