Court Approves Mapping Contract, Election Movers, Steel Plates and Other Routine Expenditures

The fiscal court approved several contracts and budget items during its Aug. 17 meeting as part of routine business and to address immediate operational needs.

The court approved a $2,500 contract with KIPA to provide mapping services for the county’s comprehensive-plan update. After a post‑election inventory lapse that left three printers at a high school for several weeks, elections staff recommended hiring a professional moving company; the court approved a $3,510 contract to hire Neutz (vendor noted in the estimates) to move equipment for the November election and asked for proof of insurance before the event.

For infrastructure, the court approved a $15,846 purchase to buy two large steel plates to temporarily reopen a damaged box culvert on Robert’s Road while the county pursues permanent repairs and FEMA/state funding. The court also approved continuing engineering services with QK4 up to $20,000 for various projects and voted to approve a prisoner‑housing contract at $32 per prisoner through July 1, 2027.

On personnel matters, the court approved several probation completions, corrected a pay-rate clerical error (Mackenzie Brown to $18/hour), moved William P. to $17/hour after probation, and approved David Griffin’s switch from full‑time to part‑time in the RO department. The court also approved two HMB/HMV invoices (about $25,600 and $38,400) payable from WRS funds.