BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday, November 4, 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. Chairman McNamee announced the amendments to the agenda. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the revised agenda and the minutes from the October 21, 2025, meeting, seconded, and the motion passed.
Clerk of Court, Brandi Correa, reported the October earnings were $3,106.00. 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 an addendum to Resolution 2025-14, as the application was for $434,352.00 and the amount awarded was $131,034.00, requiring a 20% match of $32,759.00. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to adopt the addendum to Resolution 2025-14, seconded and passed. She reported that the hearing for the Impact Funding with the Industrial Siting Committee will be on November 20th and 21st. 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 Robert Taylor presented a Plat Map for approval of the Meadowlark Subdivision. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to approve the subdivision, seconded and passed. County Planner Michael Tietjen reported on a subdivision in Hawk Springs that is in the process of approval with the County Planning Board. Road Superintendent Chris Stoddard reported on the ongoing road maintenance and preparation for snow. He asked about the Full-time Temporary position request he had made in the last meeting. One interesting fact that was brought up is that Goshen County has more bridges than any other county in the state. 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 October were $14,875.25. Commissioner Burkart moved to accept the Clerk’s report. The following warrants were approved for payment:Employee Payroll 292068.58; Black Hills Energy Utilities 671.93; Circuit Court Go Co Garnish 2105.97; Great West Trust Retirement 1050.00; HSA Bank HAS 25.00; OK Support Registry Garnish 472.23; Wy Child Support Garnish 100.00; Wy NCPERS Life Ins 32.00; County Clerk Health Ins Acct 103751.96; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 82462.20; Wy Dept of Employment-Workforce Svcs 6819.00; 911 Supply Uniforms 724.08; Applied Concepts Equip/Repair 130.50; Banner Health Physicians Co HCS 154.00; Barnes Law Crt Appt Atty 1859.75; Benchmark Retainer 150.00; Benchmark CRF 17026.86; Benchmark GIS Mapping 598.40; Bluffs Facility Solutions Janitorial 1171.53; Bomgaars ShopTools 385.68; Capital Business Systems Equip/Repair 643.42; Capital One Travel/Mileage 3000.20; Cash-Wa Distributing Dietary 14757.95; CAT Financial ShopTools 2620.64; Century Lumber Repair/Maint 189.03; CenturyLink Internet 301.84; Charles Sylvester Gravel 292.50; C Wright Travel/Mileage 202.30; CNA Surety Bonds 968.50; Connecting Point Equip/Repair 189.83; Control Solutions Medical/Supplies 264.01; Coulson Law Crt Appt Atty 60.00; Culligan Water Supplies 317.50; Dana Lent Crt Appt Atty 1925.00; David MacDonald Crt Appt Atty 480.00; Dooley Oil Fuel 19261.25; EGI - Wy State Auditor Health Ins 1591.22; E Boyer Supplies 365.40; Fastenal ShopTools 215.28; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 1140.65; Galls Uniforms 157.57; Global Knowledge Training 2100.00; Go Co Clerk GrantExp 758.04; Goshen County Treasurer GrantExp 855.91; Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340.00; Griggs Family Dental HCS 1185.00; H Dittmer Travel/Mileage 107.80; Herbert Doby PubDefGAL 3600.00; High Country Maint/Warr 14912.80; IAAO Dues 255.00; Ideal Linen Janitorial 699.66; James Church Retainer 100.00; Jerry Bremer Tower Lease 730.00; Kaufman Glass Repair/Maint 340.00; K Flock Repair/Maint 461.90; K Wilson WitnessFee 233.10; Long Building Tech BldgMaint 939.92; Lonny Luke FD ST/FED Equip/Wages 26849.47; Lynette Saucedo GrantExp 481.41; Maid It Clean MaintSvcs 3404.00; M Strong GrantExp 47.70; MARC Supplies 208.36; Matthew Bender Supplies 254.31; Max Masters Mapping 4000.00; Medico-Mart Med/Supplies 15549.61; M Johnson Trave;/Mileage 240.10; M Dever Travel/Mileage 8.40; Midwest Connect Supplies 77.00; Moorehouse Repair/Maint 90.00; Motorola RadioEquip 71693.10; NMC Repair/Maint 51.59; Norma Cantu HCS 906.25; Northwest Performance Maint/Warr 478.00; Oreilly VehicleRepair 136.05; Park Place Maint/Warr 11574.72; Platte Valley Bank BackhoeLease 23201.32; Print Express Postage 36.63; Public Defenders Office Rent 300.00; Pye-Barker Fire Safety BldgMaint 3910.00; Quadient Finance Postage 1000.00; Quadient Leasing Equip/Repair 266.88; Rafter R Land TowerLease 730.00; RWMC HCS 140.00; R Wunibald Travel/Mileage 201.60; S&S Plumbing BldgMaint 148.50; Schneider Geospatial Tech/Software 17500.00; Sign Solutions RdMaint&Repair 272.18; Simply Clean Janitorial 716.21; St Joseph's Children's Home GrantExp 1751.00; Star Herald Dues 442.00; Stericycle Med/Supplies 223.30; Summit Fire MaintSvcs 302.00; TDS Utilities 194.00; The Masters Touch Postage 1466.08; The Practice After School Program GrantExp399.95; T Bozeman FD ST/FED AdminFee 1342.47; Torrington High School Publishing 50.00; Tri-State Garage Doors Equip/Repair 175.00; Tyler Technologies Maint/Warr 18585.87; Valley Motor Repair/Maint 146.31; Vandel Drug HCS 1278.08; Verizon Telephone 2017.48; Viaero Med/Supplies 108.32; Visa 02 Supplies 313.71; Visa 11 JurorFees 42.11; Visa 14 Repair/Maint 5084.99; Visa 22 GrantExp 206.39; Visa EM Travel/Mileage 996.42; Visa IT Maint/Warr 4717.68; Visa Sheriff Supplies 777.93; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 2154.20; West Hwy Water Sewer Utilities 88.00; WRA&B CrtApptAtty 170.00; Wy Behavioral Inst PlacementSvcs 54.00; Wy Machinery Repair/Maint 4299.42; Wy Public Health Lab Med/Supplies 270.00; X Lazy H Rent 25.00; Wy Retirement System Retirement 69333.29; Century Business Products Maint/Warr 2235.39; City of Torrington Utilities 8385.29; City of Torrington Medical/Supplies 150.00; Go Co Treasurer Juror Fees 631.96; The Cincinnati Insurance Bonds 304.00; Torr Telegram Publishing 1801.37; Total Warrants $904,510.19
Thom Bozeman, Emergency Manager, Fire Warden, and Interim IT Director, was not present to give his report. He emailed the report.
The Public Health Nurse, Heather Dittmer, reported on her department. They have administered 170 Covid immunizations and 375 Flu immunizations so far. She asked if they would have permission to close the office from 12:00-1:00 each day to help with office efficiency. Chairman McNamee agreed with Nurse Dittmer that establishing a regular time each day for closing would be beneficial, but asked if offsetting it to accommodate working people coming in on their 12:00-1:00 lunch hour. She agreed 11:30-12:30 might be better suited. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to allow Public Health to be closed for a lunch hour starting in January for a three-month trial run, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart made a motion to approve the Public Health report, seconded and passed.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock presented his report. He presented two bids on replacing the cooling tower louvers on the roof that leak. He also brought up a closet in the Treasures office that has no air conditioning. The closet holds computer equipment and should have adequate cooling to keep the temperature controlled. The estimate to replace the heat pump is nearly $14,000. He reported a pump that was replaced in the boiler in 2022 and is failing again. He is waiting on a quote for the replacement.
In other business, Tom Feeser who has presented a Subdivision Plat to the Planning Commission is waiting for approval. Mr. Feeser believes the DEQ is not going to approve because the number of lots in the Subdivision is below the required number. They have sent correspondence stating that the County Planning Commission can approve the Subdivision without the DEQ’s approval due to the number of lots. County Planner, Michael Titjen stated the DEQ approval is preferred by the Planning Commission even if it is not required. Chairman McNamee requested more information from the DEQ’s stance on the matter.
Linda Cockett requested the Commissioner’s approve a question for approval of a Senior Citizen District being placed on the ballot, as they provide many services for Seniors in the county, and funding for the services has become difficult. The commissioners agreed to consider the request, and a decision will be made at a later date.
The regular meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. to go into executive session. The next meeting will be Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. 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)
