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McPherson County board installs 2023 leadership, adopts personnel and financial resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 11 organizational meeting the McPherson County Board of Commissioners corrected prior minutes, appointed Jeff Arensdorf board chairman and Brett Nason vice‑chairman for 2023, approved monthly claims, and adopted multiple personnel and finance resolutions including RESOLUTION #2023‑1 setting road and labor prices.
The McPherson County Board of Commissioners held its annual organizational meeting on Jan. 11, 2023, corrected the Dec. 19 minutes, and elected leadership for the year. Chairman Brett Nason called the meeting to order; by recorded motions the board appointed Jeff Arensdorf as board chairman for 2023 and Brett Nason as vice‑chairman.
The board approved the presented general, road, fair, senior meal and COVID ARPA claims and payroll. Commissioners also adopted RESOLUTION #2023‑1, the McPherson County Road and Labor Prices for 2023, which set employee and equipment hourly rates and charges; the board approved a $1.00‑per‑hour increase for road employees with two years’ county employment. The motion to adopt the resolution passed with voting recorded in the minutes.
Other formal actions included the appointment of Tom Werblow as McPherson County Highway Superintendent under RESOLUTION #2023‑2 (total salary $9,000 for 2023), designation of county depositories under RESOLUTION #2023‑3, and approval to allow the county treasurer to invest funds under RESOLUTION #2023‑4. The board also adopted RESOLUTION #2023‑5 appointing the county attorney position terms and compensation, and RESOLUTION #2023‑6 appointing the county surveyor (no fee charged to McPherson County). All motions were recorded as passed by the three commissioners present.
The clerk noted the Public Meetings Law posting and provided routine reports. The board signed the annual noxious‑weed report later in the meeting (see separate coverage) and set standing meeting dates for 2023—the second Wednesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.—and the Stapleton Enterprise as an official publication.
The board adjourned at 11:45 a.m.; subsequent agenda items during the same meeting included procurement and road matters recorded in the official minutes.
