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Key items and outcomes:
- Minutes: The commission approved regular meeting minutes for July 9, July 16 and July 23 and combined several meeting-minute items for approval (motions recorded and passed by roll call).
- Appointments (items E–G): Resolutions were adopted to appoint Tamara Roberts Blackwell to the Wichita‑Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board; Brenda Brown to the Sedgwick County Mental Health Advisory Board; and Rachel Rivero to the Sedgwick County Advisory Council on Aging and Physical Disabilities. Those appointed who were present were sworn in by Kelly Arnold.
- Proclamation (item D): The commission adopted a proclamation recognizing National Health Center Week (August 2025) and acknowledged Hunter Health, GraceMed and HealthCore as the three federally qualified health centers serving Sedgwick County. Amy Feimer, CEO of Hunter Health, and representatives from the other centers accepted and thanked the commission.
- Donation (item H): The board accepted a $300 donation from Shields to Sedgwick County EMS to support bike-team equipment repairs; Derek Williams, shields’ asset protection lead, spoke briefly.
- Board of Bids and Contracts: The commission accepted seven recommendations from the July 31 Board of Bids and Contracts meeting, including bridge improvements (Klaver Construction Company, $847,503.25), on‑call architectural and engineering services (multiple firms; three-year agreements), a one‑year forensic software subscription for the sheriff’s office (Magnet Forensics, $57,110), several correctional facilities supply agreements, multifunction device and software contract for the treasurer’s office (Access Systems), and four Class 5/4 wheel drive long‑bed lube service trucks (Master Tech Truck and Equipment, $171,180).

All of the above motions were approved by roll-call vote; the transcript records unanimous aye votes for the major consent and procurement motions. The meeting also included a brief Fire District No. 1 session that approved two sets of fire meeting minutes and routine district consent items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners Meeting - 8/6/2025","oneSentenceSummary","On Aug. 6 the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners approved meeting minutes, three board appointments, a proclamation recognizing National Health Center Week, a $300 EMS donation from Shields, and seven items recommended by the Board of Bids and Contracts.","taxTitle","Sedgwick County, Kansas","taxId",2883,"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},6588774,"Sedgwick County reports stable finances, rising revenues; commissioners receive and file Q2 report",1160,4091000,5251000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca&start=4091&end=5251","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca/thumbnail_4091000.jpg","/articles/6588774/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-reports-stable-finances-rising-revenues-commissioners-receive-and-file-Q2-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588774-2882ab5ed3df3f175eb6801e6943307e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161922&Signature=HAPOUBbHw8-y6C7FBzFdcywrxWI6I~HiUTbgiXNgkQRkgpFoCRrs9lb7lYctYsmhOAoyub0D-FRMEpCUoWgskOgZZfKajthJSNA9rxmUxTbywZq6qp-QTqsKB9pYTBG~tgNDWHsv4pxbbkxKX9sumhcgQbjpn1Zd7lVIWCQZRc3ktKzPG9RvijjeoaP0Kr8jBfkcWjwoiXR-zw-gfuU6zz1Nw8XzvMy61IbNQKEQ-3NQZvfmTGyu8q0JOroMHfICWALP~1V0Gib0HZRIpolQuk419CA4jvxVFdxZSUO-I1oDsdYxGS6kEboKPwCuAb9CdMFsFHEtr-qCC~soglLVag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sedgwick County’s accounting director presented the county’s unaudited second-quarter financial report on Aug. 6, showing overall financial stability, shifts in fund balances and revenue changes tied to assessed valuation and one‑time state advances.

Hope Fernandez, accounting director, told commissioners the county’s property-tax supported funds are forecast to decrease $1.2 million because of planned one‑time expenses previously funded by ARPA. Non‑property tax supported funds were forecast to increase $5.3 million, largely reflecting projected increases in charges for services tied to Medicaid reimbursement rate changes in Calm Care. Fernandez said total revenue over expenditures was estimated to increase by $4.3 million, leaving an ending balance of approximately $231 million across funds.

Fernandez highlighted key drivers: an 8.1% rise in assessed valuation increased ad valorem collections but the commission reduced the mill levy by roughly 0.4 mills; sales and use taxes rose in five of six months; motor vehicle tax and investment income increases also helped revenues. She noted nonrecurring items such as state advances for the state mental health hospital and groundwater testing that materially affected the non‑property tax funds.

On personnel costs Fernandez said salary and benefits have increased as vacancies fill and compensation becomes more competitive, while overtime and other personnel expenditures declined because certain agencies (notably the sheriff’s office) reduced callbacks as positions were filled. She also noted investment returns exceeded the U.S. one‑year T‑bill benchmark for the first time in recent quarters and the county’s invested portfolio was about $488 million.

Commissioners asked follow‑up questions. Chairman Ryan Beatty requested staffing and overtime change data comparing 2024 to Q2 2025; staff agreed to provide the detail by email. Following the presentation the commission voted to receive and file the quarterly financial report. The transcript shows the report is based on unaudited data and that several capital projects and fund specifics are subject to future adjustments during the annual audit.","County accounting presented the second-quarter financial report showing an estimated $4.3 million increase in revenues over expenditures and an unrestricted general fund balance that meets the county’s 20% policy threshold. Commissioners voted to receive and file the report.",{"_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},6588779,"Sedgwick County presents updated strategic plan; commissioners receive and file amid calls for broader public review",1551,2572000,4123000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca&start=2572&end=4123","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca/thumbnail_2572000.jpg","/articles/6588779/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-presents-updated-strategic-plan-commissioners-receive-and-file-amid-calls-for-broader-public-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588779-08ec110692d6941203e61ab3915f37e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161922&Signature=ogreMrS97xRSLXI2C8UOYpD7OxW0vuIz2bidlYi7wy-caNS2sAtpYvh7ImiLVXXzydhIK73xO4~EcujBX2Bz6-3ct9p3IzUA6A~50RDUFhRNKXF4e59M9-Xw4mTjIJD6t1g8iQhmeJN~c5VCf380HpDCPE6Un3izUUP8gZTXtUxCpfmf2xYKZTDvdLXPopVe0flyGBpklCLLGAo3wFh8Ui59CjuxUbTzhnf2Q0TD54g7P9npOGSO~eMNUl9e3TTsCtXG9X2AVzZyLnIa7bflvsFWBnFjkB3WSsM~s4jSYN2zNfmvRpEbRkag41sa53bWwBxSRt5F7XAFVtPPAnCr6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sedgwick County officials presented an updated strategic plan to the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 6 and commissioners voted to receive and file the document while requesting more outreach to citizen advisory groups before final adoption.

County Manager Tom Stoltz and Sarah Gooding of Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) described a yearlong process of interviews, division‑level reviews and staff focus groups that produced a streamlined plan with five themes — service and resource optimization; workforce and culture; technology; internal communications; and public trust — each paired with strategies and key performance indicators that county leaders will use to measure progress.

Stoltz said the shorter “clean” document is intended to make goals and KPIs more visible to the public and to drive department-level planning and budgeting. Gooding said the team reviewed the 2019 plan, met with elected officials, local government leaders, state officials and county employees and distilled those findings into the current update. She said the result “takes all of that work, bridal it into the five goal areas” and added templates to guide departments in creating measurable KPIs.

Several commissioners raised concerns about public visibility and process. Commissioner Hall asked whether the new plan replaces the 2019 plan and said he would have preferred to see the full, long version together with the condensed document. Jane Lane of Human Resources clarified the mission, vision and values from 2019 remain unchanged and are part of the overall package; Stoltz and staff said a longer, more detailed worksheet version with department-level templates and next steps was available and would be posted and packaged with the shorter plan.

Commissioners said they wanted district advisory and other citizen boards to see the document. Staff said external stakeholder interviews had been conducted but district advisory boards had not been shown the draft; they offered to bring the plan to those boards and to finalize a combined package online. Lindsey Powers, chief financial officer, stressed time pressure: department-level strategic results and supporting KPIs must feed into the county’s 2026 budget process and the budget book needs strategic measures for November’s budget adoption.

After discussion the commission voted to receive and file the strategic plan update and directed staff to continue outreach, finalize the longer supporting documents and return to the commission for formal adoption before Q4. The transcript did not record a final adopted version or any changes to the mission, vision and values; staff said the next step was for departments to create nested strategic plans and measurable KPIs before the end of the year.","County manager Tom Stoltz and Wichita State’s Public Policy and Management Center presented a three-page strategic plan update with five themes and KPIs. Commissioners voted to receive and file the plan after questions about how it replaces the 2019 plan and requests for additional public/advisory-board review.",{"_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},6588783,"Spirit Electronics, Sedgwick County approve pedestrian signals on South Oliver Street",2443,985000,3428000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca&start=985&end=3428","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5549184-86c53b694c28d37e438f144398de41ca/thumbnail_985000.jpg","/articles/6588783/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Spirit-Electronics-Sedgwick-County-approve-pedestrian-signals-on-South-Oliver-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588783-dccb330390c268e0fb2c125f57b4eedc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161922&Signature=VK7exq3DKCdGiEalIvPTnDgzRvAxZLHdIShzACa8uhBjy7gwtgjDf0yEcWqSZ0yu0lVWIxcKMyZN10Hq1feqnybXOdbMDbrJLehmuqf5IyY-eWHynC1mbjppgynedejWyn6leAgdk4wKOjEzwMTT4meYd370aqeID5D5JBPYNjrmz~f0YZtkl55NAoqCUcapiKvfZF0gI3Wwq7dhdTdbTeueYCC0d0vnAfiDLeZHeJaMCdv3h1WpGt-6DO84X1lVtBwRxwGrh4GgZO3ipYP2X6u2EeCvD4L9ALB57I8Q0IjqfQaTGas8K6SrQNPVtj325spOa7ewI2io2HUIM6pGHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners approved a cost-share agreement with Spirit to install two pedestrian crosswalks with traffic signals on South Oliver Street near Spirit’s Wichita manufacturing campus.

The agreement, included in the consent agenda as items O and P, was discussed at the commission meeting Aug. 6. Adam Pogue, vice president for manufacturing services at Spirit, told the commission the project would create “two pedestrian crosswalks with traffic signals on South Oliver Street between the central part of our campus and our east parking lots” and that Spirit is “more than committed to the proposed cost share associated with the outline in the agreement.”

Commissioners and county staff described a lengthy, collaborative planning process. Commissioner Howe noted the project grew out of about a year-and-a-half of meetings with county staff, Spirit representatives and traffic engineers and called the result “a great solution on the table.” Howe described the signal type as a HAWK signal — a crosswalk signal that is normally dark and activates for pedestrians — and said the project had been accelerated from the county’s 2026–2030 CIP to address current safety needs.

County staff said the work is intended to reduce jaywalking and improve vehicular traffic flow as employee volumes increase around Spirit’s 12-million-square-foot campus. Commissioners emphasized the partnership element: the company agreed to cost sharing, and county public-works staff and Spirit traffic engineers worked together on the design. Commissioner Beatty and others thanked Spirit for investing in employee safety.

The commission voted to approve the consent agenda that included the agreement; the roll call showed unanimous approval.

The county will move forward with contract execution and construction planning. The transcript did not specify a construction start date, exact cost-share totals, or the technical design documents; those items were described as part of the agreement outline and will be handled in project implementation.","The Sedgwick County Commission approved a cost-share agreement with Spirit to install two pedestrian crosswalks with traffic signals (including a HAWK signal) on South Oliver Street to improve safety for employees and others crossing the busy corridor near Spirit’s Wichita campus.","actionData","errors"]

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