The Custer County Board of Commissioners voted to opt out of the Circuit Engineering District No. 7 Energy District Authority for 2021 during its regular meeting Monday morning.
The item had to pass this Monday because the decision to opt out has to be presented at the authority’s annual meeting today. This decision is good for 2021, but will need to be made again for 2022 if the board so desires.
This decision will reduce if not eliminate liability for Custer County regarding decisions made by the CED 7 Authority, according to District Attorney Angela Marsee.
While the board chose to opt out of the authority for the coming year, the county will remain a part of the energy district.
In other news, the board approved the road use agreement with Invenergy. Everything with the agreement was ready to go Monday morning, but representatives from the company will need to meet with District 1 Commissioners Wade Anders and District 2 Commissioner Kurt Hamburger once the project gets going.
The board received a brief update on the courthouse window project. The project is a bit behind due to weather delays. Workers still are trying to finish the newer portion of the courthouse.
The older part of the courthouse will take more work per window because many still have the original frames set in concrete. In addition, some have newer frames set within the original frames, which are set in the concrete. However, County Clerk Melissa Graham said the project manager has assured her they still can install three-to-four windows per day.
The board may no changes to the COVID-19 procedures for the courthouse. Graham did emphasize workers needed to stay inside their office and avoid walking into others for the time being.
The board approve blanket purchase orders.