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
Others attending the meeting:
Jarom Smith, resident Melanie Smith, resident
Shane Brunner, LCAT Shayla Gaulding, Gazette reporter
Tagan Trahoon, KVOE reporter
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 9-1-2022 meeting. Briggs/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 9-9-2022 in the amount of $137,071.39. Peck/Briggs 3-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Shane Brunner presented Commissioners with a request to consider signing a letter of support for a grant for LCAT.
Motion: To Approve signing a Letter of Support for the LCAT public transportation grant application for capital and operating assistance. Martin/Peck 3-0
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Jarom and Melanie Smith presented Commissioners with a request to consider the use of the parking area around the Lyon County bus facility.
Clerk Vopat presented Commissioners with a request to consider the invoice from Komtek Systems Corporation in the amount of $25,979.00 to be paid from Fund 010-02-7669.
Motion: To Approve the invoice from Komtek Systems Corporation in the amount of $25,979.00 to be paid from Fund 010-02-7669. Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session with Commissioners and Counselor Goodman, to return at 9:45 a.m. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 9:45 a.m.
Public comment: Tagan Trahoon commented on a charity he is involved with.
Break from 9:50 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Reconsider appointment:
Motion: To Appoint Brad Douglas and Mark Schondelmaier to witness the destruction of election records as required by Kansas Statutes. Briggs/Martin 3-0
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session for information with Commissioners, Janice Huffman, and Vici Smith, to return at 10:25 a.m. Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:25 a.m.
Reports:
Commissioner Martin:
• Attended the JEDAC meeting on Tuesday
• Next week is the Lyon County Extension Board meeting
• I will participate in the Constitution Day at the Flint Hills Technical College
Commissioner Peck:
• RDA meeting is tomorrow
• I will participate in the Constitution Day at the Flint Hills Technical College
Commissioner Briggs:
• I will participate in the Constitution Day at the Flint Hills Technical College
• Fair Board meeting is Monday
• I attended Judge Wheeler’s retirement ceremony
Clerk Vopat:
• Working on the election and the tax roll process
Counselor Goodman:
• Attended the JEDAC meeting on Tuesday
• I will attend the RDA meeting tomorrow via zoom
• I attended Judge Wheeler’s retirement ceremony
Controller Williams:
• I will be absent Wednesday and Thursday next week
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for confidential data exchange with Commissioners and Counselor Goodman, to return at 11:15 a.m. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:15 a.m. with a request for an extension, to return at 11:30 a.m.
Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:34 a.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Briggs 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on September 15, 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
