Shawnee County commissioners approve $3.8 million in vouchers, award multiple contracts and defer $54,090 equipment purchase

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved roughly $3.8 million in voucher payments and a series of procurement actions during its Jan. 30 meeting, and deferred one equipment purchase for further review.

The board, chaired by Commissioner Aaron Mays (District 3), approved voucher payments totaling $3,800,856.79 that included a $490,000 payment to Bettis Asphalt for street projects in the Sherwood Improvement District; $364,232.04 to Foley Industries for Public Works equipment (paid from the Public Works Special Machinery Fund and the Capital Outlay Fund); $154,629.75 to CDW Government for renewal of county computer security monitoring and awareness software; $449,828.67 to Cine Companies for courthouse renovations funded by ARPA; and $207,760.61 to Motorola Solutions for the sheriff’s system upgrade agreement, funded by 9‑1‑1 funds.

Why it matters

The vouchers include capital and operating spending for road work, information-technology security, courthouse renovation and public-safety systems. Several of the approved items are funded from restricted accounts (for example, Sherwood Improvement District funds, a Public Works machinery fund and 9‑1‑1 funds), meaning they are not discretionary general-fund expenditures.

Key approvals and discussion

- Traffic paint bid: The board authorized Public Works to award a bid to Diamond Vogel Incorporated of Orange City, Iowa, for 6,000 to 9,000…