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Votes at a glance: Sedgwick County Board actions, Aug. 13, 2025
Summary
Summary of recorded motions and approvals by the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners at the Aug. 13 meeting, including appointments, a comprehensive plan amendment, a solid‑waste code change, Board of Bids and Contracts recommendations and the deferral of a stormwater code amendment.
The Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners took the following recorded actions at its Aug. 13 meeting. Where vote tallies were not read aloud, the board recorded roll‑call approvals.
Appointments and Oaths - Adopted resolutions appointing three citizens to advisory boards: Teresa Smith to the Mental Health Advisory Board; James T. Bridal to the Animal Care Advisory Board; and Candida Wise to the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. The clerk administered the oaths and the resolutions were adopted on roll call.
Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Adopted the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and approved a resolution amending the Community Investments Plan 2015–2035 to remove a designated area from the City of Wichita's 2035 urban growth area and future growth concept map (agenda item D). MAPC had recommended the change 9–0 and Wichita City Council adopted an ordinance on July 15. Action was approved on roll call.
Solid Waste Code Change - Approved a resolution amending section 20‑4304(b) of the Sedgwick County code to allow construction and demolition material to be accepted at county transfer stations (agenda item E). Staff said the change will let the planned south transfer station (opening Sept. 1) and the north transfer station accept C&D material; commissioners approved the resolution on roll call.
Board of Bids and Contracts (08/07/2025 report) The board accepted the recommendations from the Board of Bids and Contracts on four items and approved them on the consent motion: 1) Change Order No. 1 — Provider network management system for Department of Aging and Disabilities: recommended acceptance of change order with Caseworthy to extend contract through 02/01/2026. 2) Bridge improvement project B6208444625 (Public Works): accepted low bid from Reese Construction in the amount of $60,224.35. 3) Electronic monitoring for the Department of Corrections: accepted proposal from Green Feather Monitoring LLC for a one‑year term with two one‑year renewal options. 4) Network agreement for Division of IT: accepted quote from C and C Group for a five‑year agreement (08/01/2025–07/31/2030).
Consent Agenda - Approved consent agenda items G through R with item I pulled for separate discussion. Item I (the stormwater code amendment) was discussed at length and the board voted to defer that item for three weeks. The remaining consent items were approved on roll call.
Other - County staff announced reminders and administrative items including the final public budget hearing scheduled for Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. in the lower-level auditorium of the Ruffin Building.
If an action above lacked a recorded tally in the transcript, the minutes show roll‑call approval; specifics of aye/nay counts were not read into the record for those items in the transcript provided.
