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Dawes County commissioners approve claims, certify cost-allocation plan and raise court cash drawers
Summary
At its Nov. 25 meeting in Chadron, the Dawes County Board approved routine claims, directed the chairman to sign a Maximus cost-allocation certificate and voted to increase court cash drawers from $75 to $200 to accommodate higher fine collections.
The Dawes County Board of Commissioners approved routine county claims, certified an administrative cost-allocation certificate and raised court cash drawers at its Nov. 25 meeting in Chadron.
Chairman Vic Rivera called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and commissioners voted to approve the meeting agenda and the Nov. 10 minutes after a brief correction to who announced the Open Meetings Act copy location. Commissioner Jake Stewart moved to approve the agenda; the motion passed by roll call vote (Ayes: Walter Juhlin, Jake Stewart, Vic Rivera).
The board reviewed and approved the monthly claims list. Commissioners first approved the full claims list while holding two claim items for separate consideration; the held items (including payments listed to River A Holding LLC) were subsequently approved. The board’s roll-call votes on claims were recorded in the meeting minutes.
Highway business and administrative items included a separate motion to "direct the Chairman of the Board to sign the Maximus Cost Allocation Plan Certificate." Commissioner Stewart moved the directive, seconded by Commissioner Juhlin; the motion passed by roll call (Ayes: Stewart, Rivera, Juhlin).
Clerk Magistrate Joni Roberts told the board that increases in fines and court payments have left the current $75 cash drawers insufficient for making change. She requested that each cash drawer be increased to $200; Commissioner Stewart moved the change, seconded by Commissioner Juhlin, and the board approved it by roll call vote.
The meeting minutes state the board entered executive session at 9:39 a.m. to discuss personnel and legal matters and reconvened at 10:10 a.m. with no action taken. The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Dec. 9, 2025, following the Board of Equalization meeting.
Actions recorded in the minutes include approval of the agenda and Nov. 10 minutes, approval of claims (including the subsequently approved held claims), direction to sign the Maximus Cost Allocation Plan Certificate, approval to increase court cash drawers to $200, and entry into an executive session with no action taken.
