BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday March 5, 2024
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, Commissioner Michael McNamee, Commissioner Justin Burkart, Commissioner Aaron Walsh, and Mary Feagler, County Clerk and Clerk of the Board.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the agenda and the February 20th meeting minutes, seconded and passed. Chairman McNamee opened the meeting briefly commenting on the hard work our local legislatures have been doing in Cheyenne. He also congratulated the local high school basketball players, wrestlers and indoor track athletes. The county as a whole had a successful winter sports season. The Southeast Cyclone Girls basketball team were the 1A state champions. Chairman McNamee introduced the new Road & Bridge superintendent Boyd Wagner.
Clerk of Court Brandi Correa presented her monthly earnings report for January in the amount of $4,332.35. Commissioner Burkart moved to accept the Clerk of District Court earnings report, seconded and passed.
Val Hankins, Road and Bridge Administrator, Boyd Wagner, Road and Bridge Superintendent, County Surveyor Bob Taylor, and County Planner Mike Tietjen were present for the Road and Bridge report. County Planner briefed the Commissioners on coming Plats that will be presented for approval at a later date. He also informed them that the Solar Regulations have been completed by the Planning Commission and are now in the thirty-day comment period. County Surveyor Bob Taylor spoke again about Road 15 South of Fort Laramie. The road is in bad repair. They are in the beginning stages of doing a road study to plan to do repairs. New Road & Bridge Supervisor Boyd Wagner reported the road operators were currently participating in a training on operating the new road graders. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Road and Bridge report , seconded and passed.
County Clerk Mary Feagler presented her monthly reports. The monthly earnings report for the County Clerk’s Office is $12,167.50. She also presented the warrant report, the earnings report and employee bonds for approval. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the warrant report, earnings report, and employee bonds, seconded and passed. The following warrants were approved for payment: Employee Payroll 233665.51; Absolute Solutions 132.30; AccuScreen Training 350.00; Action Communications Repair 473.59; Airgas Grant Exp 53.31; Apex Software Tech 3500.00; Barnes Law Crt Appt Atty 711.80; Benchmark Retain 150.00; Benchmark-CRF Survey 10771.18; Black Hills Energy Utility 2618.93; Bloedorn Lumber Co Supplies 84.95; Bluffs Facility Solutions Janitorial 1108.17; Bob Ruwart Motors Grant 83631.15; Bomgaars Supplies 1094.19; Burns Ins Bonds 396.90; Butlers Auto Misc 1002.30; C Wardell Travel 411.18; C Wright Grant 24.79; Capital Business Sys Grant 550.00; Cash-Wa Dietary 11662.86; CDW Government Repair 670.79; Century Business Products Maint/Warr 595.37; Century Lumber Repair 361.07; CenturyLink Internet 276.87; Circuit Court Go Co Garnish 1858.72; City of Torrington Utility 7934.77; Copier Connection Equip 241.55; Coulson Law Crt Appt Atty 120.00; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 67406.26; County Clerk Health Ins 98557.77; Culligan Water Supplies 271.90; D Duncan Supplies 26.29; D Fetters Ins Reimb 900.19; D Surratt Travel 194.30; Dist Court Go Co Garnish 875.92; Dooley Oil Fuel 526.40; Dooley Oil Fuel 16864.55; EGI - Wy State Auditor Health Ins 1272.18; Eric Boyer Supplies 201.60; Fastenal Supplies 13.68; Flock Restoration Repair 255.00; Frank Parts Repair 765.28; Galls Grant 8190.27; Gardner Tech Contractor 1619.94; Geographic Innovations Mapping 4000.00; Go Co Clerk Grant 1023.51; Go Co Extension Service Supplies 10.75; Go Co Sheriff Dues 60.00; Goshen County Treasurer Rent 771.92; Goshen Financial Strategies Ins Consult 2000.00; Goshen Fire Service FW Reimburse 360.00; Great American Financial Equip 340.00; Great West Trust Retirement 1700.00; Griggs Family Dental DDS HCS 165.00; H Dittmer Travel 5.36; Herbert K. Doby Pub Defend GAL 3333.34; Hometown Auto Vehicle Repair 1195.00; Ideal Linen Supplies 718.09; James T Church Retainer 100.00; Jim's Plumbing Repair 1167.40; K Flock Repair 2453.56; Kenneth Brown Crt Appt Atty 1572.00; Long Building Tech Repair 1441.94; M Boalch Repair 32.09; M Feagler Travel 153.67; M Tietjen Supplies 47.02; Maid It Clean Maint 2958.00; Medico-Mart Supplies 2171.10; Metal Shop Supplies 739.00; Michael Todd Ind Rd Maint 115.45; Midwest Connect Supplies 256.00; Ms Lorrie Car Wash Supplies 440.00; Newcastle Motors Grant/Vehicle 60945.00; NMC Repair 166.20; Norma Cantu MD HCS 906.25; Office Ally Supplies 35.75; Oklahoma Centralized Support Registry Garnish 472.23; Olson Tire Repair 404.43; Palen Law Crt Appt Atty 2400.00; Panhandle Auto Repair 121.14; Pitney Bowes Supplies 446.25; Pittman Electric Supplies 526.58; Print Express Supplies 526.20; Public Defenders Office Pub Defender 300.00; Quadient Finance Postage 1285.00 ; Revive CPR Grant 630.00 ; River View Sand & Gravel Rd Maint 285.12; S Coxbill Travel 76.38; Simply Clean Janitorial 390.01; Spic & Span Rd Maint 947.65; Stericycle HCS 144.43; Summit Fire Maint 1250.50; TDS Utility 194.00; The Masters Touch Postage 4753.00; The Practice After School Program Grant 271.95; Todd Wenger Rd Maint 160.00; Torr Office Supply Supplies 1157.31; Torr Telegram Publishing 3866.51; Trebron Maint 9126.00; Tri-State Garage Doors Supplies 296.91; US Treasury Misc 534.64: V Hankins Supplies 79.64; Valley Mercantile Co Repair 118.14; Valley Motor Repair 165.44; Vandel Drug HCS 838.53; Verizon Telephone 1657.85; Visa 02 Training 2223.37; Visa 03 Travel 126.82 ; Visa 11 Supplies 145.95 ; Visa 14 Supplies 162.61 ; Visa 22 Grant 2043.62; Visa EM Supplies 334.04; Visa EM Supplies 27.54; Visa IT Maint 8679.35; Visa Sheriff Supplies 474.62; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 846.35; WACERS Training 50.00; Waco Dues 400.00; Wagners Floral Misc 83.94; West Hwy Water Sewer Dist Utility 88.00; Wy Behavorial Institute Placement Svcs 754.00; WY Brand Industries Supplies 120.00; Wy Dept of Employment-Workforce Svcs Workers Comp 6984.77; Wy Fire Chiefs Assn Dues 100.00; Wy Machinery Repair 1264.62; Wy NCPERS Life Ins 32.00; Wy Public Health Lab Supplies 28.00; Wy Retirement System Retirement 53269.89; Wyrulec Utility 1680.00; X Lazy H Rent 425.00; Zero Gravity Survey 3390.00; Total Warrants 537,367.90
Fire Warden and Emergency Manager Thom Bozeman presented his monthly report by e-mail. He was unable to attend as he was at a training in Cheyenne. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Emergency Manager and Fire Warden report.
County Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock presented an estimate for repair of the Maintenance department pickup.
County Assessor Debbi Surratt had no report.
Goshen County Library had no report.
In new business Shawn Booth reported for GID. He reported on the progress of the tunnel collapse rebuild. The tunnel reconstruction is going to begin in the fall of 2024.
Gregory Whalen who requested to be on the agenda regarding the Dietzler operation at Yoder did not attend.
The Commission adjourned at 10:24 am. The next regular meeting will be March 19th at 9:00 am at the usual place and time. Per Wyo. Stat. §18-3-516(f), access to the county information can be obtained at www.goshencounty.org or by calling the Clerk’s office (307)532-4051(approved for publication)
Attest: _______________________________
Mary B. Feagler
Goshen County Clerk
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Michael McNamee Chairman
Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 8918 published in the Torrington Telegram on March 15, 2024.
