Adams County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
December 2023
The Board approved a 30% county cost share for three road projects and appointed Nathan Nagel as the complex and library maintenance manager. The commission also approved a court facility improvement grant and designated the courthouse as the sole 2024 polling location.
- Appointed Nathan Nagel as Adams County complex and Library maintenance manager (Unanimous)
- Approved 30% county cost share for Country Club Road, Black and Blue Road, and Chandler bridge projects (Unanimous)
- Approved $9,410.93 court facility improvement grant with 25% county cost share (Unanimous)
- Designated courthouse as the only polling location and vote-by-mail for 2024 (Unanimous)
- Approved maintenance quote from Drolc Electric for courthouse generator (Unanimous)
- Approved amended 2024 road rate schedule (2-1)
- Approved 2024 beer and liquor license for the Country Club (Unanimous)
- Authorized Auditor to use remaining 2023 budget for a desktop computer (Unanimous)
November 2023 special
The Board of County Commissioners met with the Hettinger City Council to discuss public works contracts and the need for a Sheriff's impound lot. No final decisions were made on contract rates or the impound lot location.
- Approved meeting agenda (unanimous)
- Decided Deputy Auditor will track water administration duties by time for 3 months to determine necessary contract increases
- Determined Sheriff Fisher will prepare and present a plan for a potential impound lot
- Decided to hold annual contract discussion meetings in May or June
November 2023
The Board approved a royalty agreement for the Kilzer pit and authorized purchases for courthouse security cameras and snow removal equipment. The Commission also approved 39 weed cost share applications and several board appointments.
- Approved Kilzer pit royalty agreement for max 60K yards at $2.50 per yard (unanimous)
- Approved $1,885.00 for 7 dome cameras and junction boxes (unanimous)
- Approved up to $2,500.00 for snow removal equipment using ARPA funds (unanimous)
- Approved Auditor's Office to explore bi-monthly payroll options (unanimous)
- Approved appointments for Airport Authority, Library Board, and County Coroner (unanimous)
- Approved 39 weed cost share applications totaling $22,422.32 (unanimous)
- Approved employee request for half day off on December 26th (unanimous)
- Tabled generator maintenance contract to request a local quote
October 2023
The Board of County Commissioners approved a contract for a Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan and several library improvements. The board also set minimum sale prices for two foreclosed properties and approved 2024 rate schedules for equipment and the landfill.
- Approved Nexus Planning & Consulting LLC for Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan at $26,000.00 (unanimous)
- Set minimum sale prices for foreclosed parcels #27545000 ($471.98) and #27100000 ($2,636.13) (unanimous)
- Approved CC Flooring for library flooring at $18,114.00 (unanimous)
- Approved library desktop ($1,149.00) and laptop ($1,099.00) from Smart Computers and Consulting (unanimous)
- Approved 2024 rate schedules for equipment and the landfill (unanimous)
- Approved right of way request from Devan Laufer (unanimous)
- Approved Brosz Engineering to apply for Country Club Road project grant (unanimous)
- Approved monthly bills and September payroll (unanimous)