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Oneida County Public Works committee approves vouchers, travel and a truck purchase; receives equipment and commissioner updates
Summary
The committee approved vendor vouchers, authorized out-of-county travel to a May 20 transportation roundtable in Wausau, and approved purchase of a diesel pickup for the commissioner contingent on checking executive approval for an overage; members also reviewed equipment status, complaints and the commissioner's operational report.
The Oneida County Public Works & Solid Waste Committee on April 30 approved routine financial and operational items including vendor vouchers, travel to a May 20 transportation roundtable, and the purchase of a diesel pickup truck for the interim highway commissioner, contingent on confirming whether exceeding the CIP budget requires executive committee approval.
The committee approved the agenda at the start of the meeting and later took a roll of routine motions: a motion by Bob Almekinder and second by Dan Hess to approve vendor vouchers carried; a motion by Ted Cushing, second by Billy Fried approved out-of-county travel for committee members and the commissioner to the TDA Turnout for Transportation Roundtable in Wausau on May 20, 2026.
Interim Highway Commissioner Ben Rich said the truck purchase had been included in the 2026 CIP with a $55,000 budget but that a diesel option exceeded that amount. Committee members discussed fuel mileage and the option to cover an overage from the equipment fund; the motion by Ted Cushing, seconded by Bob Almekinder to approve the diesel purchase was carried contingent on confirming whether the overage requires executive committee approval.
Rich gave updates on shop operations: crews have begun removing plows for construction season; a rusted box on a baby dump truck was replaced with an on-hand stainless box for safety reasons; a new tandem axle truck was expected to be delivered the following week; and the tar kettle was down pending a part from Milwaukee. Rich also reported several pothole complaints were being handled and mailbox issues addressed where appropriate.
In the commissioner's report, Rich said snow fence removal from CTH K and STH 17 was complete, tree removal continued along CTH G, the crew was patching CTH O with mastic, bids for three construction projects would be opened May 5, and Corre Engineering's storm sewer design work was on hold pending a decision from the Town of Schoepke. The committee listed future agenda items including RMA letter review to DOT, the jurisdictional transfer request, and results for RFB and RFP processes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m.
