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\"We have issued an adverse opinion under US generally accepted accounting principles, and we have issued an unmodified opinion on the regulatory basis of accounting,\" Puyoff said, summarizing the two-tier outcome auditors must report under the county's accounting framework.

The audit identified three significant deficiencies the firm described as matters that warrant management attention but did not rise to the level of a material weakness. Puyoff said the findings were: (1) agency/distributable funds that required reclassification because revenue and expenses were being netted, (2) one county-authorized petty cash fund exceeded the authorized balance, and (3) the county purchased a 2022 Dodge Durango in January 2024 that was never delivered and the purchase was not discovered until late 2024.

Puyoff told commissioners the county received no findings tied to federal awards after auditors tested two grants: the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program and a FEMA disaster-public-assistance grant. \"For the federal funds, you had no findings,\" he said.

On county finances, Puyoff said receipts were about $38 million, roughly in line with the prior year, and that overall cash (excluding certain bond and project funds) was down about $2 million. He pointed commissioners to the long-term debt schedule and to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards in the audit packet for additional detail.

Tammy Robinson, Geary County finance director, thanked department staff for providing required information and said the county submitted a corrective-action plan that auditors included as part of the audit report. Puyoff and Robinson said they expect some of the agency-fund reporting to be improved once the county completes its accounting system implementation and related reconciliations.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the single audit threshold and the petty cash balances; Puyoff said the county triggered a single audit because federal expenditures exceeded the applicable threshold for testing this year and that the petty-cash overage was a repeat issue for a single fund held outside central accounting.

The audit packet included detailed footnotes, a schedule of long-term debt, and findings from the prior year with status updates. Puyoff said auditors identified no material weaknesses and characterized the current issues as significant deficiencies that the county is addressing.

The audit presentation concluded with an opportunity for commissioners to ask questions; no formal vote on the audit was recorded in the meeting transcript.

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The motion was for a 15-minute executive session. The transcript records the motion, the second and the chair calling for the vote with members saying \"aye.\" The motion was made in open session and the meeting proceeded to the executive session; no additional public details about the litigation were disclosed in the public portion of the transcript.

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\"It's not official official, but it looks like it's gonna be official once, Kellwell's gonna be here today. The Kellwell's are gonna be our food contract. They come today at 2. They're gonna sign it,\" the sheriff said.

The sheriff said the county has agreed to move forward with Southern Health for medical services and that the food contract with Kellwells will come in a few thousand dollars under the current contract. He said kitchen staff currently employed by the jail will remain in place and will receive raises. The sheriff described the pool purchase (a $30,000 pool) as a procurement move intended to secure more favorable pricing.

On operations, the sheriff said the jail averaged a daily population of about 95 over the two-week reporting period, with three prisoner transports, 127 traffic stops, 31 citations, 4 DUIs, 4 battery assaults, 31 arrests and a total of 387 incidents recorded in that window. He said the county negotiated a food contract that he expects to be cheaper for 2026 compared with 2025 and that medical-provider arrangements have been signed off by county staff.

The sheriff also discussed staffing pressures and said he was working to get positions back to cover shifts; commissioners acknowledged the difficulty of staffing public-safety positions and discussed trying to make budget space where possible.

No formal commission vote on the contracts was recorded in the transcript; the sheriff said the food contract would be finalized with an in-person signing later in the day.

","The sheriff updated the commission that Kellwells will sign the jail food contract and Southern Health will provide medical services; he reported an average daily jail population of 95, listed recent incident metrics, and discussed staffing and contract cost changes.",{"_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},6522681,"Residents complain of limited notice as Kansas Gas plans transmission-line replacement; commissioners say easements limit county action",2870,223000,3093000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5067821-19810aa560120936e5ea389d017cd2b1&start=223&end=3093","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5067821-19810aa560120936e5ea389d017cd2b1/thumbnail_223000.jpg","/articles/6522681/Geary-County/Kansas/Residents-complain-of-limited-notice-as-Kansas-Gas-plans-transmission-line-replacement-commissioners-say-easements-limit-county-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522681-393f4dfdf31b21832e00858e717dfbed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770737413&Signature=ksz0J9oKgpYBZgXgzB2~DA6kQUdghJ0Vhvrkq-GaplOTl6iLJ1BfpC6zkSIpkwJ-PzgNYFj-QwPgPZipOPqUUsGmxFnVISP-70VQj0zIOZZSb1niGpt-dtaPQmAquHjLUGtaunvL-W7gP6L3xZj0usYbgBTv4asyYt-rkNsf9qPXAswklt5W9gRpfjZFSmGlPV-6PTu~Vbuv2h2Y8Zz~BZmUw83Yc~1OJf-cnC5Yb9umOGqrnXbvj3C-OZaZdDERaPqK0LT6Nc~hnp7hcXeS6VvWy4nggYnAPGFa-h0TjFz9jpccWgrJAeT0dZZhrabuTU5FPNIKBrmDDYY1YgubGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners and residents spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing a planned transmission-line replacement by Kansas Gas on Junction City's east side and related surveying activity that residents said occurred without prior notice.

One commissioner said the project appears to be compliance-driven and therefore necessary. \"Kansas Gas is planning a replacement of the line on the East Side Of Junction City due to requirements necessary necessitating a replacement of the line,\" the commissioner said, adding that the replacement will be located within existing easements or easements obtained along the proposed route.

Several residents and other speakers said they were upset they had not been notified sooner and reported that surveyors and drones had appeared on or over private property. A resident told the commission, \"you don't own the airspace,\" describing what she had been told by an engineer and saying drone surveys are permissible in many cases without owner permission.

The sheriff's office and other staff told the commission they have looked into drone law and that deputies will respond if surveyors enter private property beyond easements. The sheriff said the office has a captain who attends drone-law training and that legal avenues can be pursued when property is entered without permission: \"If they don't listen to you, then we will respond and deal with it.\"

Commissioners and staff recommended the county continue communication with the Kansas Corporation Commission and with Kansas Gas and suggested property owners may need to pursue civil remedies if they believe their property rights were violated. Several speakers said they were seeking contacts and additional technical information on line pressure and placement before deciding on legal steps.

The exchange also touched on potential long-term consequences residents said could follow the company's survey or easement acquisition, including restrictions on future building over a pipeline corridor. County staff said the correspondence they received (described as sent via the KCC to a county contact) contained information on the project and that property owners can expect utility companies to be responsible for restoring and maintaining easements where work occurs.

No formal county action to block the project was recorded in the meeting transcript; commissioners said the county's authority is limited when utility easements apply but that staff and law-enforcement resources will respond to potential trespass or similar complaints.

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County audit finds no federal grant problems but flags agency accounting, petty cash and an undelivered vehicle

Commission votes to enter 15-minute executive session to discuss Wyman lawsuit

Sheriff reports new food and medical contracts, jail population and staffing challenges

Residents complain of limited notice as Kansas Gas plans transmission-line replacement; commissioners say easements limit county action