10-20-2026 Cole County Commission Meeting

The Cole County Commission meeting on October 20, 2026, included several procurement and spending matters. Commissioners approved sole-source agreements with Magnet Forensics LLC and Cellebrite Inc. for the Sheriff’s Department; the Cellebrite amount is garbled in the transcript but appears to be about $27,197. They also approved and signed Contract 2026-15 with Invoice Cloud, whose award had been made previously. United Mechanical proposals for the Law Enforcement Center’s failing water-softener equipment were discussed, including a reported $189,627 quote for tank work; a separate $61,250 boiler quote was noted. A motion to accept proposals P26-0509 and P26-0510 was made, but the vote outcome is not clear in the transcript. The commission approved a state homeland-security grant application for counterterrorism officer equipment. It also discussed support documents for a grant application to build a playground and bathroom at Cole County JC Park. The project is expected to require a 50% match, with in-kind work and fundraising considered; the application deadline is November 13, and the transcript does not capture a final vote on the support documents. A roughly $10,000 cost to process storm debris was discussed, with a debris-removal policy deferred for further review.

The commission also approved reducing the employee quick-care clinic’s office-visit copay to zero effective January 1, while testing charges would remain. A first reading of Budget Adjustment No. 12 for the EMS enterprise fund, listed at approximately $331,000 (the amount is garbled), was held for 10 days with no action. Commissioners approved Kyle Landwear’s appointment to the On-Site Wastewater Treatment Board of Review. September collector-fee and auditor-reconciliation reports were received and filed.