BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
The Board of County Commissioners of Goshen County, Wyoming, met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. at the Goshen County Courthouse in the Commissioners’ Chambers. The following members were 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 revised agenda and the minutes from the September 16th, 2025, meeting, seconded, and passed. The Chairman opened the meeting, welcoming all in attendance, and announced the Impact Assistance Workshop for Special Districts and towns at 1:00 p.m. on October 15th.
Clerk of Court, Brandi Correa, reported the September earnings were $3,490.81. On October 8th, all filings from Attorneys will be E-filed rather than mailed through the USPS. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Clerk of Court report, which was seconded and passed.
County Grant Writer Hannah Fullmer presented her monthly report and Resolution 2025-19, a Resolution for accepting Federal Funding for the Cybersecurity Grant. The grant is for $ 300,000. She had recently gone to a beneficial training in Cheyenne on Grant Writing. Commissioner Burkart moved to adopt Resolution 2025-19, seconded, and passed. 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. Michael Tietjen gave insight on why the Riverview Subdivision is not ready to go before the County and will be presented to the Commissioners for approval at a later date. County Surveyor Bob Taylor spoke on State Lands in Goshen County and how it relates to new legislation, dealing with county roads that cross state lands. The state sent 66 roads in Goshen County for review. The Surveyors office had 80 roads of record for review. Road Superintendent Chris Stoddard reported on the ongoing road maintenance. He requested an increase from $5,000 to $10,000 on the Road & Bridge Credit Card for a period of 60 day period to pay for an item for which the vendor requires a Credit Card payment. Commissioner Burkart moved to increase the limit of the credit card, seconded, and passed. Superintendent Stoddard also requested changing the temp part-time position to a temp full-time position for the winter months. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the Road and Bridge report, which was seconded and passed. No action was taken on the request to increase the temp part-time position to a temp full-time.
County Clerk Mary Feagler presented the earnings report, the warrant report, and the employee payroll report. The earnings for September were $14,875.25. She gave a brief report on her recent trip to Rock Springs for the Wyoming Association of Elected Officials meeting. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the County Clerk earnings report, the warrant report, and the employee payroll report; seconded and passed. The following warrants were submitted for payment:Employee Payroll 284977.09; Black Hills Energy Utility 575.84: Circuit Court Go Co Garnish 3226.78; Great West Trust Retirement 1050.00; HSA Bank HSA 25.00; OK Centralized Support Garnish 472.23; Wy Child Support Garnish 100.00; Wy NCPERS Life Ins 32.00; County Clerk Health Ins 99710.62; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 80180.16; Wy Retirement System Retirement 66913.71; Wy Dept of Employment Workforce Svcs 6623.55; 911 Supply Uniforms 1029.14; AccuScreen Training 85.00; Barnes Law CrtApptAtty 1585.50; Benchmark Retainer 150.00; Benchmark CRF Rd Proj 19143.23; Bivens Construction RdMaint 1367.00; Bloedorns Repair/Maint 19.48; Bluffs Facility Solutions Janitorial 1107.35; Bomgaars Repair/Maint 1395.61; Bullock Law CrtApptAtty 690.00; Capital Business Sys Equip/Repair 650.55; Capital One Travel/Mileage 2045.42; Cash-Wa Dietary 10391.10; CAT Financial Maintainer Lease 42759.56; CDW Government Equip 549.56; Century Business Products Maint/Warr 565.76; Century Lumber Repair/Maint 104.21; CenturyLink Internet 294.46; Charles Sylvester Gravel 2340.00; C Wright GrantExp 226.10; City of Torrington Utility 10568.72; CMI-Teco Repair/Maint 1018.35; CNH Capital Repair/Maint 402.93; CO Doorways BldgMaint 1451.01; Connecting Point Equip/Repair 239.81; Coulson Law CrtApptAtty 60.00; Culligan Water Supplies 264.00; David MacDonald CrtApptAtty 4464.00; Dell Equip 902.35; Dooley Oil Fuel 5961.77; Eakes Supplies 2.49; EGI - Wy State Auditor Ins 1514.67; ESRI Maint/Warr 29300.00; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 1758.90; Frank Powersports Repair/Maint 1409.95; Galls Uniform 141.79; Go Co 4-H Supplies 78.00; Go Co Clerk GrantExp 1049.32; Go Co Sheriff Postage 200.00; Goshen County Treasurer GrantExp 847.99: Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340.00; GW Mechanical MaintSvcs 172.50; H Dittmer GrantExp 1310.23; Herbert Doby PubDefGAL 3600.00; Hometown Auto Vehicle Repair 252.00; Ideal Linen Janitorial 806.65; James Church StPayment 2600.00; JDSLE Maint/Warr 1944.81; Kaufman Glass Vehicle Repair 50.00; K Flock Repair/Maint 618.37; KGOS-KERM Radio Publishing 220.00; L Dominguez Travel/Mileage 534.10; L Saucedo GrantExp 3394.25; Maid It Clean MaintSvcs 3140.00; M Strong GrantExp 51.80; Mark Wagner Repair/Maint 400.00; Martin Marietta RdMaint 1573.80; M Feagler Travel/Mileage 505.40; Max Masters Mapping 4000.00; McKesson Medical Supplies 517.44; Medico-Mart Med/Supplies 155.61; M Johnson GrantExp 90.30; Metal Shop Repair/Maint 74.00; M Dever Travel/Mileage 8.40; Morrill Hardware RdMaint 7222.50; Norma Cantu HCS 1015.00; Olson Tire Repair/Maint 948.85; Oreilly Vehicle Repair 99.07; Print Express Supplies 508.07; Public Defenders Office Rent 300.00; Quadient Finance Postage 1000.00; Quadient Leasing Equip/Repair 330.00; RWMC HCS 768.79; R Wunibald BldgMaint 12.57; S Coxbill Supplies 518.67; Sanofi Pasteur Med/Supplies 21883.19; Spic & Span RdMaint 3445.00; Stericycle HCS 64.83; Summit Fire MaintSvcs 87.30; Sun Ridge Tech/Software 13030.00; TDS Utility 194.00; The Masters Touch Postage 1076.43; The Practice After School Program GrantExp 399.95; Todd Wenger RdMaint 510.00; Torr Telegram Publishing 2577.11; Tri State Oil Tools/Supplies 150.00; UW Extension SalaryAgree 6501.00; Valley Mercantile Vehicle Repair 121.86; Valley Motor Repair/Maint 227.81; Vandel Drug HCS 925.50; Verizon Telephone 1906.93; Viaero GrantExp 108.38; Visa 02 Travel/Mileage 1107.41; Visa 03 Travel/Mileage 785.12; Visa 11 Misc 50.00; Visa 14 Fuel 1574.52; Visa 22 GrantExp 900.25; Visa EM Tech/Software 327.42; Visa IT Utility 3460.56; Visa Sheriff HCS 1003.79; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 2143.85; Weisshaar & Assoc Consult 870.00; West Hwy Water Sewer Dist Utility 88.00; Westco BldgMaint 298.35; WRA&B CrtApptAtty 48.00; Wy Machinery Repair/Maint 5184.61; Wy Public Health Lab Med/Supplies 209.00; X Lazy H Rent 425.00; ATLAS CPAs Audit 17500.00; Dooley Oil Fuel 14886.12; Total Warrants $835,222.43.
Thom Bozeman, Emergency Manager, Fire Warden, and Interim IT Director, presented his monthly reports. The Fire Warden requested to lift the stage 1 fire restrictions immediately. Commissioner Burkart moved to lift the fire restriction, seconded, and passed. He reported that the IT upgrade is going well, and a new phone system will be the next project, as the current system is expiring at the end of the year and will no longer have support. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the EM, Fire Warden, and IT reports, seconded, and passed.
The Public Health Nurse, Heather Dittmer, reported on her department. Flu shot clinics in the county are underway. The county currently has a positive Tuberculosis case, which is a reportable disease. There have been two deaths from West Nile Virus in the County, several positive RSV cases, and no recent positive measles cases.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock was not present.
County Assessor Debbi Surrat reported on this year's tax billing season. She spent some time amending some assessments as the system had missed a query, which changed some tax assessments by a small amount. She had to change 75 properties in the tax roll. The tax notices were delayed by about 2 weeks this year. She presented two reduction orders. One was a rebate and one was a reduction. The Rebate was for $216.34, and the reduction was $285.56. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the reduction orders and the Assessor report, seconded, and passed
The regular meeting adjourned at 10:40 am. The next meeting will be Tuesday, September 16th, 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. 9481 published in The Torrington Telegram on October 29, 2025.
