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Coffey County approves consent items: minutes, tax abatements, payroll change and bridge postings
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting, the Coffey County Commission approved consent items including minutes, three tax abatements totaling $1,660.82, a payroll classification/wage change for Kelly Roney, two 2026 cereal malt beverage licenses, and Resolution No. 2025-655J establishing bridge weight limits.
The Coffey County Board of Commissioners handled several routine matters on Dec. 1 as part of its consent agenda.
Minutes: The board approved the Nov. 24, 2025 minutes by voice vote after a motion and second.
Tax abatements: Commissioners authorized the chairman to sign three tax abatements totaling $1,660.82; the board discussed apparent recurring clerical errors in the abatements and asked staff to follow up.
Payroll: The commission approved a payroll-classification and wage update for Kelly Roney (Clerk’s Office), increasing the hourly rate from $26.63 to $27.09 effective Dec. 1, 2025.
Licenses: On the county clerk’s recommendation, the board granted 2026 cereal malt beverage licenses to Conoco Travel Center/Cedar Valley Investments (2754 US Highway 75) and to TravelCenters of America (2775 US Highway 75, Lebo); both motions carried.
Bridges: Road and Bridge staff presented updated state load-rating postings for county bridges and asked the board to adopt Resolution No. 2025-655J establishing weight limitations on certain bridges. Commissioners discussed the potential impact on large emergency vehicles and approved the resolution by voice vote.
Votes on routine items were recorded as voice votes in the meeting; the transcript records unanimous 'ayes' for each motion but does not list an itemized roll-call tally.
