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Sherman County commissioners approve routine bills, jail repairs, EMS training and tourism grant
Summary
At a regular meeting the Sherman County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine bills and contracts, authorized jail plumbing and rooftop air-conditioner repairs, approved two EMS training agreements and a firearms-range training agreement, and allocated $15,000 from the transit guest tax for a byway kiosk.
Sherman County commissioners approved a series of routine fiscal and operational items and a $15,000 transit-guest-tax allocation during their regular meeting.
The board voted to approve the agenda and to pay county bills. Commissioners also approved two EMS training agreements, a training agreement allowing the Goodland Police Department to use the county firearms range, and repair contracts for the jail including a $6,900 rooftop air-conditioner replacement and a $12,116 plumbing repair bill. The board accepted a tax-roll correction and authorized the county's annual insurance premium for the rural fire district.
The meeting also included action on facility use and community events: the commissioners approved a lease agreement with the Sherman County Speedway (the county's long-standing stock-car association lease) and unanimously waived the fairgrounds rental fee so a local preschool can hold a prom on April 10. The board approved a proclamation recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, set for April 13'19.
Why it matters: The votes preserve ongoing county operations (payroll and vendor payments), deliver near-term facility fixes at the jail, confirm local training partnerships with emergency services and law enforcement, and direct limited tourism funds toward a public kiosk intended to promote county attractions.
Most important actions
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the meeting agenda as written was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Payment of county bills: Commissioners moved and seconded payment of presented bills; the board approved payment by voice vote (tally not recorded by name in the transcript).
- EMS training agreements: The board approved two EMS training agreements naming Chris Zimmerman and Taylor Staffer as participants.
- Goodland Police Department firearms-range agreement: The board approved a training agreement permitting use of the county's firearms range by the Goodland Police Department.
- Jail repairs: Commissioners approved a Glassman plumbing bill for $12,116 and an air-conditioning replacement bid of $6,900 for the jail rooftop; both motions were moved, seconded and approved.
- Tax-roll correction: The board approved a tax-roll correction for a 2025 entry (record number referenced in meeting materials); the transcript records the motion, second and voice approval.
- Rural fire insurance premium: The county approved contracting with US Alliance Life Insurance to pay the rural fire district premium of $18,339.60 (motion moved and seconded, approved by voice vote).
- Milco Environmental invoice: The board approved payment to Milco Environmental Services for groundwater monitoring/water testing related to the South Landfill (motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote).
- Sherman County Speedway lease: Commissioners approved the customary lease with the Sherman County Speedway (stock-car association) with only date changes from prior years.
- Waiver for preschool prom: The board unanimously waived the fairgrounds rental fee for a preschool prom scheduled April 10.
- National Public-Safety Telecommunicator Week: Commissioners approved a proclamation declaring April 13'19 as National Public-Safety Telecommunicator Week.
- Transit guest tax for byway kiosk: The board approved allocating $15,000 from the transit guest tax toward a kiosk at the Smoky Gardens entrance for the Leyden High Scenic Byway (see related article on the byway presentation).
Meeting process and record: Most votes were approved by voice vote with the transcript recording commissioners saying "aye." The transcript does not include a roll-call vote listing individual commissioner votes for each motion. Where dollar amounts were unclear in the audio, the article reports amounts that were stated on the record (jail repairs, insurance premium). Other dollar figures presented in rapid speech or multiple items are reported as not specified in the public record portion of the transcript.
Ending: The board moved into a brief executive session later in the meeting for attorney-client matters and returned to open session before adjournment.
