The Board of Lyon County Commissioners met in Action Session at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers with the following people in attendance:
Rollie Martin, Chairman Doug Peck, Vice Chairman
Scott A. Briggs, Commissioner Tammy Vopat, County Clerk
Marc Goodman, County Counselor Dan Williams, County Controller
Michael Halleran, Asst. Co. Counselor
Others attending the meeting:
Garth Herrmann, Gilmore & Bell Ryan Janzen, Appraiser
Dominique Eck, Gilmore & Bell
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 4-21-2022 meeting. Briggs/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 4-29-2022 in the amount of $130,247.47. Peck/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Payable 4-29-2022 in the amount of $322,360.72. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Withholdings Payable 4-29-2022 in the amount of $206,828.04.
Martin/Peck 3-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Commissioners discussed a signing a proclamation for ECKAN for community action.
Motion: To Proclaim May 2022 as Community Action Month for ECKAN. Martin/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve cancelling Purchase Order #11965 dated 11-30-2021 to Schneider Geospatial, LLC with an amount remaining of $2,550.00 for GeoPermits Portal Development and 1-year Prorated Hosting. Schneider Corp decreased upfront cost, so this amount is no longer owed. Briggs/Martin 3-0
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Ryan Janzen presented Commissioner with a request to attend the IAAO Conference in Boston, MA.
Motion: To Approve Ryan Janzen attending the August 2022 IAAO Conference in Boston, MA in an amount not to exceed $1,100.00 with related expenses to be paid from Fund 010-25-7421 and 010-25-7420 as appropriate. Peck/Briggs 3-0
Ryan will self-fund half of the cost of the conference.
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
• I attended the Newman Regional Health luncheon meeting
• Attended the Council on Aging meeting
• Next week is the JEDAC meeting
• Received calls regarding bridges in the county
Commissioner Peck:
• I attended the Newman Regional Health luncheon meeting
• I participated in the Honor Flight which was very rewarding. The young adults who accompanied us were absolutely, awesome
Commissioner Briggs:
• On Monday I attended the Crosswinds Annual meeting
• I was unable to attend the Newman Regional Health meeting
Clerk Vopat:
• I will attend the KCC/EOA Conference in Salina next week. Deputy Joe Torres will record the minutes of the meeting in my absence
Counselor Goodman:
• JEDAC meeting is coming up on Tuesday
• I was unable to attend the Newman Regional Health meeting
Controller Williams:
• Sales tax numbers are up
• Reported the quarterly ARP accounting
Public comment: no one present
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for attorney/client privilege with Commissioners, Garth Herrmann, Dominique Ek, Controller Williams, Counselor Halleran, and Counselor Goodman, to return at 10:30 a.m. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:30 a.m. with a request for an extension, to return at 11:15 a.m.
Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:15 a.m.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session with Commissioners, Controller Williams, Janice Huffman, and Counselor Halleran, to return at 11:30 a.m. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:30 a.m.
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for confidential data exchange with Commissioners and Counselor Goodman, Controller Williams. and Counselor Halleran to return at 12:00 p.m.
Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 12:00 p.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Briggs 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on May 5, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers.
Attest: Affirm:
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Tammy Vopat Rollie Martin, Chairman
Lyon County Master Clerk Lyon County Commission
