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Votes at a glance: Geary County Commission actions, Jan. 23, 2025
Summary
The commission approved a range of administrative and sponsorship items on Thursday, including CVB donations, advertising renewal and personnel overtime for a holiday snow event. Several other items were discussed and forwarded for follow-up.
Geary County commissioners recorded the following actions during the Jan. 23 meeting. This summary lists motions and outcomes that were explicitly moved, seconded or otherwise recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Law enforcement appreciation banquet sponsorship: Commissioners moved and seconded a $350 sponsorship for the annual law enforcement appreciation banquet; the motion passed by voice vote (aye recorded).
- Seismic testing petition (High Plains Resources) on Wolf Road: County staff recommended approval of a request to petition for seismic testing on approximately one mile in the county. The petition was moved and seconded; one commissioner voiced a dissent during the roll call. The transcript records the motion and a dissenting statement but does not record a formal tally or final explicit outcome in the minutes.
- Overtime approval for public-works snow event: Commissioners approved overtime pay for county employees who worked Martin Luther King holiday snow response during the pay period (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- Big Lakes Regional Household Hazardous Waste assessment: Staff reported the Geary County assessment for the Big Lakes HHW program at $20,067.50 and indicated it will be paid from the county solid-waste fund; no separate formal vote was recorded in the transcript.
- Edward Byrne interlocal agreement (justice assistance): County staff presented an interlocal agreement for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant and asked the chairman to sign the document; the request was seconded and prepared for signature.
- Konza Prairie partnership and donations: The commission signed a partnership agreement, approved a $5,000 donation toward a Konza Prairie pavilion and donor plaques, and committed to follow-up on plaque specifications.
- Brigade Baseball: The commission approved increasing the county contribution to Brigade Baseball to $10,000 for 2025 (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
- CVB advertisement: Commissioners approved renewal of a half-page advertisement with the Kansas Society of Association Executives; funding to be processed through the CVB budget.
- Contract and procurement updates: Staff relayed procurement and facilities updates including a delayed roofing start for the senior center and planned emergency-management roof work; the commission accepted routine change orders.
The commissioners also agreed to place the county 9-1-1 funding analysis on next week1s agenda and to invite the sheriff and municipal police chiefs for a joint briefing.
