Tioga City Commission approves up to 10,000 additional tons of concrete crushing

City Commission President Brett Rieniets said at a special meeting on June 5 that the city has substantially more concrete than anticipated and recommended expanding an existing crushing contract. The commission approved a motion authorizing Hanson Auto Crushing and Trucking to crush up to an additional 10,000 tons of concrete.

The original contract, approved March 17, authorized Hanson Auto Crushing and Trucking to crush up to 10,000 tons at $7.25 per ton, a total of about $72,500. Rieniets told commissioners the volume of concrete on city property is now estimated at nearly twice the original amount, prompting Commissioner Kyle Ralston to move for an additional authorization. Commissioner Steven Dye seconded the motion, and a roll-call recorded ayes from Ralston, Commissioner Jaden Iverson and President Rieniets; the minutes list those three as voting in the affirmative.

The minutes do not specify a dollar amount, per-ton rate, or contract amendment language for the newly authorized additional crushing; the record states only that the additional amount approved was not to exceed 10,000 tons. The minutes likewise do not record votes for every attendee on the motion, and they do not state whether the additional work will be billed at the same rate as the original contract.

The meeting was brief. With no further business, Commissioner Steven Dye moved to adjourn at 5:02 p.m.; Commissioner Jaden Iverson seconded, and the roll call for the adjournment, as recorded in the minutes, listed ayes for Ralston and Iverson. The minutes are attested by City Commission President Brett Rieniets and Tioga City Auditor Wendy Lenzen.

The minutes do not state next steps for scheduling or budgeting the additional crushing work, nor do they include a revised contract document in the record.