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Commission approves $5,566 backhoe repair; Solid Waste director reduces earlier $40,000 estimate

Atchison County Commission · July 21, 2026
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Summary

The commission approved a purchase order for backhoe repairs to Murphy's Tractor and Equipment for $5,566.24 and commended the Solid Waste Director for lowering an earlier repair estimate of about $40,000. The motion passed 3-0.

The board approved a purchase order to Murphy's Tractor and Equipment for backhoe repair in the amount of $5,566.24 to be paid from Capital Outlay Fund 151. Commissioners noted the Solid Waste Director had worked to reduce an original estimate of about $40,000 down to the approved figure; the motion passed 3-0.

The item was processed as part of the consent/new-business agenda. No additional appropriation or change to the capital budget was recorded in the meeting minutes; the PO was charged to the existing capital outlay fund.