BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday April 6, 2021
The Board of County Commissioners of Goshen County, Wyoming met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 am at the Goshen County Courthouse in the Commissioners Chambers with the following members present Chairman John Ellis, Vice Chairman Cody Cox, Justin Burkart Commissioner and Cindy Kenyon, County Clerk and Clerk of the Board. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the agenda and the minutes of the last meeting, seconded and passed.
The Road and Bridge report was accepted from County Surveyor Bob Taylor and County Planner Gary Childs. County Planner Gary Childs presented sketch plans for Bear Mountain Beef Subdivision and the Vacation and Replat of the Coon Subdivision for future approval. The County Planner also presented the Stamm Subdivision 2nd Filing plat for final review and approval. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the Stamm Subdivision 2nd Filing plat as submitted, seconded and passed. The James Subdivision was also submitted for approval. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the James Subdivision plat as presented, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to accept the road and bridge report, seconded and passed.
County Assessor Debbi Surratt presented Reduction of Taxes Orders totaling $1425.21. This is the result of an aged account project with the County Treasurer. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the Reduction Orders as presented, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the Assessor’s Report, seconded and passed.
The Clerk of District Court presented her monthly report. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the Clerk of District report as presented, seconded and passed.
County Fire Warden Bill Law presented the Fire Warden’s monthly report. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the Fire Warden’s report, seconded and passed.
County Clerk Cindy Kenyon presented her monthly report. Monthly Earnings reports were presented in the amount of Clerk of District Court $2933.47, Sheriff $1290.00; and County Clerk $18878.00. Commissioner Cox moved to accept the earnings reports, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the warrants for payment, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve six employment bonds, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the contract between Wyoming Department of Health Public Health Division and Goshen County for the health officer payment of $9600, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the County Clerk’s report, seconded and passed.
The following warrants were approved for payment: Payroll $223,676.97; 200050 Aflac ins $61.76; 200051 Colonial Life ins $63.51; 200052 County Clerk FTD payroll liabilities $66,706.56; 200053 County Clerk Health Ins $81,433.37; 200054 Delta Dental ins $2,914.05; 200055 Dist Court Platte garnish $433.28; 200056 Great West Trust ins $3,170.00; 200057 NE Child Support Pymt Center garnish $476.00; 200058 VSP of Wyoming ins $507.62; 200059 Wy Child Support Enforcement garnish $995.00; 200060 Wy NCPERS Life ins $32.00; 200061 21ST Century repair $5.00; 200062 3D Specialties Inc repair $376.75; 200063 AccuScreen Mobile Drug Testing training $75.00; 200064 Action Communications internet $110.00; 200065 Airgas supplies $20.52; 200066 B&C Steel repair $249.92; 200067 Barnes Law ct appt atty $180.70; 200068 Benchmark retainer $150.00; 200069 Benchmark rd fund $5,120.50; 200070 B Law postage $4.60; 200071 Black HIlls Energy utilities $2,535.16; 200072 Bluffs Facility Solutions supplies $492.89; 200073 Bomgaars supplies $529.73; 200074 Bonnie Petsch grant exp $385.00; 200075 B Correa supplies $120.39; 200076 Burns Insurance bonds $50.00; 200077 Canon equip $299.00; 200078 Capital Business lease $456.32; 200079 CashWa Dist dietary $7,210.86; 200080 Casper Interagency Dispatch dues $100.00; 200081 Cathy Grace grant exp $2,240.00; 200082 CDW Government supplies $57.90; 200083 Century Lumber supplies $1,074.86; 200084 CenturyLink phone $1,494.85; 200085 Chuck Kenyon grant exp $1,190.00; 200086 C Tompsett mileage $97.38; 200087 Clean Designs maint $120.89; 200088 Clerk of Dist Court postage $18.75; 200089 Clerk of Dist Court jury acct $5,000.00; 200090 CNA Surety bonds $250.00; 200091 Colby Sturgeon ct appt atty $531.60; 200092 Communication Technologies em exp $2,943.50; 200093 Community Hospital medical $7,376.00; 200094 Copier Connection equip $248.82; 200095 Cowboy Clinic grant exp $600.00; 200096 Culligan Water supplies $181.00; 200097 Dales Tire repair $388.50; 200098 Deacons supplies $125.93; 200099 Deluxe supplies $350.31; 200100 E Boyer supplies $48.00; 200101 Fastenal supplies $2.28; 200102 Fort Dearborn ins $19.26; 200103 Frank Parts repair $892.48; 200104 Gary Williams grant exp $280.00; 200105 Go Co Clerk grant exp $1,077.45; 200106 Go Co Extension Service repair $21.36; 200108 Go Co Treasurer misc $1,292.58; 200109 Go Co Treasurer rent $758.33; 200110 Goshen Financial Strategies ins consult $2,000.00; 200111 Great American equip $315.00; 200112 Harold Anderson Jr grant exp $1,260.00; 200113 Heather Saul grant exp $167.68; 200114 Herbert Doby Pub Def GAL $3,046.70; 200115 Hometown Auto repair $1,722.94; 200116 Ideal Linen misc $1,598.02; 200117 James Church retainer $100.00; 200118 J McFarlin mileage $63.84; 200119 Jeane Stratton grant exp $1,190.00; 200120 Ken Brown ct appt atty $80.00; 200121 Kone Inc repair $1,542.20; 200122 Kristi Edwards misc $70.20; 200123 Lujan Cleaning Service maint $2,165.00; 200124 Lynette Saucedo grant exp $255.99; 200125 Manon Strong grant exp $441.10; 200126 Max Masters mapping $3,800.00; 200127 Merrijane Morgheim grant exp $1,190.00; 200128 Mervin Mecklenburg ct appt atty $590.00; 200129 Metal Shop supplies $343.50; 200130 Mikalyla Esterly misc $54.80; 200131 Ms Lorrie Car Wash maint $440.00; 200132 Norma Cantu medical $1,885.00; 200133 Office Ally supplies $35.00; 200134 Panhandle Coop supplies $915.63; 200135 Parkman & Wilken grant exp $5,349.00; 200136 Patti Sue Peterson grant exp $770.00; 200137 Phoenix Fire Protection supplies $225.00; 200138 Pitney Bowes equip $311.34; 200139 Print Express supplies $1,305.02; 200140 Public Defenders Office rent $300.00; 200141 Quadient Leasing equip $1,110.00; 200142 Raymond Jones repair $257.86; 200143 Rebecca A Maxwell grant exp $143.00; 200144 Regional West Medical Center medical $3,356.58; 200145 Ricky Posten grant exp $1,260.00; 200146 Robin Boyd grant exp $1,962.85; 200147 Rocky Mountain Reserve ins consult $75.00; 200148 Russell Business Services GASB consult $170.63; 200149 R Wunibald mileage $56.00; 200150 S Coxbill postage $14.00; 200151 Scotts Bluff Co Sheriff witness fees $87.72; 200152 Sherill Helzer misc $100.00; 200153 Simply Clean supplies $235.17; 200154 Smittys Repair supplies $42.75; 200155 Spic and Span Cleaners repair $949.20; 200156 Stericycle Inc medical $231.23; 200157 Susan Sorrick grant exp $150.00; 200158 Susan Willliams grant exp $945.00; 200159 TY Pickett mapping $3,400.00; 200160 TDS utilities $235.00; 200161 Cincinnati Ins ins $45.00; 200162 The Practice After School Program grant exp $357.95; 200163 Torr Ambulance medical $975.00; 200164 Torr Office Supply supplies $1,913.96; 200165 Torr Telegram publishing $1,365.00; 200167 Transwest Ford repair $85.69; 200168 US Postmaster supplies $165.00; 200169 Union Telephone phone $73.29; 200170 Valley Mercantile repair $526.99; 200171 Valley Motor repair $707.45; 200172 Vandel Drug medical $1,925.40; 200173 Verizon phone $1,646.58; 200174 Visa misc $729.23; 200175 Visa grant exp $1,723.63; 200176 Visa misc $7,695.88; 200177 Visa misc $2,916.46; 200178 West Hwy Water Sewer Dist utilities $80.00; 200179 Westco fuel $17,196.35; 200180 WJR Wyoming repair $1,421.06; 200181 Wy County & Prosecuting Atty Assn dues $200.00; 200182 Wy County Treasurers Assn dues $200.00; 200183 Wy Dept of Ag dues $50.00; 200184 WY DOT grant exp $23.00; 200185 Wy Machinery repair $983.15; 200186 Wy Public Health Lab medical $377.00; 200187 Wy Tech Transfer Center training $600.00; 200188 Wy Behavioral Institute medical $2,262.00; 200189 X Lazy H rent $425.00; 200190 Xerox supplies $151.54; 200191 Xesi supplies $837.66; 200192 City of Torrington utilities $6,855.09; 200193 Fort Dearborn Life ins $305.56 200194 Wy Dept of Employment payroll liabilities $4,126.98; 200195 Wy Retirement System payroll liabilities $51,096.89; 200196 Go Co Treasurer postage $515.93; 200197 U S Postmaster postage $245.00; total warrants $586,744.16.
The Commissioners discussed the ERAP (Emergency Rental Assistance Program) program. Commissioner Burkart recommended Goshen Help be the administrator for the program since they submitted a proposal to do so. Commissioner Burkart moved to opt out of managing the ERAP and allow Goshen Help to administer the funds as proposed, seconded and passed.
Commissioner Cox moved to have Commissioner Ellis continue to serve as Chairman of the BOCC, seconded and passed. Commissioner Ellis moved to have Commissioner Cox continue to serve as Vice Chairman of the BOCC, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the list of committee assignments for the Commissioners, seconded and passed. The list is located on the Commissioners webpage.
The Commission adjourned at 10:40 am. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday April 20, 2021 at the usual place and time. (approved for publication)
Attest: _______________ _______________
Cynthia Kenyon John Ellis, Chairman
Goshen County Clerk Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 7780 published in The Torrington Telegram on April 16, 2021.
