C.C. Commissioners Unapproved Minutes...

C.C. Commissioners

Unapproved Minutes...

Unapproved Minutes, Board of Commissioners of 

Converse County, June 4 and 5, 2024 

The regular meeting was called to order at 8:10 a.m. on June 4, 2024. Present were Commission Chairman Jim Willox; Vice-Chairman Rick Grant; Commissioners Robert Short and Mike Colling; and County Clerk, Karen Rimmer. Commissioner Trent Kaufman was excused. Mr. Chris Caskey, Technical Services Director, provided departmental updates; no action was taken. Mr. Nate Hughes, Undersheriff, provided an update on an insurance claim that was submitted to the Wyoming State Insurance Commission; the Commission determined that they would accept the $20,000 check from Progressive Insurance pursuant to W.S. 31-9-4054(f)(i) and further authorized the sale of the crashed vehicle via Public Surplus. The meeting recessed for lunch at 11:55 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. The minutes of the May 13, 2024, Special Meeting; and the May 21, 2024 regular and Executive Session meetings were approved and ordered filed. Mr. Colling moved to approve warrants for the month of May: 3560013.36: 307 Healing Waters 60 Wellness; 307 Signs&More 16 Sign; A Diamond Trucking 6307.50 Road Maint; AT&T Mobility 2481.21 Utilities; A1 Towing&Recovery 466 Impound; AAPC Holdings 210 Dues; Ace Calibrations 1072.46 Supplies/Serv; Advanced Geotechnical Solutions 5875 Testing; Airgas USA 45.93 Supplies; Alcohol&Drug Testing 315 DOT Random; Alley, Linda 1200 Janitorial; ALSCO 1537.55 Janitorial; Ameri-Tech Equipment Co 9783.50 Parts; American Equipment 2613.75 Service; Anderson, Kelli 136.26 Mileage; Artistic Custom Badge and Coins 1034.50 Supplies; Asphalt Kingdom 3064 Machinery; Atlas Office Products 1675.44 Supplies; Atlas Premier Service 844.37 Leases; Atlas Reproduction/PEAC 127 Lease; Autumn Rain Health&Beauty 180 Wellness; Axon Enterprise 9840.01 Supplies; B&B Leasing Co 1214.69 Leases; Big Horn Services 2100 Repairs; Bison Pump&Supply 995.22 Parts; Black Hills Energy 6608.38 Utilities; Blackburn Cattle Co 25810 Road Maint; Bliss, Mary 201 Mileage; Bloedorn Lumber Co 1472.78 Supplies/Parts; Bob Ruwart Motors 731.98 Parts; The Body Shop 275 Wellness; Bomgaars 353.40 Supplies; Bonanza Earth Relocators 39150 Road Maint; Boys&Girls Club of Douglas 4583.33 Allocation; Bright, Joe 25688.44 Road Maint; Brown, Kenneth 588 Juve Legal; ByteSpeed 2115 Supplies; Carquest 3903.24 Supplies/Parts; Casteel, Robert 4270 Juve Legal; CDW Government 34786.29 Supplies; CenturyLink 7896.84 Utilities; Certified Laboratories 699.44 Supplies; CIGNA Health 234410.40 Insurance; City of Douglas 3545.11 Utilities; Coca Cola Bottling Co 35 Water; Communication Technologies 2287.25 Parts; Consolidated Electrical Distributors 1419.28 Supplies /Parts; Converse County Fair Board 49625 Allocation; Converse County Firewise 27500 Allocation; Converse County Search &Rescue 225 Retirement; Converse County Weed&Pest 44.25 Supplies; Cowboy Chemical 109.95 Supplies; Cowboy Supply House 302 Supplies; Cytocheck Laboratory 291.25 Supplies; Decker Auto Glass 563.45 Parts; Delta Dental 14046.58 Insurance; Dilts, Jerry 2200 Rent; Douglas Budget 4284 Notices; Douglas Business Center 1201.42 Supplies; Douglas Grocery 166.18 Supplies; Douglas Hardware 545.30 Supplies/Parts; Douglas Med Spa 240 Wellness; Douglas Seat Covers 2150 Supplies; Douglas Tire 9296 Supplies; Douglas Trap Club 5100 Equipment; Doyle, Kellynne 263.18 Mileage; DRU Consulting 2562.50 Consulting; Edwards, Joanna 240 Wellness; Elevate Glenrock 50000 Allocation; The Enterprise 15142.23 Allocation; Fastenal 475.48 Supplies; FleetPride 165.52 Supplies/Parts; Floyd’s Truck Center 363.52 Supplies; Fort  Fetterman Sportsman’s Assoc 500 Supplies; G-Fab Welding 7540 Road Maint; Gades Sales 2975 Supplies/Parts; Geotec Industrial 17208.48 Parts; Glaxosmithkline 1111.06 Supplies; Glenrock Main Street 6269.28 Allocation; Gorman Funeral Homes 3125 Allocation; Grainger 156.48 Supplies/Parts; Granite Telecommunications 1253.18 Utilities; Grant, Richard 322.27 Mileage; Grasslands Market 198.99 Supplies; GreatAmerica Financial Services 242 Leases; Greiner Ford of Casper 222.54 Parts; GSG Architecture 1946.64 Services; gWorks 2604 Subscription; H&J Trucking 23345 Road Maint; Hansen Contracting 22111.30 Repairs; Hansuld, Tia 300 Training; HDR Engineering 93045.61 Road Maint; Hewlett, Jedidiah 268 Mileage; High Country Behavioral Health 6950 Allocation; Hiser, Andrea 439.52 Mileage; Homax Oil 54418.18 Fuel/Supplies; HUB International 2500 Consulting; Hughes, Nathan 73.70 Mileage; Hutchinson, Hal 2095.50 Services; ICS Jail Supplies 90.90 Supplies; Igo Oil Field Service 48937.50 Road Maint; Inner Strength Therapeutic Massage 120 Wellness; Jerrys Welding-Steel Fab 27391.90 Supplies; JM Trucking 6307.50 Road Maint; Joyful Living Massage&Wellness 180 Wellness; K2 Technologies 4646.96 Services; KCK 11745 Road Maint; Kelly’s Alignment and Brake Service 232 Services; Kelly, Thomas 2115 Permits; Kenkel, April 33.50 Mileage; Kone 1316.94 Maint; Lane, Justin 28.14 Mileage; Laramie Peak Humane Society 2203.26 Allocation; Laramie Range Water 414.50 Water/Rentals; Laursen, David 48.58 Mileage; Lexisnexis 977.76 Subscription; Lifemap Assurance Co 979.25 Insurance; Mark Hardee Attorney 765.23 Juve Legal; Massage Therapy 420 Wellness; The Master’s Touch 532.79 Mailing Svcs; McKesson Medical 1229.99 Supplies; McKillip Trucking 3262.50 Road Maint; MHCC 253650.05 Services; Menards 77.32 Parts; Metal Craft 1267.12 Supplies; Miller Property Maintenance 11745 Road Maint; Moore’s Heavy Equipment Services 717.81 Parts; Motion and Flow Control Products 60.61 Parts; Motor Power Casper 1002.69 Supplies; Motorola 354.60 Services; Mountain States Lithographing 353.28 Supplies; Mountain West Technologies 104.95 Utilities; Mutchler, Tricia 127.05 Services; NAPA-Glenrock 12.58 Supplies; Niobrara Electric 67.84 Utilities; NMS Labs 318 Autopsy; Norco 191.76 Supplies; North Bill Disposal 2536.19 Road Maint; ODP Business Solutions 197.12 Supplies; OffenderWatch 119.32 Notifications; Office Ally 49.95 Notifications; Oftedal Construction 742348.60 Road Maint; Ohnstad, Sam 89.69 Reimb; OK Wrecking 209 Services; Olsen, Christie 6380 Road Maint; PartsOne 730.82 Parts; Peak Fitness 325 Wellness; Peech, Benjamin 116.37 Travel; Peterbilt of WY 1952.22 Supplies/Parts; Philbrick Trucking 6815 Road Maint; Pimentel, Esther 33.50 Mileage; Pitney Bowes 757.67 Leases; Post and Assoc 3000 Services; Price Pumping Service 10077.50 Road Maint; Price Trucking 6307.50 Road Maint; Principal Life 2149.40 Insurance; Pure Raine Salon 610 Wellness; Quill Corp 969.02 Supplies; R&R Rest Stops of Casper 168 Road Maint; R&S Northeast 257.79 Supplies; Rapid Fire Protection 2875 Repairs; Reaper Logistics 12180 Road Maint; Rock Solid 5643.32 Supplies; Rocky Mountain Power 19607.41 Utilities; Rocky Mountain Wash 198 Maint; Rons Supply 1409.84 Supplies; Russ’s Towing 100 Impound; Sams Club 723.47 Supplies; Sampson 1294720.17 Construction; Sandy’s Sewing 282.50 Services; Sanofi Pasteur 4367.17 Supplies; Schell, Joel 134 Mileage; Shatto s Frontier Drug 2519.84 Inmate Svc; Shepherd, Johnna 172.86 Mileage; Short, Robert 2996.26 Travel; ShredAmerica 676.28 Services; Shuler Kristy 33.50 Mileage; Smith Psychological 400 Eval; Specialized Pathology Consultants 2084 Autopsy; Stinson, Bridget 6000 Services; Stotz Equipment 170.25 Supplies; Strode Forensics 1110 Autopsy; Summit Food Service 18674.77 Inmate Svc; Tara Kuipers Consulting 4250 Consulting; Top Office Products 1882.43 Supplies; Town of Glenrock 919.80 Utilities; Tri State Truck&Equip 1287.98 Supplies/Parts; Tyler Technologies 7127.96 Maint/Software; Univ Of WY 6181.75 Salary; Uplift Desk 6991.20 Supplies; UW 4-H in Converse County 242.05 Supplies; Valli Information Systems 7565.17 Notices; VeriCor 6652.30 Supplies; Verizon 614.75 Utilities; Visa 14353.88 Misc/Travel/Supplies; Visionary Communications 1398.88 Utilities; Vrooman, Kyra 33.50 Mileage; Vyve Broadband 230.93 Utilities; Western D Services 355 Rental; Western Radiator 202.50 Repairs; Wheatland Garage Door 2511.8 Supplies; Wildflower Yoga 120 Wellness; WLC Engineering&Surveying 3070.51 Services; WY Behavioral Institute 7536 Inmate Svc; WY Child & Family Development 583.37 Allocation; WY LGLP 600 Insurance; WY Machinery 2908 Repairs; WY Medical Center 28927.90 Inmate Svc; WY Otolaryngology 306 Inmate Svc; WY Public Health Laboratory 853 Supplies; WY Rigging&Industrial Supply 487.30 Supplies; Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy 1248.50 Training; Wy Work Warehouse 150 Safety Gear; Xerox Financial 705.15 Leases; Youth Development 3750 Allocation; Z Lazy Y Trucking 6307.50 Road Maint; monthly reports for May: Clerk 45877.20; Road & Bridge: 104572.31; VOID Warrant #68615 600.00 change of vendor/reissue; Finley Resources Inc. NOVC: 2024-0173 cancellation for tax year 2021 1096.59; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve Resolution No. 08-24; Establishing Election Judge Wages Within Converse County; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. Mr. Grant moved to approve the AIA Agreement between Converse County and FDL Consulting for architectural design and project management of the Converse County Animal Shelter Expansion Project as presented in an amount not to exceed 396440.00; Mr. seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the MOU between Converse County and the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, as a cooperating agency in the USFS Old Growth Rule, to be accompanied by a letter expressing disappointment with fulfilling NEPA obligations; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to approve the Grant Agreement between WY Dept. of Health, Public Health Division and Converse County for Prevention Services in the amount of 261301 and for a term from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026; Mr. Grant seconded; it was stated for the record that this program is administered by MHCC; motion carried. The Commissioners approved a pay increase for one Detention Deputy and one Patrol Deputy effective beginning with June 2024 payroll for successful completion of Academy, FTO, and probation period. The Commissioners determined that the FY2025 County Budget public hearing will be held during a special commission meeting in Commission Chambers 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. The time of the Special Meeting will be determined at a later date. Mr. Russ Dalgarn, Emergency Manager Director, provided departmental updates; no action was taken. Commissioner Kaufman joined the meeting in progress. Mr. Jason Wilkinson, Road & Bridge Superintendent, provided departmental updates. Mr. Kaufman moved to approve the Public Utilities Parallel Right of Way Permit for Black Hills Wyoming Gas LLC on CR 1/Irvine Road to repair a gas main line; Mr. Grant seconded; it was stated for the record that Road & Bridge will invoice Black Hills for the cost of the repairs; motion carried; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to accept the final WYDOT Reconnaissance Report for project CN13080, CR17/Boxelder Road, for the bridge over Boxelder Creek; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. The Commissioners interviewed Mr. Bill Russell as a candidate for the Converse County Airport Board; no action was taken. The Commissioners discussed lay flat lines along county road rights-of-ways and reviewed proposed requirements. they will continue with development of permit applications; no action was taken. The meeting recessed at 5:48 p.m. and reconvened on June 5, 2024, at 8:05 a.m. Mr. Grant moved to approve Resolution No. 09-24, Establishing Fees for the Granting of Permanent and Temporary Access Permits off of County Roads Within Converse County; Mr. Kaufman seconded; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to approve the Services/Software Subscription Agreement between Converse  County and EUNA for Questica budgeting software use in the amount of 27000 per year and a one-time setup cost of 15000 for a term from July 1, 2024 and continuing so long as the software is in use; Mr. Kaufman seconded. Discussion followed regarding this price is locked in for five years; motion carried. The Commission considered an application for the Settler Wind Farm Project, a wind energy conversion system facility, submitted by Settler Wind, LLC/AES Clean Energy. Commissioner Grant recused himself from any action on this application. Mr. Chris Caskey, Technical Services Director, provided an overview of application including the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation to approve with conditions from review at their May 21, 2024 regular meeting. Mr. Caskey reviewed statutory requirements for publications, public hearing, and approval. Mr. Daniel Sierra, Developer, AES; and Mr. Ryan Wnok, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., provided additional information and answered questions of the Commissioners. Mr. Colling moved to accept the Settler Wind Farm Application as complete as of June 5, 2024; Mr. Short seconded. It was stated for the record that the public hearing for consideration of the application will be scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 3:30 p.m.; and that the requirement for submission of a traffic study completed within six months of application submission be waived. Motion carried with Commissioner Grant abstaining from the vote. The Commissioners provided expectations for discussion at the public hearing, and they will continue with revisions to regulations pertaining to traffic studies associated with these types of applications to require a traffic analysis and revise timing requirements. Mr. Short moved to approve the Participation Agreement between the Board of Converse County Commissioners and Converse County Library for Employee’s Group Health Insurance Plan for a period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025; Mr. Colling seconded; motion carried. Mr. Colling moved to appoint Mr. Bill Russell to the Converse County Airport Board to fill an unexpired term from June 2024 to January 2026; Mr. Kaufman seconded; it was stated for the record that there were two strong candidates; motion carried. Mr. Short moved to appoint Carl Kosters to the Converse County Planning & Zoning Commission to fill an unexpired term from June 2024 to March 2026; Mr. Grant seconded; motion carried. A dedication of a donated handicap swing from Robert Hull and Melissa Lill will take place at Ayres Natural Bridge Park on June 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. A regular meeting of this Board will be held Tuesday, June 18, 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: June 19, 2024 3043