C.C. Commissioners Unapproved Minutes...

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Unapproved Minutes, Board of Commissioners of Converse County, May 7 and 8, 2024 

 The regular meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. on May 7, 2024. Present were Commission Chairman Jim Willox; Vice-Chairman Rick Grant; Commissioners Robert Short, Mike Colling and Trent Kaufman; and County Clerk, Karen Rimmer.  Mr. Sean Gifford and Ms. Michelle Skinner, HUB International Insurance, and Ms. Kristin Watson, HR Director/Health Insurance Plan Administrator, presented an overview of the Converse County Employee Group Health Insurance Plan. No action was taken. Departmental updates were provided by Technical Services Departments; no action was taken. Ms. Courtny Conkle, Wyoming State Fair (WSF) General Manager, introduced Mr. Jarrod Robles, Partnerships & Events Coordinator, and provided updates; no action was taken. Mr. Joel Schell, County Treasurer, presented revised Converse County Tax Relief Program Rules necessary in order to comply with new statutory requirements. Mr. Short moved to adopt the eligibility limits for Converse County as the same as the State of Wyoming limits and not to exceed one hundred percent of the tax bill; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to adopt the revised Converse County Tax Relief Program Rules to comply with new legislation; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. The meeting recessed for lunch at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m.  Mr. Todd Mattson, HDR Engineering, Inc., provided an overview of the Jenne Trail Road Reconstruction Project Phase 2. Mr. Colling moved to approve the Notice to Proceed for JTL Group, Inc. DBA Knife River, for the Jenne Trail Road Reconstruction Project Phase 2, effective April 2, 2024; work to commence May 20, 2024; substantial completion by Jan. 10, 2025 subject to change if winter shutdown is encountered; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Superintendent, and Mr. John Shephard, Foreman, provided departmental updates; following discussion, Mr. Short moved to authorize commencing the Highland Loop Gravel Project within the FY2024 budget year to be completed in FY2025 for a 6”lift along the entire length of Highland Loop at a total estimated project cost of 4618679.00; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to recess into Executive Session for W.S. 16-4-405(a)(ii) to consider the appointment, employment, right to practice or dismissal of a public officer, professional person or employee; Mr. Short seconded, and the meeting recessed at 3:09 p.m. and reconvened at 3:15 p.m. No action was taken. Mr. Tory Walsh, Special Projects Coordinator, and Ms. Karen Rimmer, County Clerk, provided an overview of  the history of kennel and breeder licenses in Converse County; this topic will be a continued discussion. The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m. and reconvened at 8:37 a.m. on May 8, 2024. A general County business meeting of elected officials, department heads, and supervisors began at 9:00 a.m.; no action was taken. Mr. Larry Sandoval, District Manager, and Mr. Ben Bigalke, Associate District Manager, BLM Casper Field Office, provided introductions and presented various BLM updates. No action was taken. Mr. Colin McKee, WY Petroleum Assoc.; Mr. Zack Wallace, UW Biometrician; and Mr. Bryan Bedrosian, Teton Raptor Center (TRC) Research Director, presented an overview and history of the Converse County Raptor Study (Study) and how the Study relates to the Converse County Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement (CCEIS); no action was taken. The minutes of the April 16, 2024, regular meeting were approved as amended and ordered filed. Mr. Colling moved to approve warrants for the month of April: 2883054.75: 307 Healing Waters 60 Wellness; 7 Stones Electric 2619.18 Repairs; A Diamond Trucking 19430 Road Maint; AT&T 2800.49 Utilities; Advanced Geotechnical Solutions 15170 Testing; Airgas USA 69.68 Oxygen; Allegiance Benefit Plan Mgmt 60 Ins refund; Alley, Linda 1200 Janitorial; ALSCO 1412.52 Janitorial; Alvarado, Daniel 117.57 Boots; APi Systems Integrators 725.36 Repairs; Applied Concepts Inc/Stalker Radar 481.50 Repairs; Arrow Electric 1358.45 Repairs; Atlas Office Products 1867.34 Supplies; Atlas Premier Service 3006.71 Leases; Atlas Reproduction/PEAC 127 Leases; Ayres Associates 43 Services; B&B Leasing Co 1214.69 Leases; BAM Document Destruction 287.90 Services; Barnes Law 1193.31 Juve Legal; Becker, Clinton 147.40 Mileage; Big Country Rehabilitation 100 Inmate Svc; Big Horn Tire 20692.46 Supplies; Bison Pump&Supply 418.50 Parts; Black Hills Energy 9444.77 Utilities; Blackburn Cattle 37337.50 Road Maint; Blais Microscope 195 Services; Bliss, Mary 562.80 Mileage; Bloedorn Lumber 562.97 Supplies/Parts; Blue 360 Media 1896.30 Supplies; Bob Ruwart Motors 648.25 Supplies/Parts; The Body Shop 270 Wellness; Bomgaars Supply 990.53 Supplies/Parts; Bonanza Earth Relocators 78735 Road Maint; Boys & Girls Club of Douglas 4583.33 Allocation; Boys & Girls Clubs of Central WY 8333.34 Allocation; Bright, Joe 14270.91 Road Maint; Bright, Robin 27.30 Supplies; Brown, Kenneth 984 Juve Legal; Bryan C Cropper DMD PC 190 Inmate Svc; Butch’s Propane 987.43 Utilities; ByteSpeed 4362 Supplies; Carquest Douglas 3885.90 Supplies/Parts; Caskey, Shelly 40.20 Mileage; CDW Government 16166.93 Supplies; Cellebrite 9700 Subscription; Central Wyoming Skin Clinic 197 Inmate Svc; CenturyLink 8615.76 Utilities; Cigna Health 210790.32 Insurance; City of Douglas 4009.37 Utilities; City Shoe&Saddle 300 Safety Boots; CLIA Laboratory 297 Certification; Clover Propane 18.80 Supplies; Coca Cola Bottling Co 35 Water; Colling, Mike 100.50 Mileage; Consolidated Electrical Distributors 593.11 Supplies; Converse County Airport 43984.50 Allocation; Converse County Firewise 23000 Allocation; Converse County Search&Rescue 225 Retirement; Converse County Weed&Pest 43.90 Supplies; Cowardin, Darcey 147.40 Mileage; Cowboy Chemical 1000.75 Supplies; Cowboy Supply House 229.27 Supplies; Cytocheck Laboratory 161.75 Supplies; Decker Auto Glass 595.51 Parts; Dell Marketing 118.39 Supplies; Delta Dental 9124.43 Insurance; Dilts, Jerry 2200 Rent; Don’s Business Machines 93.95 Supplies; Double Y 255.17 Parts; Douglas Budget 3837.38 Notices/Subscription; Douglas Grocery 430.66 Supplies/Wellness; Douglas Hardware 933.80 Supplies/Parts; Douglas Tire Center 5854.19 Supplies/Parts; Doyle, Kellynne 155.84 Mileage; DRU Consulting 2062.50 Consulting; Dustbusters 89624.89 Road Maint; Eastern WY College/Douglas 50 Rental; Edwards, Joanna 360 Wellness; Emery Septic 750 Utilities; The Enterprise 19197.33 Allocation; Fastenal 99.46 Supplies/Parts; Firinne Polygraph 250 Services; Floyd’s Truck Center WY 791.20 Parts; Fort Fetterman Sportsman’s Assoc 4075 Services; Freestone Midstream 3467 Road Maint; G-Fab Welding 10077.50 Road Maint; Geotec Industrial Supply 40822.40 Supplies; Glaxosmithkline 3221.51 Supplies; Glenrock Community Recreation District 20700 Allocation; Glenrock Golf Club 8750 Allocation; Gorman Funeral Homes 3125 Allocation; Grainger 4981.51 Supplies/Parts; Granite Telecommunications 1244.99 Utilities; Grant, Richard 233.16 Mileage; Grasslands Market 50.49 Supplies; GreatAmerica Financial 335 Leases; Greenwood Mapping 576 Services; Greiner Ford of Casper 750.14 Repairs; GSG Architecture 4959.60 Services; H&J Trucking 34510 Road Maint; Hanlon, Cynthia 120 Wellness; Hansuld, Tia 487.50 Training; HDR Engineering 121759.28 Road Maint; High Country Behavioral Health 6906.25 Allocation; Hilltop National Bank 257 Maint; Hiser, Andrea 86.43 Mileage; Homax Oil 53488.42 Fuel/Supplies; HTO Chemical Co 162.99 Supplies; HUB International 2536 Insurance; Hutchinson, Hal 3587.50 Services; ICS Jail Supplies 374.55 Supplies; Inland Truck Parts 7355.76 Supplies/Parts; Inner Strength Therapeutic Massage 240 Wellness; Institutional Eye Care 73.25 Inmate Svc; Interstate Batteries 855.70 Supplies; Jerrys Welding-Steel Fab 3543.41 Supplies; JM Trucking 20952.50 Road Maint; Joe Dirt&Gravel 4567.50 Road Maint; Joyful Living Massage&Wellness 180 Wellness; K2 Technologies 4273.96 Licensing; Kane, Renee 34.30 Mileage; KCK 36322.50 Road Maint; KDF Water 455 Road Maint; Kelly, Thomas 2437.50 Permits; Kenkel, April 33.50 Mileage; Lane, Justin 38.79 Mileage; Laramie Peak Humane Society 1316.14 Allocation; Laramie Range Water 660 Water/Rentals; Laursen, David 111.15 Mileage; Lexisnexis 977.76 Subscription; Lifemap Assurance Co 1093.83 Insurance; Lovitt, Craig 129.99 Safety Boots; Mark Hardee Attorney 6972.04 Juve Legal; The Master’s Touch 439.68 Mailing Svcs; McKesson Medical 977.57 Supplies/Parts; McKillip Trucking 13630 Road Maint; MHCC 303814.94 Inmate Svc; Menards 566 Supplies; Miller Property Maint 41760 Road Maint; Moore’s Heavy Equipment Services 1081.92 Parts; Motion and Flow Control Products 4161.59 Supplies/Parts; Motor Power Casper 195616 Purchase; Motorola Solutions 40522.03 Licensing/ Services; Mountain Retreat Massage 120 Wellness; Mountain States Lithographing 2469.86 Printing; Mountain West Technologies 104.95 Utilities; Mutchler, Tricia 1240.40 Services; NAPA-Glenrock 28.93 Parts; Naval Surface Warfare Center 600 Supplies; Niobrara County Public Health 770 Services; Niobrara Electric 79.94 Utilities; NMS Labs 159 Autopsy; Norco 1342.29 Supplies/ Parts; North Bill Disposal 1720 Road Maint; NZXT 5391.76 Supplies; O Reilly Automotive 9.58 Supplies; ODP Business Solutions 596.99 Supplies/Equip; OffenderWatch 35 Notifications; Office Ally 39.95 Notifications; Oftedal Construction 458227.75 Road Maint; OK Wrecking 125.25 Services; Olsen, Christie 19212.50 Road Maint; On Target Ammunition 6672.34 Supplies; Palen Law Offices 3672 Juve Legal; PartsOne 1081.68 Supplies/Parts; Peak Fitness 275 Wellness; Peterbilt of WY 6151.18 Supplies/Parts; Peterson, Amber 51.42 Clothing Allow; Philbrick Trucking 19285 Road Maint; Pierce’s Body&Paint 1195.90 Repairs; Pimentel, Esther 67 Mileage; Pitney Bowes 53.94 Supplies; Plainsman Printing 493.90 Supplies; Porter, Muirhead, Cornia&Howard 15250 Audit; Price Pumping Service 13630 Road Maint; Price Trucking 29145 Road Maint; Principal Life 2119.86 Insurance; Quadient Finance 1320 Postage; Quill Corporation 1194.77 Supplies; R&R Rest Stops of Casper 725.52 Road Maint; R&S Northeast 807.48 Supplies; Range 3049.40 Utilities; Reaper Logistics 32770 Road Maint; Renegade Off-Road&Driveline 907.88 Supplies/Parts; Rocky Mountain Power 18225.42 Utilities; Rocky Mountain Wash 201.75 Maint; Rons Supply 467.93 Supplies/Parts; Sams Club 958.93 Supplies; Sandy’s Sewing 66 Services; Sanofi Pasteur 4982.45 Supplies; Schell, Joel 201 Mileage; Shattos Frontier Drug 2845.53 Inmate Svc; Shepherd, John 150 Safety Boots; ShredAmerica 1352.56 Services; Shuler Kristy 33.50 Mileage; Smith Psychological Services 800 Services; Smith, Traves 430.71 Supplies; Specialty Counseling & Consulting 2670.85 Services; State of WY 47.62 Services; Stearns, Jane MS LPC 3275 Services; Steiner Thuesen 8239.40 Services; Stotz Equipment 118.54 Parts; Summit Food Service 19213.61 Meals; Surplus Center 112.04 Parts; Sweet, Doris 131.66 Notary; Thompson, Bronwyn 20.10 Mileage; Top Office Products 600.97 Supplies; Town of Glenrock 1024.87 Utilities; Tyler Technologies 5282.06 Maint/Software; US Postmaster 1027 Postage; University Physicians 1500 Inmate Svc; UW 4-H in Converse County 52.15 Supplies; Verizon Wireless 777.90 Utilities; Visa 21053.92 Supplies/Parts/Travel; Visionary Communications 1350.54 Utilities; Vrooman, Kyra 33.50 Mileage; Vyve Broadband 230.93 Utilities; Western D Services 295 Rental; Western Sunset 147105.50 Road Maint; Willox Jim 1038.65 Mileage/AirFare; WW Trucking 17400 Road Maint; WY Behavioral Institute 10678 Inmate Svc; WY Child&Family Development 583.33 Allocation; Wy Dept of Health-Public Health Nursing 29609.16 Qtr Payroll; Wy Dept of Transportation 2 Transfer; WY Health Fairs 3990 Wellness; WY LGLP 114875 Insurance; WY Machinery 4801.27 Supplies/Parts; WY Medical Center 19741.49 Inmate Svc; WY Public Health Laboratory 814 Labs; WY State Fair 50000 Endowment; WY T2/LTAP Center 600 Training; WY Trucking Assoc 56.56 Training; WY Work Warehouse 265.70 Safety Boots; Xerox Financial 894.15 Leases; Yellow Horse Consulting 141.90 Training; Youth Development Services 3750 Allocation; Z Lazy Y Trucking 20590 Road Maint;  monthly reports for April: Clerk 41923.44; Clerk of District Court: 8160.56; Public Health 17916.41; Road & Bridge: 92902.69 Sheriff: 3,432.11; Impact Exploration & Production LLC NOVCs: 2024-0129 cancellation for tax year 2021 85268.62; and 2024-0136 refund 25.40 and 220.60; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve Resolution 07-24, Authorizing the Submission of an application for Federal Funding Through the “Safe Streets for All” (SS4A) Program Administered by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation in the amount of 625000 for a SS4A Planning & Demonstration Grant, which includes a 20%/125000 match from the County; Mr. Grant seconded; following discussion, motion carried. Mr. Short moved to designate Secure Rural Schools Revenue in the amount of 27403.31 (95% General Fund/5% to schools) as recommended by the County Treasurer; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the Cooperative Agreement for Responsibilities Between WY Dept. of Family Services, Child Support Program, and the Converse County Clerk of District Court for a term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, for no payment; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Land Exchange Agreement between the Town of Glenrock and Converse County for the exchange/transfer of ownership of two parcels of land described as Lot 4, Meadowlark Addition No. 3, Glenrock, Wyoming, and Part of the SE1/4 of Section 3, T33N, R75W, 6th PM, Converse County, Wyoming, for no cost to either entity, as presented, with closing to occur at a date yet to be determined; Mr. Kaufman  seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to designate First Northern Bank of Wyoming as a Converse County depository for public funds as recommended by the County Treasurer; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to reject funds allocated to Converse County in the amount of 9640.31 from the WY Dept. of Health through the Online Sports & Wagering Act; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to approve the Participation Agreement between Converse County and Converse County Weed and Pest for Employee’s Group Health Insurance Plan for the FY2025 Plan year; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. The Commissioners authorized salary increases for two Sheriff’s Department Deputies due to required completion of their probationary period, academy/FTO, or both. The Commissioners determined that the FY2025 public hearing will be held during a special commission meeting on July 9, 2024, and the budget will be required to be approved at the same meeting in order to comply with W.S. 16-4-109. Mr. Willox opened public hearing at 2:00 p.m. to consider an application for a new retail liquor license with a guest ranch designation from GV Douglas LLC, DBA Douglas KOA Journey, 168 Cold Springs Road, Converse County, Wyoming. An overview of the application was provided by Clerk Rimmer; Mr. Jeff Kastle, representative for the applicant, answered Commissioner questions. There were no written or public comments received in favor or opposition of the application; the public hearing closed at 2:21 p.m. Mr. Grant moved to approve the new retail liquor license application with a guest ranch designation for  GV Douglas LLC, DBA Douglas KOA Journey, 168 Cold Springs Road, Converse County, Wyoming, as presented for the term from May 12, 2024 to May 11, 2025, with issuance of the license contingent upon completion of the building site; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. An update of the LaPrele Replacement Dam Project was provided by Respec Engineering and HDR Engineering; no action was taken. The meeting adjourned at 5:03 p.m. A regular meeting of this Board will be held Tues., May 21, 2024, 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 get on the agenda, call the Clerk’s Office by the Thursday before the meeting. Per W.S. §18-3-516(f), access to county information can be obtained at 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: May 22, 2024 3031