The Coffey County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a series of routine personnel actions and funding measures, voted to authorize a zoning special‑use permit for a grain bunker and approved a $125,000 renovation grant for Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness.

The board unanimously approved payroll notices and wage adjustments for county employees, including a notice for Kelly Roney Veil (Corrections I), a step change for Don Moody (Sheriff’s Office E‑911 coordinator) and a promotion for Stacy Parks (Jail Records/Leadbook). The motions were moved and seconded by commissioners during the meeting and carried on voice votes ("All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries.").

The board authorized multiple administrative letters of support and grant applications: an annual letter supporting Coffey County Transportation’s request for matching funds, and the county’s annual Kansas Department of Transportation grant letter for COF Training Services, Inc. Commissioners said these are recurring, annual items.

A formal action on planning case SU‑2025‑3 — an application for a special use to establish a grain ("green") bunker and related sales and expansions in the A‑2 Agricultural Transition District — was approved following the Planning Board recommendation. The board adopted Resolution Number 2025‑5958 as stated on the record and set the standard 30‑day period in which an aggrieved party may appeal the decision to district court. The zoning approval included the Planning Board’s two conditions: on‑ and off‑site dust control during loading/unloading, and an automatic nullification of the special use if the grain storage/sales use did not continue for six months after any ownership changes.

The board approved a request from the Coffey County Mental Wellness Board to grant $125,000 to Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness for renovation of a new space in Neosho County (presented as Newshawn in the record). The commissioners moved to split the local contribution: $62,500 from the Mental Wellness Fund (Fund 098) and $62,500 from the Community Improvement Reserve Fund. The motion passed by voice vote.

Other approvals included a change order increasing hot‑mix asphalt tonnage (Project A2503C) by $42,150.54, bringing the project total to $116,848.54, and a holiday schedule motion to close county offices at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and all day on Thursday–Friday, Dec. 25–26.

Motion language, mover/second and outcome (as recorded):
- Approve minutes of Monday, Oct. 6 meeting as written — moved by McCurry; seconded by Peterson; motion carries (voice vote).
- Payroll notice: Kelly Roney Veil (Corrections I) reassignment/wage notice — moved by Thompson; seconded by Abendroth; motion carries (voice vote).
- Payroll notice: Don Moody (Sheriff’s Office E‑911 coordinator) step change — moved by McCurry; seconded by Barker; motion carries (voice vote).
- Payroll notice: Stacy Parks (promotion, grade/step change) — moved by Thompson; seconded by McCurry; motion carries (voice vote).
- Letter of support for matching funds for Coffey County Transportation (annual) — moved by Peterson; seconded by Thompson; motion carries (voice vote).
- Annual KDOT grant application letter for COF Training Services, Inc. — moved by Abendroth; seconded by Peterson; motion carries (voice vote).
- Planning case SU‑2025‑3 (special use for grain bunker) — moved by Thompson; seconded by Peterson; motion carries; Resolution Number recorded as 2025‑5958 (as stated).
- Grant to Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness: $125,000 total, $62,500 from Mental Wellness Fund #098 and $62,500 from Community Improvement Reserve Fund — motion moved and seconded (voice vote); motion carries.
- Change order: increase hot‑mix asphalt tonnage for Project A2503C by $42,150.54; total project cost $116,848.54 — moved by McCurry; seconded by Larker; motion carries (voice vote).
- County holiday schedule for Christmas week (noon Dec. 24; Dec. 25–26 closed) — moved by Thompson; seconded by McCurry; motion carries (voice vote).

Nut graf: The items approved are a mix of recurring administrative procedures (payroll notices, annual grant letters), local infrastructure and facilities decisions (asphalt change order, mental‑health facility renovation funding) and a land‑use decision (special use for grain bunker) that will be subject to the statutory appeal window. The board’s actions were taken by recorded motions and voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.