Red Willow County commissioners approve consent agenda, correct prior-year accounting errors

The Red Willow County Board of Commissioners approved its consent agenda at an 8:30 a.m. session on Sept. 8, 2026. The motion by Chairman Ted Gans and a second by Commissioner Randy Dean passed on a roll call vote with Commissioners Gans and Dean voting aye and Commissioner Charles Fritsche absent.

Items on the consent agenda included approval of prior meeting minutes, acceptance of accounts payable claims totaling $421,108.98, and two corrective transfers addressing prior fiscal-year errors. Resolution No. 1616 moved $144,578.75 from Hillcrest Bond Fund 3211 to Jail Bond Fund 3300 "to Correct Error in Prior Fiscal Year," and Resolution No. 1617 transferred $4,725.00 from the Register of Deeds Fund 1150 to the General Fund 0100 for the same reason. The consent action also included designation of surplus equipment for the Fair Board.

The minutes record the vote as Ayes: Gans, Dean; Absent: Fritsche. The board adjourned and scheduled the next meeting for Sept. 28, 2026.