LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
JUNE 15, 2023
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
Ken Duft, Commissioner Tammy Vopat, County Clerk
Michael Halleran, Asst. Co. Counselor Vici Smith, Public Relations
Dan Williams, County Controller
Others attending the meeting:
Shayla Gaulding, Gazette reporter Melissa Landis, Empower House Ministries
Gayle Taylor-Ford, Empower House Ministries Chip Woods, County Engineer
Josh Stevenson, Road & Bridge Jim Brull, Road & Bridge
Julie Govert-Walker, NCFHAAA Sherrie Peck, NCFHAAA
Chuck Boyce, I.T. Director Jean Barnett, I.T. Director
Tagan Trahoon, KVOE reporter Jeremiah Corpening, Fair Board
Chris Phillips, Fair Board Judy Rockley, NCFHAAA
Coulter Corpening, resident Scott Briggs, resident
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 6-8-2023 commission meeting. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 6-16-2023 in the amount of $558,097.14. Peck/Duft 3-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Melissa Landis and Gayle Taylor Ford presented Commissioners with an update on Empower House Ministries.
Chip Woods presented Commissioners with a request to consider a supplemental agreement on the replacement bridge; quote for a 2024 Silverado truck; purchase of a copier; quote for an angle broom and a bid for security features at the new Road & Bridge facility.
Motion: To Approve the KDOT Supplemental Agreement No. 421-21 for Project 56 C-5145-01, the replacement of the
Troublesome Creek Bridge on County Road J, South of Road 215. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the quote from Longbine Autoplaza for a 2024 Silverado 2500 HD 4WD Crew Cab Pickup in the
amount of $52,620.00 to be paid from Fund 017-00-9026. Peck/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the purchase of a Sharp BP-50C36 digital color copier/printer/scanner from Heartland Office
Systems in the amount of $6,995.00 to be paid from Fund 011-00-9003. Duft/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve the quote from Murphy Tractor and Equipment Company for a used 2022 Virnig 84” angle
broom in the amount of $6,250.00 to be paid from Fund 011-00-9002. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve the bid from Kansas Security for security features for the new facilities in the amount of
$52,402.00 to be paid from Fund 044-00-9026. Duft/Peck 3-0
Note: Funds for this purchase are from the AARP funds.
Public comment: no one present.
Break from 9:55 until 10:05 a.m.
Chuck Boyce presented Commissioners with a request to consider an upgrade to servers and SAN.
Motion: To Approve the purchase of a NAS server and hard drive from CDWG in the amount of $5,590.16
to be paid from Fund 017-00-9001. Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve the purchase of 2 servers from IT Creations in the amount of $31,770.00 to be paid
from Fund 017-00-9001. Duft/Martin 3-0
Julie Govert-Walter presented Commissioners with the 2024 budget request of $288,841.00 for the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging.
Jeremiah Corpening and Chris Phillips presented Commissioners with the 2024 budget request for the Lyon County Fair Board.
Janice Huffman presented Commissioners with a request to consider approving a Corporate Challenge Team member cost.
Motion: To Approve two Corporate Challenge Teams for a cost not to exceed $500.00 to be paid from
Fund 010-18-7600. Martin/ Peck 3-0
Reports:
Commissioner Martin:
- Attended the Lyon County Extension Board meeting.
- There will be a Study Session next week at 11:00 a.m. to review the budget.
Commissioner Peck:
- I attended the RDA meeting last Friday.
- Tuesday is the shop meeting.
Commissioner Duft:
- Attended the Fair Board meeting.
- Viewed road issues.
Clerk Vopat:
- The budget estimates are finalized and distributed to the districts.
Counselor Halleran:
- No report.
Controller Williams:
- No report.
Commissioners thanked Assistant County Counselor Michael Halleran for his service and congratulated him on his retirement.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Peck 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on June 22, 2023, 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
