Stevens County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Stevens County Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved a new cannabis ordinance and authorized several equipment purchases and service contracts for the county highway department and sheriff's office. Other actions included approving a ditch outlet petition and funding for landfill cover and courthouse landscaping.
- Approved Cannabis Ordinance as presented (all aye)
- Authorized 5-year Axon contract for body and squad cameras for $27,600 (all aye)
- Approved $31,450 bid from Joe Riley Construction and $6,440 from Dillions Lawn & Landscaping for landfill cover (all aye)
- Approved purchase of one-ton truck from Heartland Motors up to $50,955 plus fees (all aye)
- Approved $132,300 loan payoff from CD 16 to CD 18 (all aye)
- Approved $6,750 quote from Greeley for courthouse concrete curbing and landscaping (all aye)
- Approved hiring Victoria Vargas as regular part-time dispatcher (all aye)
- Approved findings and facts for John Miller's CD1 outlet fee of $720 and benefit value of $2,880 (all aye)
Stevens County Board of Commissioners
The Board approved a matching grant for dispatch radios and authorized several payments, including $301,433.69 for CD16 drainage. A public hearing for a cannabis ordinance was scheduled for September 5, 2023. The Board also approved a conditional use permit for a commercial kennel.
- Approved participation in Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant for dispatch radios (5-0)
- Approved Conditional Use Permit for Dynamic Retrievers, LLC commercial kennel (5-0)
- Scheduled public hearing for cannabis ordinance for Sept. 5, 2023 (5-0)
- Approved $301,433.69 payment to Ag Tech Drainage for CD16 (5-0)
- Approved $327,889.94 in Commissioner Warrants (5-0)
- Approved $91,594.96 in Human Services warrants (5-0)
- Approved $7,500 sale price for Hancock tax forfeiture property to Hancock School (5-0)
- Approved 3-year Wasabi Cloud storage contract for $6,169.12 (5-0)
Stevens County Board of Commissioners
The Board declared a state of emergency due to severe weather damage from July 25, 2023. Other actions included approving a vehicle purchase, updating drug and alcohol policies to include cannabis, and authorizing several service contracts.
- Declared a State of Emergency for the July 25, 2023 severe weather event (All Aye)
- Approved $500 donation from Hancock Lions (All Aye)
- Approved HR consulting contract with Counties Providing Technologies from July 1 to Dec 31, 2023 (All Aye)
- Approved $600 weekly stipend for Assistant County Attorney Allison Wahlen effective July 17, 2023 (All Aye)
- Approved amendments to Drug, Cannabis and Alcohol Testing Policy and Disciplinary Action policies (All Aye)
- Approved $27,895 purchase of 2024 Chevrolet Equinox from Heartland Motors (All Aye)
- Approved $131,196.36 final payment to Joe Riley Construction for bituminous paving (All Aye)
- Approved tractor rental agreement with Midwest Machinery at $40 per hour (All Aye)