BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
The Board of County Commissioners of Goshen County, Wyoming, met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Goshen County Courthouse. The following members were present: Chairman Michael McNamee, Commissioners Justin Burkart and Aaron Walsh, and Mary Feagler, County Clerk and Clerk of the Board.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Bukart moved to approve the revised agenda for today and the minutes from the July 21st meeting, seconded and passed. Chairman McNamee shared that the August 18th Commissioner meeting has been cancelled due to it being the same day as the Primary Election. The next meeting will be September 1st at the usual time and place. Commissioner Walsh praised the Telegram for their coverage of the fair activities.
Clerk of the District Court, Brandi Correa, did not report due to an issue with her state computer. She will present her earnings report for July and August at the September 1st meeting.
County Grant Writer Hannah Fullmer presented her report, along with three resolutions for consideration and acceptance. Resolution 2026-16: A resolution accepting grant funding from the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, in the amount of $158,188.00 for the Safe Streets and Roads program. Resolution 2026-17: A resolution for a Congestion Mitigation Project. The County agrees to provide a 20% match in the amount of $39,547.20 to assist with the project and develop a Safety Action Plan. Resolution 2026-18: A resolution approving a subrecipient agreement with Volunteers of America (VOA) of the Northern Rockies for the expenditure of opioid settlement funds and authorizing execution of the agreement. The resolution provides $25,000 in opioid settlement funds to VOA of the Northern Rockies. Commissioner Burkart moved to adopt Resolutions 2026-16, 2026-17, and 2026-18, accepting $158,188.00 in grant funding, with the County contributing an additional $39,547.20 for the Safe Streets and Roads program, and allocating $25,000 in opioid settlement funds to VOA of the Northern Rockies, seconded and passed. Commissioner Burkart moved to approve the Grant Writer's report, seconded and passed.
County Road & Bridge Superintendent Chris Stoddard, County Surveyor Bob Taylor and County Planner Karna Stoddard reported. Road Supervisor Chris Stoddard reported the roads have some blowouts from the dry conditions. He stated the VanTassell Highway is in extremely poor condition. County Planner Karna Stoddard presented her report. County Surveyor Taylor briefed the Commissioners on the projects his office is working on. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Road & Bridge reports, seconded and passed.
County Clerk Feagler presented three reports: warrant, employee payroll and payroll liabilities. The Clerk’s earnings for July 2026 were $15,363.00. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the 3 reports, seconded and passed. Resolution 2026-19 to Appoint a Special Prosecuter 2026-19 was signed on July 27th by Chairman McNamee and Commissioner Walsh. Commissioner Burkart signed the Resolution during today’s meeting. The following warrants were presented for payment: Employee Payroll 333148.73; WRS Retirement 81514.73; EGI HealthIns 108907.48; Great West Retirement 1200; FTD 90539.09; Employee Payroll 1840.87; Circuit Court GoCo Garnish 880.26; HSA Bank 100; NCPERS LifeIns 16; Wyoming ChildSupport 100; District Court GoCo Garnish 684.08; WY Dept Workforce Services 4095.18; 911 Supply Uniforms 147.19; AccuScreen Training 310; Anderson Carpet Repair/Maint 623.5; Axon Equip/Repair 15191.2; Barnes Law CrtApptAtty 205.4; Benchmark RdProjects 15600.75; Black Hills Energy Utilities 484.29; Bloedorns Repair/Maint 51.47; Bomgaars ShopSupplies 568.78; Capital Business Med/Supplies 497.53; Capital One Supplies 1338.5; CDW Gov Maint/Warr 14120.64; Century Lumber Repair/Maint 247.54; CenturyLink Internet 310.47; Charles W Sylvester Jr Gravel 1248; CWright GrantExp 50.74; CNA Surety Bond/Ins 250; CNH Ind Repair/Maint 3161.15; CSU Investigations 500; Community Hospital Healthcare 975.01; Connecting Point Equip/Repair 248.90; Control Solutions Med/Supplies 250.05; Cool Customs Repair/Maint 297.54; Crafty-1 GrantExp 3550.58; Cynthia Kenyon Consultant 177.75; Dooley Oil Fuel 2211.67; Dynamic Controls Maint/Warr 27379; Eakes Supplies 798.08; ES&S ElectionSupplies 1166.5; Fastenal ShopSupplies 89.98; MFeagler ElectionSupplies 50; KFlock BldgMaint 563.14; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 1709.86; Fremont County Clerk ElectionSupplies 105; Galls Equip/Repair 31.24; Garrett Electronics GrantExp 8421.32; GoCo Clerk GrantExp 709.9; GoCo Rd&Bridge VehicleRepair 274; GoCo Treasurer GrantExp 871.4; Goshen Vet Clinic Investigations 1225; Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340; Griggs Dental Healthcare 385; Herbert K Doby PubDefGAL 3600; HUB Intl Bond/Ins 6680; Ideal Linen Janitorial 2061.59; James T Church Retainer 100; Kaufman Glass Repair/Maint 580; Kimberly A Wilson CrtReporting 1867.25; Klean Sweep MaintSvcs 4050; Lighthouse Electrical Repair/Maint 4257.07; Long Repair/Maint 2547.04; MainMicro Equip 14182; Max Masters Mapping 4000; McKesson Medical 27.81; Medico-Mart Medical 5240.12; Metal Shop Supplies 243; Nicoletti-Flater Assoc StaffCounseling 300; Norma S Cantu Healthcare 580; O'Reilly Auto VehicleRepair 430.27; State Public Defender 300; Olson Tire VehicleRepair 95.74; Pitney Bowes Equip/Repair 225.74; Pomps Tire Repair/Maint 1384.6; Print Express ElectionSupplies 51.89; Quadien Postage 266.88; S&S Plumbing Repair/Maint 235.29; Sign Solutions RdMaint/Repair 1349.11; Simply Clean Janitorial 430.21; Spic & Span RdMaintRepair 3354.4; St Josephs GrantExp 2214.6; Stericycle Dues 680.07; Syn-tech Tech/Software 1275; TDS Utilities 194; Pitney Bowes Reserve Postage 1500; The Practice After School Program GrantExp 399.95; Torrington Telegram Publishing 3520.31; Town of Yoder RdMaintRepair 100; Tyler Tech Maint/Warr 98865.85; Valley Motor Supply Repair/Maint 187.7; Vandel Drug Healthcare 302.19; Viaero Wireless GrantExp 108.96; Vyve Telephone 2133.3; Walshs Water BuildingMaint 359.1; JWardell Travel/Mileage 242.88; Weisshaar & Assoc Consultant 5110; WestHighway Water&Sewer Utilities 88; WY Child & Family Dev SrvceCommit 1500; WY Dept of Health GrantExp 38366.38; WY Law Enforcement Academy 195; WY Machinery Repair/Maint 5764.96; WY Public Health Lab Medical/Supplies 56; X Lazy H Rent 425; Capital Business Supplies 212.02; Cash-Wa Dietary 11509.02; Century Business Maint/Warr 1717.98; City of Torrington Utilities 11374.87; CNH Ind Repair/Maint 102.82; Culligan Supplies 131.5; Darktrace Maint/Warr 48025.5; Dooley Oil Repair/Maint 667.86; Employees Group HealthIns 1796.5; GoCo 4-H Extension Internet 95.9; Legacy Coop Supplies 45.63; Lexipol Training 1976.04; MainMicro GrantExp 129232; Mountain States Lithographing ElectionSupplies 105.38; Pinnacle Bank Visa Operations 3506.66; Print Express ElectionSupplies 850.62; SolarWinds Maint/Warr 22390.14; Stryker GrantExp 3940; Tyler Tech Maint/Warr 120; Verizon Telephone 1569.92; Western Cooperative Repair/Maint 735; ZOHO Maint/Warr 7345; Culligan Supplies 75.5; Pinnacle Bank Visa Operations 4015.42; Quadient Postage 658.51; The Master's Touch Postage 7940.16; Vistabeam Internet 74.25; Total Warrants $596;085.92.
Thomas Bozeman, Emergency Management Coordinator & Fire Warden, presented his reports. Commissioner Burkart moved to accept the reports, seconded and passed.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock was not present, but sent a report via email.
Heather Dittmer, Public Health County Nurse Manager, was not able to attend.
County Assessor Debbi Surratt presented her report. She received 36 budgets. Two of them don’t’ have signatures and she is waiting for those to be resubmitted. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Assessor report, seconded and passed.
Resolution 2026-20 was presented to establish the tax levy for the 2026/27 fiscal year. Commissioner Burkart moved to adopt 2026-20, seconded and passed.
The meeting adjourned at 10:41 a.m.
The next Commissioners’ meeting will be Tuesday, September 1st , 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Per Wyo. Stat. §18-3-516(f), additional county information is available 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. 9771 published in The Torrington Telegram on August 26, 2026.
