LYON COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
APRIL 25, 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:
Shayla Gaulding, Gazette Reporter Erin Rodriguez, Community Corrections Director
Beverly Hilbish, Community Corrections Shane Brunner, LCAT
Melissa Smith CareArc Keena Privat, CareArc
Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
Motion: To Approve the Agenda as presented. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the Minutes of the 4-18-24 meeting. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Warrants Payable 4-26-24 in the amount of $157,698.85. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Payable 4-26-24 in the amount of $349,731.24. Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve Payroll Withholdings Payable 4-24-26 in the amount of $524,104.96. Martin/Peck 3-0
Appointments: no action taken.
Personnel changes: no action taken.
Permits: no action taken.
Erin Rodriguez and Beverly Hilbish presented Commissioners with a request to consider the Community Corrections budgets and grant applications.
Motion: To Approve the FY 25 Adult Grant Application KDOC-Juvenile Services Grant. Duft/Peck 3-0
Motion: To Approve the FY 25 Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board Grant and Budget Application. Peck/Duft 3-0
Reports
Commissioner Martin:
- Attended the ESU Groundbreaking for the nursing project.
- Attended the Council on Aging meeting.
- Attended the Newman Regional Health board meeting.
- Attended the Lyon County Fairgrounds Foundation meeting.
- JEDAC is next week.
Commissioner Peck:
- Attended the ESU Groundbreaking for the nursing project.
- Attended the Community Corrections Advisory Board meeting.
- Attended the Newman Regional Hospital Board meeting.
Commissioner Duft:
- Attended the ESU Groundbreaking for the nursing project.
- Attended the Newman Regional Hospital Board meeting.
Clerk Vopat:
- I will attend tax abstract training in Topeka tomorrow.
- Next Tuesday through Friday my deputy and I will attend the Kansas County Clerks/Election Officers Association conference in Manhattan. Deputy Joe Torres will record the minutes for the commission meeting next week.
Counselor Priest:
- Attended the Stepping up Meeting.
- Next week is the Newman Regional Health Strategic Planning meeting.
- JEDAC meeting is Tuesday.
Controller Williams:
- Attended the Fairground Foundation meeting.
- Attended the Newman Regional Health Board meeting.
- JEDAC meeting is Tuesday.
Break from 9:40 to 9:45 a.m.
Public comment: no one present.
Controller Williams presented Commissioners with a request to consider an invoice for software assurance renewal, open E storage software support, renewal of VM ware production support subscription, (the ValuNet Fiber costs are shared costs with the City of Emporia) and an updated contract with Silverson Security for the fairgrounds.
Motion: To Approve invoice from ValuNet Fiber for the Software Assurance Renewal for the NEC SV9500 PBX/UM8700
Voice Mail System for a period of one year, in the amount of $11,628.00 to be paid from Fund 010-08-7210.
Martin/Duft 3-0
Motion: To Approve the invoice from ValuNet Fiber for the Renewal of Open E Storage Software 24/7 Support in the
amount of $3,038.00 to be paid from Fund 010-08-7210. Peck/Martin 3-0
Motion: To Approve the invoice from ValuNet Fiber for the Renewal of VM Ware Production Support Subscription for a
period of one year in the amount of $3,121.08 to be paid from Fund 010-08-7210. Duft/Peck 3-0
Note: Commissioners gave authority to Controller Williams to sign the agreements with ValuNet Fiber.
Motion: To Approve the Contract between Lyon County, Kansas, and Silverson Security Services for security services on
the Lyon County Fairgrounds. Peck/Martin 3-0
Note: Commissioners gave authority to Controller Williams to sign the contract with Silverson Security.
Motion: To move to Non-Elected Personnel Executive Session with Commissioners, Counselor Priest, Controller
Williams, and Shane Brunner, to return at 10:40 a.m. Martin/Duft 3-0
Meeting reconvened at 10:40 a.m.
Break
Keena Privat and Melissa Smith presented Commissioners with the Quarterly Report for CareArc.
Motion: To Adjourn. Martin/Peck 3-0
There being no further business before the Board, the next Action Session will take place on May 2, 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
