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 Molly Priest, Asst. Co. Counselor
Others attending the meeting:
Shayla Gaulding, Gazette reporter Melissa Landis, Emporia House Ministries
Ken Duft, Commissioner elect Gail Taylor-Ford, Empower House Ministries
Chips Woods, County Engineer Josh Stevenson, Road & Bridge
Karla Quay, Attorney’s Office Roxy Van Gundy, 911 Director
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 11-10-2022 meeting. Briggs/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 11-18-2022 in the amount of $1,062,108.02. Peck/Briggs 3-0
Appointments: Commissioners discussed appointments for the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees.
Motion: To Appoint Linda Adams-Wendling to the Newman Regional Board of Trustees for a term to expire 12-31-2026. Martin/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Appoint Nancy Wells to the Newman Regional Board of Trustees for a term to expire 12-31-2026. Martin/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve canceling Purchase Order #11953 dated 3-31-2021 to Wichita Kenworth in the amount of $196,145.69. This truck chassis cannot be delivered. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Motion: To Approve signing the 2022 General Election Abstract of Votes Cast. Martin/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve the minutes of the 11-15-2022 General Election Canvass minutes. Peck/Briggs 3-0
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Melissa Landis and Gail Taylor-Ford presented Commissioners with an update on the Empower House Ministries.
Chip Woods presented Commissioners with a request to consider the quote from Emporia Kenworth, Inc. to purchase a 2024 Kenworth T880S chassis with a 16’ Dump bed, snowplow, and salt spreader.
Motion: To Approve the quote from Emporia Kenworth, Inc., for the purchase of a 2024 Kenworth T880 chassis with a 16’ dump bed, snowplow, and salt spreader for an estimated $264,837.00 to be paid from Fund 017-00-9026. Briggs/Peck 3-0
Note: This purchase is using sales tax funds.
Public comment: no one present.
Roxy Van Gundy presented Commissioners with a request to consider her and staff attending conferences.
Motion: To Approve Roxy VanGundy to attend NENA’s Standards and Best Practices Conference, January 16-19th in Clearwater, Florida in an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 to be paid from Funds 019-00-7410 and 019-00-7420. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Note: These are 911 fees being used.
Motion: To Approve Nicole Thompson, Cassandra Grimm and Roxy Van Gundy to attend the Be the Difference Conference January 29th-Feb. 2nd, 2023, in Myrtle Beach, SC, spending not to exceed $3,000.00 to be paid from Funds 019-00-7410 and 019-00-7420. Briggs/Peck 3-0
Note: 911 fees to be used are for Nicole Thompson and Cassandra Grimm. Roxy Van Gundy was selected to be a trainer at this event. Her conference costs will be paid for by the Denise Amber Lee Foundation.
Marc Goodman presented Commissioners with a request to consider a resolution abating taxes from the tax sale.
Motion: To Adopt Resolution 00-22, a Resolution Abating Taxes in Case 2022-CV-000048.
Peck/Briggs 3-0
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
• Attended the Lyon County Extension Board meeting last Monday.
• Next week the Action Session will take place on Wednesday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
• I attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
• Attended the Canvass of the 2022 General Election.
Commissioner Peck:
• Last Friday I attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
• Attended the quilt of gratitude service
• RDA meeting is tomorrow.
• Attended the Canvass of the 2022 General Election.
Commissioner Briggs:
• Attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
• Attended the Fair Board meeting this week.
• Attended the Canvass of the 2022 General Election.
Clerk Vopat:
• The state abstract of the 2022 General Election has been submitted to the state.
Counselor Goodman:
• RDA meeting is tomorrow.
Controller Williams:
• Attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
• Open enrollment for insurance is today.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session for personnel issues, with Commissioners, Controller Williams, Ruth Wheeler, and Janice Huffman, to return at 10:45 a.m. Martin/Briggs 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:45 a.m.
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session data exchange with Commissioners, Controller Williams, Counselor Priest, Counselor Halleran, and Counselor Goodman, to return at 11:15 a.m. Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:21 a.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Peck 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on Wednesday, November 23, 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
