Lyon County Commission action session
By Brandy Nance
Originally published 08:55 a.m., February 4, 2009
Updated 10:20 a.m., February 4, 2009
Lyon County commissioners met Wednesday morning for their action session at the Lyon County Courthouse.
8:30 a.m. — Lyon County Commissioners have approved the reimbursement of $5,750.51 to the Lyon County Road and Bridge Fund for the repairs of the playground area at Emporia Child Care Center III. The repairs were done to prevent future flooding into the child care center and re-direct the water away from the building.
8:40 a.m. — Lyon County Commissioners approved a request to send three K-9 officers to a conference in Las Vegas for up to $3,300. The money will come from the Drug Forfeiture Fund, which by statute can only be used to drug training and drug enforcement, said Lyon County Attorney Marc Goodman. The fund has no relation to the county’s general fund, Goodman added.
9 a.m. — Commissioners have appointed Tammy Vopat and Vicky Reynolds as public information officers for Lyon County in disasters by request of Rick Frevert of Lyon County Emergency Management.
9:30 a.m. — Lyon County commissioners voted to accept the IMT trailer and the equipment that supports it. The trailer will be stored in Lyon County.
10 a.m. — Commissioners voted to sign a utility agreement with Lyon-Coffey Electric Cooperative for the replacement of the Coal Creek Bridge.
10:05 a.m. — Commissioners voted to pay the second payout for the ADA remodel in the amount of $33,582.
10:20 a.m. — Commissioners approved sending Ken Barrows to two training classes — one for driver training for LCAT for $450 and one for travel expenses to a grant review through the Kansas Department of Transportation.