Commissioners approve routine minutes, abatements and weed report; executive session held with no action

The Rawlins County Board of Commissioners took several routine actions and recorded an executive session during its March 16 meeting.

Commissioner Alan A. Solko moved and Commissioner Mark Mosley seconded to approve the March 2, 2026 minutes; to approve Additions and Abatements from the Appraiser's Office; and to approve and sign the 2026 Annual Noxious Weed Eradication Progress Report. All motions were recorded as "carried"; no vote tallies were provided in the transcript.

Commissioner Mark Mosley moved to enter executive session to discuss non-elected personnel and was seconded by Commissioner Solko; the executive session included County Clerk Rachel Finley, County Attorney Christopher A. Rohr and KCAMP attorney assistant Forrest Rhodes. The record shows multiple timed extensions of the executive session from the initial 20-minute period starting at 9:31 a.m., with the session ending at 10:36 a.m.; the commissioners recorded that no action was taken following the session.

County Attorney Rohr raised a modified resolution (2006-09) to designate High Plains News as the official county newspaper but asked the board to defer action while he refines wording; the commission tabled the resolution until the next regular meeting on April 1, 2026. Administrative scheduling was also noted: the Northwest Kansas County Officials Meeting (Mini KAC) is scheduled for April 15 at Colby Community College; the Rawlins County regular commissioners' meeting was moved from April 15 to April 14, and county offices will be closed April 3 for Good Friday.

No formal contract awards, budget transfers, or ordinance adoptions were recorded in the transcript for this session.