Shawnee County commissioners approve insurance committee resolution, award RFPs and approve $3.44 million in vouchers

The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Wednesday to approve Home Rule Resolution HR 2025-1 establishing a Shawnee County Property and Vehicle Insurance Committee and to authorize multiple procurement actions, including vouchers totaling $3,439,229.08.

The resolution, introduced as unfinished business in the second reading, is intended to establish a standing committee to review insurance options for county property and vehicles and to advise whether to hire a broker or independently solicit insurance services. "This allows us the opportunity to either hire a broker, to look at it, or to independently shop those services ourselves," County Counselor Rich Eckert said, summarizing the resolution. Commissioner Aaron Mays moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Bill Rippon seconded. The motion passed 3-0.

In other fiscal business, the board approved vouchers totaling $3,439,229.08. Significant line items called out during the meeting included $564,450 to Turnkey Mobile Inc. for replacement mobile data terminals and in-vehicle docks for the sheriff's office; $301,508.08 as a monthly progress payment to KBS for the state GRAMA portion of the Department of Corrections' mental health facility; $384,000 to RCI Adventure Products for a custom adventure trail at Gage Park paid from the Gage Park improvement sales tax fund; and $87,357.02 to Cortek USA for furniture for the juvenile detention center. The motion to approve vouchers passed 3-0.

Facilities and capital projects drew several approvals. The board…