Votes at a glance: Dubois County commissioners approve routine motions, adopt wage‑study ordinance

The Dubois County Board of Commissioners approved several routine items and one ordinance during the meeting.

Key actions:

- Inventory removals: The board voted to remove two air‑hose reels and a parts washer from county inventory after maintenance reported failures and replacements.

- Bridge change order: The board approved a change order increasing the contract for Bridge 107 and Bridge 240 by about $10,127.03 to cover unforeseen deck preparation and hand‑chipping work; motion carried unanimously.

- Esri parcel data transfer: Commissioners authorized transferring parcel data into the county’s Esri mapping instance for internal use, pending review of the limited‑use agreement by county counsel and staff; the motion passed.

- Surplus declaration: The board declared several items surplus (cell phones, hot‑swap device, cot battery, Chromebook) and approved disposal.

- Recorder OCR service: The board authorized the county recorder to sign an OCR‑service agreement to make records more searchable.

- FAA letter: The board approved sending a county letter to the FAA expressing local concerns about a proposed tower that could affect instrument approaches at Honeybird Airport.

- Ordinance adoption: By unanimous vote, the board adopted Ordinance 2026‑12 updating county job descriptions and classifications, effective Jan. 1, 2027; the ordinance includes reclassifications and transitional comp‑time rules through 2026.

All motions above passed by voice vote; where numbers were discussed in staff presentations they are noted in other articles.