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Osage County commissioners approve holiday closure, employment agreement, mileage policy and sewer time extension; elected‑pay resolution deferred
Summary
At their Jan. 13 meeting, the Osage County Board of Commissioners approved a Martin Luther King Jr. Day closure, an employment agreement, adoption of the IRS mileage rate, a CDBG sewer time extension and tax-roll corrections. The board deferred a resolution setting elected-official pay for additional review.
Osage County commissioners approved several formal actions at their Jan. 13 meeting, including closing county offices for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, approving an employment agreement, adopting the federal mileage reimbursement rate, approving a CDBG sewer project time extension and accepting tax-roll correction sheets; they deferred a separate resolution setting elected‑official pay for more information.
Why it matters: These votes set near-term administrative policy (holiday closure and mileage reimbursement), formalize a county employment agreement, preserve a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) project schedule by approving a time extension, and resolve property-tax roll corrections that affect taxpayer bills. The elected‑pay resolution was postponed so commissioners and affected elected officials can review budget breakdowns.
Summary of formal actions
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday: The board voted to close county offices for the observed holiday. Motion was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
- Employment agreement (Colleen Mendoza): The board approved an employment agreement dated Jan. 13, 2025, between Colleen Mendoza and Osage County. The board stated the new salary is effective immediately; the agreement was signed and commissioners approved the motion.
- Resolution 2025‑02 (elected official pay): Commissioners deferred action on the resolution that would establish elected-official pay and instructed staff to place the item on the Jan. 20 agenda so the county attorney and affected officials can provide a detailed breakdown of budgeted amounts and salary impacts.
- Resolution 2025‑03 (mileage reimbursement): The board approved a resolution adopting the Internal Revenue Service standard federal mileage rate for county mileage reimbursement in 2025.
- CDBG Sewer Improvement time extension: The board approved a nine‑month time extension request for a CDBG sewer project, contingent on correcting a misspelled name in the authorization letter before final submission.
- Tax‑roll corrections: The board approved tax-roll correction sheets presented by the Osage County Appraiser covering multiple years (including 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024 as presented at the meeting). Commissioners discussed how the appraiser's office and property owners interact on appeals and adjustments before approving the corrections as presented.
Procedural notes and votes
Most motions were approved by voice vote; the meeting record shows motions made and seconded and carried with no named roll-call tallies in the transcript. Where commissioners asked for additional supporting information (notably on elected‑official pay), they postponed final action rather than approving without details.
What comes next
- The elected‑pay resolution (2025‑02) was placed on the Jan. 20 agenda; commissioners asked staff to supply a breakdown of budgeted amounts and any changes affecting staff under that office. - For the CDBG sewer extension, staff will correct the recipient name on the letter before submitting to the grant administrator.
