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Lamar County Commission moves on personnel and equipment items; screen purchase discussed
Summary
The commission approved a promotion in the tag office and discussed buying a road-screen (estimated $17,000 total, $10,000 county share); the meeting record shows the promotion was voted on and the screen purchase was discussed and a motion made but a vote tally for the screen purchase was not recorded in the transcript.
The Lamar County Commission approved promotion of Monica Wiggin to lead clerk in the tag office effective Feb. 1, when Rita Kay retires. Commissioners recorded that the starting pay for the promoted position will be $11.50 per hour. A motion to approve the personnel change was made, seconded and commissioners voted in favor during the Jan. 27 meeting.
Separately, a county commissioner described a proposal to purchase a screening device used to process larger chunks of road material (reclaimed steel dust/millings) to save road-maintenance costs. The total cost was described in the discussion as about $17,000 with Lamar County’s share roughly $10,000; the vendor (SDR) would allegedly cover materials and the county would pay labor. The commissioner said the screen is similar to equipment purchased in 2017 and that neighboring districts could obtain screened material if they reimburse the district.
A motion to purchase the screen was made at the meeting; the transcript contains discussion about the price but does not include an explicit recorded vote or roll-call tally for the screen purchase in the provided excerpt.
What happens next: The promotion takes effect Feb. 1 per the meeting action. County staff will clarify procurement details and, if approved in a later recorded vote or by consensus, proceed with the screen purchase according to standard purchasing rules.
All statements attributing actions follow the meeting transcript; where the vote or final tally is not recorded in the transcript, the article notes that absence rather than assert an outcome.
