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Key votes and outcomes

- Agenda and additions: Commissioners approved the meeting agenda with additions. (Motion carried unanimously.)

- Treasurer’s office closure: Approved (see separate article). (Motion carried unanimously.)

- Personnel/payroll actions: The commission approved multiple personnel payroll action forms and status payroll reports brought forward by department heads (including forms from the Appraiser’s Office and Sheriff’s Office and a personnel action for Trisha Webb). Motions were made and seconded and recorded as unanimous 'Aye' votes.

- Tax roll corrections: Commissioners approved tax-roll corrections covering several years (motion referenced 2020 and 2024 corrections). Motion passed unanimously.

- Vehicle purchase: The commission approved the purchase of a 2025 administrative Chevrolet Tahoe (with rear storage system) to be paid from the vehicle fund (fund 001-10-5500). Motion carried unanimously.

- Minutes and audit items: The commission amended and approved the Aug. 19, 2025 regular meeting minutes as amended and discussed the 2023 audit; commissioners asked the auditor to present the audit at a future meeting when available.

- Opioid agreement: Commissioners authorized the chair to sign the county’s opioid-program participation document coordinated through the state attorney general’s office. Motion carried unanimously.

- Bills: Commissioners approved payment of county bills totaling $64,947.47 covering the period shown on the meeting agenda. Motion carried unanimously.

Several executive-session motions were also made during the meeting under the non-elected personnel clause for payroll and IT topics; those sessions were announced on the record with topics and attendance.

No contested votes were recorded in the public record; roll-call tally in each motion was recorded as three 'Aye' votes and no opposition.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Osage County Commission Meeting 8-26-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Aug. 26 meeting the commission approved several routine items: agenda changes, treasurer office closure, personnel payroll actions, tax-roll corrections, a vehicle purchase, minutes and bills; the commission also authorized the chair to sign an opioid settlement participation form and approved an Optivise representative visit.","taxTitle","Osage County, Kansas","taxId",73452,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":74,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":75,"_40":76,"_42":77,"_44":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":83,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":84,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6480486,"Commission debates payroll-data sharing and vendor transition; approves Optivise representative to meet employees",694,2165000,2859000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681203-3bac5211ebfb802d4078d957a1c854c8&start=2165&end=2859","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681203-3bac5211ebfb802d4078d957a1c854c8/thumbnail_2165000.jpg","/articles/6480486/Osage-County/Kansas/Commission-debates-payroll-data-sharing-and-vendor-transition-approves-Optivise-representative-to-meet-employees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480486-ee853d99103fcee529fe8ac5a4038457/orig.mp4?Expires=1769979929&Signature=ieEKOnj8fA5f--s9DAJGpDT-7aThd2dMwOuYXbwxfDno3F9bUynQPIev4NwjMn0EbFA7RraZiBJCmFRzjOyqpSLgR6GX8H2QuIhIyAiWqxNF3fJUhEyLJYJ0SEA1VA~hCnek5tbM34DYzScua763MY6hypr~KNlfuF-nZEn1EYNVqmJPmsRJRrQA6UPg8LXS-tpse5MsqxqnK-jWsxaepN72sc2L20gMOCVpOU9jVeChgsRgpELNUvLJvsloCwxpzGwt69YFQpYUFPoHqar9KXjCc1I1azrADKYbeeYJk7e-0t99VYf08p~5-O-BchSdcP3JG9rLmWCKMUYUI4SXLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners discussed county payroll data, benefits proposals and vendor transitions during the Aug. 26 meeting, expressing caution about sharing employee payroll files while the county is in the middle of several data transitions.

A benefits representative and county vendors described proposals — including a payroll census the county could provide to produce quotes — and said prompt submission of a last pay stub or census typically yields a proposal within days. One presenter estimated potential savings “based on a 100 employees” and said the county could realize roughly $4,480 (taxes alone) if the program and figures were correct.

Several commissioners and staff said data accuracy and the ongoing transition of payroll vendors (including ADP) make immediate sharing risky. Commissioners repeatedly asked that the county not layer additional vendor complexity onto active data transitions and emphasized the need for clean payroll runs and accurate withholdings before accepting vendor quotes.

After discussion, the commission approved a motion authorizing Aaron Bragerhoff of Optivise (the vendor name appears as “Optivise/ Otevice” in the record) to visit county employees and discuss Washington National benefit options. The motion carried unanimously.

County staff and commissioners also discussed third-party administrator compliance obligations, the need to retain thorough IRS records for any new plan, and timetable expectations. Commissioners asked staff to revisit vendor proposals after payroll reports stabilize and to recheck the payroll census in approximately 90 days.

No contract to change payroll vendors or to adopt the proposed program was approved at the meeting; commissioners limited action to authorizing the vendor representative to meet with employees and directed staff to continue addressing data and compliance concerns before any contract award.","Commissioners heard a benefits vendor presentation and debated sharing payroll census data with prospective providers; they approved an Optivise representative to meet employees and delayed any vendor switch until payroll data and compliance issues are resolved.",{"_32":86,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":87,"_40":88,"_42":89,"_44":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":95,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":96,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6480491,"Osage County officials agree to publish corrections after erroneous tax-delinquent postings",1269,847000,2116000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681203-3bac5211ebfb802d4078d957a1c854c8&start=847&end=2116","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681203-3bac5211ebfb802d4078d957a1c854c8/thumbnail_847000.jpg","/articles/6480491/Osage-County/Kansas/Osage-County-officials-agree-to-publish-corrections-after-erroneous-tax-delinquent-postings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480491-edb9e000717457edeef4ad25aeb42c47/orig.mp4?Expires=1769979929&Signature=oYQTrWdoR9~yAykuEp9pdAJEJOmkU7wnwOsjj4tORVCryIQwEh9A1HPcZYdKR7TlUXKmz6SQyLJlQxzovBwsx67Deu0uUszn0drv77J5-3T5CsKWQMdpFSFBFXtItl10boV5rQj2gDM4h5kpsm1CMDarEevzfiftv4nEKJo6Zot9z6xlN~C7njPfwg6DpxHMVIN5ILt71X0iomcYLzfzfXc4QWQJ5NCk8uaqotMGwUorRx9M9vwrJepi2QaQbAFxLdJwxSfKdDslsn9wT2LoZqwrFpramMmAvQfO2QCOAv75InhQPXu1SWiv~btqs5oWW-0pnvHrIcDn4e8WXyxjfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Osage County commissioners on Aug. 26 agreed to prepare and publish correction statements after several property owners found their parcels listed in the newspaper as delinquent when taxes had been paid.

The issue surfaced during public comment when a resident and Treasurer Laura Hawkins discussed multiple parcels that county records show as paid but were nonetheless printed in the newspaper’s delinquent tax listings. Commissioners directed treasurer’s staff to draft a statement for immediate publication and to work with the paper to remove or correct names where possible.

The statement the commission asked staff to prepare would note that the county identified posting errors, that affected taxes are paid, and that the county is correcting the records. Commissioners acknowledged the limits of the newspaper’s publication process — the paper typically runs the delinquent list in its system for multiple weeks — and asked staff to attempt removal or to append correction notices in subsequent printings.

Commissioners said they will handle any additional affected parcels on a case-by-case basis and asked the treasurer to include all known parcels in a single correction notice for the next available edition when feasible. County staff also agreed to post the correction notice on the county website and courthouse bulletin boards.

As part of routine business, commissioners approved a motion allowing the treasurer’s office to close on a date in September for an administrative reason identified by the treasurer. The motion carried unanimously.

The commission did not adopt any new ordinance or formal policy at the meeting; commissioners instead authorized staff to prepare corrective language and conduct outreach with the newspaper and affected property owners.","Commissioners and the treasurer agreed to prepare public statements and work with the local paper to correct parcels mistakenly listed as delinquent; the commission also approved a temporary treasurer's office closure for September.","actionData","errors"]

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Osage County Commission approves routine motions including vehicle purchase, tax-roll corrections and payroll actions

Commission debates payroll-data sharing and vendor transition; approves Optivise representative to meet employees

Osage County officials agree to publish corrections after erroneous tax-delinquent postings