Commissioners approve $2,000 right-of-way buy, equipment exchange, truck dash-camera subscription and asphalt bid priority

Jefferson County commissioners approved a series of public-works items, including a right-of-way purchase for a bridge project, an equipment exchange for used rollers, a dash-camera subscription for dump trucks and a prioritized asphalt bid list.

Speaker 4 explained a Bonneville County bridge replacement requires acquiring a small strip of property from a church and said the county will front $2,000 for the extra right-of-way and later be reimbursed by the project. "I'll make a motion to approve the purchase of right of way contract, for Project KA224N38E369500 for $2,000," Speaker 3 said; Speaker 1 seconded, and the board approved the contract by roll call.

On equipment, Speaker 4 described three used "wobbly rollers" available from Bonneville County for $4,000 total as part of an adjustment to a previous design-phase funding arrangement for the Snake River bridge project. Speaker 1 moved to use excess design-phase funds in an exchange with Bonneville County; the motion was seconded and approved.

Separately, staff described upgrading the county's fleet-tracking system with an optional dash-camera feature. Speaker 4 said the vendor would provide equipment if the county acts now and the monthly fee would be $37.45 per truck (estimated about $3,600 annually for the fleet with cameras). Speaker 3 moved to purchase the dash-camera and tracker subscription at $37.45 per month per truck; Speaker 1 seconded and the board approved the subscription by roll call.

Finally, public-works staff presented adjusted unit pricing that incorporated haul time and minutes-per-trip into the cost comparison. Unit numbers cited included H&K at $71.50/ton (+ $2.35 haul), Knife River at $70/ton (+ $5.59 haul) and Depatco (listed as lowest effective price) at $67/ton (with the transcript showing varied haul figures). Speaker 3 moved to approve the asphalt bid priority list naming Depatco as first choice, H&K second and Knife River third; the motion passed by roll call.

The board's approvals direct staff to finalize the right-of-way paperwork, complete the funds adjustment with Bonneville County for the rollers, enact the dash-camera subscription for the fleet, and proceed with procurement using the approved asphalt priority list. Staff emphasized the purchases are intended to improve maintenance efficiency and incident documentation for road crews.