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Benton County adopts three resolutions: short road closure, personnel pay item and bridge weight‑limit removal
Summary
Benton County commissioners approved three resolutions at the meeting: a temporary closure of 79th Street for a box‑culvert replacement (resolution 26‑60), a personnel resolution concerning an office manager pay item (resolution 26‑61), and removal of a bridge weight limit on 32nd Avenue Drive after replacement of the structure (resolution 26‑62). All motions were moved and seconded and were approved by voice vote.
The board moved and approved three separate resolutions during the meeting.
Road closure (Resolution 26‑60): Public works staff reported that a contractor replaced a box culvert on the west edge of Benton and requested a formal road closure for construction expected to last about three weeks. A board member moved to accept resolution 26‑60 to close 79th Street for the required construction; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Personnel resolution (Resolution 26‑61): The chair raised a previously discussed personnel item concerning a six‑month pay increase for an office manager and compared hiring pay with another clerk’s posted salary. After discussion a member moved to approve resolution 26‑61 related to the salary adjustment; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The meeting record notes the item was considered in light of prior salary resolutions and hiring records.
Bridge weight‑limit removal (Resolution 26‑62): Staff reported the replacement of a bridge on 32nd Avenue Drive (between 75th and 76th) with a new box culvert that eliminated the prior weight restriction. A motion to approve resolution 26‑62 to remove the bridge weight limit was moved, seconded and approved.
Votes: Each resolution was moved and seconded on the record; the chair called for votes and respondents recorded "aye" (including Tippett and Seaman as recorded in the meeting). No votes against or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript for these items.
What happens next: project and personnel implementation follow standard departmental procedures—road closure and construction will proceed under the county’s construction schedules and permitting; payroll changes will be processed by the county auditor’s office; the replaced bridge will operate without the prior weight limit.
