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Votes at a glance: Finney County commissioners approve appointments, emergency declaration, sewer fees, license and interim staffing
Summary
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Finney County Board of Commissioners approved a set of administrative actions including a reappointment to the county economic development board, continuation of a local emergency declaration, a sewer-fee schedule for a northwest service area, a cereal malt beverage license, interim staffing and authorization to issue RFPs for an organizational scan and an administrator search.
The Finney County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during the Feb. 3 meeting (motions and voice votes as recorded in the meeting transcript):
Sam Hands (reappointment to Finney County Economic Development Corporation board) - Motion: Appoint Sam Hands to a three-year term on the FCEDC board commencing Jan. 1, 2025, and ending Dec. 31, 2027. - Mover: Commissioner Vicki German (motion recorded in transcript). Second noted; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
Resolution O62025 (local emergency declaration) - Motion: Adopt Resolution O62025 to continue the local state of emergency declared Jan. 24, 2025, to preserve eligibility for state and federal assistance; resolution text was read into the record. - Mover: Commissioner (motion recorded). Second recorded; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
Cereal Malt Beverage license — Maverick Inc. - Motion: Authorize issuance of a 2025 cereal malt beverage license to Maverick Inc. for a location outside Garden City (address recorded in transcript: 50 East Acroway Avenue, Location Number 776). - Mover: Commissioner (motion recorded). Second recorded; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
Resolution O52025 (Northwest sewer system fee schedule) - Motion: Adopt Resolution O52025 establishing a county fee schedule for the Northwest sewer system, deposit proceeds into a Finney County North Sewer System Fund and budget the fund in 2026. - Mover and second recorded; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
RFPs for organizational scan and executive/administrator search - Motion: Direct the administrator to issue RFPs for a full organizational scan and for assistance with an administrator search (two separate procurements). Commissioners discussed procurement policy and voted to follow the RFP process rather than waive procurement. - Mover and second recorded; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
Interim staffing: Gary Meager - Motion: Approve a contract with Gary Meager to serve as interim assistant county administrator until March 3, 2025, and to serve as interim county administrator commencing March 3, 2025, with written terms to be approved by the county counselor. Commissioners stated compensation would be similar to current administrator Robert Reese during the interim period. - Mover and second recorded; voice vote: all in favor; motion carried.
IT and commissioners' devices - Motion: Direct the administrator to repurpose five county electronic devices for use by the commissioners and establish county-managed email accounts for commissioners; motion carried.
Washington, D.C. delegation — travel authorization - Motion: Authorize Commissioner Kevin Baskin to attend the Chamber delegation to Washington, D.C. (April dates shown in the chamber materials) with county payment for the registration/sponsorship as described in the chamber flyer; commissioners approved funding from the general fund.
Notes on recorded votes: The meeting transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes ("all those in favor say aye; opposed?"). The transcript does not provide roll-call tallies or individual named vote records for these motions; this article reports outcomes as recorded in the meeting (motion carried/approved).
