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Votes at a glance: Dec. 19 Custer County commissioners approve capital transfers, school safety funding, landfill and contracts
Summary
The Custer County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 19 approved multiple resolutions and contract awards, transferring funds for sheriff vehicle upfits and school security, authorizing landfill fencing payments and awarding the county’s 2025 trash contract.
At the Dec. 19 meeting the Custer County Board of Commissioners recorded votes on multiple matters. The board adopted resolutions to move previously expended or designated funds into current accounts for capital purchases, awarded a service contract and approved representative appointments. Key outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 24-27 (Sheriff’s vehicles and associated equipment): The board approved a supplemental appropriation transferring $14,930.40 from the inmate fund/general fund balance into the sheriff’s capital-improvement line to cover vehicle upfits and related capital purchases. Motion carried (ayes recorded).
- Resolution 24-28 (Sheriff school security equipment and SRO training): The board approved a supplemental appropriation totaling $51,185 to reimburse and appropriate prior SRO-related expenditures and to fund safety equipment and training. The resolution directs $40,000 to school security equipment, $10,000 to capital purchases and $1,185 to SRO education and training. Motion carried.
- Resolution 24-29 (Landfill fencing / landfill expansion transfer): The board approved a $19,765 transfer from the landfill-expansion fund into the landfill capital-improvement account to pay contractor deposits and begin fencing work. Motion carried.
- Trash service bid award (2025): The county opened bids and awarded the 2025 trash-service contract to P Bar O (P Bar O disposal) for the county locations discussed, noting Oak Disposal did not service the Wetmore area. Motion to award to P Bar O carried.
- SRETAC/RETRAC (regional emergency trauma council) representative appointments: Commissioners approved the primary and alternate representatives for the regional trauma/EMS advisory council as presented and directed staff to forward appointment letters.
- West Custer Hospital District intergovernmental agreement (draft): The board directed staff to send a draft IGA to the hospital district with edits — reducing the initial no-charge capped hours from 10 per month to 5 per month and adding a provision that the county will bill the district for any hours beyond that at an hourly rate covering wages, benefits and payroll taxes; the board asked staff to include the January 2025 hourly rate before sending the draft. Motion to send the revised draft to the district carried.
Several motions were moved and seconded on the record and passed by recorded ayes. Where specific roll-call names were not stated in the transcript, the board recorded unanimous aye votes on the listed items and instructed staff to complete related paperwork and filings.
What happens next: Finance and department staff will implement the transfers, issue purchase orders and proceed with the approved work. Staff will also prepare the signed certification forms for mill levies and will return the West Custer Hospital District IGA with the dollar figures filled for the board’s signature and the district’s consideration.
