BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Wednesday November 6, 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; Chairman Michael McNamee, Vice Chairman 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 revised agenda and the minutes from the October 15th meeting, seconded and passed. Chairman McNamee opened the meeting with comments regarding the election that was held the day before. He shared his gratitude toward the people that help conduct the election.
Clerk of Court Brandi Correa presented her October earnings report in the amount of $2,844.50 Commissioner Walsh moved to accept her earnings report, seconded and passed.
County Grant Writer, Hannah Fullmer attended the meeting. She reported she has submitted the TANF grant and is working on a grant for the Library to allow better access for those with disabilities to the Library. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Grant Writer report, seconded and passed.
County Road and Bridge Superintendent Chris Stoddard, County Surveyor Bob Taylor and County Planner Michael Tietjen presented the Road and Bridge report. Road Supervisor Chris Stoddard reported that the blade operators are on the roads. They spent some time installing some culverts and trimming trees around the county due to the lack of moisture on the roads. Bob Taylor presented his report. County Planner Michael Tietjen reported he is getting certified to inspect and approve septic permits. Updating the land use plan is still in the beginning stages for the county. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Road and Bridge Report, seconded and passed.
County Clerk Mary Feagler presented the earnings report, the warrant report, and the payroll report. The earnings for the month of September were $15,739.00. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the reports, seconded and passed. The following warrants were presented for approval: Employee Payroll 260358.96; Yoder Fire Dist FD ST/FED 256558.17; Prism Painting Grant Exp 1000.00; Wy NCPERS Life Ins 32.00; Oklahoma Centralized Support Registry Garnish 472.23; Wy Child Support Garnish 150.00; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 74564.94; Great West Trust Retirement 1515.00; County Clerk Health Ins Acct 97296.35; Wy Dept of Employment-Workforce Svcs 7341.68; Wy Retirement System 58537.71; Action Comm Repair/Maint 57.90; ATLAS CPAs Audit 12000.00; Barnes Law Crt Appt Atty 1344.60; Benchmark Grant Exp 860.78; Benchmark-CRF Rd Proj 12563.00; Benchmark Contractor 266.85; Black Hills Energy Utility 652.43; Bloedorn Lumber Repair/Maint 3.29; Bluffs Facility Janitorial 732.97; Bomgaars Repair/Maint 1023.83; C'mon Inn Travel 1070.00; Campbell County Health Placement Svcs 2633.11; Capital Business Systems Equip/Repair 612.22; Capital One Travel 1186.11; Caring & Sharing Grant Exp 5963.81; Cash-Wa Dietary 15068.12; CDW Gov Maint/Warr 4916.80; Century Business Products Maint/Warr 502.83; Century Lumber Repair/Maint 334.62; CenturyLink Internet 284.79; Charles Sylvester Gravel 319.50; C Wright Grant Exp 383.24; City of Torrington Utility 8244.43; CivicPlus Maint/Warr 9155.00; Clarke Plumbing Building Maint 160.00; CNA Surety Bonds 968.50; CNH Capital Productivity Plus Repair/Maint 317.24; Complete Wireless Tech Grant Exp 5350.31; Converse County PHN Med/Supplies 650.00; Copier Connection Equip/Repair 269.00; Coulson Law Crt Appt Atty 276.00; CSG Forte Grant Exp 433.76; Culligan Water Supplies 259.90; David MacDonald Crt Appt Atty 1752.00; D Duncan Supplies 347.31; Dooley Ent Ammo 847.12; Dooley Oil ShopTools/Supplies 583.05; Dooley Oil Fuel 19540.59; Dream, Design, Develop Maint/Warr 150.00; Eakes Postage 222.30; EGI - Wy State Auditor Health Ins 1388.26; E Boyer Supplies 230.40; ES&S Election Supplies 574.34; EWC Grant Exp 5100.00; Floyd's Repair/Maint 888.00; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 661.89; Galls Uniforms 128.38; Geographic Innovations Mapping 4000.00; Global Knowledge Training 475.00; Go Co Clerk Grant Exp 781.93; Go Co Treasurer Postage 6.45; Go Co Treasurer Misc 1272.63; Goshen County Treasurer Grant Exp 380.89; Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340.00; H Dittmer Travel/Mileage 45.56; Henne Family Svcs Autopsy 520.00; Herbert Doby Pub Def GAL 4000.00; HTO Chemical Repair/Maint 524.76; Ideal Linen Janitorial 762.91; James Church ST Payment 2600.00; Jbuilt Grant Exp 9689.42; JDSLE Maint/Warr 1852.20; Kaufman Glass Vehicle Repair 40.00; KERM-FM Publishing 440.00; K Flock Repair/Maint 219.55; Long Building Tech Maint Svcs 5863.00; Lynette Saucedo Grant Exp 720.36; Maid It Clean Maint Svcs 3404.00; M Strong Grant Exp 351.88; Medico-Mart Med/Supplies 18065.87; M Johnson Grant Exp 87.77; M Morgheim Grant Exp 80.00; NMC Repair/Maint 678.84; Norma Cantu MD HCS 833.75; O'Reilly Repair/Maint 15.87; Olson Tire Repair/Maint 2706.28; Platte River Glass Repair/Maint 1233.90; Platte Valley Bank Lease 23298.03; Print Express Grant Exp 373.89; Public Defenders Office Pub Def 300.00; Quadient Finance Postage 250.00; Quadient Leasing Equip/Repair 925.39; RDM Meriden Farms Acquisition 10900.00; R & E Lemaster Acquisition 1450.00; R Wunibald Grant Exp 112.56; S Coxbill 76.38; Sign Solutions Rd Maint/Repair 207.60; Spic & Span Rd Maint/Repair 1207.25; St Joseph's Grant Exp 2091.38; Star Herald Dues 442.00; Stericycle HCS 64.83; S & S Hays Acquisition 1000.00; Stryker Equip/Repair 1840.00; Summit Fire Maint Svcs 507.80; TDS Utility 194.00; The Practice After School Program Grant Exp 399.95; Torr Ambulance Training 765.00; Torr Office Supply Supplies 2743.20; Torr Telegram Election Publishing 2625.41; T Otten Supplies 36.00; US POSTAL SVCE (NEOPOST) Postage 1500.00; Valley Mercantile Vehicle Repair 106.29; Valley Motor Repair/Maint 789.29; Vandel Drug HCS 778.23; Verizon Telephone 1731.04; Viaero Grant Exp 108.94; Visa 02 Meals 69.73; Visa 06 Grant Exp 816.31; Visa 11 Equip/Repair 505.17; Visa 14 Fuel 2070.89; Visa Chase Ink Grant Exp 2477.83; Visa EM Travel 590.56; Visa IT Training 3838.10; Visa Sheriff Equip/Repair 746.75; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 1343.53; Weisshaar & Assoc GASB Consult 420.00; West Hwy Water Sewer Dist Utility 88.00; Wy Behavioral Inst Placement Svcs 2262.00; WY Brand Industries Supplies 250.00; Wy Dept of Health State Payment 38147.10; Wy First Aid & Safety Supply ShopTools 147.76; WLEA Training 971.00; Wy Machinery Repair/Maint 1511.28; Wy Public Health Lab Med/Supplies 112.00; X Lazy H LLC Rent 425.00; Yoder Fire Dist FD ST/FED 45783.85; L Luke FD ST/FED 16323.91; S&S Plumbing Grant Exp 16695.00; P Houston Misc 118.20; Lingle-Ft Laramie Lions Club Grant Exp 120.00; Total Warrants $1,133,852.77
Thom Bozeman, Emergency Manager and Fire Warden, presented his report. He had five grants for Chairman McNamee to sign. He presented Resolution 2024-14 for the approval of the grants to accept funding from the State Office of Homeland Security. He also reported that the county is under a Stage 1 Fire Ban. The entire county is in a D3 Drought. On the scale a D4 being the most severe drought. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the EM/Fire Warden report, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to adopt the Resolution 2024-14, seconded and passed.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock had reported some mechanical issues with the control panel for the Court House heating and cooling system in the October meeting. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to approve the repairs in the amount of 34,570.00 Commissioner Walsh amended the motion to add the repair of the sump pump repair with the additional amount 21,447.00. Commissioner Burkart moved to accept the report and approve the repairs, seconded and passed.
County Assessor asked to be added to the agenda to present a reduction order in the amount of $546.36. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept assessor report and approve the reduction order, seconded and passed.
Commissioner Burkart reported for the IT Committee. The Committee has decided to have the IT department assessed for a security and financial evaluation. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to allow the IT Committee the option of moving forward with a contract to review the IT infrastructure, seconded and passed.
John Ellis attended the meeting to present a letter of resignation from the Goshen County Planning Board. The board has three openings that will need to be filled for terms beginning January 1, 2025. Any interested parties should send a letter of interest to the County Commissioner’s at PO Box 160, Torrington or drop one off in the County Clerk’s office.
Commissioner Burkart moved for the board to go into Executive Session at 10:55 am, seconded and passed. The Executive session adjourned at 11:20 am.
The regular meeting adjourned at 11:21 am. The next meeting will be Tuesday, November 19th at 9:00 am. Per Wyo. Stat. §18-3-516(f), access to the county information can be obtained at www.goshencountywy.gov or by calling the Clerk’s office (307)532-4051.
Attest:
Mary B. Feagler Michael McNamee Chairman
Goshen County Clerk Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 9176 published in The Torrington Telegram on November 22, 2024.
