Jackson County BOCC - Special & Regular Meeting - October 27, 2026, 5:30 PM CST

The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners’ special and regular meeting on October 27, 2026, included a capital-project review and several procurement actions. The board approved a revised capital plan of approximately $1.395 million, removing proposed purchases to replace leased vehicles ($211,982), electronic medical-charting software ($59,562), and an air-conditioning replacement ($40,000), while retaining $11,500 for two trailers. The plan included fire-and-rescue equipment and an ambulance, as well as a proposal to replace the dump-truck fleet through a state-contract arrangement: ten Kenworth trucks, with a one-year guaranteed buyback option and a stated potential replacement cost of about $150,000 the following year. The discussion noted estimated annual maintenance spending of about $108,741 on the truck fleet and concerns about budget uncertainty. The board also approved a $111,614.77 direct purchase of ambulance chassis and equipment, identified as grant-funded, and approved purchasing a glider kit; it separately approved ordering an ambulance from Frazer Company.

The board approved the second reading of a procurement ordinance replacing purchasing procedures that had not been updated since the 1980s. The ordinance establishes a county procurement system and purchasing agent, requires competitive procurement, sets award authority, and addresses emergency, sole-source, and cooperative purchasing, local preference, and federal 2 CFR Part 200 compliance. The board also authorized an RFQ for continuing engineering and construction-engineering inspection services, with the commissioners serving as the review committee; one commissioner disclosed a professional relationship with engineering firms and requested to be excused from committee service. Other business included approval of a fee-schedule resolution, a change to the distribution of the tourist-development tax, development-order hearings, and a proposed sale of surplus county property for $500,000 (listed at $675,000), subject to preserving access to communications equipment and fuel facilities. No contract award or vendor selection was identified for the engineering RFQ.