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Assessor Dave Divas told the board the in-house GIS position has been vacant and the last open recruitment for the role took more than nine months. \"The public uses this map server — banks, realtors, insurance companies — it's a fantastic tool, but it's only good if the information is up to date and it's accurate,\" Divas said. He and department counterparts proposed contracting out the work rather than hire a full‑time employee; routine, day‑to‑day maintenance would be included in the contract and special projects would be paid hourly.

Divas said some parcel splits and combinations are currently not reflected on the public map server and that resolving more complex legal descriptions and polygons requires research and access to recording‑department records, an advantage for a local contractor. He recommended that the assessor’s office manage the contract and process department project requests through that office. The assessor noted the intent is to pursue local vendors first but to accept out‑of‑county bids if necessary.

Commissioner Robert Slaughter asked how the service would be funded; Divas said routine contract costs would be budgeted in the assessor’s professional-services line item and that, in the worst case, a budget amendment might be needed. Land use director Eric Bingham said his department may also have carryover and personnel savings that could cover project work.

Commissioner Richards moved and Commissioner John Jones seconded a motion to authorize the assessor’s office to go out to bid for GIS contract services. The motion passed unanimously.

Staff said they will work with county legal counsel to prepare solicitation documents and pursue contracts; any needed budget adjustments will be brought to the commission.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-03-04 Regular Sweetwater County Commissioner Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The county authorized the assessor’s office to go out to bid for contracted GIS services to maintain the public map server, a step taken after the GIS position remained vacant and map data fell out of date.","taxTitle","Sweetwater County, Wyoming","taxId",28116,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297149,"County approves seasonal legal intern position to bolster County Attorney pipeline",376,3264000,3640000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158&start=3264&end=3640","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158/thumbnail_3264000.jpg","/articles/6297149/Sweetwater-County/Wyoming/County-approves-seasonal-legal-intern-position-to-bolster-County-Attorney-pipeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297149-3abdb2b45c0e83d8915db25223c87bd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185408&Signature=ZiAh~9PLTGhA5jnN5-I6MJAkRCCmUXXlD2KfG0e7NVqTJhlbPm042A~q~31kRr4DZbf1nTAqsNVM0uCfhHDJhcPccA65S2~f5~nOtXn3xloxLTzO88BswkV5VaKQ03n4e4uUd3LdZqjlruubBYak81I9VHGGsqz9yMks0AisUDZ0kj-pOlZjWTrPBczWEZHMQFhg6RUBtzaKzBEflmKjm8GRMnIT8hqVe7gkZ4pMWwoYu6gu5TvxcEa2kGUTqV3~WV1PkRtSQXmD3zC5DqTgojuz7V1HB~rsFV41arb77my9n7CXK3CSNVnjgg3Ml6gzBgkjBtOIYO48939AZXALbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetwater County commissioners on March 4 approved the staffing of a seasonal legal intern in the County Attorney’s Office, a recruitment step county leaders say aims to address long-term staffing shortages in prosecution and related legal functions.

HR Director Gary McClain told commissioners the office has struggled to fill attorney positions for several years despite salary adjustments and recruitment efforts. \"One of the avenues that seems to hold some promise ... is to see if we can identify some interns that are coming out of school that are interested in working in the department,\" McClain said, adding the position requires no additional funding because departments currently have vacancy-driven funding available.

County Attorney Danny Aramosby said the office has interviewed candidates at job fairs and received interest from students across the country but noted a nationwide trend: relatively few new attorneys pursue prosecution or public defense roles. \"The best way we can do this is by getting them into our office,\" Aramosby said, asking commissioners to “please consider this.” He described the internship as a pipeline strategy: bring interns in, provide training and hope some return after passing the bar.

Commissioner John Jones moved to approve the seasonal legal intern; Commissioner Robert Slaughter seconded. The board voted unanimously. Staff said the position is cost neutral in the current year because vacancy savings will cover the intern, though housing and relocation remain potential challenges for out‑of‑area candidates.

The County Attorney’s Office will pursue internship recruitment and report back to the board as candidates are identified.","The Board approved a cost-neutral seasonal legal internship for the County Attorney's Office to help recruit future prosecutors and fill staffing gaps.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297153,"Sweetwater County accepts $244,113.41 state grant to equip regional bomb squad",574,2686000,3260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158&start=2686&end=3260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158/thumbnail_2686000.jpg","/articles/6297153/Sweetwater-County/Wyoming/Sweetwater-County-accepts-24411341-state-grant-to-equip-regional-bomb-squad","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297153-d62dac9b4a3af5eca3e3e4de5673709d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185408&Signature=niV~WHihDCtJRgJXmHZ1VtAiU2Mm3IEPw7z5eI4Qu9u3vDUtUtO8W8FA0Dzl2x~9l8JNxbMxW0iimpIe0S~2ZqLA2e5xd6LSORxhU5Kf3x5rKRrCpIUAU7k8TvJUehL4ekWqbdiIMjpAVa3zADie4dHGbyK3ooaih8ptHQu5K3U3Lt2ax35Pji2F-CAFRG-RdyVZ8CHWhi3k566cd9GzZ80hNTx51Ac5UlX-O5NhIF3UtD55uHueFpbIVUVsvegThCdBjqky-iWhe6-aPPyKHVCxy3zz8DOk64IeTUAAQWiTgjnKGZE~E~ykhEoAHkSTpSuE9Z0HaQoxB-PcuOYC2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetwater County commissioners on March 4 approved a state grant contract totaling $244,113.41 from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to equip Regional Emergency Response Team (WERT) number 4, the county’s bomb squad.

County grounds manager Christina Marshall told the board the award requires no local cash match and expires June 30, 2026. \"This funding will be used to purchase critical equipment for the Sweetwater County Bomb Squad under the Regional Emergency Response Team or WERT, number 4,\" Marshall said, naming items such as a bomb robot, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) suits, plates and vests, wire tack kits and supplies. She said parts of the project had been denied under federal grant submissions because the state appropriation was pending and that the award came from the 2024 budget session appropriation under House Bill 0001 (general government appropriations), sections 8–9.

Sheriff Grossnickle described operational uses for the equipment: the robots are used \"in tactical situations where we don't want to jeopardize life. We can approach vehicles with it...they have video, they have the ability to manipulate things, so we use them in the place of a human being and they're very instrumental in us keeping our men and women safe,\" he said. Undersheriff Tomich noted the current robot (an HD-1 purchased in February 2009) is past its life expectancy, batteries are no longer in production, and the robot has been out of service for nearly three years.

Marshall said WERT 4 is the only bomb squad in the region and supports Sweetwater, Sublette, Lincoln, Uintah (transcript spelled Buenta), Carbon, Fremont and Daggett counties, protecting approximately 149,000 residents in the region. The county will purchase the items specified in the contract’s Attachment A and track the project in segregated accounting; federal uniform guidance did not apply because the award is state funding.

Commissioner John Jones moved to approve the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security contract and authorize the chairman to sign; Commissioner Richards seconded. The board voted unanimously to accept the grant and authorize execution of related documents.

The county will purchase the new bomb robot and related EOD equipment identified in the contract packet and reconcile expenditures to the award through project accounting.","County commissioners unanimously approved a Wyoming Office of Homeland Security grant to buy a bomb robot and related EOD equipment for Regional Emergency Response Team 4.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297158,"County renews multiple 2025–26 liquor licenses; one abstention on retail group",393,2297000,2690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158&start=2297&end=2690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158/thumbnail_2297000.jpg","/articles/6297158/Sweetwater-County/Wyoming/County-renews-multiple-202526-liquor-licenses-one-abstention-on-retail-group","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297158-6be580818a8aba35ba80153e12d0edbd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185408&Signature=YplR4MAK-DvCOwJqMhiejW-LHR1XULb4lr3Dmv2ovbp5F-4m3bhqT7MdsunLQ8eX6uzZEEgG97QMHtix7p~OvzHlqic7Xkp3-woYcQUoBBHnp99KuQjaUdMxxQAfgXsBPmaJqf4x0hKSWrO6~4kEffieG7eLSYLvlKxAmNrs0eaUwuWqGOb049K3NNAP-no76XUMtR~6xkH5UVuU7oxJ9o~gSUfrsc7zO5fm7YslNVYkG5OHulZm3uPeU8XhNAoc36yc-D97bhoTvSmtMWUzsiMl8vjeFt6aRe8MfIXqMJ64siCUHgIFJa~zjcx6xZkIEvNeo6Ra6efgXyQfcBUR-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetwater County commissioners on March 4 approved a series of liquor license renewals for the 2025–26 licensing year, covering county retail liquor licenses, a restaurant license, retail malt-beverage permits and a limited retail license.

The board handled the applications in grouped votes. For the county retail liquor licenses — a group that included White Mountain Mining (AhJT Enterprises), Buckboard Marina at Flaming Gorge, Eden Saloon, Fast Stop (Cruel Jacks), The Hub (Mustang Travel Stop), Little America, Love's Travel Stops and several others — Commissioner Robert Slaughter moved to approve the group and Commissioner John Jones seconded. The motion passed 4–1, with Commissioner Richards recorded as abstaining.

The county restaurant liquor license for Purple Sage Ventures (doing business as The Login) was approved on a subsequent motion by Slaughter and second; the board voted unanimously. County retail malt-beverage permits for Crossroads Travel Plaza, Farson Feed Store, Little America, Mustang Travel Stop and others were approved unanimously on a grouped motion. The county limited retail liquor license for Rolling Green Country Club was likewise approved unanimously.

Nut graf: the approvals were routine renewals of existing license holders; the board opened the public hearings required for each group but recorded no public testimony on the items.

Votes at a glance:
- County retail liquor licenses (multiple applicants): motion to approve by Commissioner Robert Slaughter; second by Commissioner John Jones; vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain (Commissioner Richards).
- County restaurant liquor license (Purple Sage Ventures/The Login): motion to approve by Commissioner Robert Slaughter; second by Commissioner Toman; vote: unanimous.
- County retail malt-beverage permits (multiple applicants): motion to approve by Commissioner Robert Slaughter; second by Commissioner Richards; vote: unanimous.
- County limited retail liquor license (Rolling Green Country Club): motion to approve by Commissioner Robert Slaughter; second by Commissioner Toman; vote: unanimous.

The clerk handled licensure paperwork and the board completed the votes with no additional conditions attached.","The Board approved a slate of county retail, restaurant, malt-beverage and limited retail liquor licenses for the 2025–26 licensing year; one commissioner abstained on the county retail liquor group.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6297163,"Sweetwater County approves $1,352.10 budget transfer for custodial equipment",98,383000,481000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158&start=383&end=481","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2510796-b449b628cee46900d86401081084c158/thumbnail_383000.jpg","/articles/6297163/Sweetwater-County/Wyoming/Sweetwater-County-approves-135210-budget-transfer-for-custodial-equipment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297163-9f84e3a61153a7b79b4be508f2da7488/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185408&Signature=YTw~z2s-UOjyKv245678MIZA6Nujky~dlpDVlVfm7Z7e4luv6RLnnT64p83T09Ek2tfTsEBKuFvFNCk1ElnCMqwu3SPAC4GvYoz9gWMxbsCTy3aSqhNJYMTigyhcUvY2lkg2M404JXqUIBPTHPikXbOK5ccG30Ou59DLzIVSkvtopvtIVp8pNjV-Dfya3S~gjJ61Fg00QRO1WzHbeCDuYVvcp6jji32tP0DemlKVb2BNClRF3VDmkHmpfkQiNXYgquPEc8RCj9bnovdg8BD4ww3pxxa3JfSGqVL8dxziwv3PUqa54~WP6-3do2ymjK~XePHSdohCNN-xH~N6SYkt5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetwater County commissioners on March 4 unanimously approved Resolution 25-03-CL-01, authorizing a $1,352.10 transfer within the county capital budget to cover custodial equipment costs.

The vote followed a brief staff explanation from Rebecca Romero, accounting specialist, who said the county’s recently purchased skid-steer broom came in under estimate but the carpet-cleaner estimate exceeded expectations. \"The skidster broom that we purchased came in under, $1,003.52... However, the carpet cleaner estimate is a little bit higher than they anticipated, so we would like to transfer that in,\" Romero said. She added the transfer \"is not gonna touch the general fundraisers. It's just moving funds.\"

The nut graf: the move reallocates existing capital budget dollars rather than tapping the general fund. Commissioners opened and closed a public hearing with no speakers and then voted to approve the resolution.

Commissioner John Jones moved to approve Resolution 25-03-CL-01 in the amount of $1,352.10; Commissioner Robert Slaughter seconded. Hearing no discussion, the board adopted the resolution by unanimous voice vote.

The transfer will be recorded in project accounting and will fund the higher carpet-cleaner cost as detailed in the agenda packet’s attachment.

No additional public comment or follow-up direction was recorded at the meeting.","Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 25-03-CL-01 to move $1,352.10 within the capital budget to cover higher-than-expected carpet-cleaner costs for county facilities.","actionData","errors"]

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