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Robinson said the county is 16.67% into the fiscal year and that several departments appear above that proportion because of timing: half of certain appropriations are disbursed up front in January, vehicle and property insurance premiums are billed annually and drive early-year expense spikes, and there were three payrolls in January that pushed personnel costs higher than a single-period average. She emphasized that these timing effects typically normalize as the fiscal year progresses and that finance will monitor any accounts that require attention.

Robinson also reviewed capital improvement program (CIP) cash-flow summaries, building and health-department CIP items, and fund composition and reconciliation reports. She said a prior reporting error misclassified a waste-disposal certificate of deposit but that the Treasurer's office is correcting the entry for the next report.

Robinson concluded by telling commissioners she was waiting for final publication of an updated bond rating report. Shortly thereafter she reported that Standard & Poor's had upgraded the county's rating from A to A+. \"It pretty much tells whether you're doing your job, as far as management, debt, and that includes debt, investment, and just overall management,\" she said. Robinson said the county will publish the rating and the supporting report when it is uploaded to the S&P website and noted that a stronger rating could help the county secure better terms if it proceeds with debt for capital projects such as a detention center.

No formal action was required on the finance presentation; Robinson asked the commission to sign a CIP project-funding authorization form for the sheriff detention-center needs assessment as an administrative follow-up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Geary County Commission 03/10/25","oneSentenceSummary","Finance Director Tammy Robinson told the Geary County Board of Commissioners on Monday that early-year budget percentages are skewed by timing of large annual payments and payrolls, and that the county's bond rating was upgraded by S&P to A+.","taxTitle","Geary County, Kansas","taxId",63542,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6643701,"Geary County sheriff warns jail costs rising; seeks new medical contract and higher per-diem for housed inmates",600,1600000,2200000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531881-890edba3a79c7a0ed508b206aafb6cbb&start=1600&end=2200","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531881-890edba3a79c7a0ed508b206aafb6cbb/thumbnail_1600000.jpg","/articles/6643701/Geary-County/Kansas/Geary-County-sheriff-warns-jail-costs-rising-seeks-new-medical-contract-and-higher-per-diem-for-housed-inmates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6643701-34651bd65895eb02c793a5fdade2c11b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775724457&Signature=dHXoS-3erEgKQB7IYlyXh2S5BImj1IF6IsMmnQzg8ogs~rc3q9J4323~rB8SVJGIl7YLXv0lDqfF47UfybegXR8rmhJxrOySibXNLQ-qwu-NxZdblxco~9MSMhdzg34z0xphzylAzsayzrBQ5~p4jK8lb~ctvCwRBPJtGbbPWBEDyINLOaKvmQBgnphjVJX25jVgV0-4vL63~vGaqD8NdCVA4Kd8uf~4woJo0YMiB1jF9KSqMeuLph~kBb-Kq5z5z1a~DtDnO-PKiLRpcXJMu0dqxVE9l7nCwoD2sihFVaouvGYZ0sCqoJw~UobIdfAMRCeRfw--Es6yNZ8X8I4Q~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Geary County sheriff told commissioners on Monday that the county jail has seen increased activity and growing medical and operational costs and that staff are preparing procurement options for a new jail medical services contract.

The sheriff said the jail's average daily population for the two-week reporting window was 92 and that the facility continues to have two inoperable cell doors on the north side, preventing closure of that wing until repairs can be completed. \"If we can stay in the low nineties and get these doors fixed,\" he said, \"we should be able to close that north side down once again.\"

The sheriff told commissioners the county's current outside-housing rate is $65 per day and described that figure as outdated. \"That $65 per day was a number Jeanette came up with in 02/2009,\" he said. \"We have not changed it since 02/2009. As you know, the cost from 02/2009 to 2025 is not even in comparison anymore.\" He said he expects to recommend a new rate in the $95-to-$100 range at a future meeting, but that neighboring counties' lower rates complicate the market for housing inmates.

On medical costs, the sheriff gave the commission year-to-year figures: about $560,863 in 2023 and $695,702 in 2024 for medical services and associated expenses, with pharmacy costs separated out in 2024. He said the county's current contract with TK Health (formerly TurnKey) quoted a medical-provider-only proposal of $355,865 and included an annual escalation provision of roughly 3.95%. \"TK Health said that each year they will increase it by almost 4%, 3.95 to be exact,\" he said. \"They appear to be the best one for what they are giving us, but we are getting more proposals.\" He said the county had received only one formal proposal to date and that staff were reaching out to at least a dozen potential providers to get comparative quotes. He warned commissioners that some proposals from non-correctional providers might be cheaper but could introduce legal or operational risks.

The sheriff also reported rising direct medical expense totals to the board: contractor/interim payments and medical bills accounted for roughly $413,000 in 2024 (up from about $291,000 in 2023), and pharmacy costs were about $59,000 in 2024. He said the jail's current provider contract expires in mid-April, creating a compressed procurement timeline. \"We are scrambling right now...to get proposals to present to you guys on what company we can propose to go with,\" he said.

Other operational items raised in the Sheriff's presentation included prisoner transports, arrests and incident counts (the two-week incident total was about 710, up from 470 the previous period) and the county practice around reimbursing outside agencies for medical care when those agencies bring in arrestees. The sheriff said the county pays medical costs for prisoners arrested on county charges, not routinely for detainees brought by other jurisdictions unless court records show county responsibility.

On equipment and property issues, the sheriff told commissioners a vehicle ordered in late 2023 and paid for in early 2024 had not been delivered, and the county attorney has filed a petition in court to recover it or funds. \"We have paid that individual, and we have not received the vehicle,\" he said. \"We have filed him on a petition to the court, and we're waiting for that to be settled.\"

The sheriff sought no immediate vote but said he would return with procurement options, cost comparisons and a recommended per-diem for boarding outside agencies' inmates. He told the commission he expected to present more detailed cost breakdowns in four weeks.","The Geary County sheriff told commissioners on Monday that the county jail has seen increased activity and growing medical and operational costs and that staff are preparing procurement options for a new jail medical services contract.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6643694,"Votes at a glance: Geary County commission approves budgets, grants and tax-sale redemption fee",3086,4763000,7849000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531881-890edba3a79c7a0ed508b206aafb6cbb&start=4763&end=7849","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531881-890edba3a79c7a0ed508b206aafb6cbb/thumbnail_4763000.jpg","/articles/6643694/Geary-County/Kansas/Votes-at-a-glance-Geary-County-commission-approves-budgets-grants-and-tax-sale-redemption-fee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6643694-ba5d9462dcfebe0279498d0df39f3727/orig.mp4?Expires=1775724457&Signature=GIIde~cW2JcrEYoZnSOeDE~y3Xi78hll8z9oHFnR8D7h1guBjo~6511XrX05H0oHRzT3aQNpFFo9rzfUTwOafKYJWeSFx92u9BMk~TJ6d-xwNum8ccmQIuv3iR0Oovd-ldcwSIk5jfTHqFGeszI47PZc73EanE1D7z7uuasWusw2~A~K3Wn87gsA2gcBqfbt3JRzKQOmu7ouwP8VyGbtOfh1XVuzSRgsL~Rc2vE~aVZXt4S~Nknl0iWjp5AlOkopQv3xV3g1l96zsi6VOgXXUHFYzi0lW2EyncYXSkj4QjNVZrsnN1gpLx7lWVhkIArf9DsJqFhqooyIDIh-7-QqPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Geary County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal approvals during the meeting. Below are the items the board approved, plus available mover/second notations and the recorded outcome.

1) Motion: Approve the adult community corrections total budget (fiscal year request submitted to state) — Moved: not specified; Seconded: not specified. Outcome: Approved. Notes: Finance and behavior-health amounts listed; county director warned state-level reductions could change final grant amounts.

2) Motion: Approve the juvenile community corrections total budget — Moved: not specified; Seconded: not specified. Outcome: Approved.

3) Motion: Approve juvenile reinvestment budget (two-year grant, year amount $125,951) — Moved: not specified; Seconded: not specified. Outcome: Approved.

4) Motion: Authorize signatures on three health-department grants (public health emergency preparedness, immunizations action plan, state-formula environmental/public-health funds) — Moved: (Commissioner) ; Seconded: (Commissioner). Outcome: Approved.

5) Motion: Set redemption fee for tax-sale redemptions at $400 per parcel — Moved: (Commissioner); Seconded: (Commissioner). Outcome: Approved. Notes: County counselor advised fees are intended to cover publication, mailing and title-search costs; number of affected parcels estimated at roughly 44.

6) Motion: Approve change orders (unspecified projects) — Moved/Seconded: recorded. Outcome: Approved.

7) Motion: Approve meeting minutes (with clerk to incorporate final edits) — Moved/Seconded: recorded. Outcome: Approved.

Procedure notes: most motions were taken with a voice vote; the minutes and many procedural approvals were recorded with unanimous \"aye\" responses and without roll-call tallies. Where a named mover/second was not captured in the transcript, the action is shown with those fields left unspecified. Commissioners did not take immediate formal votes on the jail medical contract, per-diem change or I-70 property offer; those remained under discussion for future meetings.","At Monday's Geary County commission meeting the board approved the community corrections adult and juvenile budgets, a two-year reinvestment grant allocation, signatures on three local health grants, a $400 tax-sale redemption fee and several routine items including change orders and minutes.","actionData","errors"]

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Geary County finance director: early-year spending elevated but cash position stable; S&P rating raised to A+

Geary County sheriff warns jail costs rising; seeks new medical contract and higher per-diem for housed inmates

Votes at a glance: Geary County commission approves budgets, grants and tax-sale redemption fee