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Cloud County commissioners approve personnel moves, CDBG closeouts and hear Resource Center budget request
Summary
At the June 30 Cloud County Board meeting, commissioners approved several personnel classification changes and hires, authorized CDBG‑CV closeouts for four businesses, approved expenses and abatements, and heard a request for an additional $5,000 for the Cloud County Resource Center.
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners on June 30 approved multiple personnel classification changes and a hire, authorized closeouts for several CDBG‑CV grant recipients and heard a budget request from the Cloud County Resource Center.
Tonya Merrill, Cloud County Resource Center Director, told the Board the Center recorded 1,899 client visits in 2024 (not all unique; Merrill estimated roughly 15% repeat visits) and asked the Board to add $5,000 to the center’s budget. Merrill described client demographics — nearly 40% of families using the center are single‑parent households or families of more than five; the remainder are largely individuals over 55 and children under 12 — and said the Center had secured nearly $15,000 in grants year to date and recently opened three new pantries, including an Infant Care supply Pantry.
The presentation underscored day‑to‑day program costs: Merrill said a shopping‑list walkthrough at Wal‑Mart found a 115‑item grocery order for a family of four (excluding hygiene products) cost about $500 for a month’s supply.
Chairman Michael Cleveland and fellow Commissioners Dannie Kearn and Ron Copple then handled routine administrative business. The Board unanimously approved classification changes for Reese Reed (Road Maintenance H1 to Equipment Operator H2) and Kristine Price (Highway/Weed Office Clerk I G7 to Office Clerk II J7), both effective June 29, 2025, and approved a change for Troy Ryser from part‑time to full‑time Appraiser I (D‑1) effective July 14, 2025; Kim Winsett, County Appraiser, presented Ryser’s personnel item. The Board also unanimously approved hiring Ian Skalla as a Corrections Officer I (E‑1), effective June 16, 2025.
On grant and program items, the Board authorized the chairman to sign CDBG‑CV program close‑out certificates for DeRusseau Inc., Glasco Locker Plant, The Whole is Greater (doing business as Ride On) and JKCC Print & Design, approved CDBG CBR grant business criteria for those recipients, and approved CVR duplication‑of‑benefits determinations related to those awards.
Health Department officials Tonya Sulanka and Taylynn Thomas reported there was $57,300 remaining in a Workforce Grant, discussed placement of a generator (no decision was made) and presented backpay information for HCBS/Medicaid covering March through May. Kent Otott, the county’s newly appointed Emergency Management Coordinator, summarized early training activities and said he would transport a badge printer to Kansas City for repair and receive hands‑on training with the Salamander emergency management system while there.
Road and bridge business included a status update from Highway/Weed Administrator Rod Michaud, who said crews were continuing patching work, that no work was authorized yet on Trail Road following a meeting with Snyder, and that the Board asked staff to put pasture rental out for bids. The Board set a preconstruction meeting for the U.P. Bridge replacement on July 16 at 1:00 p.m. in the commissioners’ office.
Financial and administrative approvals included recognition of Community Corrections/Juvenile Services wage changes per the state pay scale, approval of June employee evaluations, and acceptance of sales tax receipts totaling $90,337.91 for June 23 (compared with $90,232.46 the prior year). The Board approved expenses totaling $186,470.07 across funds (General Fund $68,081.50; Road & Bridge $64,371.33; County Health $21,244.24; Noxious Weed $15,886.74; and other funds). The Board approved abatements 2025‑301 through 2025‑305 with a net tax change of $(1,108.70) and a refund of $656.20.
The Board approved two executive sessions during the meeting: a short personnel session that included Highway/Weed Administrator Rod Michaud, and a separate attorney‑client session to discuss a lawsuit that would include Rob Walsh, Treasurer JoDee LeDuc and County Clerk Shella Thoman. All formal motions recorded in the minutes passed by unanimous vote (motions were consistently moved by Commissioner Ron Copple and seconded by Commissioner Dannie Kearn unless otherwise noted).
The Board adjourned at 12:50 p.m. and scheduled its next regular meeting for Monday, July 7, 2025.
