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Votes at a glance: Custer County board approves multiple budget and contract actions
Summary
At its April meeting the Custer County Board of County Commissioners approved the accounts payable report, several resolutions transferring and appropriating funds, accepted grant and donation funds, authorized an RFP for benefits, and approved a human services contract.
The Custer County Board of County Commissioners took multiple formal actions during the meeting. The board voted on payments, appropriations and several resolutions. Outcomes below summarize motions as recorded in the meeting; where roll-call names were not fully specified in the transcript, tallies are listed numerically.
Accounts payable: The board approved the accounts payable report in the amount of $310,132.19. Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Children's Health Fund award: The board accepted a $5,000 grant from the Children's Health Fund to support sports physicals administered by public health. Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Proclamation: The board adopted a proclamation designating April 13–19, 2025 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Custer County. Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
RFP for workmen's compensation and employee benefits: The board authorized staff to issue an RFP to retain a broker/adviser to market workers' compensation and employee benefit plans (medical, dental, vision). Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Human services contract: The board accepted a services agreement to retain an independent contractor to serve as supervisor/caseworker for APS/CPS through April 10, 2026 (monthly payment discussed in the meeting). Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Rescind resolution 25-09 (Fire restoration/wildfire resiliency GRAMA match): The board rescinded Resolution 25-09 to correct prior budget transfer amounts related to a chipper procurement; motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Resolution 25-22 (Sheriff's Office — School Resource Officer): The board adopted a supplemental budget and appropriation transferring $24,002.10 from the general fund to the sheriff's office to fund school resource officer training and vehicle upfitting. Motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Resolution 25-26 (Sheriff's Office Dive Team): The board appropriated $1,300 in donated funds to the sheriff's office dive team operations; motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Resolution 25-27 (Veterans Service Office): The board appropriated $500 from the general fund for a cell phone for a VSO assistant; motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Resolution 25-28 (Self-insurance fund transfer): The board approved an operational transfer of $120,000 from the general fund into the self-insurance fund to cover a large annual liability insurance payment; motion passed by voice vote (tally: yes 3, no 0).
Records retention policy (Resolution 25-29): The board discussed a proposed records retention policy but took no final action; commissioners asked staff to circulate the draft to departments, collect change pages, and return a revised draft for formal adoption.
Notes: Where transcript did not record a full roll-call naming each commissioner’s vote, tallies reflect the board's unanimous voice votes as reported. Exact mover/second names were not always specified in the meeting transcript and are listed as not specified when not explicit.
