Park County commissioners approve consent items, liquor license transfer, appointments and other measures; authorize conditional commitment for sheriff dispatch

The Park County Board of Commissioners recorded a series of formal actions on routine and substantive items during the meeting.

Consent agenda: After a motion by Speaker 3 and a second, the Board approved minutes for Jan. 20 and Jan. 22, payroll, vouchers, corrections to commission meeting dates and authorized the Chair to sign several clerk items including a petition for inclusion and the Green Creek RV Park resolution as to form.

Liquor license transfer: Carrie Smith, second deputy in the Park County Clerk’s Office, presented a public hearing on the full retail liquor license transfer for Wapiti Lodge (from Kyle LLC to Wapiti Lodge Liquor License LLC). Purchasing and stipulations were reported satisfied and the Board closed the public hearing. Speaker 2 moved and Speaker 4 seconded a motion to approve the transfer; the Board voted in favor and the motion carried.

Appointments: Timothy Myers applied for the Buffalo Bill Visitor Center board and described experience in engineering, law and ideas for improving visitor exhibits. Speaker 4 moved to appoint Tim Myers to the Buffalo Bill visitors board; the Board approved the appointment.

Out‑of‑state travel: Brian Edwards requested county funding for Road & Bridge foremen to attend ConExpo in Las Vegas. Hallmarks of the request included training and equipment exposure; Speaker 2 moved to approve the travel and Speaker 1 seconded; the motion carried.

Land use — final plat: Planning staff recommended approval of the final plat for Home And Heart Simple Subdivision No. 333 (a 1.22‑acre lot out of a 236.51‑acre parcel near Ralston). Speaker 3 moved and Speaker 6 seconded the motion to approve the final plat with standard recordation and compliance conditions; the Board voted to approve.

Garland town‑site road vacation: The Board voted to initiate the statutory vacation process for certain public road easements within the Garland town site as requested by petitioner Craig Kenyon, to assign Scott Lewis as viewer and to require the petitioner to deposit funds to cover advertisement, survey and other expenses; the motion will trigger the viewer’s report and a separate amended‑plat process so as to avoid landlocking lots.

Sheriff dispatch consoles: Sheriff Daryl Stewart presented a negotiated package of Motorola dispatch radio consoles reduced to $347,899.33 and asked for county commitment by March 16 to preserve the pricing. The Board authorized a letter of commitment for the March 16 deadline contingent on approval by the City of Cody and review "as to form" by the county attorney; the purchase would be invoiced and paid in FY 26–27 with the city sharing 50% of the total.

Patriot Community Center: Representatives of the Powell American Legion asked the Board to support a proposed Powell Patriot Community Center that would consolidate veterans groups and include expanded food storage and meeting space. Commissioner (Speaker 3) moved and the Board approved a letter of support and allowed the Chair to sign.

All motions described above passed by voice vote with no recorded noes or abstentions in the meeting transcript provided.