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Commission staff said the county's budget hearing notice must be published 10 days before the hearing in the county's legal newspaper (Atchison Daily Globe) to comply with the statutory schedule that leads up to Oct. 1. The chair explained the timing and invited public attendance.

During the same meeting the board recessed into multiple executive sessions to discuss personnel matters concerning nonelected county employees. Each executive-session motion cited KSA 75-4319(b)(1) (matters that would be deemed confidential personnel records) and included start times, expected durations and a listed attendance (commissioners, finance director, HR director, and, on some sessions, the Road & Bridge superintendent or EMS director). Motions to enter, extend and reconvene from executive session were approved by voice vote at the times recorded in the public minutes; the board reported returning to open session and stated there was no further action taken in open session beyond procedural directions.

Because the matters discussed in executive session were personnel-related and statutorily confidential, commissioners did not disclose substantive details in open session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Atchison County Commission Video 2025-09-09","oneSentenceSummary","The commission set its public budget hearing for Sunday, Sept. 21, and recessed into several executive sessions under KSA 75-4319(b)(1) to discuss nonelected personnel matters during the Sept. 9 meeting.","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},6473721,"Votes at a glance: Atchison County Commission actions Sept. 9",2340,100000,2440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b&start=100&end=2440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b/thumbnail_100000.jpg","/articles/6473721/Atchison-County/Kansas/Votes-at-a-glance-Atchison-County-Commission-actions-Sept-9","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473721-cb22bccb4f7f6c34af32596cee323575/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709442&Signature=iKC6zH~3TeFkhwEhbWpPs1pmM5pWGvEWvoNIFQ1LMlBDo3HFnaBE9X6AnfrIUHHW6JXvFAMfdhX1D9X73HINjVeyZv2psFeAuO9hCrb87srcVO-htZrPFgPqR--DtRJmEiHlXJKUyuf4ckD7H7PID0qwH7pBFL5kOS-P3GWT5LlfC2TksVsZ82ZiaDIVkVjAC3Il9sRvw467kfU8BkA4QtHudf0KjyQCU64N8iigEhC4nO0rkTvcabuDbhTZTRL~EPSbEwx0bs4Cl5j0nF7hfMtVV7Ucm3SJeDzOVrOrRX-SoRW-tMiqwHPOEfVlJz3D-wnmIIAtvrTM8EWW9iOR2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Atchison County Commission took the following formal actions during its Sept. 9 meeting; all recorded votes below are from the public meeting record.

- Approval of the agenda: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote passed (ayes recorded). Outcome: approved.

- Approval of consent agenda (minutes and finance items): Motion moved and seconded; voice vote passed. Outcome: approved. Finance director reported payroll and accounts-payable totals for the week (see clarifying details).

- Appointment of Atchison County health officer: Motion to appoint Dina Lynn Page, RN at the county health department, passed 3-0.

- Purchase order for metal culverts, Ottawa Road Phase 3: Motion to approve passed by voice vote. (See full article for procurement details and noted discrepancy between the presented and motion-recorded dollar figures.)

- Bid openings for 2025–26 asphalt patching program: Three bids opened (Approved Paving: $252,340; Best Asphalt: $399,793.79; Little Joe's: $207,005.35). No contract awarded; staff to return with recommendation.

- Appointment to Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging board: Motion to appoint Commissioner Jamie Campbell as the county representative passed by voice vote (3-0); Mr. Campbell will attend the board's first-Thursday meeting in Hiawatha.

- Contract for abstracting services in anticipation of judicial tax sale proceedings (O'Keefe Wilson): Motion to approve the contract and authorize the chair to sign passed by voice vote.

- Executive sessions: The board recessed into multiple executive sessions under KSA 75-4319(b)(1) to discuss nonelected personnel; motions to enter and extend those sessions were approved at the times recorded in the meeting minutes (see provenance). No substantive personnel details were released in open session.

- Adjournment into budget workshop with the finance director: Motion passed by voice vote; commissioners moved into a budget workshop following the open session.

These items were recorded in the commission's meeting minutes; staff and commissioners asked that several items (notably the asphalt bid award and procurement amount clarification) be returned for action at a future meeting.","A quick roundup of formal actions taken by the Atchison County Commission on Sept. 9, including agenda approvals, personnel appointments, a procurement order, and a contract for abstracting services.",{"_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},6473726,"Commission hears discussion on KP&F retirement cost for EMS; no action taken",169,725000,894000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b&start=725&end=894","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b/thumbnail_725000.jpg","/articles/6473726/Atchison-County/Kansas/Commission-hears-discussion-on-KPF-retirement-cost-for-EMS-no-action-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473726-6af43cb9de6b4dd6d90182fd2db207ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709442&Signature=WffJUX2seOaWBSOsKIi-1JqPBevhzAYsBjY~O0rjUvqTQErPzQKf3-WH7RvUYWrZDBtp4ob4ZbAi4CMmI3h7I3pSwtkbxm6zcM11cKelArY84Xj~Woy6rfff3LB~~loXxZdq6A2f6-neuHBLwH9d3Kx7igEtSzx05DolBmETSD941XKqYAYjIAQx39o-l-fAByi0wcZFha6RJePXnoOyjdm1aCB1WI69TqjthJ83eCTYcm48vnI956wu5cCelcR3MUmR3P2E0t6LbdbeLUFXWfX-s83VzstxdTxc6zuhOvv4cXgy~LDWeR0q6Hxx3eI54RquxGdyzWbbSM81guZrsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Atchison County EMS Director Corey Scott briefed commissioners Sept. 9 on the county's participation in the Kansas Police and Firemen's Retirement System (KP&F) for emergency medical services personnel and the cost implications for the county budget.

Scott said the county's KP&F expense for the current budget process was about $416,004.55 and said the employer contribution rate for KP&F “is over 20% when KPERS is under 10.” He said that HR records and earlier minutes from Nov. 8, 2016, indicate the county affiliation transfer to KP&F was executed at that time and appears permanent. Commissioners and staff said that statutory provisions expanded the KP&F definition to include EMS workers, and that designation made EMS eligible for KP&F benefits.

Commissioners discussed the trade-offs between retirement benefits and wages, and whether it would have been preferable to allocate those premium funds into wages for recruitment or retention. Several commissioners noted that Kansas statute generally prevents counties from withdrawing from the system once they have joined.

No formal motion or vote was taken. Commissioners asked staff to continue reviewing options and clarifying historical records and comparators in other counties; staff said they would follow up with additional research and information.","EMS Director Corey Scott briefed commissioners on the county's KP&F retirement affiliation for EMS personnel and the cost implications; commissioners were told the affiliation appears permanent under statute and no vote was taken.",{"_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},6473730,"Commission approves culvert purchase for Ottawa Road and opens 2025–26 asphalt patching bids",204,377000,581000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b&start=377&end=581","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6473730/Atchison-County/Kansas/Commission-approves-culvert-purchase-for-Ottawa-Road-and-opens-202526-asphalt-patching-bids","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473730-6b83bb5c465071aa4ea47279dd36420b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709442&Signature=iSKdUnr5cTPol39aej93nAjkLK3pXTAC7~uJjCtGJSU9LzyNvj70pMUgd0ZRLIwbd5PalDE8r1WP0PgvlgTHNCDW0BslAQ41anywsfyKGVx16m0APrxkHbLcvOeKK22SRzM3xp6-wlU79XPylZj6WCAadBvAGR2GENk0Zkf1hLsOJ6WApWqo5IYyYrKo2TAMNWqkapRhS1Cm3ECq99ZyClhxgFdp8Ep8dTsI9DucGaQlcDkLFoGPYJcc7tB-Cv1haU8kiwb1V3HpKEi7v7ADetom-sggmnYEfKqubpXTXkHTsej9SGK4SHsf-CELUpzQUvmydofldsrsxI0thiP6aw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Atchison County Commission approved a purchase order Sept. 9 for metal culverts for Ottawa Road Phase 3 and opened bids for the county's 2025–26 asphalt patching program.

Road and Bridge Superintendent Joe Snyder presented the purchase order for work on Phase 3 of Ottawa Road, stating the culverts would be installed by county crews to replace failing culverts before the next road project. In his presentation he cited a figure of $16,918.35 for the culverts. When the clerk moved the purchase-order motion later in the meeting the recorded amount on the motion was rendered as $16,009.18; the record does not contain an explicit clarification from staff on which figure is the final invoice amount. The motion to approve the purchase order passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.

Snyder also presented the county's bid openings for the 2025–26 asphalt patching program for approximately 740 tons of asphalt. Bidders proposed milling two inches of asphalt, removing millings, and replacing with fresh asphalt; in more deteriorated spots contractors would place additional material. The commission publicly opened three bids: Approved Paving ($252,340), Best Asphalt ($399,793.79), and a third bid listed in the packet as Little Joe's (recorded in the meeting as $207,005.35). County staff said their internal estimate had been roughly $333,000–$343,000. The board did not award the program at the meeting and asked staff to follow up with the low and other bidders and return with a recommendation.

No protests were recorded during the opening, and commissioners asked staff for the specification details and daily tracking procedures for asphalt usage before making a contract award.","The commission approved a Road & Bridge purchase order for metal culverts on Ottawa Road and opened three bids for the 2025–26 asphalt patching program; the board deferred a contractor recommendation to a future meeting.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6473735,"Atchison County names Dina Lynn Page county health officer",22,330000,352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b&start=330&end=352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5743917-13365ab81cfee67fead77bfa6a418f9b/thumbnail_330000.jpg","/articles/6473735/Atchison-County/Kansas/Atchison-County-names-Dina-Lynn-Page-county-health-officer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6473735-1154c150fb65818558ac9aba447c9109/orig.mp4?Expires=1773709442&Signature=e4J7qthGrIbcstBnLhSnGqugEm-Q7P-9SSZRv2nmWj71iuQlgda2JaJlNWDBPUelufGmuD1vsjalEHywgAOx2I6tJUB8kH0Lk6fQEWc-9Bl8Tee-rXsVhgjgnzt97Khe7B~hK0cYR02kPptlMSsgqPmBfujjasN~s-rh3Zh9kl2XBEK7O5QU2U8Og5-HUgcK8KMcMV-lnv9YJ6yFSajuvtciT~FnUMTJLLNf5BtjVfOmvDKfbgDTAKb5iBSRZD2lYwT2cz-ytixrI353DxrtbTMeKW0JHYraUcXL7d0xHXPzbND1MXSEdgW4Z~xV2g5Lpd-MyBj5NGnG-yccQcB65Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Atchison County Commission voted 3-0 Sept. 9 to appoint Dina Lynn Page, the registered nurse at the Atchison County Health Department, as the county health officer.

The appointment was added to the board's new-business agenda and approved by a voice vote with no recorded opposition. The commission did not announce a salary or effective-date change at the public meeting; the county clerk's agenda packet identified Page as the health department RN and listed the appointment as an item for action.

Commissioners did not debate the nomination at length during the public meeting. No public comment or objections were recorded on the item.

The appointment replaces the previous health officer listing on the agenda; the commission made no additional personnel details public during the meeting.

The commission took the item as a routine personnel appointment and proceeded to other agenda items, including Road and Bridge business and budget matters.","The Atchison County Commission voted unanimously Sept. 9 to appoint Dina Lynn Page, an RN at the county health department, as the county health officer.","actionData","errors"]

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