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Commissioners approve hires, small contracts and operational items in routine business session
Summary
At the Nov. 18 meeting commissioners approved multiple routine items: hires for sanitation and highway positions, purchase of 300,000 trash stickers, a one‑year disaster recovery agreement for the Recorder, a three‑year Relias training contract pending county language and funding, and an Employee Assistance Program for 2025.
The Dubois County Commissioners approved several personnel actions and county contracts during their Nov. 18 session.
Personnel: Interim Highway Superintendent Donnie Lueken reported hiring Jim Leistner to staff the Haysville dumpster site; Leistner began work Nov. 16, 2024. The board approved the selection of two truck drivers, Kyle Neukam and Tim Vogel, to begin employment Dec. 9, 2024, with hires contingent on administrative processing; that motion carried unanimously.
Procurement and contracts: The board approved Trash Stickers, Inc. as the low bidder to supply 300,000 trash stickers for $7,950. The Commissioners approved a one‑year Computer Systems, Inc. (CSI) Disaster Recovery Agreement for the Recorder’s office effective Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025 at a cost of $886.60 and authorized Recorder Jaclyn McPherron to sign the agreement. The LifeSpring Health Systems Employee Assistance Program was approved for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025 at a cost of $1.85 per employee per month.
Training and staffing contingent approvals: The board approved a three‑year Relias Training contract presented by Community Corrections Director Wyatt Madden, subject to insertion of required county contract language and funding approval by County Council; Madden received consent to sign the agreement on behalf of the county.
Facilities and equipment: Commissioners discussed the Courthouse Security proposal; they elected not to proceed at present with the Astro Security portion of the quote (estimated $31,595 for interior basement door lock, video upgrade, additional cameras and access control panel). Auditor Sandra Morton reported a new five‑year postage machine lease with Pitney Bowes with a quarterly cost of $865.68 beginning March 2025.
Community Corrections Director Wyatt Madden also requested adding two correctional officers to the night shift (increasing nights from two to three on duty); the board gave consensus for Madden to return in January 2025 with more detail. Several items were approved unanimously as recorded in the minutes.
