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Commissioners approve Road & Bridge hire and two equipment purchases totaling $115,350

Cherokee County Board of Commissioners · April 7, 2025
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Summary

The board approved hiring Thom Laturner at $17.00 per hour and accepted bids for a Liugong mini excavator for $81,350 and a Midsota gooseneck trailer for $34,000; all motions passed unanimously.

Road and Bridge Supervisor Cody Zook presented personnel and procurement items to the board during the April 7 meeting. Commissioner Cory Moates moved to hire Thom Laturner as a utility/operator at a starting rate of $17.00 per hour, effective April 7, 2025; Commissioner Myra Carlisle Frazier seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Zook then presented competitive bids for equipment. The board accepted a bid for a Liugong 9057F mini excavator (12,600 lbs., 5-year/6,000-hour warranty) at a price of $81,350.00 after a motion by Commissioner Moates and a second by Commissioner Frazier. The board also approved purchasing a Midsota FB 8'6" x 36' hyd. dovetail gooseneck trailer (16k axles, 36,800 GVWR) from 4-State Trailers for $34,000.00 with the same motion/second pattern; both purchases passed unanimously.