LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
AUGUST 24, 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 Amie Jackson, Deputy Clerk
Molly Priest, County Counselor Dan Williams, County Controller
Vici Smith, Public Relations
Others attending the meeting:
Shane Brunner, LCAT Jim Brull, Lyon County Highway Dept
Bruce Boetcher, BG Consultants Ruth Wheeler, Court Administrator
Shayla Gaulding, Gazette Chief Judge Larson
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 8-17-2023 meeting. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 8-25-2023 in the amount of $177,612.86. Peck/Duft 3-0
Appointments: To consider appointing Don Hill to the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees, effective immediately and terminating December 31, 2023.
Motion: To Approve appointing Don Hill to the Newman Regional Health Board of Trustees, effective immediately and
terminating December 31, 2023. Duft/Martin 3-0
Personnel changes: No action taken.
Permits: Our office issued the last 2 moving permits for ArGee Transport.
Shane Brunner, LCAT presented Commissioners with approving the Lyon County Area Transportation Title VI Complaint Procedures and Limited English Proficiency Plan.
Motion: To Approve the Lyon County Area Transportation Title VI Complaint Procedures and Limited English Proficiency
Plan. Martin/Duft 3-0
Jim Brull, Lyon County Highway Department, presented Commissioner with sending Chip Woods & Seth Snyder to the MINK Conference in St. Joseph, MO on September 12th –13th, 2023, and pay the related travel expenses from the Road & Bridge Fund 011-00-7420, estimated fees of $1,000.00. KCHA will pay the registration fee.
Motion: To Approve sending Chip Woods & Seth Snyder to the MINK Conference in St. Joseph, MO on September 12th –
13th, 2023, and pay the related travel expenses from the Road & Bridge Fund 011-00-7420, estimated fees of
$1,000.00. Peck/Duft 3-0
Note: KCHA will pay the registration fee for the conference.
Bruce Boetcher, BG Consultants, Jim Brull and Dan Williams presented Commissioners with approving the request for change order #09 to demolish and repair section of Prairie Street for new waterline work; additional $6,619.28 and change order #10 to install (8) new pipe bollards at new transformer; additional $4,475.90 for a total of $11,095.18 to be paid from account 044-00-9026.
Motion: To Approve the change order #09 to demolish and repair section of Prairie Street for new waterline work;
additional $5,111.58 to be paid from account 044-00-9026. Martin/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve the change order #10 to install (8) new pipe bollards at new transformer; additional $4,475.90
to be paid from account 044-00-9026. Martin/Duft 3-0
Public comment: No one present.
Break until 10:00 a.m.
Ruth Wheeler, Court Administrator, and Chief Judge Larson presented Commissioner to consider approving a proposal to put a security door on the South end of the third-floor hallway in the Lyon County Courthouse for a total of $18,446.00 to be paid from account 010-07-9001.
Motion: To Approve the proposal to put a security door on the South end of the third-floor hallway in the Lyon County
Courthouse for a total of $18,446.00 to be paid from account 010-07-9001. Duft/Martin 3-0
Note: The County will be reimbursed from the SPARK fund money.
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
- Attended the ribbon cutting for EVERGY
- Will attend the Saturday night fair board appreciation dinner for buyers.
- Will attend Monday will be the Council on Aging Meeting
Commissioner Peck:
- Attended the ribbon cutting for EVERGY
Commissioner Duft:
- Attended the ribbon cutting for EVERGY
- Will attend the Saturday night fair board appreciation dinner for buyers.
- Will attend the retirement party for NRH CEO Bob Wright
Deputy Jackson:
- No report.
Counselor Priest:
- No report.
Controller Williams:
- Attended the ribbon cutting for EVERGY
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for Security purposes, with Commissioners, Controller Williams, Vici Smith
PR, and Counselor Priest, to return at 10:30 a.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:30 a.m. with information.
Motion: To Adjourn.
Martin/Duft 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on August 31, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Chambers.
Attest: Affirm:
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Amie Jackson Rollie Martin, Chairman
Lyon County Deputy Clerk Lyon County Commission
