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Linn County commissioners approve routine claims, permits and personnel actions; several executive sessions held
Summary
At its June 2 meeting, the Linn County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes, claims and a series of permits and personnel actions, declared surplus fire equipment, and authorized payment on landfill consulting work. The board also held multiple executive sessions; no formal actions were reported from those closed sessions.
The Linn County Board of Commissioners on June 2 approved routine business including minutes, claims and multiple permits and personnel actions, declared surplus county fire equipment and authorized a consultant invoice for landfill work to be paid from ARPA funds.
The board voted to approve the minutes as written and claims totaling $532,591.50. Commissioners approved Adds and Abates orders (listed in the minutes) totaling $12,826.26. The board declared certain emergency department vehicles and tanks surplus under Resolution No. 2025-10 and approved the surplusing motion after brief discussion about vehicle rotations. Burial permits submitted by Berlin County Rural Water District No. 3 were approved (BP2025-05 for a bore under 1095/2300 Road; BP2025-06 for a water line). The board approved payment of an $8,642 invoice from Terracon related to final designs and preparation work for landfill vertical expansion; the payment will be charged to ARPA funds.
The board also approved hiring Christina Hart as a field appraiser at $17.9905 per hour pending pre-employment requirements. Commissioners certified the county's personal property, real property and oil and gas tax rolls and signed the required transfer and certification forms.
The meeting record shows several motions to enter executive session for limited purposes (trade secrets, financial affairs and non-elected personnel job performance) pursuant to KSA 75-4319(b)(4) and related statutes; commissioners recessed to closed session and returned with the record noting 'no action' where stated.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes as written ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve claims totaling $532,591.50 ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve Adds and Abates orders (listed in agenda) totaling $12,826.26 ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve Resolution 2025-10 declaring surplus property (list: 2001 Ford Excursion, 2004 Ford Excursion, 2005 Chevy Suburban, aluminum and plastic UTV water tanks) ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve burial permit BP2025-05 (bore under 1095 near 2300 Road) ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve burial permit BP2025-06 (water line on 1095/2300 Road) ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Approve payment of $8,642 invoice to Terracon for landfill vertical-expansion work (to be paid from ARPA funds) ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Hire Christina Hart, field appraiser, $17.9905/hr pending pre-employment ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Certify transfers for oil & gas, real property and personal property tax rolls ' moved and seconded; vote: aye - Multiple motions to enter executive sessions for specified statutory reasons (trade secrets, financial affairs, non-elected personnel job performance) ' moved and seconded; commissioners recessed and later returned with 'no action' reported where indicated
No ordinance readings, bond measures or land-use adoptions requiring multi-step legislative action were recorded.
