LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
JANUARY 11, 2024
The Board of Lyon County Commissioner 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
Molly Priest, County Counselor Dan Williams, County Controller
Vici Smith, Public Relations
Others attending the meeting:
Amy Welch, Noxious Weed Shayla Gaulding, Gazette Reporter
Jean Barnett, I.T. Director Jamie Williams, I.T. Dept.
Tagan Trahoon, KVOE Reporter Chip Woods, County Engineer
Josh Stevenson, Road & Bridge Alicia Rumold, H.R. Director
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Commissioners discussed the Reorganization of the Lyon County Board of Commissioners.
Motion: To Appoint Rollie Martin as Chairman of the Lyon County Board of Commissioners. Peck/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Appoint Doug Peck as Vice Chairman of the Lyon County Board of Commissioners. Duft/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 1-4-2024 meeting. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 1-12-2024 in the amount of $1,386,737.36. Peck/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the 2023 Americus Township Annual Report. Duft/Peck 3-0
Personnel changes: Commissioners reviewed payroll changes.
Permits: no action taken.
Amy Welch presented Commissioners with a request to consider the purchase of a snowplow.
Motion: To Approve the purchase of a snowplow for the side-by-side UTV from Prairieland Partners, John Deere in the
amount of $6,000.00. $5,567.04 for the purchase of the plow and $432.96 for the parts and installation, to be
paid from Fund 026-00-9001. Martin/Duft 3-0
Jamie Williams discussed the networking project for the Road & Bridge Project.
Motion: To Approve the proposal from Valu-Net Fiber to provide category 6A and fiber optic network cabling
infrastructure for the new Lyon County Shop and Bridge buildings in the amount of $24,381.12 to be paid from
Fund 044-00-9026. Duft/Martin 3-0
Chip Woods and Josh Stevenson presented Commissioners with a quote for a grader; an entrance application; proposal for fiber optic cabling; change order #16 for the Road & Bridge project.
Motion: To Approve the quote from Foley Equipment for a certified used 2018 Caterpillar 120M2 AWD motor grader
with 1,868 hours and trade in D-99 a 2001 Caterpillar 140 grader with 15,374 hours, in the amount of
$179,000.00 to be paid from Fund 017-00-9026. Duft/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Entrance Application from Ronald McCoy at 2036 Road F5, the Americus Road.
Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Change Order #16 (Owner request) Add (2) 2” conduits for low voltage IT. By Funk Electric Inc., for
labor and materials only in the amount of $2,520.40. to be paid from Fund 044-00-9026.
Peck/Duft 3-0
Public comment: no one present.
Break 9:50 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Commissioners discussed the 2024 Annual Appointments for Lyon County.
Motion: To Approve the 2024 Lyon County Appointment list numbered 1 through 29 as attached. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the list of board members for the Farm and Food Council as presented for a term to expire
12/31/24. Martin/Peck 3-0
Alicia Rumold presented Commissioners with a request to consider the invoice from KWORCC for Worker’s Compensation Insurance.
Motion: To Approve the invoice from KWORCC for the Worker’s Compensation Insurance in the amount of
$244,652.00 to be paid from Fund 010-58-7236. Peck/Duft 3-0
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
- Attended the Lyon County Extension Board meeting.
Commissioner Peck:
- Fair Board did not meet.
- LEPC is at noon today, I plan to attend.
- RDA is tomorrow morning.
Commissioner Duft:
- Punch list is next week for the Road & Bridge project.
- I will attend the LEPC meeting.
- Thank you to the Road & Bridge Department for their work.
Clerk Vopat:
- No report.
Counselor Priest:
- RDA is tomorrow.
- The Tax Sale was last night. Four properties were sold.
Controller Williams:
- Ignite advisory board meeting is tomorrow.
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for confidential data exchange with Commissioners and Counselor Priest,
to return at 10:50 a.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:50 a.m. with a request for an extension, to return at 11:00 a.m.
Meeting reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Duft/Peck 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on January 18, 2024, 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
