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Board approves payment vendor, bridge design contract and several routine items
Summary
The Leaport County commissioners approved a new payment‑processing vendor (Municip) to restore card payments, authorized Lawson Fischer Associates for design of Bridge 114 near Kingsford Heights, approved paid sick days for retiring sheriff's garage employee Bob Parks, and granted permission to approach the council to purchase two tandem dump trucks.
LEAPORT COUNTY — At its July 1 meeting the Leaport County Board of Commissioners approved several routine but consequential operational items, including restoration of payment processing, a federal‑aid bridge design contract, personnel recognition and equipment procurement steps.
Treasurer Ann Barney reported failures with the county’s credit‑card processor and explained that returned eChecks and the closed account left the county without card‑processing capability. Commissioners moved to proceed with a contract for Municip, an integrated vendor that the treasurer said is compatible with the county’s software; the motion carried by voice vote.
County staff also presented a professional‑services contract for Lawson Fischer Associates to design reconstruction of Bridge 114 north of Kingsford Heights. The firm was selected through a qualifications‑based process required by INDOT; the project will be supported by federal aid covering 80% of design services. Commissioners approved the contract by motion and voice vote.
Other actions approved by voice vote included paying out accumulated sick days for retiring sheriff's garage employee Bob Parks (retiring Aug. 7 after 43 years of service); granting Highway Superintendent Charity Glazer permission to approach council to purchase two tandem dump trucks with a combined cost of $636,844 over two years (chassis this year, outfitting next year); and accepting two timely sealed bids for the county HVAC maintenance contract for review at the next meeting.
Several items were deferred for staff follow up: the HVAC maintenance bids will be reviewed and returned to the July 15 meeting, and the county will finalize vendor contracts and contract insurance requirements as part of procurement checks.
