Votes at a glance: Chase County Commissioners meeting, Dec. 31, 2024

The Chase County Commission recorded the following formal actions on Dec. 31, 2024. Vote counts were not read into the record; the transcript records voice votes with ——aye—— or ——opposed—— and notes of ——motion carries—— where indicated.

- Warrants for 12/31/2024: Motion to approve; outcome recorded as carried by voice vote.

- Payroll (Nov. 25–Dec. 24): Motion to approve; outcome recorded as carried by voice vote.

- Minutes (Dec. 16, 2024): Motion to approve; outcome recorded as carried by voice vote.

- Resolution 2024-7 (solid waste management plan relating to Chase County, the city of Emporia and Lyon County, Kansas): Motion to approve resolution 2024-7; vote recorded by voice and noted as carried.

- Change order (agenda entry): Motion to approve a change order referenced as 2024- (details not specified in the transcript); motion carried by voice vote.

- CDL wage adjustment (employee attained CDL): Motion to approve wage adjustment; motion carried by voice vote.

- Executive session(s): Commissioners moved into executive session for non-elected personnel (20 minutes) and later for personnel (5 minutes); these are recorded as procedural actions; no formal public vote required.

- Authorization for county attorney to hire assistant (temporary budget authority): Motion to authorize additional budget authority to hire an assistant county attorney; motion carried by voice vote.

- Insurance renewal (option 2): Motion to proceed with insurance renewal option 2 (increase property deductible to $10,000; $3,000 vehicle deductible for most vehicles); motion carried by voice vote.

- Cost-of-living adjustment (non-elected employees): Motion to approve a 2% COLA for non-elected employees (includes department heads and non-elected staff); motion carried by voice vote.

- Flint Hills Regional Council membership and dues (2025): Motion to pay 2025 dues ($1,100) from the jail excess fund (Fund 200); motion carried by voice vote.

- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn; carried by voice vote.

Where the transcript did not provide a written motion text, mover, seconder or a roll-call tally, the summary records the outcome as described in the meeting audio. Items with missing numeric specifics are flagged as "not specified."