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Cowley County commissioners approve series of budget, personnel and grant-support measures; staff to pursue public hearing on road vacation
Summary
On Oct. 21, 2025, the Cowley County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a package of administrative actions — including a FY2026 pay plan, new funds for landfill closure and township services, personnel policies required for state grant funding, and letters supporting local transportation and broadband grant applications — and directed staff to schedule a public hearing on a Creswell Township road vacation request.
Cowley County commissioners convened Oct. 21, 2025, and unanimously approved a suite of administrative and budgetary items intended to finalize the county’s FY2026 operational framework and support local grant applications.
Chairman Wayne Wilt presided. County Administrator Lucas Goff presented routine business and staff recommendations that the board approved by 3-0 votes unless otherwise noted. The commissioners approved the consent agenda (Oct. 7, 2025 minutes and the payment register) after a motion from Vice Chairman Jim Maxwell, seconded by Commissioner Alan Groom.
Major approvals included adoption of the FY2026 pay plan, which implements a 2% cost-of-living increase, a 2% merit adjustment and a consistent longevity pay component; approval of Resolution No. 2025-21 to set elected officials’ compensation (the commission declined to increase its own pay); and establishment of two new funds — Landfill Closure Fund No. 199 to segregate closure-related reserves and Township Services Fund No. 51 to track township-related expenditures separately. Commissioners approved each of those items on unanimous votes.
The board also approved several administrative items required for operations and grant eligibility: a GAAP waiver for FY2026 (Resolution No. 2025-22), a policy against sexual harassment/discrimination/retaliation (noted as required for state grant funding), and a certification that the county is not participating in a boycott of goods or services from Israel. Each motion…
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