LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
JUNE 29, 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* in late Doug Peck, Vice Chairman
Ken Duft, Commissioner Tammy Vopat, County Clerk
Molly Priest, County Counselor Dan Williams, County Controller
Vici Smith, Public Relations
Others attending the meeting:
Jim Brull, Road & Bridge Dennis Baysinger, Road & Bridge
Shayla Gaulding, Gazette reporter Ryan Janzen, Appraiser
Bruce Boettcher, BG Consultants Tobey Kelly, Security
Call to order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Duft/Peck 2-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 6-22-2023 meeting. Duft/Peck 2-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 6-30-2023 in the amount of $441,704.04. Peck/Duft 2-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Motion: To Approve canceling Purchase Order #11986 dated 7-29-2022 to Longbine Auto Plaza, Inc., in the amount of
$49,905.00 for a 2023 Chevy Silverado 2500. Peck/Duft 2-0
Note: The dealership cannot get this vehicle.
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Motion: To Amend the Agenda to allow for a change order. Peck/Duft 2-0
Bruce Boettcher presented Commissioners with a request to consider change orders for the Road & Bridge Project.
Motion: To Approve the change order #5 to the Erosion Control Credit deduct in the amount of $1,620.00.
Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve change order #6 in the amount of $3592.38 for additional reinforcing steel to be paid from
Fund 044-00-9026. Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve change order #7 for a heater at each gate operator in the amount of $881.10 to be paid from
Fund 044-00-9026. Peck/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve change order #8 for alarms at emergency eye wash stations in the amount of $7,964.00 to be
paid from Fund 044-00-9026. Duft/Martin 3-0
Commissioners discussed the 2024 Lyon County Budget.
Public comment: no one present.
Ryan Janzen presented Commissioners with a request to consider out of state travel to Salt Lake City, UT for the IAAO Conference.
Motion: To Approve Ryan Janzen attending the August 2023 IAAO Conference in Salt Lake City, UT in an amount not to
exceed $1,200.00 with related expenses to be paid from Funds 010-25-7421 and 010-25-7420.
Martin/Duft 3-0
Note: Ryan Janzen will personally cover any additional expenses.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session with Commissioners and Ryan Janzen for employee
evaluation to return at 11:40 a.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 11:40 a.m.
Tobey Kelly presented Commissioners with a request to consider the purchase of a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado from D&T Auto Sales.
Motion: To Approve the purchase of a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado truck from D&T Auto Sales in the amount of
$31,300.00 to be paid from Fund 017-00-9001. Duft/Martin 3-0
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
- I attended the Council on Aging on Monday.
- JEDAC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.
Commissioner Peck:
- Attended the Ignite Emporia meeting yesterday.
Commissioner Duft:
- I attended CareArc ribbon cutting.
- I attended the Ignite Emporia meeting.
Clerk Vopat:
- I visited Osage County yesterday and assisted the new clerk with the tax and election processes.
Counselor Priest:
- Attended the Ignite Emporia meeting.
- I will attend the JEDAC meeting.
Controller Williams:
- Attended the Ignite Emporia meeting.
- Attended the Road & Bridge Project meeting.
- Sales tax numbers down compared to this month last year.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session options to replace Human Resources Director, with
Commissioners and Janice Huffman, to return at 12:05 a.m. Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 12:05 a.m.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session for personnel information, with Commissioners,
Counselor Priest, and Controller Williams to return at 12:30 p.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 12:30 p.m.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session for personnel information, with Commissioners,
Counselor Priest, Vici Smith, and Controller Williams, to return at 12:50 p.m. Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 12:50 p.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Duft 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on July 6, 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
