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Votes at a glance: Coffey County Commission approves payroll notice, broker listing, landfill-fee waivers and KHRC application
Summary
During the meeting the Coffey County Commission approved several routine and substantive motions, including a payroll notice revision for a legal intern, an auction listing agreement with Von Ross Landbrokers, three landfill-fee waivers, and authorization to submit a $600,000 KHRC housing application.
The Coffey County Commission recorded the following formal actions during the meeting. Where the audio recorded an identifying mover or seconder they are noted; most votes were voiced by general assent ("aye") and recorded as carried in the meeting audio.
- Approval of minutes: The commission approved the minutes of the Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 meeting as written. (Motion recorded as moved and seconded; outcome: approved.)
- Payroll notice revision (County Attorneys Office legal intern): Motion to authorize the chairman to sign a revised Coffey County payroll notice for Cale Johnson, County Attorneys Office legal intern (Washburn University third-year Anywhere program), changing the intern from step 5 to step 1 with a wage of $23.83, part time; effective retroactive to Aug. 18, 2025. Motion carried (moved by Abendroth; seconded by Parker; outcome: approved).
- Auction listing agreement and broker appointment: Motion to appoint Von Ross Landbrokers as broker and to approve the chairman to sign a commercial exclusive seller agency & auction listing agreement to list county properties in Burlington and LeRoy (listing period stated in the agreement: Sept. 16, 2025 March 16, 2026), with a 5% commission and advertising expenses not to exceed $5,000 to the county. Motion carried (moved by Thompson; seconded by McCurry; outcome: approved). Commissioners discussed the listing dates and the commission/advertising cap during the motion.
- Waive landfill fees (518 C Street, LeRoy): Motion to waive landfill fees for a structure owned by Connie Pinnacle and Brian Pinnacle located at 518 C Street, LeRoy, Kansas. Motion carried (moved by Peterson; seconded by McCurry; outcome: approved).
- Waive landfill fees (1110 Memorial, Burlington): Motion to waive landfill fees for a structure owned by Lila Van Horn located at 1110 Memorial, Burlington, Kansas. Motion carried (moved by Abendroth; seconded by Peterson; outcome: approved).
- Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC) moderate-income housing application: Motion to authorize the chairman to sign the KHRC application for the moderate-income housing program in the amount of $600,000. Motion carried (seconded by Commissioner Barker; outcome: approved). The authorization was for submission of the application; commissioners did not approve any binding county financial commitment at the meeting.
Ending: All motions reported above were approved by voice vote; the commission asked staff to follow up where additional detail or contracts are required (for example, the auction listing agreement and any future legal terms tied to RHID/IRB incentives).
