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Unapproved Minutes, Board of Commissioners of 

Converse County, May 6 & 7, 2025

The regular meeting was called to order at 8:15 a.m. on May 6, 2025. Present in person were Commission Chairman Jim Willox; Vice-Chairman, Rick Grant; Commissioners Robert Short, Trent Kaufman, and Donald Blackburn; and County Clerk, Karen Rimmer. The minutes from the April 15, 2025, regular meeting and Executive Session, and the April 21, 2025, and April 28, 2025 Work Sessions were approved and ordered filed. Mr. Short moved to approve April warrants in the amount of $4,178,019.65: April 2025 Accounts Payable $4178019.65: 307 Signs&More 339.5 Svc; 5 ACES Printing 3354 Svc; A Diamond Trucking 14210 Rd Maint; AT&T Mobility 2767.24 Svc; A1 Towing&Recovery 1710 Svc; Advanced Geo Solutions 19050 Svc; Airgas USA 51.96 Svc; Alcohol&Drug Testing 190 Svc; ALSCO 1614.79 Supplies; Arete Design 25837.85 EWC Proj; Arrow Elec 540.56 Svc; Atlas Office 6533.88 Supplies; Atlas Premier Serv 1406.45 Lease; Atlas Reproduction PEAC 1049.85 Lease; B&B Leasing 1285.97 Lease; B&M Sand&Gravel 30115.38 Rd Maint; Balzotti Gina 659.24 Legal; Barnes Law 1571 Svc; Bennett Sandra 140 Svc; Big Horn Tire 2718 Maint; Bison Pump&Supply 1308.15 Supplies; Black Hills Energy 9119.26 Util; Blackburn Cattle 30983.75 Rd Maint; Blackburn Donald 14.7 Reimb; Blend Coffee 225 Wellness; Bliss Mary 231 Reimb; Bloedorn Lumber 545.51 Supplies; Blue Collar Logistics 8808.75 Rd Maint; Bob Barker 508.32 Supplies; Bob Ruwart Motors 168500.72 Vehicles; Bomgaars 748.33 Supplies; Bonanza Earth Relocators 48465 Rd Maint; Boys&Girls Club Douglas 4583.33 Allocation; Boys&Girls Clubs Central WY 5000 Allocation; Bright Joe 13548.1 Rd Maint; Brown Kenneth 108 Legal; Bryan Cropper 190 Svc; C&K Equip 283.58 Supplies; Carquest Douglas 12178.55 Supplies; Caskey Shelly 234.17 Reimb; Casper Winnelson 4.96 Supplies; CDW Govt 66503.74 Supplies; Cellebrite 14050 Subs; CenturyLink 5537.88 Util; Certain Serenity 60 Wellness; Cheeney Landscaping 148634.86 Svc; Cigna 326988.97 Ins; City Douglas 3132.88 Util; Clerk District Court 20000 Svc; CleverPath 4624.29 Svc; Clover Propane Serv 19.98 Svc; Coca Cola Bottling 26.25 Supplies; Converse Airport 318488.55 Allocation; Converse Firewise 2700 Svc; Converse Library 1023500 Allocation; Converse Search&Rescue 225 Retirement; Converse Hope Center 15000 Allocation; Cornerstone Detention 623 Svc; Cowboy Chemical 774.3 Supplies; Cowboy Supply 4477.88 Supplies; Cytocheck Lab 73.75 Svc; Daigle Law 595 Legal; Decker Auto Glass 177.33 Svc; Delta Dental 11989.9 Ins; Dilts Jerry 2265 Rental; Douglas Feed 307.5 Supplies; Douglas Grocery 87.04 Supplies; Douglas Hardware 575.78 Supplies; Douglas Med Spa 60 Wellness; Douglas Seat Covers 3150 Svc; Douglas Sign 15 Svc; Douglas Tire 4171 Supplies; Douglas Trap Club 2529.03 Util; Doyle Kellynne 220.22 Reimb; DRU Consulting 875 Legal; Dustbusters 56266.99 Maint; E Benefits 170 Ins; Emery Septic 750 Svc; Enterprise 18310.99 Allocation/Svc; Fastenal 14.72 Supplies; FDL Architecture Drafting 54556.6 Svc; First Call Communications 290 Svc; Fitness Repair Solutions 339 Svc; Fleming Tammy 177.1 Legal; Garys Locksmithing 11 Svc; Glaxosmithkline 49.52 Supplies; Glenrock Comm Rec 31470.84 Svc; Glenrock Housing 1906.8 Reimb; GoCoio 13590.85 Sub; Gorman Funeral 3219 Allocation; Grainger 10495.24 Supplies; Granite Telecom 1300.21 Util; Grant Richard 163.8 Reimb; GreatAmerica 236.06 Lease; Greiner Ford Casper 4408 Supplies; H&J Trucking 25570 Rd Maint; HDR Engineering 125977.18 Svc; Heintz Surveying&Engineering 810 Svc; Henson Fencing&Construct 5304 Supplies; High Country Behavioral Health 7722.91 Allocation; Hilltop National Bank 287 Ins; Homax Oil Sales 43026.29 Supplies; HUB Intnl Mtn States 363 Ins; Igo Oil Field Serv 18300 Rd Maint; IMA 23749.98 Svc; Inland Truck Parts 5905.75 Svc; Inner Strength Therapeutic Massage 120 Wellness; Interstate Batteries 1132.65 Supplies;   Jackson Group Peterbilt 2204.32 Supplies; Jerrys Welding Steel Fab  23143.39 Svc; Joyful Living 60 Wellness; KCK 14930 Rd Maint; Kelly Thomas 4922.5 Permits; Koss Eric 4.5 Reimb; Laramie Peak Humane Society 2283.33 Allocation; Laramie Peak Motors 341.74 Svc; Laramie Range Water Treatment&Plumbing 1333 Svc; Larimer CO Coroner 500 Svc; Lexisnexis Matthew Bender 1824 Svc; Loco Luna 16575 Rd Maint; Loenbro 449.91 Svc; Maidl Dan 1425 Legal; Mark Hardee Atty 933.2 Legal; Massage Therapy Silke Hodges 780 Wellness; Masters Touch 984.64 Svc; McKesson Med Surgical 1125.22 Supplies; McKillip Trucking 15300 Rd Maint; MHCC 461216.27 Allocation; Miller Property Maint 31578.75 Rd Maint;   Miller Crimson 2 Reimb; Moores Heavy Equip 176.29 Svc; Motion&Flow Control 51.83 Supplies; Motorola 265616.82 Svc; Mountain Retreat 120 Wellness; Mountain States Lithographing 346.34 Svc; Mountain West Holding 1595 Svc; Mountain West Tech 42708.95 Tech; N3 Fencing 13320 Svc; NAPA Glenrock 87.38 Supplies; Natrona CO Atty 4070.92 Reimb; Niobrara Electric Assoc 93.75 Util; NMS Labs 338 Svc; Norco 511.31 Supplies; OReilly Auto 27.99 Supplies; ODP Business Solutions 266.42 Supplies; OffenderWatch 90.52 Svc; Olsen Christie 14280 Rd Maint; Outdoor Enthusiasts Conv CO 15000 Allocation; Outdoor-Fit Exercise 180 Svc; PartsOne 854.78 Supplies; Peak Fitness 450 Wellness; Pimentel Esther 70 Reimb; Pitney Bowes 91.29 Supplies; Plainsman Printing 815.68 Svc; Porter Muirhead Cornia&Howard 27900 Svc; Price Pumping Serv 15372.5 Rd Maint; Price Trucking 14066.25 Rd Maint; Principal Life 3406.48 Ins; Pure Raine Salon 570 Wellness; Quill Corp 539.13 Supplies; R&R Rest Stops 187.5 Svc; Radar Shop 1839 Svc; Range 1494.28 Util; Reaper Logistics 31360 Rd Maint; Rocky Mtn Power 21486.99 Util; Rocky Mtn Wash 367 Svc; Rons Supply 56.99 Supplies; Russs Towing&Recovery 324 Svc; Sams Club 3579.69 Supplies; Sanofi Pasteur 9366.41 Supplies; Schell Joel 210 Reimb; Schell Mary 210.44 Reimb; Schubert Arthur  212.66 Supplies; Secretary of State 60 Svc; Shattos Frontier Drug 3391.28 Supplies; Short Powerline Serv 1422 Svc; Short Robert 1517 Reimb; ShredAmerica 1206.28 Svc; Shuler Kristy 70 Reimb; Smith Psychological Serv 400 Svc; Space Exploration Tech 65 Svc; State of WY-Lands&Invest 100 Svc; State of Wy 76.94 Svc; Stearns Jane 1750 Svc; Steiner Thuesen 2251.75 Svc; Stinson Lawn Care 9000 Svc; Stotz Equip 3388.17 Supplies; Summit Food Serv 19838.12 Svc; Summit Medical 17700 Svc; Thalken Twyla 562.5 Svc; Thunder Basin Ortho 564 Svc; Top Office Products 655.24 Supplies; Tower Philanthropy 2500 Svc; Town Glenrock 1161.44 Util; Trane US 34642.67 Svc; Travis Doyle 2000 Svc; Tri State Truck&Equip 207.9 Supplies; TX RX Systems 9625 Supplies; Tyler Tech 7045.95 Tech; US Postmaster 969 Supplies; Universal Industrial 1462.85 Supplies; US Treasury DFAS Cleveland 600 Svc; UW 4H Conv Co 13.43 Supplies; Valli Info Sys 8104.53 Svc; Verizon Wireless 517.15 Util; Visa 23420.1 Misc; Visionary Comm 1354.76 Util; Vyve 204.37 Util; Walsh Tory 43.54 Reimb; Watson Kristin 85 Reimb; Wear Parts 776.79 Supplies; Western Dakota Energy 100 Permits;   Western Skies Tech 8444.12 Svc; Willox Jim 725 Reimb; WY Behavioral Institute 9802 Svc; WY Child&Family Dev 583.33 Allocation; Wy Dept Health-Public Nursing 30136.8 Svc; WY Health Fairs 3053 Svc; WY Machinery 5975.72 Supplies; WY Office Guardian 6188.05 Svc; WY Public Health Lab 258 Svc; WY Rigging&Ind Supply 628.05 Supplies; WY T2/LTAP 150 Svc; Wyo Lawn&Tree 192.75 Svc; Wyoming Work Warehouse 150 Supplies; Youth Dev Serv 3750 Allocation; Z Lazy Y Trucking 14071.25 Rd Maint; Zen Spa 240 Wellness; monthly reports: Clerk 36415.02; Clerk of District Court 5029.69; Road & Bridge: 39113.13; Mr. Kaufman seconded; the Commission abstained from voting on warrants issued to themselves; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to approve the Converse County Wellness Committee bylaws as presented; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the State of WY Non-Roadway Easement Application through certain lands on the State-owned Duncan Ranch for a communications tower; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to approve the Participation Agreement between the Board of Converse County Commissioners and Converse County Library for Employee’s Group Health Insurance; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve the Participation Agreement between the Board of Converse County Commissioners and Converse County Weed & Pest for Employee’s Group Health Insurance; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. The Commissioners approved a WYDEQ letter for Verizon/Fullerton Engineering OBO Verizon regarding local zoning requirements, of which there are none. The Commissioners authorized a salary increase for a Sheriff Deputy due to reclassification to Patrol, and a salary increase for a Sheriff Deputy due to successful completion of FTO and probation. Mr. Short moved to approve a request from Deer Creek Muzzle Loaders for a variance from a countywide fire ban, if established, for the dates of June 20-22, 2025, and Sept. 9-21, 2025; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Chris Caskey, Technical Services Director, and staff members, provided various department updates; no action was taken. The meeting recessed for lunch at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Russ Dalgarn, Emergency Manager, provided department updates; no action was taken. Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Superintendent; Mr. John Shephard, Foreman; and Todd Mattson, HDR Engineering, Inc., provided an overview of the Chalk Buttes and Ridgewater Road Rehabilitation Project and other departmental updates.  Mr. Short moved to approve the Notice to Proceed for Earthwork Solutions for the Chalk Buttes & Ridgewater Road Rehabilitation Project with construction to commence on May 12, 2025, and substantial completion within 130 days of commencement; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve a Bore Permit for OneOk Rockies Midstream LLC on Ross Road/CR 31 for a 16” SDR9 natural gas poly pipeline; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. The Commissioners discussed illegal subdivisions and the process to correct once identified with Mr. Quentin Richardson, County Attorney; Mr. Chris Caskey, Technical Services Director, and Ms. Tory Walsh, Special Projects Coordinator; no action was taken. The regular meeting recessed at 4:30 p.m. and reconvened at 9:00 a.m. on May 7, 2025. Commission Chairman Jim Willox was excused. A County-wide business meeting began at 9:00 a.m. with multiple department updates; no action was taken. Mr. Clint Becker, Sheriff, and Mr. Nate Hughes, Undersheriff, presented recommendations for the salary for a new Undersheriff and provided an overview of Undersheriff duties; no action was taken. Mr. Joel Schell, Treasurer, and Mr. Chris Hinton, Chief Deputy, presented a recommendation to move certain necessary and proprietary software programs currently housed on premise to Software as a Service; no action was taken. Mr. Short moved to recess into Executive Session pursuant to 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. Kaufman seconded, and the regular meeting recessed at 11:17 a.m.  and reconvened at 11:32 a.m. No action was taken. Ms. Darcey Cowardin, Public Health Nurse Manager, provided various departmental updates; no action was taken.  The regular meeting recessed for lunch at 12:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. Ms. Jessie Dykehouse and Mr. Dan Barens and Mr. Getty Babbit (remotely) with FDL Consulting, LLC, presented the 100% design and development plans for the Converse County Animal Shelter Expansion Project. The Commissioners provided directions on multiple finishes within the building to be included in the final construction documents. The Commissioners revisited the request from the Sheriff’s Department for Undersheriff salary. The regular meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m. A regular meeting of this Board will be held on May 6 and 7, 2025, 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 a part of 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 21, 2025 3208