BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday April 1, 2025
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 Burkart moved to approve the agenda and the minutes from the March 18th Commissioner meeting, seconded and passed.
Clerk of Court Brandi Correa was unable to present the earnings report as there was a glitch between her system and the Circuit Court system and the monthly earnings from both courts were combined. She said that the transition to the courts new recording system has not been a smooth one. She will provide her earnings report to Clerk Feagler to present at the mid-month meeting.
County Grant Writer, Hannah Fullmer presented her monthly report. 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. County Surveyor Bob Taylor introduced 2 plats vacating property. They were the Raymond 2nd filing and the Park Subdivision 2nd Filing both are vacation and replats. The plats were not printed on mylar yet and will be signed at a later date. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the vacation of the two Plates, seconded and passed. County Planner Mike Tietjen announced that the agenda and minutes for Planning Commissioner meetings are now being published on the County Planner page on the Goshen County Website. Road and Bridge Superintendent Chris Stoddard reported the recent moisture has helped immensely with road grading conditions and the crews are out working. A community member who attended the meeting commended the Road and Bridge Supervisor for the improvement on the quality of grading on their road recently. 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 employee payroll report. The earnings for the month of March was $13,946.00. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept her earnings report, the warrant report and employee payroll report. The following warrants were submitted and approved for payment: Employee Payroll 265777.09; 911 Supply Uniform 1630.16; A&C Sheet Metal Fair HVAC 17500.00; Applied Concepts Radio Equip 70.25; Arrowhead Forensics Investigations 192.37; B&S Equip Cap Outlay 13500.00; BAM Supplies 1870.00; Barnes Law Crt Appt Atty 2186.88; Benchmark Retainer 150.00; Benchmark CRF 15416.25; Black Hills Energy Utilities 2904.02; Bloedorn Lumber Repair/Maint 12.99; Bluffs Facility Solutions Janitorial 810.83; Bomgaars ShopTools 93.91; Butlers Auto Vehicle Repair 560.40; Capital Business Systems Equip/Repair 664.50; Cash-Wa Dietary 9432.16; Casper Interagency Dispatch Dues 300.00; Century Business AnnMaint/Warr 347.38; Century Lumber Repair/Maint 768.77; CenturyLink Internet 292.64; C Wright GrantExp 81.90; City of Torrington Utilities 7239.30; City of Torrington Equip/Repair 499.00; CivicPlus MassNotify 6180.00; Connecting Point Equip/Repair 212.55; Coulson Law Crt Appt Atty 120.00; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 74885.66; County Clerk Health Ins 101872.95; Culligan Water Supplies 258.30; C Kenyon Consultant 56.25; David MacDonald Crt Appt Atty 204.00; Dell Repair 700.00; Dooley Oil Fuel 19984.94; Eakes Supplies 1021.60; EGI - Wy State Auditor Health Ins 1454.53; E Boyer Supplies 208.748; Floyd's Sales Repair/Maint 29.92; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 2059.36; Galls Uniforms 601.47; Go Co Clerk GrantExp 728.36; Go Co Road & Bridge Supplies 200.00; Go Co Sheriff Supplies 60.00; Go Co Treasurer Admin Fee 697.69; Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340.00; Great West Trust Retirement 1515.00; Griggs Family Dental HCS 487.00; Henne Family Services Autopsy 1600.00; Herbert Doby 4000.00; Hometown Auto VehicleRepair 125.00; Ideal Linen ShopTools 661.33; Issifi Karimou HCS 72.50; James Church Retainer 100.00; K Palfy GrantExp 120.00; K Flock Repair/Maint 1221.45; KGOS-KERM Publishing 720.00; Legacy Coop Supplies 15.16; Lighthouse GrantExp 321.11; L Saucedo GrantExp 184.67; Maid It Clean MaintServices 3272.00; M Strong GrantExp 40.25; M Wagner ShopTools 80.24; Matthew Bender Supplies 265.10; Max Masters Mapping 4000.00; Medico-Mart Med/Supplies 7871.92; M Johnson GrantExp 107.80; Midstates Tire Vehicle Repair 2435.28; Mile High Shooting Ammunition 289.80; Ms Lorrie Car Wash Supplies 440.00; NE Snow Equip GrantExp 383.28; Nicoletti-Flater Assoc StaffCounseling 600.00; Norma Cantu HCS 1196.25; North Platte Valley Cons Dist HazWaste 1500.00; Office Ally Med/Supplies 49.95; Office of the State Public Defender 30629.91; OK Centralized Support Registry Garnish 472.23; Olson Tire Repair/Maint 1915.60; Oreilly Repair/Maint 197.18; Pitney Bowes Global Med/Supplies 81.90; Print Express Supplies 85.63; Public Defenders Office PubDef 300.00; Quadient Finance Postage 1850.00; Quadient Leasing Equip/Repair 330.00; R Scott Investigations 10.79; S Coxbill Travel/Mileage 129.18; Simply Clean Janitorial 300.20; Stericycle HCS 64.83; Stericycle Med/Supplies 144.27; Steves Truck Repair/Maint 10990.00; TDS Utilities 194.00; The Masters Touch Postage 6500.00; The Practice After School Program GrantExp 399.95; The Radar Shop Equip/Repair 819.00; Torr Telegram Publishing 2541.66; Transwest Ford Repair/Maint 26.94; Valley Mercantile VehicleRepair 418.57; Valley Motor VehicleRepair 530.87; Vandel Drug HCS 527.14; Verizon Telephone 1765.99; Viaero GrantExp 108.84; Victim Assistance EmAssist 178.91; Visa 02 Supplies 581.97; Visa 14 Fuel 1675.65; Visa EM GrantExp 1400.50; Visa IT Maint/Warr 2634.40; Visa Sheriff Supplies 750.94; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 2150.75; WACERS Training 50.00; Weisshaar & Assoc Consult 195.00; West Hwy Water Sewer Dist Utilities 88.00; Wy Child Support Garnish 150.00; Wy County Treasurers Assn Dues 200.00; Wy Dept of Employment Workforce Svcs 7608.62; Wy Machinery Repair/Maint 834.47; Wy NCPERS Life Insurance 32.00; Wy Public Health Lab Med/Supplies 230.00; Wy Retirement System 61446.31; X Lazy H LLC Rent 425.00; Yoder Fire Dist FD ST/FED 83616.30; Total Warrants $813,531.65.
Thom Bozeman, Emergency Manager, Fire Warden and IT, presented his monthly report. He presented a Grant to be approved along with a Resolution to accept the Grant Funds. It is Resolution number 2025-4. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the EM/Fire Warden and IT report, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to adopt Resolution 2025-04, seconded and passed. Commissioner Walsh commented that the county citizens need to call dispatch to report controlled burns to save the fire department from responding to unnecessary calls.
Interim Goshen County Public Health Nurse, Kim Proffit presented the Public Health report. She asked for permission to pursue filling the position of Public Health Nurse Supervisor which recently became vacant. She also brought a Contract amendment between the Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division and Goshen County. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Public Health report, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the amendment and to approve the hiring of a nurse for the Supervisor Position, seconded and passed.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock was not present at the meeting, Clerk Feagler presented some bids on dump trailers for Kevin as he had relayed his need to Clerk Feagler for a dump trailer. He has the funds in his budget and wants to purchase one before the spring and summer season.
Moriah Harkins presented the preliminary plans for celebrating the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Celebration. She asked for a formal approval to support the group as the Committee to apply for the funding and plan the celebration. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the formation of the committee to plan the celebration.
Anthony Bianchini with Nextera Energy Resources was present at the meeting to share information about his company mainly speaking on Wind Energy.
The public comment portion of the public comment period began at 11:00 am.
The regular meeting adjourned at 11:30 am. The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 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.(approved for publication)
Attest: _______________________________ ___________________________________
Mary B. Feagler Michael McNamee Chairman
Goshen County Clerk Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 9309 published in The Torrington Telegram on April 23, 2025.
