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Commissioners start sheriff appointment process, approve agreements and grants
Summary
The board approved a vacancy notice to the county Republican central committee to begin appointing a replacement sheriff, and unanimously approved several routine agreements including a child support cooperative, a $61,673 EMPG award (requiring 50% match), and a surplus equipment transfer to the Farson‑Eden Fire District.
The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners took a set of procedural and contract actions during its June 2 meeting, voting unanimously on each item.
Sheriff vacancy: The board approved a vacancy notice letter to the Sweetwater County Republican Party Central Committee to formally designate the sheriff vacancy and begin the statutory replacement timeline. A county representative said the central committee will interview candidates at a meeting scheduled for June 13 at Western Wyoming Community College’s Green River campus; the committee will select three nominees and the board will have five days to appoint one of them to fill the office.
Agreements and grants: Clerk Cheddarbach requested renewal of a long-standing cooperative agreement between the Wyoming Department of Family Services Child Support Program and the Sweetwater County Clerk of District Court; she said the state supplies equipment and software and that the county receives a portion of civil filing fees (roughly $110 of a $160 civil filing fee). The board approved continuation of the agreement.
Grants manager Christina Marell and Special Services Lt. Rich Fischer presented an Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) award of $61,673 from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to fund emergency management coordinator payroll; the county must provide a 50% cash match, for a total project cost of $123,346. The board approved the grant agreement and authorized signatures.
Surplus equipment and other approvals: Purchasing director Marty Dernovich described a 2006 Bower mobile breathing air compressor determined to be surplus; the board approved transferring the unit to the Farson‑Eden Fire District and authorized the chair to sign the title transfer. The board also approved a number of consent-agenda items earlier in the meeting, including minutes, warrants and staffing actions.
All motions passed unanimously.
