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Finance director reports sales-tax gains; commission schedules swearing-in and to set sheriff salary
Summary
Finance Director Tammy Robinson reported stronger-than-expected sales-tax receipts with figures for county and city distributions, the commission approved adding two authorized signers to a state investment account and discussed the swearing-in schedule and the need to set the sheriff's salary during reorganization.
The Geary County finance director provided a sales-tax update showing a mixed set of results across county and city allocations and the commission approved administrative actions to manage county funds and upcoming personnel events.
Tammy Robinson, Geary County finance director, presented December sales-tax figures and a summary of how the county shares its 1% sales tax with cities. Robinson reported the hospital-dedicated tax came in at 105.6% of budget and that Junction City received an additional $11,100,000 in city sales tax revenue separate from its share of county-collected sales tax. "This is good information for the county as a whole to understand that sales tax helps offset some of that ad valorem tax," Robinson said.
Robinson also presented a late voucher for Evergy that required a signature because the bill posted against December bank records; the amount reported for the voucher was $552.26 and the commission signed to process it.
On investment-account administration, Robinson said the state requires a resolution to add authorized users. The commission approved adding Finance Director Tammy Robinson and Treasurer Sherry (last name not specified in the transcript) as authorized signers for the state investment account; staff said the chair would sign the state-provided resolution.
Commissioners also discussed next week's swearing-in for newly elected officials. The commission agreed the sheriff's swearing-in should include a vote to set his salary and that the reorganization (oath and then reorganizing business) should be planned so the salary-setting occurs as the first order of business after the commission reconvenes. Staff said they would provide recommended salary ranges and documentation in advance.
A separate membership motion to continue dues with a local group (referred to on the agenda as "old troopers" or similar) passed by voice vote when a commissioner moved and another seconded the motion.
Robinson said she will provide documentation and suggested meeting timing so the commission can complete reorganizational business during the swearing-in session.
