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Osage County approves equipment purchases, permits, hiring posting and resolutions
Summary
The commission approved two capital purchase orders for maintenance equipment, several permits and two resolutions, appointed a county appraiser, approved a county controller job posting and passed tax-roll corrections and bill payments.
The Osage County Commission used its Dec. 16 meeting to approve a series of purchases, permits, personnel actions and budgeted payments.
Capital purchases: Commissioners approved purchase order 4120 to Jay Hatfield Motorsports for a Kawasaki Mule at $13,999 to be paid from the capital improvement fund (003), and approved purchase order 4121 for a salt-dog salt spreader at $4,129, also from fund 003.
Permits and applications: The board approved the Osage County solid waste application for Carl's Tire and Move and granted cereal malt beverage permits C51718 and C51719 for Doman's General Store Inc. and Doman's Outdoors Inc.
Resolutions and appointments: The commission passed Resolution 2025-31 setting the per-diem rate for inmates housed under KSA 70-5-5217 at $80 per day for FY2026. It also approved Resolution 2025-32 appointing Carl Miller as the county appraiser.
Personnel posting: The commission approved a job posting for a county controller (in-house employee) with duties to oversee payroll, accounts payable and financial operations. The posting identifies a competitive salary range and sets letters of interest due Jan. 15, 2026, with interviews to follow during January meetings and an appointment target of Jan. 27, 2026.
Tax roll corrections and bills: Commissioners approved tax-roll corrections covering personal property, real estate and trucks for years 2020 through 2025. The board also approved multiple bill batches, including a sheriff batch (SO1215) of $41,743.40 and a larger vendor batch listed on commission documents as $413,503.44.
All motions were carried by voice vote and recorded as "aye" in the public meeting; no roll-call tallies showing opposing votes were recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: Staff will finalize signatures on approved resolutions and proceed with procurement and onboarding steps for the county controller posting.
