The Greenwood County Commissioners held a 45-minute meeting to start 2025, on Monday, Jan. 6. The meeting was held at 1 p.m., as the courthouse was closed during the morning hours due to inclement road conditions.
After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the commission approved the following: Special Payables, $7,847.58; Payables, $535,835.31 (this included a $191,985 payment to KCAMP and a $25,966 payment to KWORCC); and Payroll, $158,185.67.
In new business, the commission approved the annual GAAP Resolution. The resolution is adopted annually to waive Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GAAP is a set of standardized accounting rules, requirements, and practices that guide how financial statements are prepared and presented.
As an agenda item, “National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter” was listed for Thursday, Jan. 9. No motions were made and discussion ceased.
Drew Ramsey with Ramsey Concrete provided an update on bridges near 120th Street/U Road and BB Road/207th Street. Both bridges have been repaired and are open for use A five-minute executive session was held with Sheriff Heath Samuels for personnel-employee evaluation. No action was taken.
Another five-minute executive session was held with Health Director Vicki Lindsey, Jayme Lewis, RN and County Counselor Paul Dean, for legal matters. No action was taken.
With Commissioner Paul Hodge concluding his term next week, Commissioner Mac Obourn asked incoming commissioners Ron Mast and Judd Everitt if either of them would be interested in serving on the Greenwood County Community Center (GC3) committee. Neither was opposed to the idea; however, wanted to ensure a conflict of interest didn’t exist. Everitt is a stockholder of the Greenwood County Fair Association and Mast serves on the Greenwood County Rodeo Association. The group meets monthly on the second Wednesday of the month, at the fairgrounds.
To conclude the meeting, the commission heard from Courthouse Maintenance Supervisor Greg Rawlings who shared an update on the continued sewer issues at the facility. Rawlings stated that the 70-year-old building began having sewer issues in September. Since then, he has had a company use a camera to find the issue. Rawlings stated that it is believed to have an offset or broken collar under the floor entering the commission meeting room. Discussion was held regarding obtaining a company with a power-fed camera to hopefully locate the exact location of the problem. The commission advised Rawlings to proceed with contacting a company with a powerfed camera to rectify the issue.
The Greenwood County Commission meets routinely at 9 a.m. on Mondays. The next meeting for the Greenwood County Commissions is Monday, Jan. 13, where newly elected officials were sworn into office. See related article.
