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The board voted to allow the chair to sign electronically to participate in the new national opioid secondary-manufacturer settlement. The finance director told the board the Kansas attorney general had approved the settlement form; the board authorized electronic signature and set an administrative deadline of Oct. 8 to join. The county received a notice about multi‑year settlement payouts; the specific total cited during the meeting was unclear in the transcript and was not confirmed during the session.

The board approved an agreement to direct Atchison County’s transient guest tax revenue (taxes levied on stays in unincorporated areas) to the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce for convention and tourism promotion. The county clerk and counsel referenced charter resolutions adopting the tax in 2004 and cited KSA 12-1698 as the statute governing tourism and convention promotion funds.

The Board approved the Road and Bridge department’s final payment/purchase order to Tux Construction LLC for final payment on large culvert replacements on Ottawa Road. County staff said the contractor needed minor follow-up work and the final check would be issued when work is complete; the transcript included inconsistent dollar amounts for the final payment ($17,772.30 in one place and a different figure in the motion text), which staff should confirm in the official invoice and pay application.

The board also received and filed the July EMS report submitted by the county EMS supervisor; staff noted July was the busiest month in Atchison County EMS history. Several executive-session motions to discuss nonelected personnel and wages were taken under KSA 75-4319(b)(1).

Other procedural motions included approval of the consent agenda, approval of minutes, and recessing into a workshop for an election-equipment demonstration and a finance director budget workshop; those motions carried 3-0.

Votes at a glance (action summary)
- Allow chair to sign opioid settlement participation documents electronically (deadline Oct. 8) — Passed 3-0.
- Authority: Kansas Attorney General approval of settlement form; referenced national opioids secondary manufacturer settlement. Details of payout amount: not specified/unclear in transcript.

- Approve tourism services agreement between Atchison County and Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce (transient guest tax distribution per KSA 12-1698) — Passed 3-0.
- Authority: Charter resolutions adopting transient guest tax (2004) and KSA 12-1698.

- Approve final payment/purchase order to Tux Construction LLC for Ottawa Road large culvert replacements — Passed 3-0.
- Payment details: final payment and retainage discussed; transcript included inconsistent amounts (see clarifying details). Payment to be issued after remaining punch-list items are completed.

- Receive and file EMS July report — Passed 3-0.

- Approve/enter executive sessions for non-elected personnel (wages) under KSA 75-4319(b)(1) — Approved 3-0.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Atchison County Commission Video 2025-09-02","oneSentenceSummary","At the Sept. 2 meeting the Board of County Commissioners approved participation in a national opioid settlement, a transient guest tax agreement with the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce, final contractor payment for a culvert project, and received the EMS report; several executive-session motions were taken as well.","taxTitle","Atchison County, Kansas","taxId",70752,"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},6476786,"Atchison County commissioners vote to opt out of countywide Neighborhood Revitalization Plan",1623,1442000,3065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5716838-8f8345a6bbadcc26b2e1ee6906780ccc&start=1442&end=3065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5716838-8f8345a6bbadcc26b2e1ee6906780ccc/thumbnail_1442000.jpg","/articles/6476786/Atchison-County/Kansas/Atchison-County-commissioners-vote-to-opt-out-of-countywide-Neighborhood-Revitalization-Plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476786-b735673b4f106a168436207fced45fb0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770485489&Signature=OpCvMl0lccNpZ9Lu~B6aeua0RVXBXkaBU1pFcjtCfpjST2Hjr5OPRM9-QVI4krcljTRSmkwVdeh4915vSyLTnj3BAtCQDfxqvWuHWeWLLuF8sLZ9HuUggq1wb4zDF3L4VI9r6jQgEaNfESchlcJre66fG4qGWof1hl0sdw6O1kCCCKM3oA3OlFaNy1elZ79WnodnYloibwT2U756G2~CbsIY~LtP0yRHqBXBfb5YsIbcsRh1ZImhp~9FfaMloXRerN-TmlxZc-AoajXAjV7e08vJ3h9P0Gy~mcLBkxH52D8SKq7kxuXawV5iUCXG~qLCWdTyPCeSkgN2UqtUc2fuwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of County Commissioners of Atchison County voted Sept. 2 to give 90 days’ notice that the county will opt out of the countywide Neighborhood Revitalization Plan (NRP) and adopted a formal resolution terminating participation.

The action was taken after commissioners debated whether the countywide rebate-style program was still appropriate given the county’s current budget situation. Commissioners said they want to stop signing new applications while preserving existing participant agreements and the administration of the program for other taxing entities.

Commissioners stressed the change is intended to “capture our dollars” for the county and to allow time for a narrower, more targeted approach in the future. County staff noted the Board also serves as the program administrator for other taxing units and that the county appraiser’s office will continue the technical work of tracking base values and incremental increases for properties already enrolled. Commissioners discussed making the 90-day notice effective so the program change aligns cleanly with the tax year (one suggested effective date was Dec. 31) but did not set a specific alternate effective date during the meeting.

The Board moved, seconded and approved a resolution titled Resolution 2025-1556 (as presented at the meeting) terminating participation in the 2021 interlocal cooperation agreement for the NRP; the motion passed 3-0. The board also voted separately to give formal 90-day notice of the county’s intent to stop new enrollments in the countywide NRP; that motion passed 3-0.

The county will continue to administer existing enrolled properties until those contracts expire and staff will provide projections of revenue the county expects to retain by not enrolling new properties. Commissioners said they remain open to future, more narrowly targeted revitalization efforts — for example, programs limited to housing or capped by project size if federal or other funding streams make a targeted program feasible.

The board’s discussion came during its regular Sept. 2 meeting and followed public comment and earlier budget review workshops in which residents expressed concern about rising taxes. Commissioners said the decision responds to those budget pressures while avoiding immediate disruption for property owners already participating in the NRP.","The Board of County Commissioners voted Sept. 2 to give 90 days' notice and adopt a resolution terminating county participation in a countywide Neighborhood Revitalization Plan; commissioners said the move will allow the county to capture tax revenue and reassess program scope.","actionData","errors"]

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