BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday October 6, 2020
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 John Ellis, Vice Chairman Cody Cox, Pinky Walter Commissioner and Cindy Kenyon, County Clerk and Clerk of the Board. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Walter moved to approve the agenda and minutes of the last meeting, seconded and passed.
Road Superintendent Val Hankins, County Surveyor Bob Taylor, and County Planner Gary Childs presented the Road Report. Commissioner Walter moved to accept the Road and Bridge report, seconded and passed. County Planner Gary Childs presented the Goshen County Group “A” Livestock Permit for an expansion to the Dinklage Feed Yard Inc to 33,000 head. The County Planning Commission recommends a do pass for this permit. Planning Commission member Vickie Zimmer, Commissioner Cox and Chairman Ellis spoke in favor of the permit. Commissioner Walter moved to approve the permit as presented, seconded and passed. Commissioner Walter moved to accept the
County Clerk Cindy Kenyon presented the monthly report. Commissioner Walter moved to ratify Resolution 2020-15 A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the warrants for payment as presented, seconded and passed. Commissioner Walter moved to accept the Clerk’s Earnings Report in the amount of $18,737.50, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve the Clerk’s report, seconded and passed. Commissioner Cox moved to approve an employee to use sick bank hours as stated in the employee handbook, seconded and passed.
The following warrants were approved for payment: Warrants Payroll $215,121.93; 199123 Aflac ins $61.76; 199124 Colonial Life ins $63.51; 199125 County Clerk FTD payroll liability $65 280.08; 199126 Delta Dental ins $3,283.80; 199127 Dist Court Platte garnish $433.28; 199128 NE Child Support garnish $476.00; 199129 VSP of Wy ins $544.92; 199130 Wy NCPERS Life ins $32.00; 199131 County Clerk Health ins $88,991.54; 199132 Great West Trust ins $3,300.00; 199133 Wy Dept of Employment payroll liability $3,911.18; 199134 21ST Century repair $117.47; 199135 911 Supply supplies $544.94; 199136 ABO Pharmaceuticals medical $11,017.50; 199137 Action Communications internet $110.00; 199138 Airgas medical $19.10; 199139 Anderson Carpet Sales supplies $8,089.84; 199140 Barco Municipal Products Inc rd maint $1,586.00; 199141 Barnes Law ct appt atty $949.60; 199142 Benchmark retainer $150.00; 199143 Benchmark rd repair $21,971.25; 199144 Bivens Construction rd repair $34,578.46; 199145 Black HIlls Energy utilities $539.79; 199146 Bloedorn Lumber Co repair $52.41; 199147 Blue360 Media supplies $1,040.90; 199148 Bluffs Facility Solutions supplies $180.34; 199149 Bomgaars repair $417.32; 199150 Canon repair $299.00; 199151 Capital Business Sys equip $418.77; 199152 CashWa dist $6,641.55; 199153 CDW Government equip $7,418.77; 199154 Century Lumber supplies $443.27; 199155 CenturyLink phone $1,536.76; 199156 Charles Sylvester gravel purchase $5,728.63; 199157 Cheyenne Radiology medical $72.55; 199158 C Breedlove supplies $50.80; 199159 C Wright supplies $134.16; 199160 CMI & Teco repair $203.72; 199161 CNA Surety bonds $280.00; 199162 Colby K Sturgeon ct appt atty $310.00; 199163 Copier Connection equip $284.59; 199164 County Clerk Trust misc $605.05; 199165 Culligan Water supplies $261.85; 199166 Dream Design Develop support $550.00; 199167 ES&S election $2;846.45; 199168 Flocks Glass repair $253.70; 199169 Fort Dearborn ins $19.26; 199170 Frank Parts Co. repair $386.37; 199171 Go Co Clerk grant exp $1,077.45; 199172 Go Co Extension Service travel $257.85; 199173 Go Co Sheriff repair $220.00; 199174 Go Co Treasurer postage $6,138.34; 199175 Go Co Treasurer tax $7.44; 199176 Go Co Treasurer rent $759.79; 199177 Great American Leasing equip $315.00; 199178 Hawk Springs Fire Dept fire exp $267.50; 199179 H Saul grant exp $186.10; 199180 Herbert K. Doby pub def GAL $2,836.70; 199181 Hometown Auto repair $241.25; 199182 IAAO dues $270.00; 199183 Ideal Linen supplies $1,325.71; 199184 Intermountain Slurry rd proj $850,432.50; 199185 J McFarlin travel $65.55; 199186 Ken Brown ct appt atty $390.00; 199187 Kgos supplies $100.00; 199188 Kone Inc repair $203.31; 199189 Lujan Cleaning Service maint $2,165.00; 199190 M Strong grant exp $31.05; 199191 Marion Smith retainer $100.00; 199192 Max Masters mapping $3,800.00; 199193 M Johnson supplies $23.59; 199194 Midstates Tire repair $780.00; 199195 M Buller supplies $234.44; 199196 Mitchell Refrigeration repair $846.26; 199197 Newcombs Heating repair $459.28; 199198 NMC repair $16,076.40; 199199 Norma Cantu medical $1,087.50; 199200 North Platte Valley Cons Dist svc commit $1,500.00; 199201 Northern Exposure supplies $49.99; 199202 Novo Benefits ins consult $3,347.50; 199203 Office Ally medical $35.00; 199204 Olson Tire repair $17.70; 199205 Panhandle Coop supplies $192.16; 199206 Phoenix Fire Protection supplies $1,143.07; 199207 Pitney Bowes equip $311.34; 199208 Pitney Bowes postage $2,500.00; 199209 Power Plan repair $5,220.88; 199210 Print Express postage $441.64; 199211 ProVision repair $183.56; 199212 Public Defenders Office rent $300.00; 199213 Quadient Leasing equip $1,110.00; 199214 Rocky Mountain Reserve ins consult $150.00; 199215 Russell Business Services GASB consult $4,380.04; 199216 S Coxbill mileage $65.55; 199217 Spic and Span Cleaners maint $2,569.56; 199218 Stericycle Inc medical $315.00; 199219 TY Pickett mapping $2,850.00; 199220 TDS utilities $203.00; 199221 The Practice grant exp $357.95; 199222 Torr Office Supply supplies $4,011.02; 199223 Torr Telegram publishing $1,582.30; 199224 City of Torrington utilities $10,096.71; 199225 Transwest Ford repair $67.31; 199226 Tyler Technologies computer programs $1,200.00; 199227 Union Telephone phones $73.77; 199228 Valley Motor repair $637.11; 199229 Vandel Drug medical $941.50; 199230 Verizon phone $1,768.19; 199231 Visa tanf $300.00; 199232 Visa repair $3,812.30; 199233 Visa misc $2,185.26; 199234 West Hwy Water utilities $80.00; 199235 Westco fuel $10,182.17; 199236 Western Pathology medical $325.00; 199237 W Newman phone $34.04; 199238 WPCI training $177.50; 199239 Wy Clerk of Dist Court Assn dues $150.00; 199240 WY Department of Corrections medical $10,905.00; 199241 Wy Dept of Workforce Services payroll liability $88.14; 199242 WY DOT rd fund $76.28; 199243 Wy Machinery repair $19,648.79; 199244 Wy Public Health Lab medical $91.00; 199245 Wyoming First Aid shop tools $94.01; 199246 X Lazy H rent $425.00; 199247 Xerox supplies $151.54; 199248 Xesi grant exp $263.93; 199249 Yoder Fire Dept fire exp $70 077.82; 199250 ZoHo Corp warranty $6,265.00; 199251 Fort Dearborn ins $324.27; 199252 Wy Retirement System payroll liability $48,674.32; Total Warrants & payroll $1,604,261.40.
County Assessor Debbi Surratt presented Reduction of Taxes Orders in the amount of $187.22. Commissioner Walter moved to approve the Reduction of Taxes Orders as presented, seconded and passed.
County Emergency Manager Shelly Kirchhefer and Fire Warden Bill Law presented their monthly reports. Commissioner Walter moved to accept the Emergency Manager and Fire Warden reports, seconded and passed.
Clerk of Court Brandi Correa presented her earnings report. Commissioner Cox moved to accept the earnings report in the amount of $2385.30, seconded and passed.
Information Technology Director Jesse Bowen updated the Commissioners on the fiber project. Mountain West Telephone is running fiber from the south and continue north and east of Goshen County. Commissioner Walter moved to approve the fiber/internet project, seconded and passed.
Resident and student Joseph Randolph commented about the lack of in person classes at EWC.
The Commission adjourned at 10:05 am. The next regular meeting will be October 20, 2020.
Residents may obtain a public comment form from the Commissioners’ webpage at goshencounty.org. The form may be submitted to the County Clerk via email countyclerk@goshencounty.org; fax 532-7375; courthouse drop box, at the meeting, or by mail. (approved for publication)
Attest: _______________ _____________
Cynthia Kenyon John Ellis, Chairman
Goshen County Clerk Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 7604 published in the Torrington Telegram on October 21, 2020.
