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Coffey County commissioners elect chair, approve abatements and make appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Coffey County Board of Commissioners elected a new chair and vice chair, approved 21 tax abatements totaling about $11,003.57, and made appointments and personnel wage adjustments including two CP‑2 personnel actions.
Thomas was chosen as chairman and Steve McCurry as vice chairman during the Coffey County Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 14 meeting, and the board cleared a series of routine business items including tax abatements and appointments.
The board approved 21 tax abatements totaling $11,003.57 and appointed two people to the Tourism and Visitors Board. It also authorized county personnel actions, including wage changes tied to completed probationary periods.
The elections opened the meeting after the pledge of allegiance. A motion to make Thomas chairman passed after a voice vote. Commissioners then moved to appoint Steve McCurry as vice chairman.
In routine business the board voted to authorize and direct the chairman to sign 21 tax abatements totaling $11,003.57; the board’s minutes show the item carried. The board appointed Cowley Zirkle to a two‑year term on the Tourism and Visitors Board running immediately through Dec. 31, 2027, and later appointed Tom Heath to a two‑year term ending Dec. 31, 2026.
The personnel items included approval of a CP‑2 (probationary period completion) for Jared Shepherd, heavy equipment operator–highway, reflecting a one‑step wage increase effective Jan. 3, 2024. The board also approved a CP‑2 in the sheriff’s department for a jail hire (wage classification 30‑2, wage $19.52) effective Jan. 13, 2025.
The meeting closed its routine business and moved into roundtable and project updates later in the agenda.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Jan. 7, 2025): Passed (recorded as “4 0 1” in the minutes). - Election of Thomas as chairman: Motion passed by voice vote (transcript indicates majority in favor; tally not listed). - Election of Steve McCurry as vice chairman: Motion passed by voice vote (tally not specified). - Authorize chair to sign 21 tax abatements, total $11,003.57: Motion carried (tally not specified). - Appoint Cowley Zirkle to Tourism & Visitors Board (term to 12/31/2027): Motion carried (tally not specified). - Appoint Tom Heath to Tourism & Visitors Board (term to 12/31/2026): Motion carried (tally not specified). - CP‑2 for Jared Shepherd (probation complete; wage change effective 01/03/2024): Motion passed (tally not specified). - CP‑2 for jail hire (wage $19.52, effective 01/13/2025): Motion passed (tally not specified).
