Votes at a glance: Harvey County Commission actions, Jan. 7, 2025

Harvey County commissioners voted on several resolutions, appointments and spending items at their Jan. 7, 2025 meeting. The actions below are drawn from the meeting record and were carried by recorded voice vote or motion-and-second with unanimous 'aye' responses unless noted.

- Resolution 2025-1: Designate Interest Bank as official county depository. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-2: Designate the Newton Kansan as the county’s official newspaper (renewal under prior selection and option to renew). Motion carried by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025-3: Set 2025 salaries for elected officials and set 2.5% market adjustment for elected and non-elected personnel as funded in the adopted 2025 budget. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Approval to pay Kansas Association of Counties (KAC) membership invoice ($8,207) and National Association of Counties (NACo) membership ($680) as presented; motion carried.
- Approval of warrant/check runs: The commission acknowledged multiple check batches and approved payment of the warrant checks presented at the meeting; motion carried.
- Appointment: Rick Pfeiffer (recorded as "Rick Pfeiffer" in the packet) appointed to the Harvey County Public Building Commission to serve through 2027; motion carried.
- Appointment: Constance Gehring appointed to the Harvey County RSVP Advisory Council; motion carried.
- Reappointment: Carol Dilts Jones reappointed to the Harvey County Parks Advisory Board; motion carried.
- Agreement and resolution: Authorized special counsel Greg Nye to proceed with tax foreclosure services and adopted resolution 2025-4 authorizing special counsel to initiate tax-foreclosure actions; motion carried.
- Professional services: Approved 2025 professional service proposal with SCS Engineers for solid-waste related services, up to $47,250; motion carried.
- Purchase: Approved sourcewell quote for a Kubota RTV (unit and accessories) for $22,502.65; motion carried.
- Disaster relief: Approved property-tax abatement of $1,673.86 for 923 E. Broadway St., Newton (fire loss March 5, 2024); motion carried.

Where motions were made and seconded, the meeting record shows unanimous voice votes or no recorded opposing votes. The meeting minutes and agendas cited package materials for many items; staff were directed in multiple cases to complete paperwork and proceed with implementation steps.