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Unapproved Minutes, Board of Commissioners of Converse County, January 7 and 8, 2025

The regular meeting was called to order at 8:07 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2025. Present in person were Commission Chairman, Jim Willox; Commission Vice-Chairman Rick Grant; Commissioners Robert Short, Trent Kaufman, and Donald Blackburn; and County Clerk, Karen Rimmer. Mr. Short moved to appoint Mr. Jim Willox as the Commission Chairman and Mr. Rick Grant as the Commissioner Vice-Chairman; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. The minutes of Dec. 17, 2024, regular meeting were approved and ordered filed. Mr. Short moved to approve Dec. Accounts Payable: 3380262.21: 307 Healing Waters 60 Wellness; 307 Shirts&More 147 Supplies; 307 Signs&More 218 Supplies; A Diamond Trucking 15116.25 Rd Mntc; AT&T Mobility 1018.86 Utilities; Advanced Animal Clinic 232.88 Svc; Advanced Geotechnical Solutions 18245 Rd Mntc; Airgas USA 45.93 Rental; Alcohol&Drug Testing Serv 45 Svc; ALSCO 2220.46 Supplies; Anderson, Kelli 120.6 Mileage; Arete Design Group 66795.85 EWC Project; Arrow Electric Inc 29.8 Supplies; Atlas Office Products 3798.69 Supplies; Atlas Premier Service 789.65 Lease; Atlas Reproduction/PEAC 282.7 Lease; B&B Leasing 1285.97 Lease; B&M Sand&Gravel 210000 Rd Mntc; Balsen, Robert 674.59 Refund; Barnes Law 1167.6 Legal; Becker Clinton 73.7 Mileage; Bennett, Sandra 68.5 Svc; Big Horn Services 150 Svc; Big Horn Tire 1802.16 Svc; Bison Pump&Supply 1257.99 Svc; Black Hills Energy 14875.43 Utilities; Blackburn Cattle CO 11890 Rd Mntc; Bliss, Mary 201 Mileage; Bloedorn Lumber CO 958.21 Supplies; Bob Barker CO 315.24 Supplies; Bob Ruwart Motors 174198.78 Svc; Body Shop 220 Wellness; Bomgaars Supply 773.8 Supplies; Bonanza Earth Relocators 14355 Rd Mntc; Boys&Girls Club Douglas 4583.33 Allocation; Bright, Joe 42876.94 Rd Mntc; Brown, Kenneth T 1200 Legal; Brown, Ramona K 175 Svc; Bryan C Cropper DMD 190 Inmate Svc; Business Management Daily 135 Legal; Carpet One Commercial Flooring 4093.65 Svc; Carps Logistics 4300 Svc; Carquest Douglas 3793.23 Supplies; Caskey, Shelly L 185.1 Meals; Casper Winnelson 509.16 Supplies; CDW Government 5707.88 Svc; CenturyLink 3956.15 Utilities; Certain Serenity Massage 240 Wellness; CIGNA Health&Life 341208.36 Insurance; City of Douglas 3080.66 Utilities; Clover Propane Service 21.15 Svc; Coca Cola Bottling 17.5 Supplies; Colling, Mike 321.6 Mileage; Colorado Automotive Supply&Equip 78.98 Svc; Communication Technologies 2079.55 Supplies; Converse County Firewise 5100 Svc; Converse County Search&Rescue 262.5 Retirement; Cornerstone Detention Products 3428.5 Supplies; County Clerks Assoc Wy 500 Dues; Cowboy Chemical 718.35 Supplies; Cowboy Supply House 1197.22 Supplies; Croell 3137.5 Rd Mntc; Cross Consulting 2500 Svc; Decker Auto Glass 1266.87 Svc; Delta Dental WY 9933.7 Insurance; Dilts, Jerry J, Trustee 2200 Rent; Douglas Broadcasting 960 Svc; Douglas Budget 6170.42 Advertising; Douglas Business Center 113.25 Supplies; Douglas Community Club 20000 Allocation; Douglas Feed 689.99 Supplies; Douglas Grocery 63.94 Supplies; Douglas Hardware 556.49 Supplies; Douglas Med Spa 60 Wellness; Douglas Tire Center 2822 Svc; Douglas Trap Club 3136.38 Ins&Supplies; Doyle, Kellynne 14.66 Reimb; DRU Consulting 2256.05 Legal; Dustbusters 60565.5 Rd Mntc; E Benefits Admin 168.75 Insurance; Eds Concrete Flat Work 2800 Svc; Elevated Health 60 Wellness; Emery Septic 2100 Svc; Enterprise 30582.65 Allocation; Equipment Blades 10320.25 Supplies; ESRI 1040 Rd Mntc; Eye Institute Wy 180 Svc; Fastenal 333.68 Supplies; FDL Architecture 10265.8 Svc; Fire Suppression Authority 406401.51 Allocation; First American Title Ins 1000 Ins; Floyds Truck Center WY 1883.64 Svc; Freestone Midstream 2287.5 Svc; Frontier Foam 1200 Rd Mntc; Gardner, Freddy  60 Svc; Geotec Industrial Supply 1735 Supplies; Glaxosmithkline Financial 2261.67 Supplies; Glenrock Golf Club 5821.88 Svc; Glenrock Super Foods 49.99 Supplies; Gorman Funeral Homes 3219 Allocation; Grainger 2371.42 Supplies; Granite Telecommunications 1234.23 Svc; Grant, Richard 104.52 Mileage; GreatAmerica Financial 242 Lease; Greiner Ford of Casper 149.45 Svc; GSG Architecture 347.17 Svc; HJ Trucking 25592.5 Rd Mntc; Hanlon, Cynthia 60 Wellness; Hansuld, Tia 675 Svc; HDR Engineering 188329.74 Svc; Heintz Surveying Engineering 877.5 Svc; Helping Hands Ministries 15000 Allocation; High Country Behavioral Health 87686.66 Svc/Allocation; Hilltop National Bank 294 Ins; Homax Oil 43560.92 Supplies; HUB Intl 2500 Consulting; HUB Intl Mtn States 3022 Ins; Hutchinson, Hal H PE 637 Svc; Igo Oil Field Svc 5800 Rd Mntc; Inner Strength Therapeutic Massage 120 Wellness; Interstate Batteries 1157.39 Supplies; Isner, Pete 150 Reimb; Jackson Grp Peterbilt 694.04 Svc; Jerrys Welding Steel Fab 388.14  Supplies; JM Trucking 17363.75 Rd Mntc;  Joyful Living Massage&Wellness  120 Wellness; KCK 16276.25 Rd Mntc; Kenkel, April 67 Mileage; Knife River 528967.32 Rd Mntc; Laird, Daerrian 150 Reimb; Laramie Peak Humane Society 2689.69 Allocation; Laramie Range Water Treatment&Plumbing 427.5 Svc; Larimer County 9.5 Svc; Larimer County Coroner  250 Svc; Laursen, David 148.2 Mileage; LeadsOnline 3106 Svc; Lexisnexis Matthew Bender 3896.86 Subscription; Mark Hardee Atty at Law 895.6 Legal; Massage Therapy Silke Hodges 780 Wellness; Masters Touch 357.07 Svc; McKesson Medical Surgical 154.25 Supplies; McKillip Trucking 7757.5 Rd Mntc; MHCC 440822.12 Allocation; Merback Award 52.2 Supplies; Midwest Connect 287 Supplies; Miller Property Mnt 17726.25 Rd Mntc; Moffatt, Andrew 150 Supplies; Moores Heavy Equipment 3267.55 Svc; Moose Lodge 602 4110 Meals; Motorola Solutions 24790.24 Svc; Mountain States Lithographing 644.15 Svc; Mountain West Technologies 104.95 Svc; NAPA Glenrock 37.76 Supplies; Natrona CO Atty 8983.04 Legal; Niobrara Electric 81.76 Svc; NMS Labs 159 Svc; Norco 1093.87 Supplies; North Star Property Maintenance 8330 Svc; NU Locating 1350 Svc; OReilly Automotive 32.92 Supplies; ODP Business Solutions 719.25 Supplies; OffenderWatch 67.89 Svc; Office Ally 49.95 Svc; Oftedal Construction 446425.75  Svc; Olsen, Christie 15442.5 Rd Mntc; Palen Law Offices 6048 Legal; PartsOne 609.43 Supplies; Peak Fitness 375 Wellness; Peterbilt of Wyoming 137.77 Svc; Peterson, Amber 118.08 Reimb; Pitney Bowes Global Financial Svcs 550.95 Lease; Pitney Bowes 91.29 Supplies; Plainsman Printing&Supply 499.42 Svc; Porter, Muirhead, Cornia, Howard 7600 Svc; Power Equipment Company 750.21 Svc; Powers Products Southwest 2700 Supplies; Price Pumping Service 14427.5 Rd Mntc; Price Trucking 13340 Rd Mntc; Principal Life Insurance 3447.41 Insurance; Priority Dispatch 229 Svc; Pro-Vac 1260 Rd Mntc; Pure Raine Salon 460 Wellness; Quadient Leasing USA 876.48 Lease; Quill Corporation  29.76 Supplies; R&R Rest Stops Casper 372 Svc; R&S Northeast 44.78 Svc; Range 1472.3 Utilities; Rapid Fire Protection 1005 Svc; Reaper Logistics15732.5 Rd Mntc; Renegade Off-Road&Driveline Repair 1820.61 Svc; Riverside Auto 250 Svc; Rocky Mountain Power 23217.07 Utilities; Rocky Mountain Wash 97.5 Svc; Rons Supply 1357.72 Supplies; Safety Kleen 307.69 Supplies; Saffire 665.76 Svc; Sams Club 939.11 Supplies; Sanofi Pasteur 62.83 Supplies; Schell, Joel 100.5 Mileage; Secretary of State 120 Svc; Shattos Frontier Drug 3570.51 Supplies; Short, Robert 454.5 Reimb; ShredAmerica 782.28 Lease; Shuler Kristy 33.5 Mileage; Specialized Pathology Consultants 1360 Svc; State of Wyoming 41.49  Svc; Steiner Thuesen 648.36 Svc; Summit Food Service 18125 Svc; Terryberry Manufacturing 2046.82 Supplies; Thomson Reuters 888 Legal; Top Office Products 500.12 Supplies; Town of Glenrock 1091.82 Utilities/Rent; Twin Peaks Pump&Supply 192.92 Svc; Tyler Technologies 40931.74 Svc; UW 4H Converse County 178.74 Dues/Supplies; Ver Mac 89.83 Supplies; Verizon Wireless  1184.29 Utilities; Visa 13543.82 MISC; Visionary Communications 1352.48 SVC; Wagner, Allegra 160.8 Mileage; Western States&Tribal Nations 5000 FEES; Wheatland Garage Door 120 Svc; Willox Jim 455.08 Travel; World Data Corporation 360 Supplies; WY Behavioral Institute 5278 Svc; WY Center For Sight 206 Svc; WY Child&Family Development 583.33 Allocation; WY Machinery 4799.78 Svc; WY Public Health Laboratory 524 Svc; WY Rigging&Industrial Supply 36 Supplies; Wyoming Rents 300 Rental; Xerox Financial Services 1599.3 Lease; Youth Development Services 3750 Allocation; Z Lazy Y Trucking 15950 Rd Mntc; Zen Spa 60 Wellness. Dec. Monthly Reports: Clerk: 30379.80; Clerk of District Court: 6991.50; Road & Bridge 39854.71; Nov. monthly reports: Sheriff: 1174.44; NOVC 2024-0043 Contango Resources Inc., cancellation 55.85; VOID Warrant #17003 1573.58 Twiford, Calvin R, lost/reissue; Mr. Grant seconded; the Commissioners abstained from voting on warrants pertaining to themselves; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to reappoint Mr. Rick Grant to the Converse County Joint Justice Center Joint Powers Board for a 3-year term from Jan. 2025 to Jan. 2028; and further moved to appoint Mr. Donald Blackburn for an unexpired 3-year term from Jan. 2025 to Jan. 2026; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to appoint Mr. Jim Willox, Mr. Robert Short, and Mr. Trent Kaufman to the Municipal/County Joint Powers Board, each for a 1-year term from Jan. 2025 to Jan. 2026; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to appoint Mr. Jim Willox, Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Ms. Tory Walsh, and Mr. Calvin Twiford to the Douglas Urban Systems Advisory Committee each for a 4-year term from March 2025 to March 2029; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to appoint Mr. Donald Blackburn to the Converse County Board of Health for an unexpired 5-year term from Jan. 2025 to Nov. 2027; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to reappoint Dr. Mark Campbell as the Converse County Health Officer for the remainder of a 4-year term from Jan. 2025 to Sept. 2029; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to reappoint Mr. Chuck Pellatz, Mr. Jess Dickau, Mr. Larry Reed, and Mr. Garret Falkenburg to the Weed & Pest Control District, each for a 4-year term from Jan. 2025 to Jan. 2030, pursuant to official nomination petitions received; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the Contract to Buy Real Estate between Bonehead Real Estate Company and Converse County to purchase Lot 8 and N 18 ½’ of Lot 9, Block 13, Glenrock, Converse County, WY, more commonly known as 215 S. 4th Street, Glenrock, WY, for a purchase price of 157000 with other terms as presented and agreed upon; Mr. Kaufman seconded. Discussion followed regarding the intent of the purchase, which is in part to provide office space for County officials in Glenrock with greater accessibility for the public, and that the contract received legal review; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve the amended Converse County Joint Justice Center Joint Powers Board Agreement as presented; Mr. Short seconded. Mr. Grant provided an overview of necessary changes, including changes in proportion of ownership per square foot, landscaping and snow removal, and other factors; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to make the Douglas Budget the Official County Newspaper of general circulation for Converse County for the 2025 calendar year; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the sales of two County vehicles (2018 Ford F-150/VIN 1FTEW1E51JKF83652 and a 2016 Ford F-150/VIN 1FT7W2B61GEB06271) to the highest bidder for which the required reserve bid was not met; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve Change Order No.2 for Boxelder Road Reconstruction Project, Phase 1, for a decrease in the amount of 478605.87 for a new final contract price of 7668972.13; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to recess into Executive Session pursuant to W.S. 16-4-405 (a)(ii) for personnel; Mr.  Blackburn seconded, and the regular meeting recessed at 10:03 a.m. and reconvened at 11:03 a.m. No action was taken. Following meeting with Mr. Chuck Bayne, Director, and Mr. Jessee Curtis, Deputy Director, Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy (WLEA), and discussion, Mr. Short moved to authorize WLEA access and use of the County Courthouse for Peace Officer Basic Training and potential trainings for dates in 2025 as presented; Mr. Kaufman seconded. It was stated that the County HR Director would coordinate with WLEA for training opportunities for County employees; no further discussion and motion carried. The meeting recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 1:28 p.m. Mr. Russ Dalgarn, Emergency Management Director, provided departmental updates; no action was taken. Mr. Todd Mattson and Mr. Kenny Sisson, HDR Engineering, Inc., provided various updates on major road construction projects. Mr. Short moved to recess in Executive Session pursuant to W.S. 16-4-405 (a)(vii) for real estate; Mr. Kaufman seconded. The regular meeting recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 2:35 p.m. No action was taken. Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Road & Bridge Superintendent, and Mr. John Shephard, Foreman, provided additional department updates; no action was taken. Mr. Blackburn moved to approve Resolution No. 01-25, Approving the Revised Official Holidays for County Employees for the Year 2025; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Chris Caskey, Technical Services Director, provided multiple departmental updates; no action was taken.  The regular meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m. for a Board of Public Health meeting and reconvened at 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2025. A County-wide business review meeting was held at 9:00 a.m. for elected officials, department heads, and supervisors; no action was taken. Mr. Grant moved to remove Mr. Mike Colling as an authorized signer for Converse County General accounts with Converse County Bank, and further moved to make Mr. Donald Blackburn an authorized signer for the same accounts; Mr. Short seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to appoint Mr. Tylen Werkele to the Converse County Predator Management Board for a 3-year term from Jan. 2025 until Jan. 2028 as recommended by the Predator Board; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to authorize the transfer of the rights and responsibilities pursuant to Resolution 20-22 from 307 Horse Racing Inc. to 307 Horse Racing LLC effective immediately and acknowledged that the WY Gaming Commission has already authorized the transfer; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. Mr. Willox recessed the regular meeting into a Public Hearing at 10:30 a.m. to consider an application for the Grimes Minor Subdivision, a three-lot subdivision consisting of approximately 20.98 acres and located at SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 33, T33N, R72W, 6th P.M., Converse County, WY, addressed as 50 Cherokee Trail, Douglas, WY. An overview was provided by Ms. Tory Walsh, Special Projects Coordinator: the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission worked with the applicant to make corrections over the past several months, and the application was recommended for approval by the P&Z Commission on December 17, 2024. All three Lots have water rights from LaPrele Irrigation District; the District was notified and requirement for proof of effort was met. Plat notes show that proposed Lot 2 will have municipal water pursuant to an existing “Springline Agreement” with the City of Douglas; plat notes need to be added stating that proposed Lots 1 and 3 will have water wells. Accesses for Lots are existing but may not be permitted. Formatting corrections were requested for existing plat notes; technical comments from the County Clerk’s Office were incorporated; no other public comments were received. The Public Hearing closed at 10:39 a.m. Mr. Short moved to approve the application for Grimes Minor Subdivision as recommended by the P&Z Commission with plat note revisions as follows: correct formatting for P&Z signature line, Item 6 to specify there is a centralized water system from the City of Douglas for Lot 2, and correct Item 7 to state Lots 1 and 3 will have private wells; Mr. Grant seconded. The Commissioners questioned addressing of the Lots and discussed having this process integrated into the application process for future subdivisions. Access to Lots was also discussed; Road & Bridge should be providing comments on access. No further discussion and motion carried. Senator Brian Boner, SD-02; Representative Tomi Strock, HD-06; and Representative Kevin Campbell, HD-62, discussed the 2025 Wyoming Legislative Session; no action was taken. The meeting recessed at 1:00 p.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. Mr. Grant moved to approve the Agreement for Services for health insurance consulting services between Converse County and IMA Inc, for a 5-year term at a cost of 95000 annually for three years, with increases to 99750 for 2028-2029 and 104737.50 for 2029-2030; Mr. Kaufman seconded. It was stated for the record that the agreements can be terminated by the County with 30 days’ notice; motion carried. Mr. Kaufman moved to approve the Business Associate Authorization Agreement between Converse County and IMA Financial Group Inc. for a 5-year term and at no additional cost thereby authorizing IMA Inc. to negotiate with insurance companies on the County’s behalf; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. The Commissioners authorized the use of the Converse County logo by IMA Inc. for purposes related to consulting services per contract. Mr. Grant moved to approve NOVC 2021-0109, Chesapeake Operating LLC for cancelations in the amount of 38,057 and 381.42; Mr. Blackburn seconded; motion carried. The regular meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. A regular meeting of this Board will be held on January 21, 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 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: January 22, 2025 3161