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Chase County commissioners approve warrants, payroll and several contracts; new offender-tech fund established
Summary
At their June 30 meeting, the Chase County Commissioners approved routine warrants and payroll, established a fund to collect a new $10 offender-registration technology fee, authorized a $15,300 contract with Molen Associates and approved a $2,000 donation to Cottonwood for Fourth of July events.
The Chase County Commissioners on June 30 approved routine warrants and payroll and took several other formal actions, including establishing a fund to track a newly required offender-registration technology fee.
The board voted unanimously to approve the warrants for June 30, 2026, and payroll for May 25–June 24, 2026. Commissioners also approved minutes from the June 15 meeting and change order 2025-42 to remove a duplicate watercraft from the tax roll.
Sheriff Jacob Welsh briefed the board on a new statewide offender-registration platform and a related statutory change that adds a $10 technology fee to existing registration payments. The commissioners approved Resolution 2026-07 establishing fund number 914 to account for that technology fee, which the sheriff said will be remitted to the state as required by law.
County Appraiser Andy Durban presented and the board approved a consulting agreement with Molen Associates for analytical services at $15,300 for 2027. Commissioners also approved a $2,000 appropriation to the city of Cottonwood for its Independence Day celebration.
All votes recorded in the meeting were taken by voice; individual commissioner votes were not listed by name on the record and no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript. No contested motions were recorded.
