Clay County meeting participants approved several routine administrative items, including delegated renovation authority, a city payment request for a planned law enforcement center and two vendor vouchers.
Speakers moved to authorize Commissioner Gilbertson to make decisions and sign documents up to $50,000 for renovation of the old safety center and courthouse; the motion was moved by Speaker 4 and seconded, and "Aye" votes were recorded and the motion passed. The transcript records the dollar limit ($50,000) as the authorization cap.
On a separate item, Speaker 2 introduced a payment request from the city "in anticipation of the joint powers and purchase agreement for [the] law enforcement center." Speaker 3 (Michael) described the intent: "We're still working on the final cost as well as the final agreements. Those will be memorialized in 2026, and we'll reference back to this agreement as it relates to the city's payment obligation." A motion to approve the payment request was moved and seconded and passed with "Aye" votes recorded in the transcript.
The board also approved accounts payable vouchers identified as two payments to Beckenhauer. Speaker 4 asked whether those were final payments; Speaker 1 replied he did not believe so. Speaker 4 moved to authorize payment of the vouchers and Speaker 2 seconded; the motion passed.
All motions in the transcript were approved by voice vote with "Aye" recorded. The meeting closed after a brief procedural exchange; there were no conflict-of-interest declarations or public visitors recorded.
Votes at a glance:
• Approve agenda — outcome: passed (voice vote; individual tallies not specified in transcript).
• Authorize Commissioner Gilbertson to sign/approve renovation contracts up to $50,000 — outcome: passed (voice vote; individual tallies not specified).
• Approve city payment request related to law enforcement center (calendar year 2025) — outcome: passed (voice vote; individual tallies not specified).
• Approve two accounts payable vouchers to Beckenhauer — outcome: passed (voice vote; individual tallies not specified).
What happens next: The transcript records that final cost and agreements for the law enforcement center will be memorialized in 2026 and referenced back to the current payment authorization; no further dates or follow-up deadlines were recorded in the transcript.