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Goshen County public meetings in 2023

22 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Tue Dec 5, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to discuss water rights transfer and road sign

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve minutes, receive departmental reports, and discuss new business, including a water rights transfer and a speed limit sign. The agenda is mostly routine, with no major policy decisions listed.

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Tue Nov 21, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to hold budget amendment hearing and fill board seats

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to accept departmental reports, conduct a budget amendment hearing, and interview candidates for the county planning board and fair board. The agenda also includes filling a planning board vacancy and discussing old business items.

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Tue Nov 7, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to interview planning board candidate

The Goshen County Commission is holding its regular meeting, primarily to accept departmental reports and conduct an interview for a vacancy on the County Planning Board. The agenda is mostly routine administrative business, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed.

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Tue Oct 17, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to weigh liquor license transfer, planning board interview, and solar siting update

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to handle routine reports, a bond application, a liquor license transfer, a planning board interview, and a personnel executive session. The mayor of Yoder will also provide an update on the Dietzler operation and an upcoming Solar Industrial Siting meeting. Most items are approvals or discussions rather than final decisions.

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Tue Sep 19, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to sign road agreement, set tax levy and attorney pay

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and take action on several items. Key actions include signing a CRF agreement for Road & Bridge, approving tax levy and appointed attorney pay rate resolutions from the County Clerk, and discussing old business regarding 307 Racing. The meeting may also include an executive session.

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Tue Sep 5, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to accept reports, handle resignation, tourism board interview

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and conduct routine county business. They will also address a resignation from the Planning Commission, interview a candidate for the Tourism Board, and consider a sick bank request and a TANF CPI matter. The agenda includes a public comment period.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve $990,303.58 in warrants and appoint new Tourism Board member

The Board of County Commissioners approved a series of payment warrants totaling $990,303.58 and appointed Konne Rife to the Tourism Board. The board also approved employee sick bank and FMLA requests and accepted various departmental earnings reports.

Tue Aug 15, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to discuss 307 resolution and hear financial report

The Goshen County Commission is meeting for a regular session. The agenda is mostly routine departmental reports, but includes discussion of a 307 resolution under old business and a financial report from Ron Russell under new business.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve liability insurance payment and public health vehicle purchase

The Board approved a $54,899.00 liability insurance voucher and authorized the purchase of a vehicle for the public health trailer contingent on grant funding. The board also accepted reports from the Sheriff, Treasurer, Library, Fair, and Assessor. No action was taken regarding the 307 Horse Racing resolution.

Tue Aug 1, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to consider fire ban, liquor license transfer, and racing talks

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve routine reports, discuss old business including a speed limit on Lift Station road and 307 Racing, and consider new business such as an interview for the Care Center Joint Powers Board and a liquor license transfer hearing. Public comment will include 307 Horse Racing representatives. The agenda includes several routine reports and a possible fire ban resolution.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve special district budgets and court attorney fee increases

The Board approved the budgets for special districts, including PV Estates contingent on state compliance. They also increased fees for court-appointed attorneys and approved the appointment of Dixie Roth to the Care Center Joint Powers. A discussion on pari-mutual wagering for 307 Horseracing was tabled.

Tue Jul 18, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to discuss horse racing resolution and assessor staffing

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to review departmental reports, discuss old and new business, and hear public comments. Key items include a possible resolution on 307 Horse Racing, a discussion about County Assessor employees, and public comments on a mining operation, an unpaid utility bill, and a speed limit on Lift Station Road.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners approve level 1 fire ban

The Board of County Commissioners approved a level 1 fire ban following a report from Fire Warden Bill Law. They also appointed Katherine Hawes to the library board and approved a $12,729.50 voucher for sheriff's radio equipment.

Tue Jul 11, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to approve 2022-2023 budget resolution

The Goshen County Commission will consider approving the 2022-2023 budget via Resolution 2023-03, along with several routine reports and appointments. They will also discuss continuing insurance coverage with Burns Insurance and hear public comment on Grayrocks Road. The agenda includes both old and new business items, with some items marked as potential additions.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners adopt 2023/24 fiscal year budget

The Board approved the 2023/24 fiscal year budget and Resolution 2023-03. Commissioners also approved warrants for payment totaling $696,340.82 and continued Burns Insurance as the county's provider.

Tue Jun 20, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to consider budget amendment and Joint Powers Board interview

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and conduct regular county business. The main items are a budget amendment and an interview for the Joint Powers Board. Most departmental reports are noted as having no report or are routine updates.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners approve budget amendments and new board appointment

The Board of County Commissioners approved several budget amendments to account for unanticipated income and expenses. Peggy Holmstrand was appointed to the Goshen Care Center Joint Powers Board. The board also approved a payroll liability voucher and an IT voucher for Adobe.

Tue Jun 6, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to discuss janitorial contract, board appointments

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to handle routine reports, discuss a janitorial service contract, and select board positions for the Joint Powers Board and Library Board. The agenda is mostly procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve Eisenbarth Subdivision and appoint new library board member

The Board of County Commissioners approved the Eisenbarth Subdivision and appointed Ellen Creagar to the library board. The board declined a janitorial service bid and tabled the discussion on pari-mutuel betting. Total warrants approved for payment amounted to $1,066,707.16.

Tue May 2, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to discuss jail funding, solar project, feedlot

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to handle routine reports, approve minutes, and cancel the May 16 meeting. They will also discuss board openings, hear public comment on a feedlot and solar project, and receive a jail funding presentation. The agenda includes several items marked for possible addition, such as a fiber optics discussion.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve $821K in warrants, Oliver Subdivision

The Goshen County Board of County Commissioners approved the Oliver Subdivision plat, the Road and Bridge report, and a list of warrants totaling $821,231.68. They also accepted monthly reports from the Clerk of District Court, County Clerk, Fire Warden, Emergency Manager, Coroner, and Fair Manager. A solar project presentation was received, and a fiber optics project was tabled for a later budget meeting.

Tue Apr 18, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to consider TANF CPI adjustment and hear public comments

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and consider new business including a TANF CPI item presented by Cindy Kenyon. Public comments will address the Lewis feedlot and VanTassell Road. Most departmental reports are listed as 'no report' or are routine updates.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve TANF CPI grant amendment and salary increases

The Board of County Commissioners approved an amendment to the TANF CPI program contract for $59,000 in grant funding. They also approved salary increases for grant employees. A request to purchase a county vehicle using grant funding was tabled.

Thu Apr 6, 2023

County Commissioners

County Commissioners to review reports and discuss TANF CPI

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and discuss new business including Wyoming Family and Child Development and TANF CPI. The agenda is largely procedural, with most items being routine reports and approvals.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners approve $626,983.70 in warrants

The Board approved monthly earnings reports, road and bridge reports, and warrants for payment totaling $626,983.70. A request for $1,500 in funding for Wyoming Child & Family Services was tabled.

Tue Mar 21, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to hear feedlot concerns, approve reports

The Goshen County Commission will convene to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and address public comment from Ron Stuckert and Robert Lewis regarding the Lewis feedlot. The meeting includes routine approvals of sheriff, treasurer, clerk, and other reports, as well as a resolution for Region 7 Hazard Mitigation.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve new Administrative Assistant position for Sheriff's Office

The Board of County Commissioners approved the creation of an Administrative Assistant position for the Sheriff's Office. They also approved a resolution for the Wyoming Region 7 Hazard Mitigation plan and authorized a $2,507.00 payment to Docusign.

Tue Mar 7, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to consider MOU for Congressional Tour

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and consider a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Congressional Tour. The agenda includes routine reports from the Clerk of Court, Road and Bridge, Assessor, County Clerk, and Emergency Manager, with no reports from the Sheriff, Treasurer, or Library. Public comment will include Frank Ahearn regarding the school board's decision to adopt a 4-day school week.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners approve $498,890.92 in warrants

The Board of County Commissioners approved a series of financial reports, a tax roll reduction order, and a total of $498,890.92 in warrants for payment. They also appointed an authorized signer for a guardrail grant project and signed a Congressional Tour MOU.

Tue Feb 21, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to consider guardrail bid, sheriff reports, UW MOU

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and consider several action items. Key items include accepting a guardrail bid from the Road and Bridge department, reviewing the Sheriff's earnings and commissary reports, approving payroll liabilities, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Wyoming. The meeting is largely routine, with no major public hearings or zoning matters listed.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County approves guardrail bid and temporary road crew hires

The Board of County Commissioners approved a construction bid for a guardrail project and authorized the hiring of temporary staff for Road and Bridge. The board also approved property tax reduction orders and a memorandum of understanding with the University of Wyoming.

Tue Feb 7, 2023

County Commissioners

Commissioners to discuss LaGrange area roads, approve liquor license and WIC contract

The Goshen County Commission will convene for a regular meeting to approve minutes, receive departmental reports, and consider new business including a liquor license approval and an amended WIC contract. Public comment will feature a discussion about roads in the LaGrange area with Doug Chamberlain, Doug Scheer, and Jake Bingamin. The agenda is largely routine, with no major policy decisions listed.

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Mon Feb 6, 2023

County Commissioners

No agenda available for Goshen County Commissioners meeting

The Goshen County Commissioners meeting on February 6, 2023, has no agenda available. The agenda text indicates only that there is no agenda and directs readers to review the minutes.

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✓ Decided: Goshen County Commissioners approve $59,000 snow plow purchase

The commissioners held an emergency meeting to address public safety concerns regarding snow and wind. The board approved the purchase and delivery of a snow plow machine.

Tue Jan 17, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to appoint Fair and Predator Board members

The Goshen County Commission is holding a regular meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and consider appointments to the Fair Board and Predator Board. The meeting includes routine reports from the Sheriff, Treasurer, and Clerk, and a public comment period.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners approve Youth Alternatives funding and board appointments

The Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to fund the Youth Alternatives program and appointed new members to the fair and predator boards. The board also approved a lease agreement presented by the Sheriff and authorized payments for radio equipment.

Tue Jan 3, 2023

County Commissioners

County commissioners to hear public comment on Jay Em light

The Goshen County Commission is meeting to approve the agenda and minutes, receive departmental reports, and hear public comment. The only substantive item is a public comment from Douglas Youngfield regarding a light at Jay Em. The rest of the agenda is routine procedural business.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners appoint Michael McNamee as Chairman and Justin Burkart as Vice Chairman

The Board of County Commissioners reorganized its leadership and approved several monthly financial reports. The board also approved tax reduction orders and a series of warrants totaling $420,298.22.