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County authorizes $310,379.21 in claims, accepts polling‑place accessibility grant with local match
Summary
Big Stone County authorized payment of $310,379.21 in vendor claims and voted to accept a grant for a courthouse polling‑place accessibility project, allocating the remaining cost to 2025 excess elections funds; one commissioner recorded an abstention on the funding authorization.
The Big Stone County Board of Commissioners approved payment of claims totaling $310,379.21 and authorized county staff to accept a grant for a courthouse polling‑place accessibility project, allocating remaining costs to the county’s 2025 excess elections funds.
Auditor‑Treasurer Michelle Knutson and Building Maintenance Supervisor Jared Heck presented the list of vendors and invoices the board approved. The board’s motion authorized payment to vendors including Insight Public Sector ($62,828.19), Kamco ($61,203.69), Axon Enterprise ($36,979.47) and Next Chapter Technology ($30,944.00), among others, for a combined total of $310,379.21.
After discussing the polling‑place accessibility project, the board moved to accept the grant award and to cover the remaining funds needed to complete the project from 2025 excess elections funds. The motion was moved by Commissioner Athey and seconded by Commissioner Thyne; the motion passed with one recorded abstention by Commissioner Klages.
The action places the county on record to proceed with the accessibility work and to use carryover election funds to cover local matching costs not covered by the grant. No date for project start was specified at the meeting.
