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Geary County Commission approves petitions, HVAC, culvert, federal funds exchange and grants
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Summary
The commission approved multiple consent and procurement items April 20: driveway and field-access petitions, an $85-per-mowing contract, $39,437 sheriff kitchen HVAC retrofit, a $20,742.33 culvert purchase, a $176,247.88 federal funds exchange recommendation and community grants including $10,000 to Junction City Brigade.
Geary County commissioners approved a series of petitions, contracts and infrastructure expenditures at their April 20 meeting.
Petitions and access: The board approved a landowner petition to move a driveway entrance on Kansas Falls Road and separately approved a field-entrance petition on Cutoff Road to add agricultural access and a culvert.
Contracts and procurement: After reviewing quotes, staff recommended and the commission approved awarding the Cloud County Community College mowing quote to Avila Lawn Maintenance at $85 per mowing.
Facilities and infrastructure: Public Works presented a TCA proposal to retrofit the sheriff’s office kitchen HVAC to address summer temperature and humidity issues; the board approved the $39,437 proposal to be paid from facility funds. The commission also approved purchase of precast reinforced concrete box sections for replacement of a drainage structure on Thomas Creek Road at an estimated $20,742.33 to be charged to the special bridge fund (current balance noted at $627,657).
Transportation funding: The board approved participating in the 2026 Federal Funds Exchange with KDOT, converting $176,247.88 of federal allocations at an exchange rate of $0.90 in state funds per federal dollar; staff were authorized to sign related forms.
Community grants: Commissioners approved a $10,000 marketing grant to the Junction City Brigade and a $100 donation from the commissioners’ budget to the Geary Community Schools Foundation. Health department business included authorization to proceed with the OPUS contract contingent on counsel review; the OPUS contract was described as $128,000 with a $64,000 local match.
Votes were conducted by voice for the listed items and motions were carried where noted; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
