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New economic development director reports outreach; commissioners review HR software and tractor options
Summary
Dan Godek briefed commissioners on early outreach and an upcoming Salina career event; the board attended a NeoGov HR/payroll demo and instructed staff to obtain multiple quotes on a 7210 tractor repair versus replacement, then met in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel.
Dan Godek, the county's newly serving economic development director, told the Gove County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 23 that he has spent his first two weeks meeting with city community groups and presenting to local trade training programs as part of broader outreach to support growth in the county.
Godek described a planned career event in Salina on April 15, 2026, at Tony's Event Center and said he had given a presentation at the Northwest Welding School to promote that work. Commissioners heard the update during the morning session and discussed ongoing efforts to grow local workforce pipelines.
Separately, from 10:00–10:39 a.m. the board participated in a Zoom demonstration of NeoGov software for human-resources and payroll functions; NeoGov representatives Erin Lammers and Melissa Hanna joined the call. The commissioners said they would take the information under advisement and follow up with NeoGov after internal review.
On equipment procurement, Drew Tuttle discussed whether to repair the county's 7210 tractor or replace it with a new machine; commissioners directed Tuttle to obtain multiple quotes. Tuttle asked for an executive session on matters of non-elected personnel, which the board approved for 1:30–1:40 p.m. The minutes record no personnel action taken in open session.
The board's next procedural step on these items is staff follow-up: obtaining additional tractor quotes and returning to commissioners with cost comparisons, and internal review before a decision on the NeoGov purchase.
This article is based solely on statements and motions recorded in the Feb. 23 meeting minutes; no purchase orders, contract amounts or personnel actions were recorded in the transcript.
