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Osage County Commission approves routine motions including vehicle purchase, tax-roll corrections and payroll actions
Summary
At its Aug. 26 meeting the commission approved several routine items: agenda changes, treasurer office closure, personnel payroll actions, tax-roll corrections, a vehicle purchase, minutes and bills; the commission also authorized the chair to sign an opioid settlement participation form and approved an Optivise representative visit.
The Osage County Commission on Aug. 26 approved a package of routine items and administrative actions, including personnel payroll forms, tax-roll corrections, a vehicle purchase and payment of county bills.
Key votes and outcomes
- Agenda and additions: Commissioners approved the meeting agenda with additions. (Motion carried unanimously.)
- Treasurer’s office closure: Approved (see separate article). (Motion carried unanimously.)
- Personnel/payroll actions: The commission approved multiple personnel payroll action forms and status payroll reports brought forward by department heads (including forms from the Appraiser’s Office and Sheriff’s Office and a personnel action for Trisha Webb). Motions were made and seconded and recorded as unanimous 'Aye' votes.
- Tax roll corrections: Commissioners approved tax-roll corrections covering several years (motion referenced 2020 and 2024 corrections). Motion passed unanimously.
- Vehicle purchase: The commission approved the purchase of a 2025 administrative Chevrolet Tahoe (with rear storage system) to be paid from the vehicle fund (fund 001-10-5500). Motion carried unanimously.
- Minutes and audit items: The commission amended and approved the Aug. 19, 2025 regular meeting minutes as amended and discussed the 2023 audit; commissioners asked the auditor to present the audit at a future meeting when available.
- Opioid agreement: Commissioners authorized the chair to sign the county’s opioid-program participation document coordinated through the state attorney general’s office. Motion carried unanimously.
- Bills: Commissioners approved payment of county bills totaling $64,947.47 covering the period shown on the meeting agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
Several executive-session motions were also made during the meeting under the non-elected personnel clause for payroll and IT topics; those sessions were announced on the record with topics and attendance.
No contested votes were recorded in the public record; roll-call tally in each motion was recorded as three 'Aye' votes and no opposition.
