# 10/5/26 Commissioner Meeting

At the October 5, 2026 Morgan County Commissioners meeting, commissioners approved payroll and accounts-payable claims totaling approximately $4,554,782.65. After reviewing paving bids, they awarded the work to Howard Companies as the low bidder for $1,489,297.17; other bids were from E&B Paving ($1,748,694.10), Milestone Contractors ($1,797,982.20), and Wallace Construction ($2,192,376.65). Commissioners also approved a contract with VS Engineering for highway safety improvement projects, discussed as having a 90/10 funding split, and approved proceeding with a three-year bid process to lease county farmland. The domestic-violence lethality-assessment grant application was approved; no grant amount was stated.

The board approved an ambulance purchase contract for $356,554, contingent on County Council adoption of the FY2027 budget, with a $35,655.40 deposit to be paid from FY2026 funds. It approved a Gadellnet contract addendum for two full-time, on-site IT support staff and an Eagle View Master Service Agreement, with an addendum addressing contract terms. Other actions included approving a surplus hazmat-trailer transfer and adopting the continuity-of-government plan and personnel handbook. Public comments focused on the AES transmission-line project and the Monrovia data center; commissioners discussed prior efforts to reduce route impacts, but no related procurement action was taken.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [10/5/26 Commissioner Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3RXiC2HOU) - Morgan County Indiana Government