Votes at a glance: Chase County Commissioners, Aug. 29, 2025

The Chase County commissioners recorded the following motions and outcomes at the Aug. 29, 2025 meeting. Where a recorded vote count was not provided in the transcript, results were given by voice vote and recorded as aye in the minutes.

- Executive session to discuss preliminary acquisition of real estate: Motion made and seconded; meeting recessed to executive session and returned with "No action taken." (Recorded: motion carried.)

- Approve warrants for Aug. 29, 2025: Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries.

- Approve payroll for Aug. 29, 2025: Motion made and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries.

- Approve minutes from meetings (08/11/2025, 08/19/2025, 08/22/2025): Motions made and seconded for each set of minutes; voice votes "Aye." Motions carry.

- Approve equipment purchase: Motion to move forward with quick-attach mower deck and industrial grapple (vendor described during discussion); motion moved and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries.

- Enter agreement with consultant and pursue Bridge Investment Program grant: Motion to enter agreement with Blue Valley Consulting (recorded in minutes) and pay consultant fee from fund 085; motion moved and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries.

- Hazardous-waste prefab building: Staff discussion concluded with direction to move forward to pursue Kansas Hazardous Waste grant funds and modular building options; no formal roll-call vote recorded in the minutes (staff said "I'll move forward").

- Forensic audit and related bank access: Motion to authorize forensic agreed-upon-procedures audit up to $25,000 from the general fund; motion moved and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries. Commissioners also voted to give Sheriff Jacob Welsh (or his designee) access to Citizens State Bank records from 2022 to present; motion moved and seconded; voice vote "Aye." Motion carries.

These items represent the formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript and minutes.