BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of
GOSHEN COUNTY, WYOMING
Tuesday August 6, 2024
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 was available by Zoom, Commissioner Aaron Walsh, and Mary Feagler, County Clerk and Clerk of the Board.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the agenda and the minutes from the July 18th meeting, seconded and passed. Chairman McNamee opened the meeting welcoming all in attendance. Correction on the new library board member’s name that was printed in the minutes July 16th meeting minutes. Her name was printed as Jen Meeks rather than Jen Minks.
Clerk of Court Brandi Correa attended the meeting but she was unable to present her monthly earnings report for July. The Supreme Court Computer system is down so she has no report of earnings. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Clerk of Court 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 Planner Michael Tietjen presented his report. Chris Stoddard was welcomed to the meeting on his second day on the job. Chairman McNamee encouraged the community to contact him with questions and concerns about the roads in the county. Chairman McNamee asked for an update on the Black Hills Energy and Goshen Solar road permitting status. The report was that Black Hills Energy has the permit in place and in use and Road and Bridge has not had any communication with Goshen Solar. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Road and Bridge Report, seconded and passed.
County Clerk Mary Feagler presented her monthly reports consisting of the warrant report, the employee payroll report and the earnings report. The monthly earnings report for the County Clerk’s Office is $15,466.50 Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the warrant report and earnings report, seconded and passed. Clerk Feagler, pursuant to WS 18-3-515 presented the requested profit and loss statement from the past fiscal year to the County Commissioners. The following warrants were presented for payment: Employee Payroll 259570.06; Pinnacle Bank Grant Exp 333580.16; Prism Painting Bldg Maint 5500.00; The Cincinnati Bonds&Ins 63841.00; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 161.19; IRS Misc 3369.29; Dist Court Go Co Garnish 127.88; OK Centralized Support Registry Garnish 472.23; Wy Child Support Garnish 150.00; Wy NCPERS Life Insurance 32.00; County Clerk Health Ins Acct 99732.79; Great West Trust Retirement 1515.00; County Clerk FTD Payroll Liability 75648.89; AccuScreen Training 260.00; Adobe Annual Maint/Warr 1063.60; Airgas Grant Exp 17.94; Barnes Law Ct Appt Atty 2112.80; Benchmark Grant Exp 1450.80; Benchmark-CRF Survey&Engineering 10174.65; Benchmark-GIS Mapping Contract Labor 607.94; Black Hills Energy Utility 419.17; Bloedorn Lumber Repair/Maint 49.52; Blue360 Media Supplies 1063.44; Bluffs Facility Solutions Janitorial 1369.23; Bomgaars Repair/Maint 323.00; C Wardell Election Supplies 42.54; Capital Business Systems Grant Exp 591.78; Capital One Travel/Mileage 754.73; Cash-Wa Dietary 9502.78; Century Lumber ShopTools/Maint 358.41; CenturyLink Internet 276.62; C Kenyon Equip/Repair 137.86; C Wright Grant Exp 463.64; City of Torrington Utility 9842.28; CNA Surety Bond&Ins 250.00; CNH Capital ShopTool/Supply 4.05; Control Solutions Grant Exp 123.00; Cool Customs Vehicle Repair 316.10; Copier Connection Equip/Repair 291.54; Culligan Water Supplies 250.55; Darktrace Annual Maint/Warr 24959.00; D Surratt Travel/Mileage 415.40; Defense Tech Ammunition 868.09; Dream, Design, Develop Annual Maint/Warr 150.00; Dynamic Controls Annual Maint/Warr 27379.00; EGI - Wy State Auditor Health Ins 1410.63; ES&S Election Equip/Repair 25393.12; ESRI Annual Maint/Warr 29300.00; EWC-Tanf CPI Grant Exp 958.50; Frank Parts Repair/Maint 1267.32; Galls Equip/Repair 179.87; Geographic Innovations Mapping 4000.00; Go Co Clerk Grant Exp 868.05; Go Co Treasurer Grant Exp 343.54; Great American Financial Equip/Repair 340.00; Heartland Embroidery Uniforms 118.11; Herbert Doby PubDef GAL 4000.00; Hometown Auto Vehicle Repair 325.00; Ideal Linen Janitorial 881.72; IPI GrammTech Annual Maint/Warr 8597.50; James Church Retain/State Payment 2600.00; Jerry Bremer Tower Lease 730.00; Jims Plumbing Maint 875.00; Kaufman Glass Vehicle Repair 930.00; K Flock Travel/Mileage 242.53; LeadsOnline Investigations 1749.00; Legacy Coop Supplies 120.05; Maid It Clean Maintenance 3404.00; Matthew Bender Supplies 654.46; Metal Shop Repair/Maint 822.54; Mitchell Refrigeration Grant Exp 915.74; Mountain States Lithography Election Supplies 72.50; Norma Cantu HCS 833.75; O'Reilly Repair/Maint 42.75; Office Ally Med/Supplies 39.95; Olson Tire Repair/Maint 1880.62; Orrs Alignment Repair/Maint 157.50; Pilar Products Investigations 5821.00; Pitney Bowes Global Med/Supplies 81.90; Platte Valley Printwear Grant Exp 449.00; Pomps Tire Repair/Maint 984.28; Print Express Supplies 421.52; Public Defenders Office PubDefender 300.00; Quadient Leasing Equip/Repair 925.39; Rafter R Land Tower Lease 730.00; Rocky Mtn Info Network Dues 100.00; R Wunibald Grant Exp 192.96; S Coxbill Travel/Mileage 152.76; Simply Clean Janitorial 419.01; Smith Psych Svcs Staff Counsel 400.00; Solarwinds Annual Maint/Warr 4067.00; St Joseph's Children's Home Grant Exp 2591.89; Stericycle HCS 61.74; Sun Ridge Repair 2150.00; TDS Utility 194.00; The Masters Touch Postage 6500.00; The Practice After School Program Grant Exp 399.95; Torr Office Supply Supplies 1234.56; Torr Telegram Publishing 2689.64; True North Steel RdMaint&Repair 13099.83; Tyler Tech Tech/Software 39376.66; Valley Mercantile Vehicle Repair 487.19; Valley Motor Repair/Maint 1108.16; Vandel Drug HCS/St Med 589.54; Verizon Telephone 1629.31; Viaero Grant Exp 109.08; Visa 03 Travel/Mileage 103.58; Visa 14 ShopTools/Supplies 3421.81; Visa Chase Ink Grant Exp 1857.65; Visa EM Tech/Software 365.27; Visa Sheriff Supplies 1264.16; Vistabeam Internet 95.90; Vyve Telephone 1343.53; Weisshaar & Assoc Misc 150.00; West Hwy Water Sewer Utility 88.00; WestcoRepair/Maint 841.96; Western Pathology Autopsy 325.00; Wy Behavioral Inst Placement Svcs 3016.00; Wy Co Commissioners Assn Dues 12692.00; WY LGLP Bond&Ins 41336.00; Wy Machinery Repair/Maint 188.32; Wy Secretary of State Supplies 60.00; X Lazy H Rent 425.00; Yoder Fire Dist FD St/Fed Equip 27555.37; Galls Uniform 76.75; HTO Chemical Repair/Maint 853.52; Waco Travel/Mileage 1750.00; Long Building Tech Repair/Maint 204.75; Wy Retirement Sys Retirement 59347.42; Wy Dept of Employment-Workforce Svcs Payroll Liability 7374.84; Total Warrants 1,285,646.90.
Thom Bozeman, Emergency Manager and Fire Warden was not present for the meeting as he continued to work in the field on the fire that local, state and national agencies had been fighting for the past week. Chairman McNamee gave a brief report on the recent fire. Commissioner Burkart mentioned that Road and Bridge was a pivotal force in cutting fire lines to control the fire spread.
County Assessor Debbi Surratt presented the Special District Budgets for approval. She also presented a list of reduction orders. The total reduction in tax dollars is $116,668.46. A significant amount was for the company Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline Inc. She also presented supplements that increased the tax dollar amount by $14,410.39. Commissioner Walsh moved to approve the District Budgets, reduction orders and supplementals, seconded and passed.
Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Flock presented his report. Commissioner Walsh moved to accept the Maintenance report, seconded and passed.
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 am. The next meeting will be Wednesday August 21th at 9:00 am rather than the normally scheduled meeting on the third Tuesday, due to the Primary Election. Per Wyo. Stat. §18-3-516(f), access to the county information can be obtained at www.goshencounty.org or by calling the Clerk’s office (307)532-4051(approved for publication)
Attest: _______________________________
Mary B. Feagler
Goshen County Clerk
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Michael McNamee Chairman
Goshen County Commission
Public Notice No. 9106 published in the Torrington Telegram on August 21, 2024.
