Bourbon County Commission Agenda Summary for August 24, 2026 Meeting

Bourbon County Commission Meeting Agenda – August 24, 2026, 5:30 PM

Agenda_Packet_08.24.26.pdf (full PDF)

• I. Call Meeting to Order (Page 1)
• II. Pledge of Allegiance (Page 1)
• III. Prayer (Page 1)
• IV. Introductions (Page 1)
• V. Approval of Agenda (Page 1)
• VI. Approval of Minutes 08.10.26 (Page 1)
• VII. Approval of Minutes 08.17.26 (Page 1)
• VIII. Approval of Accounts Payable – $304,072.99 (Page 1)
• IX. Public Comments (Page 1)
• X. Department Updates (Page 1)
  • a. 108 W Second Update (Courts) – Beerbower
  • b. Elections – Hoyt
• XI. Approve Cereal Malt Beverage Application (Page 1)
• XII. Budget Discussion – Matt Lawn, Baker Tilly (Page 1)
• XIII. Future Agenda Topics (Page 1)
• XIV. Commission Comments (Page 1)
• XV. Adjournment (Page 1)

Detailed Information Packet Summary

1. Accounts Payable Bills & Invoices – Open Invoices by Department Summary (Pages 2–20)

The packet includes a full Open Invoices By Department Summary for Bourbon County with a grand total of 135 invoices across all departments and funds.

Batch Due 8/21/2026 — Grand Total: $304,072.99 (Pages 2–20)

• Non-Departmental Funds Summary: Total $213,462.78. (Pages 2–6)
  • Fund 016 – Appraisers: $7,473.24 — Bourbon County Payroll: Appraiser Wages $7,473.24. (Page 2)
  • Fund 052 – County Treasurer Motor Fund: $3,661.03 — Bourbon County Payroll wages $3,399.09; Lakeland Office System monthly base service agreement/copier supplies $261.94. (Page 2)
  • Fund 062 – Election: $3,657.35 — Bourbon County Payroll: Election Wages $3,657.35. (Page 2)
  • Fund 064 – Employee Benefit: $28,939.76 (20 invoices) — Notable line items include: Assurity Life Insurance Co. EE Voluntary $2,180.33; Bay Bridge Administrators EE Cancer Ins $537.36; BBCO HSA EE HSA $340.50 + $137.28; Bourbon County Payroll clearing ($58,978.22); Bourbon County Taxes–Emerson EE State $9,173.00, ER Unemployment $164.68, EE IRS $26,947.86, Social Security $14,639.13; Kansas Payment Center Garnishment $470.77; KC Life ER Life Ins $250.82; KPERS EE & ER $20,092.23 + $669.75 + $11,593.48; LegalShield $146.09; MASA $385.00; MetLife Group Benefits $73.95; Northwestern Mutual $15.75; PEBSCO-NRS $25.00; SBG-VAA $75.00. (Pages 2–3)
  • Fund 108 – Landfill: $13,151.87 (3 invoices) — Allen County Public Works MSW 8/3–8/12/26 $8,666.22; Galen C. Bigelow Jr. Printer Toner $103.00; Bourbon County Payroll Landfill Wages $4,382.65. (Page 3)
  • Fund 120 – County Sheriff/Correctional: $80,840.72 (25 invoices) — Notable items: Bourbon County Payroll SEKRCC Wages $28,659.71, Sheriff Wages $35,101.09; Evergy 293 E 20th St $7,220.41; Johnson Controls Fire Alarm Service $1,901.41; Satterlee Plumbing, Heating & Air-Cond Plumbing Service $1,639.94 + $720.00; Lone Star Prisoner Transport Inmate Transport $1,264.05; KA-Comm Inc Parts for New Builds $1,092.07; Accurate Controls Inc Security System Proximity Cards $679.35; Bourbon County EMS Inmate Medical $488.83 + $488.83; CHCSEK Drug Screen $300.00; Kansas Gas Service 293 E 20th St $243.05; Freeman Fort Scott Hospital Inc (multiple inmate medical invoices totaling approx. $445.49); Girard Medical Center Inmate Medical $311.99; Verizon Wireless Sheriff’s Office Jetpak Wireless $40.01; Amazon Capital Services Evidence Cans and Credit Card Holders $179.38; GT Distributors Uniform Nametapes $46.97; Freeman Fort Scott Hospital FSAA5892 $38.45. (Pages 3–4)
  • Fund 200 – Noxious Weed: $1,524.80 — Bourbon County Payroll Noxious Weed Wages $1,524.80. (Page 4)
  • Fund 220 – Road and Bridge: $62,478.95 (26 invoices) — Notable items: Bourbon County Payroll Road & Bridge Wages $42,051.59, Elm Creek Wages $1,075.20; Judy’s Fuel & Oil Co. LLC: Gas/Dyed Diesel/Clear Diesel County Barn $7,199.67, Dyed Diesel Uniontown Tank $2,018.94, Gas/Diesel County Barn $4,174.38, Dyed Diesel Mapleton Tank $1,113.50; R & R Equipment Company Pulley #131 $1,324.74; Foley Equipment Co. Window #88 $552.81; SMS Power Train and Hardware Cross & Bearing Kits $580.14; O’Reilly Auto Parts (multiple: brake drum $299.70, refrigerant $349.99, brake shoes $98.24, balance transfer credit ($58.98), light socket $10.44, core returns credit ($60.00)); Heartland REC Inc. Elm Creek Electric $808.17; Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Overload Plate Bar/Hydraulic Oil #207 $440.75, Switch #193 $100.58, Return Roller Exchange #207 credit ($13.17); Henry Kraft Inc. Hand Cleaner $225.22; Prairieland Partners Inc. Washer/Grommet $14.80; Kirkland Welding Supplies Acetylene/Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen $48.00; Atmos Energy Corporation Gas at Shop $99.82; Verizon Wireless Acct #00003 iPads $20.02; Mayco Ace Hardware Nuts/Bolts/Nails #33 $1.45; K & K Auto Parts Inc. Hose Splice $2.95. (Pages 4–6)
  • Fund 222 – Road & Bridge Sales Tax Fund: $11,735.06 (11 invoices) — Judy’s Fuel & Oil Co. Dyed Diesel 1590 Gal @ $4.18 Asphalt Plant $6,646.20; Prairieland Partners Inc. O Ring/Valves #85 $1,221.16 (contractual) + $904.91 (commodities); R & R Equipment Company Threadlock/O Rings #192 $677.17; Heartland REC Inc. Asphalt Plant Electric $1,315.57; Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Overload Plate Bar/Hydraulic Oil #207 $440.75; Kimball Midwest Lubricant $142.45 + $283.56, Grease $67.68; Mayco Ace Hardware Cap/Couplers #T54 $27.97; O’Reilly Auto Parts Toggle Switch #84 $7.64. (Pages 5–6)
• County Department Operations: (Pages 7–19)
  • Dept. 01 – County Commission: $5,194.10 — Gregg Motley August SELRPC Mileage Reimbursement $66.70; Bourbon County Payroll Commission Wages $5,127.40. (Page 7)
  • Dept. 02 – County Clerk: $2,307.69 — Bourbon County Payroll Clerk Wages $2,307.69. (Page 8)
  • Dept. 03 – County Treasurer: $4,912.05 — PVD Education Section Working with Abstracts Class $65.00; Bourbon County Payroll Treasurer Wages $4,847.05. (Page 9)
  • Dept. 04 – County Attorney: $12,634.38 — Bourbon County Payroll Attorney Wages $12,634.38. (Page 10)
  • Dept. 05 – County Register of Deeds: $4,680.49 — Bourbon County Payroll Register of Deeds Wages $4,680.49. (Page 11)
  • Dept. 07 – Courthouse Maintenance: $1,999.68 — Bourbon County Payroll Building Mtce Wages $1,999.68. (Page 12)
  • Dept. 10 – District Court: $6,698.11 — Advantage Computer Enterprises Yearly Contract $4,000.00; Smart Sales LLC DBA Smartox Drug Test Supplies $137.50; Ettinger’s Office Supplies $173.97; Bourbon County Payroll District Court Wages $2,386.64. (Page 13)
  • Dept. 11 – Emergency Preparedness: $870.58 — Heartland REC Inc. 130th St & Tomahawk $101.35; Bourbon County Payroll EM. Prep. Wages $769.23. (Page 14)
  • Dept. 24 – Ambulance Service: $36,274.46 (13 invoices) — Bourbon County Payroll Ambulance Services Wages $34,640.76; Stryker Sales LLC Medical Supplies $593.22; GMR Learning GMR Air Continuing Education Courses (Leisure/Hueston/Lowery) $120.00; Norris Heating & Air Service Labor & Ultravation Filter $180.37; BOFS Inc. EMS Ford Explorer Vehicle Maintenance $138.75; Ashcraft Pest Control: Aug 2026 Special $200.00, Apr/May $100.00, Aug $50.00, July $50.00, June $50.00; Morris & Dickson Co. LLC Medication $93.32; Verizon Wireless EMS iPad Wireless $40.04; Kirkland Welding Supplies Oxygen $18.00. (Page 15)
  • Dept. 43 – Courthouse General: $11,346.36 (17 invoices) — Evergy 210 S National Ave $7,566.82; Pitney Bowes Postage Machine Lease $961.89; Ashcraft Pest Control: Apr/May 2026 $500.00, June 2026 $250.00, July 2026 $250.00, Aug 2026 $250.00, Apr/May Annex $100.00, June Annex $50.00, July Annex $50.00, Aug Annex $50.00; Evergy 221 S Judson $213.01; Evergy 108 W 2nd St $396.06; Kansas Gas Service 210 S National Ave $329.70; CE Water Management Inc. Monthly Water Treatment Contract $170.00; Heidrick’s True Value Maintenance Supplies $108.88; Cintas Corporation Loc. 459 Gloves $50.00 + $50.00. (Page 16)
  • Dept. 99 – County Miscellaneous: $3,692.31 — Bourbon County Payroll Co. Counselor Wages $3,692.31. (Page 17)
• Open Invoices Dept/Fund Totals Summary — Grand Total: $304,072.99 (Pages 18–19)

2. Cereal Malt Beverage License Application – KC Mart (Pages 21–23)

The packet includes a Retail Dealer’s License and related supporting documents for a cereal malt beverage application filed by KC Mart, Inc.

• License Details: Retail Dealer’s License No. 2026-003; Fee $50.00; granted to KC Mart for retail sale of cereal malt beverages off-premise (original and unopened containers, not for consumption on premises). Location: KC Mart, 2191 Soldier Road, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Township of Osage, Bourbon County, Kansas. License expires August 31, 2026. (Page 21)
• Notice to Township Board: Formal written notice to the Clerk of Osage Township, Bourbon County, that KC Mart, Inc. has filed application with the County Commissioners for a license to sell cereal malt beverages at retail at 2191 Soldier Road, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Sales designated as off-premise to be broken case lots. (Page 22)
• Advisory Recommendation (Form B-376): Osage Township Board Advisory Recommendation dated August 20, 2026, for KC Mart, Inc. (application dated 8-7-26). The Township Board recommends the license application be Granted. Signed by Trustee and Treasurer Kathleen S. Valentine, Osage Township Board. (Page 23)