Atchison County signs K Camp purchase order and tweaks sales-tax split for 2026

Atchison County commissioners on Dec. 23 authorized a $285,007.53 purchase order to K Camp for the county's member contribution for Jan. 1, 2026–Jan. 1, 2027, and approved a change to the countywide sales-tax allocation.

Finance Director Mark Seltner told the board the K Camp payment is budgeted ($298,003.70) and that the PO is roughly $12,006.17 under budget; he asked the commission to approve the PO now so accounts payable could enter it for payment on Jan. 7. The motion to approve the K Camp purchase order passed 3 to 0.

Seltner also presented a letter asking the board to change the countywide sales-tax allocation beginning Jan. 1, 2026, from a 50/50 split between solid waste and joint communications to a 48/52 split favoring joint communications. Commissioners discussed that a recently changed solid-waste fee structure could alter future revenue and agreed to re-evaluate the split after the first quarter of fee collections. The chair was authorized to sign the finance director’s letter (motion passed 3 to 0).

Next steps included directing accounts payable to enter the K Camp PO for the Jan. 7 pay run and scheduling a review of allocation results after three months of fees.