Votes at a glance: McPherson County commissioners approve contracts, equipment purchase and building name

The McPherson County Board of Commissioners took a series of votes at its June 16, 2025 meeting. Key outcomes are listed below. Where the record names votes, they are shown; where the transcript records only a voice "aye" the vote tally is recorded as the number of commissioners recorded speaking in favor.

Votes at a glance

1) Approve agenda dated 06/16/2025 — Motion to approve the agenda was made and seconded; the board voted by voice and the motion carried. (Recorded: "Aye. Aye. Aye.")

2) Executive session for pending and threatened litigation — Motion to enter executive session for 15 minutes to include County Councilor Brian Vena, Rick Witte, all three commissioners and Dave Bonhamblest was made and seconded; the motion carried. Later the board reconvened and stated "No action was taken." (Action kind: executive_session; outcome: no_action.)

3) Approve minutes dated 06/09/2025 — Motion made, seconded and carried by voice vote.

4) Approve purchase of cargo trailer for public works — Motion to approve purchase of an 8½-by-28-foot cargo trailer from K and K Sales in Hutchinson, Kansas, not to exceed $12,700 was made and seconded. The motion passed with one abstention recorded due to an ownership conflict with K and K; the board noted one commissioner abstained and the motion carried.

5) Approve IT queuing and calendaring contract (QLess) — Motion to approve the QLess contract for a three-year total of $16,470 (invoiced annually) was made, seconded and carried. The board voted to sign the contract and include the cost in county IT budgeting.

6) Approve KDHE pre-award assessment and related federal forms for CDDO funding — The clerk presented KDHE pre-award documents and a Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act subaward reporting compliance form for signature; a motion to authorize the chairman to sign was made, seconded and carried.

7) Official name for county building (old bank building) — A motion was made and seconded to name the facility "McPherson County Building." The motion carried.

Other procedural votes recorded at the meeting included adopting Resolution 2025-10 (planning/zoning fee schedule) and approving the IT backup modules and vendor payment (see separate articles for those items).

Each action above was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where individual commissioner roll-call was read aloud, those names are noted below in the actions array.

Detailed action records are included in the meeting minutes and supporting documents filed with the county clerk.