Commissioners approve routine business: vouchers, appointments, health-insurance cap rise, reimbursements and small equipment purchases
November 27, 2024 | Rawlins County, Kansas
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The Rawlins County Board of Commissioners completed a slate of routine approvals and several specific expenditures at its Nov. 27 meeting.
Consent actions included approval of Nov. 14 minutes, November 2024 vouchers, additions and abatements from the Appraiser's Office, additions from the County Clerk's Office, and the 2025 commissioner meeting dates. The board appointed Matt Finley as Center Township treasurer after reviewing a resignation letter from the incumbent.
On employee benefits, County Clerk Rachel Finley presented calculations showing the county would need to raise the 2025 health insurance cap to $2,300 to match coverage that would have been provided under the State Employee Health Plan; the board voted to increase the cap to $2,300. Commissioners discussed concerns about whether raising the cap equated to a raise for employees with families and considered local employer practices but took no change to deductible reimbursement policy at this meeting.
The board approved several reimbursements and purchases: it reimbursed Deputy County Clerk Renee Sagel for 211 hours at $16 ($3,350) from the Courthouse General Fund for additional maintenance and EMS work; it approved purchase of a Weis thermal imaging camera for RFD#2 at $3,549 after Chris Niermeier said the previous unit was damaged in a school fire; and it approved a quoted barrier for Good Sam to protect the Sunroom/entry, to be paid from the Good Sam Maintenance Fund. The board also recorded that county offices will be closed Nov. 28–29 for Thanksgiving and noted upcoming enrollment sessions (Aflac on Dec. 10 and health-insurance enrollment on Dec. 12 for Road & Bridge). Executive sessions on non-elected personnel occurred during the meeting and returned with no action taken.
The board adjourned at 10:32 a.m.
Consent actions included approval of Nov. 14 minutes, November 2024 vouchers, additions and abatements from the Appraiser's Office, additions from the County Clerk's Office, and the 2025 commissioner meeting dates. The board appointed Matt Finley as Center Township treasurer after reviewing a resignation letter from the incumbent.
On employee benefits, County Clerk Rachel Finley presented calculations showing the county would need to raise the 2025 health insurance cap to $2,300 to match coverage that would have been provided under the State Employee Health Plan; the board voted to increase the cap to $2,300. Commissioners discussed concerns about whether raising the cap equated to a raise for employees with families and considered local employer practices but took no change to deductible reimbursement policy at this meeting.
The board approved several reimbursements and purchases: it reimbursed Deputy County Clerk Renee Sagel for 211 hours at $16 ($3,350) from the Courthouse General Fund for additional maintenance and EMS work; it approved purchase of a Weis thermal imaging camera for RFD#2 at $3,549 after Chris Niermeier said the previous unit was damaged in a school fire; and it approved a quoted barrier for Good Sam to protect the Sunroom/entry, to be paid from the Good Sam Maintenance Fund. The board also recorded that county offices will be closed Nov. 28–29 for Thanksgiving and noted upcoming enrollment sessions (Aflac on Dec. 10 and health-insurance enrollment on Dec. 12 for Road & Bridge). Executive sessions on non-elected personnel occurred during the meeting and returned with no action taken.
The board adjourned at 10:32 a.m.
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