February 27, 2025 Taylor County Board of Supervisors
PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Taylor County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,
February 27, 2025. Supervisor Beggs called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited. Supervisor roll call: Kim Watson, Ron Fitzgerald, and Jack Beggs, all
present. Also present: Deputy Auditor Lindsay Sonksen, Jim Rowe, Rob Welch, and Corey
Eberling.
Watson motioned to approve the minutes from February 18, 2025, as well as approve the agenda
for the meeting. Fitzgerald seconded. MC 3-0.
Corey Eberling from Apex Clean Energy spoke about the impact statement for Taylor County
and said they are currently working on Black Maple Scholarships that will be available soon.
No Committee Report.
Kristi Ritchie and Cindy Cox entered the meeting.
Rowe updated the board on current projects for Secondary Roads.
Welch and Rowe left the meeting.
Cox and Ritchie presented the board with information regarding the Lenox city swimming pool
project. Cox requested $50,000 for FY26 funding for the project. The board will discuss further
at a later date.
Cox and Ritchie left the meeting.
Sarah Guilliatt and Crystal Drake entered the meeting.
Drake presented the board with Public Health’s FY26 budget. Drake noted issues with the roof
of the Public Health building. The board requested Drake to get bids for repair. The board also
requested Drake to get bids for a renovation project at the Public Health building.
Drake and Guilliatt left the meeting. Dale Bucher, Zoie Lecy, Jess Weller, Colleen Larimer, Jeff
Soulsby, and Dean Rowe entered the meeting.
Lecy presented the board with the FY26 budget for Conservation department. Bucher presented
the board with the FY26 budget for Sanitarian department.
Soulsby, Rowe, Larimer, Bucher, Lecy, Weller left the meeting. Shellia Culp entered the
meeting.
Culp gave an update on current maintenance projects for the courthouse. Culp also presented the
board with a bid to repair the HVAC at the comihouse. Camblin Mechanical Inc. quoted $5,300
to repair the compressor, $10,600 to replace the condenser and $59,900 to relocate HVAC units
and replace HV AC and condenser. The board requested Culp to get another bid for the project.
Culp also stated some tuckpointing is needing done to an area of bricks at the courthouse. The
board requested Culp to get bids on the project.
Sonksen presented the board with two new employee’s insurance buyout request forms.
Fitzgerald motioned to approve the two new employee’s insurance buyout requests. Watson
seconded. MC 3-0.
Sonksen presented the board with the ISAC FY26 Renewal and Open Enrollment information.
Watson motioned to approve the ISAC FY26 Renewal and Open Enrollment. Fitzgerald
seconded. MC 3-0.
The next Board of Supervisor’s meeting has been moved from Thursday, March 6, 2025, to
Friday, March 7, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
The Board reviewed topics for discussion in future meetings. Watson motioned to adjourn the
meeting. Fitzgerald seconded. MC 3-0.
The Board of Supervisors approve these minutes to be published in the Taylor County
Board of Supervisors Minute Book
