Cloud County commissioners review senior-center funding request, update employee benefits and approve payroll
May 28, 2024 | Cloud County, Kansas
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The Cloud County Board of Commissioners met May 28, 2024, and received a presentation from Cloud County Senior Center representatives seeking a 2025 allocation of 1 mill to be distributed based on population figures certified to the Secretary of State (presenters: Richard Hubert, Althea Sicard, Keith Best, Don and Joyce Menard). Hubert said the Concordia Senior Center has reopened for dine-in services and Meals on Wheels.
Commissioners discussed employee benefits and administrative policies. The board drafted a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) reimbursement agreement to support employees who do not currently hold a CDL and added a CDL renewal benefit to reimburse renewal costs for employees whose job descriptions require a CDL. The county also agreed to reimburse employees who are receiving short-term disability for the county's share of employee-only COBRA coverage ($626.58 for 2024) following FMLA; the benefit ends the last day of the month in which short-term disability ends.
The minutes record May 2024 sales tax receipts of $87,872.78, down from $90,471.39 the prior year, and list approved payroll expenses totaling $184,498.12 broken down by fund (General Fund $100,010.83; Road & Bridge $50,061.14; Appraiser $5,541.34; County Health $20,612.95; Noxious Weed $1,388.83; Election $1,704.72; Solid Waste $5,178.31). The Board approved the May 20, 2024 minutes and adjourned at 12:23 p.m. to meet again June 3, 2024.
The Board also approved a series of executive sessions by motion — one for attorney-client privilege to discuss land acquisition and later sessions for personnel matters. Where the minutes record an executive session, they list the session purpose and who was included but do not disclose discussion content or outcomes because those matters were handled in closed session.
Why this matters: the senior-center funding request, the new CDL and COBRA provisions, and payroll approvals affect county residents and employees, and executive sessions indicate ongoing personnel and land-acquisition matters that may return to public session with formal action in future meetings.
Commissioners discussed employee benefits and administrative policies. The board drafted a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) reimbursement agreement to support employees who do not currently hold a CDL and added a CDL renewal benefit to reimburse renewal costs for employees whose job descriptions require a CDL. The county also agreed to reimburse employees who are receiving short-term disability for the county's share of employee-only COBRA coverage ($626.58 for 2024) following FMLA; the benefit ends the last day of the month in which short-term disability ends.
The minutes record May 2024 sales tax receipts of $87,872.78, down from $90,471.39 the prior year, and list approved payroll expenses totaling $184,498.12 broken down by fund (General Fund $100,010.83; Road & Bridge $50,061.14; Appraiser $5,541.34; County Health $20,612.95; Noxious Weed $1,388.83; Election $1,704.72; Solid Waste $5,178.31). The Board approved the May 20, 2024 minutes and adjourned at 12:23 p.m. to meet again June 3, 2024.
The Board also approved a series of executive sessions by motion — one for attorney-client privilege to discuss land acquisition and later sessions for personnel matters. Where the minutes record an executive session, they list the session purpose and who was included but do not disclose discussion content or outcomes because those matters were handled in closed session.
Why this matters: the senior-center funding request, the new CDL and COBRA provisions, and payroll approvals affect county residents and employees, and executive sessions indicate ongoing personnel and land-acquisition matters that may return to public session with formal action in future meetings.
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