Hancock County Commissioners’ Special Meeting Recording - Session 1 – 10/20/2026

The Hancock County Commissioners’ special meeting on October 20, 2026 included several procurement and spending approvals. Commissioners approved transferring $35,400 from the airport ramp road reserve to pay for the recently approved airport paving project, and approved modification No. 1 to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.’s snow-removal-equipment-building engineering contract, extending it to November 12, 2026, due to construction delays. The contract amount was discussed as increasing from $475,594.26 to $500,292.91, with the additional cost expected to be covered by liquidated damages. They also approved RF Jordan’s 2027 snow-removal contract for $8,000, a $1,000 increase over the 2026 rate.

The commissioners discussed funding and accelerating work on the nearly completed EOC, including a possible State Police build-to-suit arrangement and a 15-year lease, with funding sources and project costs still to be finalized. They approved a $39,000 initial contract with Just Appraised for indexing software, using $20,874 in remaining ARPA funds and the balance from next year’s deeds budget. Other approved agreements included a 2027 consulting agreement with Katie Benefits for $10,000 and short-term disability services from Mutual of Omaha at no increase over 2026 rates. The board also adopted revised acceptable-use and information-security policies; no other specific procurement action was tied to those policy approvals.