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Whitley County commissioners approve routine contracts, appointments and event permits
Summary
At the July 6 meeting the board approved a highway equipment bid (taken under advisement), a courtroom audio/video maintenance contract, appointed Robin Lancaster to the County Holding Corporation, approved two facility requests including a small wedding and Prism Fest, and approved payroll and accounts payable claims.
The Whitley County Board of Commissioners conducted routine county business July 6, approving procurement and administrative items, confirming an appointment and granting two facility requests.
During a bid opening for highway equipment the board read a Vermeer Midwest bid for a Jetter/Vactor trailer and moved to accept the bid; the board then took the bid "under advisement" after a clarification. The board approved the annual Jabs maintenance contract for courtroom audio and video systems following a brief presentation by court staff.
The board appointed Robin Lancaster of South Whitley to fill the third seat on the County Holding Corporation, a nonprofit corporation created by the county to finance capital projects; the seat had been vacant since the passing of John Lefebvre last fall. The board also approved a request by Jessica Wise to hold a small wedding at the courthouse gazebo on 07/11/2026 (about 12 attendees) and a request by Savannah Fettig, identified in the transcript as president of Whitley County Bridal, to use the courthouse lawn and gazebo for Prism Fest on 09/12/2026.
Claims for payroll and accounts payable were reviewed and approved, and the board approved minutes from its June 15 meeting; the chair abstained from a vote on executive-session minutes because he had missed that session.
Actions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records votes as "all in favor" but does not include a roll-call tally of named yes/no votes.
