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Ellis County PBC approves $10.565 million revenue bonds to fund county facility upgrades
Summary
The Ellis County Public Building Commission on March 10 approved PBC Resolution 2026-02 to issue $10,565,000 in revenue bonds for facility projects including a Law Enforcement Center remodel, EMS building, courthouse and administrative building HVAC upgrades, and a fire services storage building; vote 3-0.
The Ellis County Kansas Public Building Commission adopted PBC Resolution 2026-02 on March 10, authorizing the issuance of Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds, Series 2026-A, in the principal amount of $10,565,000 to finance improvements to county facilities.
Larry Kleeman presented the bid and pricing summary to the commission, noting the County's AA-minus rating and saying, "This is a very good rating and brings in good interest rates." Kleeman told commissioners the issue is structured as a 20-year bond with an annual payment of $775,000 and that funds were scheduled to be wired to the county on March 25. Dominic Eck of Gilmore and Bell discussed the bond documents and the requirement that the true interest rate not exceed 5.5%.
Commissioners confirmed the package of projects the bonds will fund: a Law Enforcement Center remodel; a new Emergency Medical Services building; County Courthouse HVAC improvements; County Administrative Building HVAC improvements; and a Fire Services Storage Building. Eck emphasized that more than 85% of proceeds must be spent on the listed projects and said the governing body could authorize adding projects later if actual costs come in below estimates.
Member Nathan Leiker moved to adopt the resolution; President Neal Younger seconded. The motion carried by voice vote, 3-0.
The resolution follows earlier separate resolutions adopted by the County and the PBC on Feb. 3, 2026, and the PBC offered the bonds for sale on March 9. The commission recorded no objections during the meeting; the next steps are finalization of sale documents and delivery of proceeds per the posted schedule.
