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Finney County commission approves plat, rezoning, contracts, purchases and appointments; roundup of votes
Summary
The Finney County Commission approved multiple planning, procurement and administrative actions April 7, including a parcel plat and rezoning at 1120 North Sherman Road, procurement awards for road and noxious-weed work, several contracts and consultant selections, and appointments and budget adjustments related to corrections and youth services.
Finney County commissioners on April 7 approved a slate of administrative, planning and procurement actions, voting by voice on a series of motions that ranged from land-use approvals to contracts, equipment purchases and consultant selections.
Key outcomes include approval of a parcel plat and a rezoning application for property at 1120 North Sherman Road; appointment of Captain Jeff Steele to the Judicial District Youth Services Advisory Board; approval of corrections and juvenile program comprehensive plans and related grant signatory authorization; acceptance of KDOT and public-works contracts and procurement awards; selection of Iron Insurance as the county’s broker for the upcoming insurance renewal; and selection of Strategic Government Resources (SGR) to lead the county’s executive search for a new county administrator.
Votes at a glance
- Parcel plat (Ralston addition, Lot 1 Block 1, 4.34 acres at 1120 N Sherman Rd): Approved. Staff recommended approval after planning commission recommendation; motion passed by voice vote. (Transcript evidence: planner presentation and motion.)
- Rezoning (1120 N Sherman Road from RI/Industrial to RR/Rural Residential, 4.34 acres): Approved. Planning staff recommended adopting the planning commission recommendation; motion passed by voice vote.
- Appointment (Captain Jeff Steele to Judicial District Youth Services Advisory Board, three-year term beginning April 2025–March 31, 2028): Approved by voice vote.
- Adult corrections FY25 budget adjustment (grant carryover, vehicle replacement and other one-time items): Approved; chairman authorized to sign per statute for expenditures over $5,000.
- Adult corrections FY26 comprehensive plan and juvenile services FY26 comprehensive plan (grant applications and budgets): Approved; motions included authorization for signatures by the chairman and the administrator.
- Noxious-Weed KDOT agreement (2025 right-of-way spraying): Approved; chairman directed to sign contract.
- Herbicide purchase/bids for noxious weeds (two responsive bids accepted for pricing/availability; 60-gallon per-visit limit per customer): Approved; purchases to be paid from budgeted funds.
- Road and Bridge equipment purchase (three pickup trucks via state contract from Shawnee Mission Ford; $95,000 to be paid from Road & Bridge equipment reserve, additional amounts from respective funds): Approved; staff had solicited local bids with no local responses before proceeding to state contract.
- KDOT Off-System Bridge Program agreement (2026 grant programming and $900,000 construction award for bridge replacement): Approved; contract to be signed by all commissioners.
- Crack sealing project (2025): Bid awarded to B and H Paving ($52,500) to seal approximately 23 miles of road; authorized from road and bridge budget.
- VRF (heating/cooling) design and project management contract with Integrated Consulting Engineers (engineering design modifications and project management estimated at 5% and 3% of project cost; estimated fees between $210,800–$231,200): Approved; to be paid from building maintenance reserve fund.
- Insurance broker selection for upcoming renewal: Committee recommended Iron Insurance ($43,000 flat fee); commissioners approved Iron by majority (one commissioner abstained); committee members interviewed three firms.
- Executive search firm selection for county administrator: Committee recommended SGR (Strategic Government Resources); commissioners approved SGR; contract not-to-exceed fee $29,419; Chair authorized to sign once counsel reviews contract.
- Comprehensive wage-study RFP issuance: Approved; selection committee appointed to review proposals and provide recommendation to the commission.
- 2024 county inventory certification (KSA 19-20687): Approved and certified.
Most measures were approved by voice vote; the meeting record does not show roll-call tallies for the listed items. Staff advised that applicable contracts and grant documents will be returned for signatures and that some project timelines may shift pending final paperwork.
Because many of these items were routine, the commission combined discussion and action in single motions for each item. For items that will produce further documents (contracts, grant agreements, engineering deliverables), staff were instructed to return with final paperwork and updates to the commission.
