Coffey County approves routine equipment purchases, including $9,000 tornado shelter to be reimbursed from recycling funds

The Coffey County Commission approved a series of routine procurement and personnel actions during its meeting.

Procurement items approved included multiple Road & Bridge purchases from Sandcrest Trailer Sales: a Legend X Viking flatbed for vehicle T61 at $6,523 and two Legend X Viking Pro flatbeds for T-62 and T-63 at $7,478.94 each. Commissioners discussed lead times (68 weeks for some beds), county pickup of beds to avoid high delivery fees, and in-house installation plans.

The commission also approved a single-source waiver and a Laserfiche document-imaging maintenance contract with ICC Community Development Solutions (Detroit) for $10,634 covering 07/19/2026 through 07/18/2027, funded from the 2026 County General Fund Technology line.

Kibo Construction was authorized to perform Hot Mix Project No. A2601C (asphalt work at intersections in Leroy and Shetland) after a motion to sign contract documents passed 5-0.

In an item related to emergency preparedness, commissioners approved on the recommendation of the Recycling/Noxious-Weed director the purchase of a steel tornado shelter (40 inches by 8 feet) from Protection Shelters of Wichita for $9,000. The motion specified funds come from the General Fund Courthouse Capital Outlay line item and be reimbursed from the countys aluminum-can account; commissioners agreed to that funding mechanism and carried the motion 5-0.

Other routine personnel items recorded on the agenda and approved included payroll notices and promotions for county employees (motions carried by recorded voice votes, typically 5-0). Several motions referenced payroll notices for hires and promotions; votes and motions are recorded in the meeting minutes.

Provenance: multiple motions and votes are recorded throughout the meeting transcript and summarized in the meeting timeline.