[0:01] Let's all stand for the flag salute.

[0:08] Let the allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

[0:23] Good morning, everyone. Good morning.

[0:28] We did have one addition to the agenda, and that was notice of intent to the county clerk.

[0:39] work and this is on the 2027 proposed property tax. So the chairman will have to sign this

[0:52] so we'll have to have that. Mr. Chairman, I move that we've approved the

[0:55] agenda dated July 20 as amended. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye.

[1:01] Okay.

[1:01] Aye.

[1:01] Motion carries.

[1:03] Okay.

[1:04] Public again.

[1:05] Jerry.

[1:08] All right.

[1:10] Good morning, guys.

[1:11] Good morning.

[1:11] Start out with the jail count.

[1:13] Uh, jail count is at 47.

[1:16] Number of males is 42.

[1:19] Current number of females is 5.

[1:21] Current number of being held for district court is 43.

[1:25] Current number of being held for minutes for court is 4.

[1:28] We had 17 arrests for the week.

[1:30] and we had right now we have one juvenile being housed at this time.

[1:38] I've had one

[1:39] deputy attorney as two-week resignation. It's been a good deputy for about

[1:44] three years. He's going to work for Lindsburg Police Department so we'll be

[1:48] looking for a deputy sheriff on the roadside. Kent rodeo. We're kept as very busy

[1:56] this weekend. We had reported three fights, one sexual battery, two suspicious

[2:01] persons complaints. Over the weekend we had one DUI with crash with injuries, two

[2:07] other injury crashes, and several driving complaints, and the officers also did

[2:12] some step, a step enforcement for traffic also this weekend was completed. So it was

[2:18] busy weekend for the guys.

[2:22] Horses, my horses, month of June we did get the

[2:25] bill. This was given to me by the

[2:27] undershare but it's $600 what we pay

[2:29] for the horses plus $380 for the vet.

[2:34] So it'll be $980 for the total.

[2:38] And for juveniles, we had a juvenile

[2:42] bill in the month of June. Hold on

[2:44] $6,835.53. And that is one of

[2:49] the we have in custody but this

[2:50] includes two to three at least

[2:52] maybe three or more juveniles that

[2:54] we brought in and out of custody.

[2:55] and how to be transported brought back and everything.

[2:58] So that all comes into that.

[3:00] So yes, that's a hefty bill.

[3:03] So at this time, we only have one juvenile.

[3:05] One in our custody system.

[3:09] Pray that it goes down.

[3:11] Oh, that's all I got.

[3:13] Thank you, Jerry.

[3:14] Thanks, Jerry.

[3:15] Thank you, guys.

[3:17] Anyone else, public input?

[3:20] John.

[3:23] Good morning.

[3:24] I just wanted to update you.

[3:25] I went to the Sedwick County work session with the county commissioners met with commissioners,

[3:34] Beatty and Y, along with their staff in regards to the request bed, GMD2, water level issues.

[3:45] And they are going to follow up with the state office as well as GMD2 and they are looking forward to

[3:51] getting back to us and including us in any future conversation. And they thanked us for bringing

[3:57] it to their attention. Yes, I had an email from Commissioner Betty. Betty. Yes, and he was very

[4:07] thankful for what you had brought there. So thank you very much, John. Okay. Thanks, John. You're

[4:11] about good work.

[4:15] Anyone else, public input?

[4:23] If not, let's go ahead and approve the minutes from last

[4:26] last week.

[4:35] Did she have corrected? Yeah, she did. And then had to add some things I didn't

[4:40] wasn't aware that you were attempting to do. You want to take a look and just quickly?

[4:45] Yeah. I already got to see him. They look fine. And Mr.

[5:03] Chairman, I move that we proved the

[5:04] minute stated July 14th, 2026 as presented. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye.

[5:12] Okay, most carries.

[5:44] Okay, we have Sheriff Monten.

[5:48] Arlo. Switch now against. Good morning, morning, morning, I got a couple of inventors to present here. The first one's on Joseph Merino, gentleman that just finished the six months on evening shift, first six months with this.

[6:06] Satisfactually, so we'd like to move request to move him from a 14 a to a 14 V.

[6:10] Any questions?

[6:16] I'll move that we approve the PCN for Joseph Moreno Effective July 5th.

[6:24] Seconded.

[6:25] I'll favor say aye.

[6:26] Aye.

[6:27] I'm most curious.

[6:29] Thank you.

[6:30] Second one's on Jason Leiker.

[6:32] His move to sergeant of the transport side of things.

[6:38] moving him from with your approval from a 16F to a 16G for his end of

[6:44] intro introduction.

[6:49] Both of these seem to have really good reviews. Yes.

[6:53] Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the PC and for Jason Liker, effective July 19th.

[7:00] Seconded. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you very much.

[7:24] This is both HAW, Helping Quarps Project Engineer.

[7:29] Good morning.

[7:32] All right.

[7:33] Today I have a change order for milling on Fifth Avenue.

[7:39] This change order comes about because the original scope of this project was just to do the 22 foot lane.

[7:45] But we decided to go ahead and widen first and then mill second.

[7:50] So that means we're milling about a 26 to 27 foot lane.

[7:55] So, therefore, there's additional cost.

[7:58] The reason we wanted to change it, we think it's going to give us a better product.

[8:01] So, we're going to try it out and see if this does better than 27th or not.

[8:05] So, with that, that change order amounts to $26,841 and 84 cents.

[8:16] Any questions?

[8:18] No, that we discussed this at the work session.

[8:20] We did.

[8:21] Yes, we did.

[8:21] Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the request to pay the additional $26,841.84 to Webber Road Solutions LLC

[8:32] for mobilization, freight traffic control, and milling on the widening of Fifth Avenue, which is

[8:41] CR447. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Motion carries. So how soon are they ready to start?

[8:49] That work should start milling over there August 3rd.

[8:53] August 3rd.

[8:54] So we should finish up overlaying 448.

[8:59] The end of next week.

[9:01] Then they'll have a little bit of time while they wait for that milling to get done.

[9:04] We're going to do some chips dealing around the county.

[9:07] And then we'll get over there and start overlaying.

[9:12] The other change in our schedule has been the decor that was supposed to be this week.

[9:16] has now been moved in next week just due to scheduling with a contractor.

[9:21] Thank you, Lesbine.

[9:26] Okay, let's go ahead and approve checks, claims, and payroll.

[9:31] I think we had jury checks.

[9:33] I hope there was something else on there too.

[9:38] Quick, some witness.

[9:41] Witness checks.

[9:50] I had some questions on checks, but I'll go ahead if you guys have something first.

[9:57] on

[10:01] a hammocky electric page two annual I have so when they ask renewal

[10:13] card readers is that it's your batch that's your batch to get you in both

[10:19] building this so does this include just a courthouse review no it should include

[10:26] We both of them.

[10:26] Both of them.

[10:27] Okay.

[10:33] Okay.

[10:34] You know what I mean?

[10:36] Condi, Gary.

[10:36] Oh, glad, Chairman.

[10:39] Okay.

[10:39] This is very manic.

[10:41] But page seven,

[10:47] I noticed we bought a doorbell.

[10:49] Where do we,

[10:52] some of the offices can't see

[10:54] no when someone's outside

[10:56] and they don't have a,

[10:57] they don't have a card to get in.

[11:00] The offices are all locked up

[11:01] so they put a doorbell

[11:02] so they can they just they were you didn't have your card and you wanted to go into planning zoning

[11:08] if you wanted to go in and what's the other one appraisers somewhere there's several of them

[11:12] that just put a doorbell on because you got no access to the rooms it was only $26 but I just

[11:18] wondered why yeah and that's what it's for you have no access to their rooms on

[11:26] page 10 we had a

[11:27] major, always a postage by phone, $14,000.

[11:32] We put posties by the phone and then they, when they moved it over here, they adjusted

[11:39] it.

[11:39] I don't know if we got a credit back or what, but anyway, we put a lot of money in there.

[11:45] You can see maybe some of them paid to the extra treasure, no clerk and election.

[11:52] they had some, when you get into their departments,

[11:57] you can see they spend a lot of money on postage.

[12:04] Yeah, and I think we already mentioned page 14.

[12:08] We had the horses, that expense,

[12:12] but we already talked about them, that's all I had.

[12:22] You had your big bill for your grade, I mean, your entry view.

[12:27] Or what?

[12:28] Entry view.

[12:29] Yeah.

[12:29] But now they have to go get it.

[12:33] I'm not sure what that'll cost to bring this thing back to the person.

[12:37] Where's that coming from, Red?

[12:39] Back east, somewhere.

[12:41] Okay,

[12:46] well, if there's no more questions, I'll entertain a motion, witness checks, and jury checks also.

[12:56] Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the council's payable payroll, juror checks, and witness checks as presented.

[13:03] second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Most carries.

[13:52] I'll

[13:54] double check your work.

[15:24] Okay, we did have some ads and abates. So let's check those out.

[15:33] We had all abates, I believe. Yes, probably what they want.

[15:51] Any questions?

[15:53] I'm determined that we approve the abates as presented. I'll second the motion.

[15:59] All in favor say aye. Aye.

[16:00] by motion carries.

[16:12] You didn't have anything on personnel. Did you have enough care?

[16:18] You want to read this from motion? Yeah, I've got this one here. I can use. Okay.

[16:25] Mr. Chairman,

[16:29] the governing body of McPherson County hereby notifies the McPherson County clerk

[16:35] of an intent to not exceed the revenue neutral rate and will submit our budget to the county clerk

[16:42] on before October 1st, 2026, our 2025 property tax rate last year was 31.886

[16:55] mills and we're proposing in 2026 property tax rate to drop to 30.869

[17:05] mills, a reduction of 1 mill.

[17:11] And you want the chairman to sign that?

[17:13] Yeah, I would move that the chairman would sign the document as presented.

[17:19] We have a session.

[17:20] All the favourites say aye.

[17:21] Aye.

[17:22] Aye.

[17:22] Most carries.

[17:35] I think a lot of hard work has been put into this and I appreciate what Rick, all the

[17:42] work he's put into this.

[17:45] And the good thing is I think we can keep our services as they have been in the past and

[17:51] the old dropper male levy one male so thank you Rick. I would say also in

[17:57] earth inflation every year so this is actually what we're we're taking on

[18:02] inflation we're still able to drop the male levy a whole male that's amazing

[18:09] department's good job it's a mini budget issue.

[18:16] Yeah is there anything else?

[18:21] If

[18:22] not then well I don't know how many of us are going to the Republican party

[18:27] tomorrow night. We should probably recess to that because I potentially will be able to attend.

[18:36] Okay. Do we know the time and location? 30, wasn't it?

[18:43] 6.30, add, do you know where that's looking?

[18:45] The first and seniors center, I believe.

[18:49] Thank you.

[18:52] McPherson County GOP meeting, quarterly meeting.

[18:56] Yeah, 630 at the Republic, at the senior center, 112 ECU good in McPherson at the senior

[19:04] center.

[19:07] Okay, Mr. Chairman, I move that we would recess to 630 at the McPherson County GOP quarterly

[19:14] meeting, which will be held at the senior center in McPherson.

[19:18] Second.

[19:19] Well, they were say hi. Hi. Hi. Hi, most curries.

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