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Staff: Fairgrounds, county offices need HVAC fixes; quotes inconsistent in transcript
Summary
Staff reported recurring air-conditioning failures at the fairgrounds and county offices, gave vendor estimates that the transcript records inconsistently, and said the fairgrounds budget may not cover repeated repairs.
Staff reported recurring problems with air-conditioning units at county facilities, including the OSU Extension office and an election office, and warned that the fairgrounds budget may not be able to cover repeated repairs. "A month ago, we did some service on, air conditioning in both of those offices," the staff member said, and described a leaking unit that may require either a condenser coil replacement or a full-unit replacement.
Committee members asked whether multiple quotes had been obtained and whether purchases would exceed procurement thresholds. The staff member provided figures that are inconsistent in the transcript: a condenser-coil-and-install line appears as "$28.50," a full-unit replacement is listed as "12,000," and another unit was quoted as "$590" including installation. Committee members asked whether the coil replacement would fix the leak; staff said dye testing showed the leak location and that the affected part "definitely" needs replacing. The transcript does not resolve the numeric inconsistencies or record a final procurement decision.
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