Shawnee County commissioners approve $3.67 million in vouchers, renew multiple contracts and cancel two work sessions

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 6 approved vouchers totaling $3,667,515.46 and a series of contract actions and administrative items, including a six‑month lease extension for the treasurer’s motor vehicle annex and a renewal of the county’s public notification service.

The vouchers approved at the meeting included line items listed in the meeting record as $550,946.82 in "CAPER's contributions," $368,384.05 for health insurance contributions, $260,936 to social agencies, $164,654.29 to Meridian Roofing for courthouse work, and a payment of $986,031.58 to JADO. The board approved the voucher report by voice vote; the motion passed 2‑0 at the time it was called.

The board also approved a resolution (Resolution No. 2025‑77) authorizing a 2026 cereal malt beverage license for Forbes Golf Course, located at 700 Southwest Cape Park Road in Topeka; approved an addendum to an existing CanPay agreement to expand payment services countywide; and approved a three‑year auto‑renewable renewal of the CodeRED mass notification system used jointly with the Topeka Police Department, recorded in the meeting as a $23,221.43 cost to be paid from budgeted funds.

Commissioners approved an amendment to the county’s lease with Beverly Bernardi Post for the Treasurer’s…