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Richardson County Board awards culvert project bid

By John Nixon

01/20/2023

(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners awarded a bid for a concrete culvert project northeast of Falls City to Gus Construction of Casey, Iowa, when they met Tuesday.

The bid for the work was $645,620 and was the low bid of two received. The project is on 655 Avenue between 709 and 710 Road.

In other business the Board approved a pay increase of approximately $1300 for Noxious Weed Superintendent Brian Kirkendall. Earlier this month Kirkendall who serves as Director of Richardson County Emergency Management received a 12.1 percent pay increase to $62,776. With the addition for his duties as Noxious Weed Superintendent, Kirkendall will be paid $64,100 for 2023.

On a 2-1 vote with Commissioner David Sickel casting a nay vote, the Board approved the purchase of a digital fingerprint machine at a cost of approximately $25 thousand. $5 thousand of the total may be donated through grant funds awarded to the Falls City Public Schools by Communities for Kids.

Sheriff Rick Hardesty said the digital finger print machine will help create a quicker turn around for approval of finger prints for service workers in the community to include day care providers and employees in the medical field.

Sheriff Hardesty and Jail Supervisor Kristn Morehead updated Commissioners on the need for additional space for evidence storage and medical services for inmates.

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