Operating a safe distance from one another due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grundy County Commission held its regular Tuesday meeting at the courthouse, accepting bids for CART rock and trash service.
According to information provided by Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray, the commission accepted bids for CART rock from both Norris Quarries and Trager Limestone, with the townships able to use either provider. The prices, per ton, from Norris Quarries was $11.75 for 3/4-inch, 1-inch and 1 1/4-inch rock, $10.75 for 2-inch rock, $11.40 for rip rap and $14.65 for 2-inch blanket. The bid from Trager Limestone was $11 for 3/4-inch and base, $10.75 for 1- inch, 1 1/4-inch 1 1/2-inch and 2 inch; and $15 for rip rap and 2-inch blanket.
A bid from Advanced Disposal to provide trash service at the Grundy County Courthouse and Grundy County Road and Bridge facility was accepted. The bid of $75 per site per month was the only bid received and has a 12-month price lock.
There were no bids received for concrete, so it is being re-bid, with bids due by 10 a.m. on April 7 in the commission office. The commission is also seeking bids for metal and double wall plastic culverts, due by 9:30 a.m. on April 7, as well as for fuel, which is due the same day by 9 a.m.
Ray said the Missouri Department of Public Safety grant deadline has been pushed back to April 30. The grant is for 911 call-handling equipment and would be for up to $200,000, with a 60/40 split. The state would pay 60 percent, with the county paying the 40 percent.
In other business, the commission heard an update on FEMA Disaster 4451, with site inspections currently taking place, and held a conference call with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy, who briefed the commission on operations and precautions surrounding COVID-19. A conference call was also held with Grundy County Health Department Administrator Elizabeth Gibson concerning COVID-19 and preparedness.
In response to a question from the Trenton Republican-Times as to whether or not the courthouse will remain open during the pandemic, the commission said they are having those discussions with officials from other counties to see how the issue is being handled. As of Tuesday, the Grundy County Clerk’s office was closed as was the Grundy County Assessor’s office. Doors were closed at all other offices but personnel were working. Ray said Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard has indicated she will return to work on Monday, March 30. That office is locked and the courthouse custodian had not been allowed in to clean and disinfect the office.
In response to a question concerning county employees being paid on time due to the closure of the clerk’s office, First District Commissioner Don Sager said that the governor’s office has indicated that payroll will be done as required by statute, which is by the last day of the month.
The commission will be operating on an abbreviated schedule until further notice and those needing to meet with commissioners are asked to call ahead for an appointment. In addition, commissioners have said they can be contacted through their personal phone numbers. Ray can be reached at 660-654-1190 or at [email protected]; First District Commissioner Don Sager can be reached at 660-359-1857; and Second District Commissioner Joe Brinser can be reached at 660-359-1189.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31. Items on the announced agenda include an update on road and bridge/FEMA projects at 8:30 a.m.; a meeting with Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs at 9 a.m.; a call-in briefing with Tracy at 10 a.m.; a call-in briefing with Ms. Gibson at 10:45 a.m.; and a closed session for legal and personnel matters at 11 a.m.
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