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Bourbon County commissioners approve $152,842 contract for Caterpillar excavator; one abstention
Summary
The Bourbon County Commission voted to allow signing a $152,842 contract for a 2019 Caterpillar 320-07 excavator. The motion passed with one abstention by Commissioner Milbour. The meeting also included routine housekeeping, a resolution date correction and a review of an ongoing forensic audit RFP.
A majority of Bourbon County commissioners voted to allow the board chair to sign a $152,842 contract for a 2019 Caterpillar 320-07 hydraulic excavator, with one commissioner abstaining.
A commissioner moved "that the board allows me to sign this contract with the Caterpillars so that we can get our new excavator," and the motion was seconded and approved. The motion referenced the final price of $152,842 and financing terms discussed briefly during the presentation.
The vote concluded with one abstention; the transcript records the abstaining commissioner as Commissioner Milbour. Other commissioners voted in favor by voice vote. The contract description included model year 2019, model 320-07, and a listed payment amount of $152,842. A payment method reference ("payment method 3, which is 6880") and a finance number ("finance is 15.88") were read during the contract discussion; the transcript did not clarify those codes further.
Why it matters: County public works equipment purchases affect road maintenance capacity and the county budget. The commission authorized signing the contract in order to obtain the excavator; no change to the adopted budget or supplemental appropriation was recorded on the transcript during this meeting.
Votes at a glance: Executive session motion — passed (voice vote; commissioners present approved the motion). Ken Ren auto-renewal cancellation motion — passed (voice vote). Resolution 1626 date change (2025→2026) — passed (voice vote). Caterpillar excavator contract signing — passed, 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Commissioner Milbour).
The commission did not record a roll-call with individual named votes in the transcript excerpt; tallies above use the meeting's reported counts and the explicit mention of one abstention. The commission did not discuss further terms or delivery schedule for the excavator in the recorded segments.
The commission moved on to other routine business after the vote.
