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Fremont County commissioners approve routine business, right-of-way permits, sandbag policy and personnel actions
Summary
The board approved routine agenda items including right-of-way bore cuts for utilities, a 2026 sandbag policy, funding for gambling prevention, EPB interagency agreement and a personnel rehire; the Museum Board was authorized to amend its budget for a Livery Stable lighting project.
At its March 24 meeting, the Fremont County Board of Commissioners handled a range of routine but consequential administrative actions.
The board approved right-of-way bore cuts for High Plains Power and for Visionary Broadband covering multiple local roads, accepted a detailed bills list covering vendors and departmental expenditures, and adopted the Fremont County Government Sandbag Policy for 2026. Commissioners also approved a $24,707.41 request from the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division, to support prevention and treatment services for problematic gambling behavior.
The commission approved Title 25 payments to Cloud Peak Counseling Center ($4,875.00) and Wyoming Behavioral Institute ($36,946.00), and authorized Indigent Burial Funds of $1,500.00 to Davis Funeral Home. It approved an interagency agreement with the State Secretary of State regarding acceptable use of the State Electronic Pollbook (EPB).
Museum Director Scott Goetz requested, and the board authorized, a public hearing and budget amendment to transfer $9,775 from LOR grant funding to the Pioneer Museum contractual services budget for Livery Stable lighting. County Attorney Micah Wyatt received approval to rehire a full-time benefited Felony Legal Secretary in the Riverton office with a salary not to exceed $53,000; Wyatt’s separate request to establish a full-time floating legal secretary at a salary not to exceed $42,000 was tabled pending further budget review.
Wind River Transportation Authority Director Tim Nichols introduced Jesse Grosinger as WRTA’s new business manager and provided an operations update. Historic Preservation Commission member Julie Twist and museum staff provided updates on preservation and 250th-anniversary activities.
The board reviewed items in the signature file and Priority Mail and adjourned at 1:30 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for April 7, 2026.
