Sherman County commissioners approve multiple contracts and purchases, including health‑department electronic records and two pickup trucks

Sherman County Board of Commissioners members approved a series of routine and contract items at their meeting, including a five‑year electronic health record system for the county health department and the purchase of two pickup trucks for the Road & Bridge department.

The board approved the purchase of a five‑year electronic health record system for the Sherman County Health Department priced in the packet at $49,088.90, and authorized the county to move forward with the contract. Commissioner 3 moved to approve the contract, and Commissioner 2 seconded; the board voted in favor.

Why it matters: the health department’s EHR contract centralizes patient records and billing functions that affect how public‑health services are delivered and reimbursed locally.

The board also approved a bid from Brenner Ford for two pickup trucks for the Road & Bridge department at a total price of $86,800. Commissioner 3 moved to accept the recommendation to purchase two Ford F‑250s (one 2WD and one 4WD), and the motion passed. Commissioners were told the vehicles are expected in about three months.

Other approved items the board recorded include: - Approval of the agenda and prior meeting minutes. - Approval of the payment register totaling $367,699.57. - Appointment approval for Judge Showalter to a Kansas corrections board position (motion passed). - Acceptance of the Fire Alarm Specialist bid for the Woolock Building (two‑year contract) after a motion and second. - Approval of an extra elevator maintenance module and hoist‑way cleaning for the courthouse elevator (moved, seconded and approved; meeting transcript contains an unclear total amount described in the motion and recorded as spoken: “I have $53.47 14”; the transcript amount is quoted verbatim because the recorded figure is not unambiguous). - Authorization to accept a website redesign and hosting contract with MCCI for a one‑time fee of $22,270 and yearly maintenance of $2,300; the board authorized county staff to sign the contract following legal review. - Approval to change the county antivirus offering to a new vendor (described as roughly $5,460 in discussion and spoken as “just under $5,500”); the board approved the change after a motion from a county IT representative. - Approval to move the county phone system to Ignitec at the end of the current contracts, with the presenter noting roughly $25,000–$30,000 in savings over five years versus staying with the current vendor; the motion passed.

The board handled these items in a single meeting without extended public debate on most motions; several were described by staff as budgeted or within planned capital expenditures.

Votes at a glance (formal board outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Agenda — approved. - Minutes — approved. - Payment register ($367,699.57) — approved. - Sherman County Health Department: electronic health record system, five‑year plan ($49,088.90 in packet) — approved. - Judge Showalter appointment to Kansas corrections board — approved. - Fire Alarm Specialist bid for Woolock Building (two‑year) — approved. - Elevator: Cone extra maintenance module and hoist‑way clean — approved (amount quoted in meeting audio is unclear; transcript records the speaker saying “I have $53.47 14”). - Two Road & Bridge pickups (Brenner Ford) — approved ($86,800 total). - Website redesign and hosting (MCCI): one‑time $22,270; annual $2,300 — approved; county staff authorized to sign after legal review. - County antivirus contract (vendor described as SentinelOne through an MSP; price discussed as “just under $5,500,” presenter referenced $5,460) — approved. - Phone system change to Ignitec at contract end (purchase phones; projected five‑year savings) — approved.

The board took the remaining consent‑agenda items and routine votes without roll‑call tallies in the minutes; each motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.