LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
APRIL 11, 2024
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
Molly Priest, County Counselor Dan Williams, County Controller
Vici Smith, Public Relations
Others attending the meeting:
Alicia Rumold, H.R. Director Shayla Gaulding, Gazette Reporter
Roxy Van Gundy, LCECC Director Joel Obando, LCECC
Michelle Havens, LCECC Crystal Marcotte, LCECC
Spenser Quintero, LCECC Ron Buckridge, LCECC
Chip Woods, County Engineer Jim Brull, Road & Bridge
Matt Baysinger, Road & Bridge Seth Snyder, Road & Bridge
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 4-4-24 meeting. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 4-12-2024 in the amount of $1,028,644.43. Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Payable 4-12-2024 in the amount of $344,469.84. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Withholdings Payable 4-12-2024 in the amount of $255,108.76. Martin/Peck 3-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Commissioners discussed a proclamation for ECKAN.
Motion: To Proclaim the ECKAN Community Action 60th Anniversary and May 2024 Community Action Month.
Duft/Peck 3-0
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Roxy Van Gundy presented Commissioners with a request to consider a proclamation for the National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week.
Motion: To Proclaim National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week April 14th – 20th, 2024, in Lyon County, Kansas.
Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session for confidential data with Commissioners, Chip Woods,
Jim Brull, Matt Baysinger, Dan Williams, and Alicia Rumold to return at 9:45 a.m. Martin/Peck 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 9:50 a.m.
Public comment: no one present.
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
- Attended the Lyon County Extension Board meeting.
- Next week is the meeting with Jim Witt.
- ESU Groundbreaking ceremony is April 24th.
Commissioner Peck:
- RDA meeting is tomorrow.
Commissioner Duft:
- Attended the LEPC meeting.
- Attended RDA Task Force meeting.
- Viewed a road east of town.
- Attended the Fair Board meeting and Citizens Academy.
- Tomorrow is the Ignite Emporia meeting.
Clerk Vopat:
- Deputy Clerk Amie Jackson and I attended the Sanborn training session in Manhattan last week. We had a record attendance of 85, and the conference was a great training opportunity.
- Congratulations Shayla Gaulding on Journalist of the Year Award.
Counselor Priest:
- RDA meeting is tomorrow.
Controller Williams:
- RDA meeting.
- Attended the Fair Board meeting.
- Meeting with City of Emporia officials.
Motion: To move to Legal Executive Session for confidential data with Commissioners, Controller Williams, and
Counselor Priest, to return at 10:40 a.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:40 a.m.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Duft 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on April 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
