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Cloud County commissioners approve expenses, personnel changes and retirements
Summary
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Cloud County Board approved $335,184.69 in expenses, several personnel actions including a job classification change and a clerk hire, recognized two retirements, and approved tax abatements and minutes. An executive session for personnel was held and reopened.
Cloud County commissioners on Dec. 15 approved county expenditures, personnel actions and recognitions during their regular meeting in Concordia. The board voted unanimously on a series of routine financial and personnel items before adjourning at 12:18 p.m. and scheduling its next meeting for Dec. 22, 2025.
The board approved expenditures totaling $335,184.69. County Clerk Shella Thoman provided a fund-by-fund breakdown, including $73,085.21 from the General Fund; $49,511.47 from Road & Bridge; $107,396.06 from Special Bridge; $14,750.36 from the JCAB Grant–Juvenile; and $54,928.97 from Solid Waste. The clerk said full expense detail is available at the County Clerk’s office and on the clerk’s public records webpage.
On personnel matters, the board approved a classification change for Brandon Brundridge from Mechanic to Shop Foreman (N9), effective Dec. 28, 2025 (motion by Commissioner Ron Copple, second by Commissioner Dannie Kearn). The board also approved hiring Elisabeth Meats as a Clerk (H1) in the Treasurer’s office with a start date listed as Jan. 5; the meeting minutes list the year as 2025, which appears inconsistent with the Dec. 2025 meeting date. The board recognized the retirements of Kathryn Hajny (Transfer Station Office Manager/Scale Operator) effective Dec. 15, 2025, and Ronald Bergstrom (Road & Bridge Mechanic) effective Dec. 31, 2025.
The board approved Resolution 2025-24 to void check #222519 dated Sept. 18, 2025, in the amount of $268.50 to CDC after the vendor reported nonreceipt of the check. The board also approved abatements 2025-347, 348, 350, 351 and 353 with a net change of ($384.66) and a refund of $185.99, and it approved the Dec. 8, 2025 minutes as presented.
Earlier in the meeting, county staff asked that all job descriptions be updated before the start of the year and discussed moving Home Health within the office pending state regulation changes; the board asked the Health Department to purchase QuickBooks to track Home Health expenses. Larry LeDuc raised a concern regarding Solid Waste billing; the minutes record his visit but provide no further detail on requested remedies or outcomes.
The board approved a 10-minute executive session for a personnel exception (including named staff) that resumed at 10:38 a.m.; the minutes do not record any formal action taken in executive session. Commissioner Dannie Kearn provided a brief report on recent meetings of the Chemical Dependency Committee and leadership activities, and the commissioners noted attendance at the Kansas Association of Counties annual conference earlier in December.
The meeting adjourned at 12:18 p.m.
