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Approve minutes — March 4, 2025
The commission moved and seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the March 4 meeting “as presented.” The chair called for the voice vote; commissioners responded “Aye” and the motion passed.

Accept warrant checks — April 4, 2025 ($454,865.26)
A motion and second were made to accept and pay the warrant checks dated April 4, 2025, totaling $454,865.26. The commission voted by voice; the chair called the motion passed.

Recess into executive session — non-elected personnel
The commission recessed into executive session for discussion of non-elected personnel matters under the Kansas statute exception; the chair announced the public meeting would resume at 11:00 a.m. A subsequent motion extended the executive session by five minutes (to 11:08), and commissioners again approved the extension by voice vote.

Consent to sale and transfer of airport building/ground lease
The commission approved the sale of an airport building and consented to assignment/transfer of the ground lease to Deep Blue Diamond (buyer described in meeting materials as associated with ISP Technologies). County staff said city approval remained a contingency to finalize the transaction; the county’s consent was recorded by voice vote during the meeting.

The meeting minutes will record the motions and the clerk’s office will retain signed documentation for the warrant checks and lease-transfer consent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Harvey County Commission meeting - April 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Harvey County Board of Commissioners approved minutes from March 4, accepted warrant checks totaling $454,865.26, recessed into and extended an executive session, and recorded consent for sale and lease transfer of an airport building.","taxTitle","Harvey County, Kansas","taxId",61137,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6075106,"Commissioners approve sale of airport building; ground lease to transfer to Deep Blue Diamond",305,4170000,4475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6&start=4170&end=4475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6/thumbnail_4170000.jpg","/articles/6075106/Harvey-County/Kansas/Commissioners-approve-sale-of-airport-building-ground-lease-to-transfer-to-Deep-Blue-Diamond","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075106-c257c11905b8b340403b11e9e670e770/orig.mp4?Expires=1775378166&Signature=l4~i6F7ZLTMLPK8gcM7X9W6M3x2VA8sTr~oxe7t0usvlCsLljXVwDO0ETEc8YluadDpAkfJd~YYynGulhBNYNhz4JnK~mftplqAprByS1q~tXhsz7CRNbkSkG5tplzFxu3por7mrs-I0d15c8-0KdqgmOczW7UoLrY1UFKaGuyHxiNTqZ4iSwUJP52fviNFmZO~ADhW0cxfWzcRBIuVy-qZB21TK8lBWF-Zlux8uLDRJAG2QxUmbYcifIXN~KRCnl0XzfJB5pfXqXxPvhDkMjK9wul1c6mcn-k2RRBRjlJBPIGQ2mt4h2xJVjuqC2n952DuVPeOsZ-NokiWgjjcIyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harvey County commissioners voted April 8 to approve the sale of an airport building and to consent to assignment of the property’s ground lease to Deep Blue Diamond, a company described in the meeting materials as affiliated with ISP Technologies.

County legal staff explained Article 17.1 of the ground lease requires both city and county approval for any sale of improvements on the leased land. The proposed purchase agreement includes the seller’s obligation to transfer its interest in the ground lease and for the buyer to accept the lease assignment.

According to material presented at the meeting, the buyer is Raymond Sawyer, proprietor of Deep Blue Diamond (a subsidiary of ISP Technologies, located in Walton, Kansas). Meeting materials describe ISP Technologies’ business as manufacturing blends and wholesale products for soil regeneration and plant nutrition.

The chairman moved and a commissioner seconded a motion to approve the sale and the lease transfer to Deep Blue Diamond; commissioners voted in favor and the motion passed by voice vote. County staff said the city’s approval was the remaining contingency needed to finalize the sale and that documentation evidencing the board’s approval would be attached to the minutes or signed later to evidence consent.

No additional conditions were recorded in the public discussion; commissioners invited the purchaser and counsel to finalize the paperwork after city approval.","Harvey County commissioners voted April 8 to approve the sale of an airport building and to consent to assignment of the ground lease to Deep Blue Diamond (associated with ISP Technologies). County staff said city approval remained as a final contingency.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6075111,"Harvey County sheriff reports federal inmate revenue shortfall, highlights jail costs and staffing",1611,845000,2456000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6&start=845&end=2456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6/thumbnail_845000.jpg","/articles/6075111/Harvey-County/Kansas/Harvey-County-sheriff-reports-federal-inmate-revenue-shortfall-highlights-jail-costs-and-staffing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075111-3d72c2401fb4a15b5a08af3531b52ece/orig.mp4?Expires=1775378166&Signature=CBd26fFzwLzgRNXgc8~qZaaEXvmT1XJ1Ye~D4Zi9GVqIe58jOXry05oPwsi-m1JbOEyvF6g0cbsH41FSXQ7PCcMajl4HVVlhnNjCui7A5PZG7fB3uMuMW4dYITkM6ukGfpCKdUQkr~f2jFVXvw2Y4PfHeLglz-6V7r8npkzUE-9uQZEe1GZHfcnSTJuGnBFa9qsqQZCMzQvLvt8YsZJEMY09PWbHKjlhh7bZVZVaYqEiCr-69nxKCH~TAY7Rp8~e5daBSPb~WyHkRs03sbzEFrK4MgIuJYlZ3-UHPKVNMDZKWCqf-H10h~HUT1XmS1mCuBO-qI0VyUDYPoN0GgtXKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harvey County Sheriff’s Office officials told commissioners April 8 they expect a significant drop in revenue this fiscal year from housing federal inmates and described ongoing staffing and cost pressures at the county jail.

Sheriff Gay reported the county budgets revenue from federal inmates at roughly $700,000–$750,000 based on prior years’ occupancy but said current bookings suggest the county will be “probably between $300,000 and $400,000 short” of that projection this year. He said the U.S. Marshals and neighboring counties’ contracts (including a new contract in another county) have reduced the number of federal inmates routed to Harvey County. “We charge $85 a day for the feds to house inmates in our jail,” he said.

The sheriff said two large, largely fixed cost items drive the jail budget: the medical contract (budgeted at about $320,000 for 2026) and the food contract (about $212,000 last year). He noted the food contractor’s per-meal rate is approximately $1.90, and that the food contract contains minimum/adjustment provisions that can raise per-meal prices if average daily population falls below specified levels.

Operational details the sheriff provided included a reported average holding time of 43 days for inmates sentenced to the Department of Corrections who remain in the local jail pending transport, and a cost estimate of about $75 per day to house an inmate. He said last month the office pulled 71 cases, conducted 482 area checks and made 81 arrests; in March deputies drove just over 42,000 miles.

Sheriff Gay and jail captain Brian Huntley described search-warrant activity (six search warrants in the latest month, several of which were blood-draw warrants tied to suspected DUI refusals). The sheriff also described transport activity for inmates sent to the state Department of Corrections and said the jail had eight outside detention trips in the reporting period.

Commissioners asked whether reduced federal inmate revenue would produce savings on items such as food or staffing; the sheriff said the medical contract is largely fixed and “they have to come in regardless of how many inmates” for the nursing/medical contract, and that some costs (utility, overtime) may fall with lower population but fixed contracts limit the savings.

No formal action was taken on April 8; the sheriff asked the commission to note the projected shortfall as staff draft final budget numbers.","Sheriff Gay told commissioners April 8 the county may face a roughly $300,000–$400,000 revenue shortfall this year because fewer federal inmates are being housed in the county jail; he outlined fixed costs — medical, food contracts, staffing — and said average post-sentencing holding time remains about 43 days.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6075115,"Harvey County commissioners open process to reconsider fireworks sales ban after public request",1713,2441000,4154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6&start=2441&end=4154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2980077-79e4ce1a80915f2fdaf6ec2c80c57cd6/thumbnail_2441000.jpg","/articles/6075115/Harvey-County/Kansas/Harvey-County-commissioners-open-process-to-reconsider-fireworks-sales-ban-after-public-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075115-6b72506c0d1917352e190003d152dbae/orig.mp4?Expires=1775378166&Signature=M1jcXDVqAm26bohD93nJO3fmOl4~n8W5OmQaxbx409ZJ7M4i65EFnSrTbqGzwsaUMC5PaUu1pyIzwWQi8RwQffJyR3BrBtCllWbt1lxV-tichD1h~jMm3HepL5GT0axtb2YJon~NIfPkZRpeCXbR4~cRAjfyhs9SBVSTFRF6vhMxJRLFamxED1OW6mrZvtNCplEukNpjJmSgi2Xt0HweYyV5gLTT~naO4WWww3JfmRTo2CZDhFU9uaYzHEI4Yn8c0YKnsO1s5XKuBnYxPC7A-GWmw6AtAE38OukAQN~5sgX2OCqMnSaivSfQxgNhpnV5J1u23UoXOhnle53Vt5AgbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Harvey County commissioners heard a request and a detailed discussion April 8 about whether to allow seasonal retail fireworks sales in the unincorporated county.

The discussion followed public comment from Michelle Green of Hutchinson, who said she has run fireworks stands for more than 30 years and asked commissioners to permit a single seasonal stand on gravel outside Burton. “The money that we will earn not only helps a business in Harvey County…we're going to be sponsoring 2 little boys from Harvey County for rodeo,” Green said, adding she has “never had a write up” in 30 years of operating stands.

County planning staff and legal counsel told the commission the county’s current regulations and resolutions are inconsistent: existing county resolution language effectively prohibits retail fireworks sales in the unincorporated county, while planning rules anticipate conditional-use permitting if retail sales are authorized. Karen, a planning staff member, said correcting the inconsistency requires both a change to the county resolution and the planning and zoning regulation amendment process, which involves a 21-day public notice, a planning commission public hearing and a waiting period for protests. She said that timeline makes it unlikely the county could complete the full legal process for this year’s fireworks season, though the process could be started immediately.

Sheriff Gay and deputies reported no operational objections to allowing a seasonal retail stand. “Give me a reason why we shouldn't support a fireworks stand in Harvey County outside city limits, and they had no reasons to not support them,” the sheriff said, adding past problems tend to arise from improper discharge of fireworks rather than from retail stands.

Commissioners discussed practical restrictions they would want to see if the sale of fireworks were authorized in the county — for example, seasonal limits, required gravel lots, separation from structures and containers for on-site seasonal storage that meet fire-safety standards — and raised distinct concerns about year-round wholesale or long-term storage of large quantities of fireworks. Planning staff and emergency management would need to review such storage proposals and identify required fire marshals’ conditions.

Commissioners directed staff to gather background and stakeholder input: specifically, to contact Harvey County emergency management for its record and rationale, to review the 2015 resolution that currently restricts fireworks sales, and to draft options for amending the resolution and planning regulations. Commissioners asked staff to return the topic for further discussion; staff noted planning commission procedures and statutory notice requirements would still apply if the commission chooses to change the county’s resolution.

For this season, Burton city officials indicated they can facilitate a temporary retail option inside the city limits; county staff and meeting participants encouraged Green to pursue that option while the county’s process proceeds.

The county did not take a formal vote to change the resolution on April 8; the commission directed staff to collect information and prepare draft changes for future consideration.","After a public request to allow a seasonal fireworks stand near Burton, Harvey County commissioners directed staff to gather information, consult emergency management and planning staff, and begin drafting options to amend county rules governing fireworks sales and storage.","actionData","errors"]

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