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Shawnee County commissioners approve multiple contracts, hires and purchases in routine business vote
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved a series of consent and new-business items, including contracts for park improvements, detention training and digital programs, a data analyst hire, and technology purchases; all recorded votes were 3-0 unless noted.
The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple routine consent and new-business items on May 5, passing each motion by a recorded vote of 3 to 0.
Key approvals at the meeting included: a waiver to continue using Professional Engineering Consultants (contract C175-2025) for the Gage Park Playland project ($25,000, funded from Gage Park improvement funds); purchase of inclusive play equipment through the Greenbush Purchasing Cooperative from Aspire 2 Play LLC (contract C182-2025, $24,278, funded by Gage Park Improvement Authority); solicitation of bids to replace a failing vertical turbine cooling-tower pit pump at the Great Overland Station; and a Sheriff epartment request to extend an offer for a mechanic supervisor at step 8, range 17, with a starting wage of $32.36 per hour.
The commission also approved several Department of Corrections items: a one-year agreement with The Change Companies for the Atlas digital program for juvenile detention (agenda listed cost $5,000; Angela McCarty said during the meeting the program is for one year at a cost of $50 to be paid from the inmate wellness account), a new data analyst hire at range 18 step 5 with total salary and benefits of $90,986.49 charged to the detention budget, and a first amendment to the Cornerstone (contract C180-2025) licensing agreement adding content-creation licenses (cost $996 in year one with adjustments in years two and three).
The commission approved a memorandum of understanding amendment with the City of Topeka and local public-safety agencies to continue joint funding for the mobile crisis response program (contract C181-2025). Brian Cole said the program splits a roughly $20,000 cost equally with partners ($10,000 each) and returns people in crisis to appropriate community services rather than the corrections system.
The sheriff's office also received authorization to buy expanded cloud server space under a state contract with Choice Solutions to support the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC); the cost is $77,740 to be paid from federal forfeiture funds. Commissioners approved the voucher payments for the period totaling $1,123,370.89 and several personnel and procurement items listed on the consent agenda.
All motions were moved, seconded and approved with votes recorded as 3-0.
