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Floyd County approves claims and large vendor payments, applies bond proceeds to Motorola contract
Summary
The Board approved the county claims batch, multiple vendor payments including a $416,338.44 Motorola invoice charged to Communication Tower Project Fund bond proceeds, and other drainage and service invoices. Chair Carr said a dispatch headset quote of about $40,000 is not feasible.
At its June 30 meeting the Floyd County Board of Supervisors approved the claims batch for County #2848-2964 and Engineer #10763-10784 and authorized payment of multiple vendor invoices, including large items charged from bond proceeds for the Communication Tower Project.
The board approved payment from Communication Tower Project Fund bond proceeds for Electronic Specialties, Inc. in the amount of $3,003.90 and for Motorola, Inc. in the amount of $416,338.44. Chair Gloria A. Carr reported the dispatch headset quote came in at approximately $40,000 and is not feasible at this time; she said the remaining bond proceeds will be applied to the Motorola maintenance contract. The approval was moved by Rottinghaus and Campbell and carried 3-0.
Separately, the board approved payments for drainage district work: Secondary Roads invoice for Drainage District #9 Lateral #3 tile repairs ($5,370.68), Legge Farms & Drainage invoices for spraying the Drainage District #3 Main Open Ditch ($2,243.19) and Drainage District #1 Main ($563.48). The claims list reviewed by the board also included other large vendor items noted in the ledger.
Public comment included remarks from Merlyn Schweizer urging that drainage district funds should be earning interest; the minutes record the comment but no action was taken in response during the meeting.
