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Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes and approved by the board:
- Approval of warrants for May 30, 2025 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of payroll for May 30, 2025 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of minutes from the May 12, 2025 meeting (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of Change Order 02/2022 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approval of multiple transfers of funds (identified in agenda as 2025-01 through 2025-06), including transfers from jail revenue to grant-writer salary, jail excess revenue to mill-supplement/general fund, detention facility to 2-mil supplement, ambulance capital outlay to ambulance equipment fund, and transfers within the fire department funds. Each transfer was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; specific line-item details were presented by county staff during the meeting.
- Authorization for department staff to execute the master service agreement between Chase County and Blue Valley Consulting, with authority delegated to the county signatory to sign (motion carried by voice vote).

Items discussed but not voted on or deferred: a proposed juvenile-detention contract with Reno County was discussed and the county decided to hold on signing any new juvenile contract until needed; sheriff’s camera procurement was discussed but commissioners recommended budgeting the multi-year payment rather than taking immediate purchasing action.

The meeting included two executive sessions (one for confidential financial data related to a tax protest and one for non-elected personnel matters). Both executive sessions were recorded as having no action taken when the board returned to open session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","05/30/2025 Chase County Commissioners's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 30 meeting the Chase County Board of Commissioners approved routine warrants, payroll and minutes; approved several transfers of funds and a change order; and authorized the master service agreement with Blue Valley Consulting.","taxTitle","Chase County, Kansas","taxId",72902,"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},6541196,"Chase County green-lights reclamation and chip-seal plan for Middle Creek Road with August 2026 completion target",1319,8040000,9359000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679&start=8040&end=9359","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679/thumbnail_8040000.jpg","/articles/6541196/Chase-County/Kansas/Chase-County-green-lights-reclamation-and-chip-seal-plan-for-Middle-Creek-Road-with-August-2026-completion-target","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541196-3340c0ccb2b1033736f2b2125adb7dc0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342131&Signature=TN5WQih6HK4hIp5q-x5-VmS~btFGuJhB2btHnDEGGq6rehgniXP4a2ihllsMOG9IK8YgrKn7OzAjIrXQ0RZ8HGpUw8K0~4eb5VKHvsYIsnCpsRxiovkhlNeT3lqaCPeNaCfqmzGZqPU8R1NlrugVKVPmdZPnsuSagrJ5IImJ8NCNRkumlwflux7wEzfbnfT-YTbyCd4ig542SvO1XqglvO3U5KHoRes5VByMRC2duPm0LaBHc7pmFj3~-HOqAjbuNzwuE5~7sqzqjMUbe1ZiWe-orO25pbBPvcM1bR~C6-uKL2De-jPupKGfxjKA9r4vmP6KMFn8vd1caojpJAYu5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chase County commissioners on May 30 approved a multi-stage reclamation and resurfacing plan for Middle Creek Road, directing county road crews to grind and reshape the corridor, address drainage deficiencies and return a stabilized surface with chip seal by August 2026.

The scope as approved runs from U.S. Highway 50 north to the center section of GP Road between East Middle Creek and West Middle Creek. The board and road staff described the work as an initial full reclamation to rebuild the road base with crushed rock where needed, followed by a future stabilization treatment and two-coat chip seal within a 12–14 month timeframe, contingent on weather and available funding.

Road superintendent and commissioners detailed that much of the road’s deterioration has resulted from shoulder and ditch deficiencies that allow water to undermine the roadway; the approved plan emphasizes ditch and drainage repairs before final sealing. Commissioners asked for periodic cost and progress reports and set a clear deadline: the county will complete the chip-seal restoration no later than August 2026. That deadline was included in the motion recorded in the meeting minutes so the work can be tracked against specific milestones.

Commissioners instructed staff to prioritize problem sections during the grinding and to return to the commission with cost estimates and a timeline for stabilization and chip-seal when available; the board discussed using capital improvements funds where appropriate to complete the project without unexpected tax impacts.

The motion passed by voice vote; commissioners asked that the minutes note Commissioner Miller’s concern about adhering to the stated timeframe and requested that staff provide periodic updates so the board may monitor progress.","The commissioners approved a multi-step reclamation and chip-seal plan for Middle Creek Road from U.S. 50 to the midsection of GP Road (between East and West Middle Creek), directing road staff to grind and rehabilitate the roadway, fix drainage defects, and apply a stabilized surface and chip-seal within 14 months (target: August 2026).",{"_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},6541200,"Sheriff recommends body-worn and in-car camera purchase; county to budget payments over five years",278,5387000,5665000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679&start=5387&end=5665","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679/thumbnail_5387000.jpg","/articles/6541200/Chase-County/Kansas/Sheriff-recommends-body-worn-and-in-car-camera-purchase-county-to-budget-payments-over-five-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541200-00e16140fe71398322a2825109c3ab4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342131&Signature=LJGINXQiTnSbpOCvvZ6Hrg~TnUJdXlMYsuZTfFf5us5TYIekkuTpx9nEdbHQIhG23mxivBsn-Ot3owMJGej3YBYTk49tnrVmFJXjJYwtczIm3gLLgnowwWGzXcdoFXI1JCjC5tE6F6n3rEpIjHFL-qpNvukRSqPC5N2HEWWGO7Cg5HXC5W49nCvexu03Vw4Up08jfRdNHz3TA3M0kz-SPkgLErmhZs4zTLIFv8ToLydO1-P5gzKMi58sOQ1IXtRiLdGP~-KL8-W2MSOadfGgtH8zei7xC-Om5BDSfhSAoa3TPkfVQJC-rXi57Tno0~EsDOunZkRZMJObX~z46AnG3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chase County commissioners heard a detailed proposal from the sheriff’s office about replacing and expanding in-car cameras and body-worn cameras. The county’s jail administrator and sheriff’s staff described a five-year financing and service package from Axon that would include camera hardware, installation, training and unlimited cloud storage under an encrypted platform.

County staff said the quote for six vehicle cameras and six body-worn cameras totaled $77,458.30 over five years, which breaks down to roughly $15,491.66 per year. The Axon financing arrangement the sheriff’s office described includes full warranty coverage, a replacement body camera at about 2.5 years and cloud storage and evidence management hosted by the vendor.

Sheriff’s staff told commissioners the department currently has “two and a half” body cameras available for a six-person department and no in-car cameras; staff said limited recording capacity has hampered documentation of incidents and court proceedings. County information-technology staff noted that hosting the raw video locally would require a substantial one-time increase to existing storage capacity (quoted during the meeting as up to $30,000), making the vendor-hosted storage an important factor in the procurement decision.

Commissioners did not take a formal vote to purchase the system at the meeting. The sheriff’s office said it would carry the first-year payment from available law-enforcement or special-fund balances and proposed to include the out-year annual payments in the sheriff’s future budgets; the sheriff’s office will continue to pursue grant funding and favored a budgeted approach rather than a single-year purchase.

County officials asked the sheriff to confirm whether grant funds secured in later years could be applied to the multi-year contract payments and asked staff to work with county finance to identify the appropriate line items for the first-year payment and for future budget planning.","Chase County discussed a five-year Axon camera program for patrol vehicles and body cameras costing about $77,458.30 over five years; the sheriff's office will include the annual payments in next budgets and continue pursuing grant funding.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6541204,"Chase County OKs application for federal Safe Streets for All planning grant, approves hiring Blue Valley Consulting",1244,3312000,4556000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679&start=3312&end=4556","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3636473-6a7b02a968ff11dadf02d5286ba74679/thumbnail_3312000.jpg","/articles/6541204/Chase-County/Kansas/Chase-County-OKs-application-for-federal-Safe-Streets-for-All-planning-grant-approves-hiring-Blue-Valley-Consulting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541204-3ceff56a678c56b5381202d776b0e33a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775342131&Signature=Wqj5kEL8AR14wxwWH461XInieS0hROf6eR6cKcp5fWAvKkwwkYCWlnre4Rz~be5sj76nJ0nvWpQGDbfguVUQTerRhT9Eh49eXJAgUIq1OoMRVPa3lfizNGBnz8jaLCD-EvlUNBDjPKyqkBNXQWaWp2BYFPWLJuEWoW2QZvQCbfegtdFwyT7dsB6k3I~cb~LwAxCGig6LUWI6SUkQbd-k8g2m4Ch4zbdFnB9amocIjX1wZZtYN9dbPs-6Tq0TNOHoLnCp7oHCzhQGSUqXjtLO~7004H~CYSfzGFFJP70xmrTKcMkwOg3Q1cVj9hsvk5Y8srtjgm37hCsOWtxFTjKTpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chase County commissioners voted May 30 to move forward with an application for the federal Safe Streets for All planning grant and authorized a master service agreement with Blue Valley Consulting, a two-person engineering firm led by Brandy Sutherland, to help write the application and provide on-call engineering services.

The commissioners approved the application to seek funding for a safety action plan that would identify prioritized pedestrian, bicycle and roadway safety improvements countywide. County staff told the commission the planning phase typically costs about $100,000 and requires a 20% match; the match can be cash or in-kind and Build Kansas funds were discussed as one possible source.

County officials described two separate engagements with Blue Valley Consulting: (1) grant-writing and preparation of the Safe Streets for All safety action plan, a fees-to-be-reimbursed arrangement contingent on available grant-writing assistance funds from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub or the Flint Hills Regional Council; and (2) a separate, project-by-project engineering support arrangement for smaller bridge and culvert design, permitting and stamped plans. Commissioners authorized county staff to execute the master service agreement and directed the county attorney and staff to circulate the agreement for signature.

The commissioners said they were comfortable with a limited, hourly or project-based engagement rather than a long-term exclusive retainer. They asked county staff to provide the board with the full draft contract and a scope-and-fee schedule for the engineering services; commissioners asked for periodic updates on work performed and invoicing so the board could monitor use and costs.

The board moved unanimously to authorize the Safe Streets for All application and to approve a master service agreement with Blue Valley Consulting, with authority for the county signatory to execute the agreement and for staff to pursue available state grant-reimbursement mechanisms for the planning match.

Next steps include submitting the grant application, finalizing the Blue Valley Consulting contract with an hourly/scope schedule, and returning to the commission with progress reports and invoices if the county signs the master service agreement.","Chase County commissioners authorized applying for a federal Safe Streets for All planning grant and approved a master service agreement with Blue Valley Consulting to prepare the safety action plan and offer engineering support for road and bridge projects.","actionData","errors"]

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