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Public works reports on hiring, Galva invoice, fuel-island work and structure replacement
Summary
Public works presented multiple operational items — rehire of a maintenance worker, an invoice to Galva for $6,639.23, upcoming fuel-island excavation and potential week-long outage, and a recommendation to replace an 80-year-old structure on Moccasin (structure 117,150) — all approved by the board where votes were needed.
Public Works Director David Vonerbliss and staff updated the board on several projects and sought approvals for routine operations.
Vonerbliss asked permission to rehire a maintenance worker (Jamie Millison) to fill a vacancy; the board approved the hire. He also said the county would invoice the city of Galva for completed milling and overlay work on McPherson Street; the invoice was listed at $6,639.23 and the board approved sending it. Staff reported the county’s fuel-island system will be taken offline for replacement the next day and advised departments to fill up; staff said excavation and concrete cutting are underway and that they expected to reopen by the end of the week if weather and subsurface conditions permit. The fuels work includes cutting asphalt and concrete and excavation around underground storage tanks.
Public works staff also described a deteriorating structure on Moccasin (referenced in the record as structure 117,150) that has been on a replacement list since 2021 and recommended replacement with concrete rather than repeated maintenance; the board approved adding the project with an allowance for additional costs (staff mentioned adding about 20% contingency to estimated costs).
