C.C. Commissioners Unapproved Minutes...

C.C. Commissioners
Unapproved Minutes...

Unapproved Minutes, Board of Commissioners of
Converse County, Nov. 21, 2023
The regular meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2023. Present were Chairman Jim Willox; Vice-Chairman Rick Grant; Commissioners Robert Short, Mike Colling, and Trent Kaufman; and County Clerk, Karen Rimmer. Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Road & Bridge Superintendent, and Mr. John Shepherd, Foreman, provided departmental updates.  Mr. Grant moved to approve 3 bore permits between the County and Jackalope Gas Gathering each for an 8” steel natural gas pipeline under portions of CR32/Highland Loop; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to recess into Executive Session per W.S. 16-4-405(a)(ii) for personnel; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. The regular meeting recessed at  9:05 a.m. and reconvened at 9:55 a.m.; no action was taken. Ms. Kristin Watson, HR Director, provided departmental updates; no action was taken. Ms. Hannah Swanbom, Yellowhorse Consulting, LLC, presented updates on the Converse County ACT Work Ready Communities program; no action was taken. Mr. Drew Dietrich, East Central Regional Director, Wyoming Business Council (WBC), provided an overview of Business Ready Community grants in relation to the John Lambert Subdivision; no action was taken. Mr. Hal Hutchinson, Owner’s Representative; Mr. Tim Schenk, GSG Architecture; and Mr. Logan Christianson and Mr. Rick Fleming, Sampson Construction, provided a project status report for the CCJJC Phase 2 project. Mr. Short moved to approve Amendment No. 10 to the agreement between the County and GSG Architecture in the amount of 68000 due to time extension of CCJJC Phase 2 project; Mr. Grant seconded; payment will be made by the County and then deducted from a subsequent Sampson Construction invoice; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to approve Change Order No. 14 for an overall decrease to total project cost in the amount of 96979.83; Mr. Kaufman seconded; following discussion, motion carried. The meeting recessed for lunch at 12:20 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. Ms. Darcey Cowardin, Public Health Nurse Manager, provided departmental updates; no action was taken.  Members of the Converse County Fair Board provided; no action was taken. Ms. Jennifer Clowers and Ms. Courtny Conkle, Laramie Peak Humane Society board members, presented a detailed needs assessment and subsequent recommendations as requested by the LPHS committee pertaining to an animal shelter; no action was taken. The minutes of the Nov. 7 & 8, 2023 regular meeting and Executive Session were approved and ordered filed. Mr. Grant moved to approve monthly reports for Oct. 2023: Sheriff’s Office 2098.18; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve the lease agreement between the County and the Converse Hope Center, location at 126 N. 5th Street, for a term of 5 years from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2028, at no cost and for the purposes of assisting victims of crime within Converse County; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to approve an agreement between  the County and Greenwood Mapping for maintenance of the County GIS system for a 1-year term from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024 for total cost of 6600.00 plus 96.00/hour for labor; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. The regular meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. A regular meeting of this Board will be held Tues. and Wed., Dec. 5 & 6, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. unless otherwise posted, at the Converse County Courthouse within Commission Chambers, located at 107 N. 5th Street, Douglas, Wyoming. The public is invited to attend.  To be added to the agenda, call the County Clerk’s Office by the Thursday prior to the meeting. Per W.S. §18-3-516(f), access to county information can be obtained at the County’s official website, www.conversecountywy.gov or by calling the County Clerk’s Office at (307) 358-2244.
/s/ Karen Rimmer, County Clerk    /s/ James H. Willox, Chairman
Publish: December 6, 2023    2937