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Osage County commissioners approve reorganization, permits, contracts, purchase orders and payroll
Summary
At its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, the Osage County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 reorganization schedule and a package of routine items including broadband buried-line permits, a mowing and snow‑removal agreement, purchase orders and the county payroll.
The Osage County Board of Commissioners voted on several routine and substantive items at its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, approving the 2025 reorganization schedule, permits for buried broadband lines, a mowing and snow-removal agreement with Williamsport Township, purchase orders for county services and supplies, and authorizing payment of bills and payroll.
Key votes and motions (summary) - Reorganization schedule (2025): Commissioners approved the 2025 reorganization schedule and associated holiday schedule and administrative items. Motion carried.
- Vice chair nomination: Heather was nominated and approved as vice chair (motion seconded; unanimous voice vote).
- Resolution: Elected official pay — Resolution 2025-02 was approved by the commission.
- Mowing and snow-removal agreement: The commission approved Resolution 2025-01-15-02, an agreement with Williamsport Township for mowing and snow removal on a rural stretch of Southwest 109th Street for $1,000 annually with a 3.5% annual adjustment clause; motion carried.
- Buried-line permits and broadband construction: The commission approved buried-line permits for Mercury Broadband and RLLM Underground (along South Pollard Road and South Michigan Road), and approved a buried-line/fiber-optic permit for JMC Corporation / TWITCOM (Melbourne Phase 3 rural path). Motions carried.
- Special event permit: The board approved a Type 5 special event permit for KDOT TIDE overlay projects.
- Purchase orders: The commission approved purchase order #4018 to Comtech Systems Corp. for change-of-value notices ($9,735.86, fund 134-00-5200) and purchase order #3983 for 160 cemetery flag holders ($6,400).
- Payroll and bills: Commissioners approved payment of county bills in the amount of $75,874.36 and payroll payables totaling $584,698.51. One commissioner said she was not certain about a line item but the motion passed.
- Executive sessions: The board entered multiple attorney–client executive sessions (10 minutes and 5 minutes recorded on the agenda) under statutory privilege; no action was taken while in executive session.
Procedure and voting: Most motions were made, seconded and approved by voice vote; where a recorded tally was not read into the minutes the motions were announced as carried after the "Aye" voice votes. The meeting record does not list roll-call vote tallies by individual commissioner for each motion.
Ending: The commission completed the votes and moved on to other administrative items, including purchase orders and signatures for approved documents. Several items will require follow-up by county staff to finalize contracts and implementation.
