NERS, PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING, met on the 7th day of October 2025 in the county seat of Wheatland. Those present for the meeting were Steve Shockley, Commission Chairman; Ian Jolovich, Commissioner; John “Jeb” Baker, Commissioner; and Malcolm Ervin, County Clerk.
Chairman Shockley called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to approve the September 16th meeting minutes. The motion carried. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the vouchers as presented. The motion carried.
Vouchers Approved for Payment: PAYROLL GROSS, 364,985.19 HSA ACCOUNT, 1,006.20 PC TAX ACCOUNT, 26,942.87 WY DEPT OF WORKFORCE SVCS, 7,570.85 WYOMING RETIREMENT SYSTEM, 63,919.03 307 PROPERTY, Children’s Trust Fund (Public Health), 900.00 3T WELDING & FABRICATION, Facilities Building Maintenance, 504.00 AG HEATING & COOLING LLC, Facilities Building Maintenance, 1,207.44 AG HEATING & COOLING LLC, Jail Maintenance, 230.00 AG HEATING & COOLING LLC, Facilities Building Maintenance, 150.84 AIM HIGH EQUIPMENT, Facilities Building Maintenance, 512.05 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Children’s Trust Fund, 170.66 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, CSBG, 56.49 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Maternal & Child Health (SGF), 472.17 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, PH Supplies, 29.99 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Children’s Trust Fund, 1,048.85 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Clerk of Court Supplies, 34.14 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Intertie Grant, 818.56 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Children’s Trust Fund, 335.85 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Facilities Building Maintenance, 149.96 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Inmate Trust Fund, 1,026.30 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, Inmate Trust Fund, 337.20 AT&T MOBILITY, Phone, 10.59 BARNES LAW LLC, Clerk of Court Court Costs, 2,299.00 BILLY J DAWSON, Facilities Building Maintenance, 40.00 BLACK HILLS ENERGY, Library Utilities, 81.02 BLACK HILLS ENERGY, Ag. Ext. Utilities, 43.00 BLACK HILLS ENERGY, Facilities Utilities, 735.94 BLACK HILLS ENERGY, PH Supplies, 20.81 BLACK HILLS ENERGY, R & B Utilities, 44.40 BLOEDORN LUMBER, Facilities Building Maintenance, 25.96 BLUE RAVEN REALTY, Intertie Grant, 500.00 BMO, Ag. Ext. Supplies, 83.73 BMO, American Heart Assn., 159.99 BMO, Assessor Supplies, 121.19 BMO, Assessor Travel Expenses, 275.00 BMO, Clerk of Court Postage, 12.42 BMO, Clerk of Court Travel Expenses, 52.70 BMO, CSBG, 289.61 BMO, Detention Inmate Trust Fund, 4,139.60 BMO, Emergency Mgt. Supplies, 243.29 BMO, Facilities Building Maintenance, 192.04 BMO, IT Software, 314.00 BMO, PH Travel Expenses, 20.74 BMO, Prevention Grant, 284.96 BMO, Problem Gambling Prevention, 17.24 BMO, TANF Grant, 127.84 BMO, Workforce Development, 53.04 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC, Detention Supplies, 594.48 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC, Detention Supplies, 190.35 BOB RUWART MOTORS, Detention Vehicle Repair, 230.80 BOB RUWART MOTORS, Sheriff Vehicle Repair, 586.19 BOMGAARS SUPPLY, Facilities Building Maintenance, 271.94 BOMGAARS SUPPLY, R & B Materials, 35.96 BOMGAARS SUPPLY, Sheriff K9 Operations, 63.97 BRIAN JOHNSON, R & B Travel Expenses, 5,100.00 CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC, Leased Equipment, 377.76 CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING, Detention Board of Prisoners, 15,891.88 CENTURY LINK - PHOENIX, 911 Phones, 342.26 CENTURY LINK - SEATTLE, 911 Phones, 644.07 CENTURY LINK - SEATTLE, 911 Phones, 227.79 CENTURY LINK - SEATTLE, 911 Phones, 234.59 CHEYENNE KUBOTA, R & B Vehicle Repair, 853.46 CHEYENNE KUBOTA, R & B Vehicle Repair, 76.06 CNA SURETY, Library Dues & Continuing Ed., 162.00 DELTA DENTAL, Medical Insurance, 1,471.00 DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, High Risk Rural Roads, 79,276.48 DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, R & B Materials, 961.12 DOUBLE AM&H/CINEMA WEST, Prevention Grant, 125.00 DOUBLE AM&H/CINEMA WEST, Problem Gambling Prevention, 125.00 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Detention Supplies, 202.70 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Treasurer Supplies, 36.99 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, Detention Supplies, 1,637.15 ECONO SIGNS, R & B Materials, 8,166.08 ERGON ASPHALT & EMULSIONS INC, R & B Materials, 4,445.65 FARMER BROTHERS CO, Detention Board of Prisoners, 882.70 FARMER BROTHERS CO, Detention Board of Prisoners, 669.09 FAT BOYS TIRE & AUTO, R & B Vehicle Repair, 778.79 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Fair Expenses, 710.51 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Fair Postage, 10.50 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Fair Supplies, 52.99 FUSION CLOUD SERVICES LLC, Library Utilities, 508.57 GORMAN FUNERAL HOME, Coroner Facility Rent, 1,500.00 IDEAL LINEN & UNIFORM, Facilities Building Maintenance, 283.83 IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS, Facilities Supplies, 1,605.72 JOHN BAKER, Commissioner Travel Expenses, 134.89 KENNETH BROWN, Clerk of Court Court Costs, 252.00 KINSCO, Detention Uniforms, 1,772.00 LARAMIE PEAK VETERINARY ASSOCIATES, Sheriff K9 Operations, 32.97 LARRY DUVALL & DEBRA MILLER, Intertie Grant, 500.00 LEONARD NAVA, Intertie Grant, 500.00 MCCANDLESS TRUCK CENTER, R & B Vehicle Repair, 24.95 MCKESSON MEDICAL SURGICAL, Detention Medical Care, 4.03 MEDICO-MART INC, PH Vaccinations, 9,544.44 O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC, Facilities Building Maintenance, 7.93 O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC, Facilities Vehicle Repair, 674.50 O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC, Sheriff Vehicle Repair, 21.98 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC, Clerk Supplies, 6.78 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC, Commissioner Supplies, 14.99 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC, Assessor Supplies, 55.13 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC, Clerk Supplies, 27.03 ONE STOP SAFETY SOLUTIONS, Dispatch Training, 35.00 PALEN LAW OFFICES LLP, Clerk of Court Court Costs, 1,044.00 PAMELA MERLINO, Library Postage, 68.06 PENGUIN MANAGEMENT, INC, Fire Protection, 5,844.00 PLATTE COUNTY, Emergency Mgt. Facility Rent, 700.00 PLAYFLY LLC, Prevention Grant, 2,500.00 PURCHASE POWER, Inmate Trust Fund, 1,517.25 RYAN GALLEGOS, Intertie Grant, 500.00 SAFELITE FULFILLMENT INC, R & B Vehicle Repair, 1,437.11 SAS LEGAL GROUP LLC, Clerk of Court Court Costs, 144.00 SIMPLY CLEAN, Detention Supplies, 182.02 SIRCHIE ACQUISITION COMPANY LLC, Detention Supplies, 255.56 STEVE P PEASLEY MD, County Health Officer Grant, 800.00 STEVE P PEASLEY MD, PH Health Officer, 365.00 STREAKLESS WINDOW CLEANERS, Facilities Building Maintenance, 390.00 SYLVESTRI CUSTOMIZATION, Prevention Grant, 600.00 SYSTEMS CONSULTING INC, IT Software, 5,975.00 T-MOBILE, Phone, 1,044.30 TDS COLLECTION SERVICE INC, R & B Utilities, 35.00 THE MASTER’S TOUCH LLC, Printing & Publishing, 1,692.83 THOMPSON GLASS INC, Facilities Building Maintenance, 480.00 THORPE LAW OFFICE LLC, Clerk of Court Court Costs, 932.40 THRIFTY FOODS INC, Detention Board of Prisoners, 39.31 TOWN OF WHEATLAND, Ag. Ext. Utilities, 205.63 TOWN OF WHEATLAND, Facilities Utilities, 10,226.66 TOWN OF WHEATLAND, Library Utilities, 1,517.37 UINTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, PH Supplies, 288.46 US POSTAL SERVICE - POST MASTER, Fire Protection, 126.00 US POSTAL SERVICE-NEOPOST POSTAGE, Treasurer Postage, 3,000.00 US POSTAL SERVICE-NEOPOST POSTAGE, Clerk of Court Postage, 1,000.00 VERIZON WIRELESS, Children’s Trust Fund (Public Health), 117.61 VERIZON WIRELESS, Maternal & Child Health (SGF), 70.47 VERIZON WIRELESS, PH Supplies, 77.57 VERIZON WIRELESS, Phones, 40.01 VERIZON WIRELESS, Prevention Grant, 77.57 VERIZON WIRELESS, Workforce Development, 20.02 WEBT, Medical Insurance, 115,534.17 WEX, Detention Fuel, 967.69 WEX, Sheriff Fuel, 6,149.61 WHEATLAND ACE HARDWARE, Facilities Building Maintenance, 839.59 WHEATLAND ACE HARDWARE, Facilities Capital Construction, 62.96 WHEATLAND ACE HARDWARE, Jail Maintenance, 186.00 WHEATLAND ACE HARDWARE, Sheriff Supplies, 7.21 WHEATLAND AUTOMOTIVE, R & B Vehicle Repair, 1,166.73 WHEATLAND FAMILY DENTAL, Detention Medical Care, 403.00 WYDOT FINANCIAL SERVICES, CDBG, 1,000,000.00 WYOLOGIC INC, IT Technical Support, 14,177.00 WYOMING ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS, Fair Dues & Continuing Ed., 150.00 WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Fair Lodging Tax, 108.67 WYOMING MACHINERY COMPANY, R & B Vehicle Repair, 1,791.76 WYOMING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY, PH Supplies, 20.00 Y-O INVESTMENTS INC, R & B Utilities, 113.19. Total: $1,810,529.59.
Collections Before the Board: The Board reviewed the daily receipts of Treasurer Kristi Rietz from September 11 through September 30, 2025, which totaled $1,490,710.87.
Agreements for Consideration: The Board considered an agreement with Brian Johnson that outlines the County will reimburse his training costs associated with obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), which was $5,100. In exchange for that reimbursement, Mr. Johnson is required to maintain employment with the County. If he does not maintain employment, he will be required to reimburse the County depending upon the number of months he stayed employed. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve a commercial driver’s license training agreement. The motion carried. The Board also considered a grant agreement with the Wyoming Community Foundation (WCF), who awarded the Platte County Library $13,000 for the creation of a “Maker Space”, which provides tactile learning options at the Wheatland library. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve a Wyoming Community Foundation grant agreement and authorize Clerk Ervin to sign. The motion carried.
Road & Bridge: Road & Bridge: Chris Bookout, Superintendent, provided updates to the Board regarding the projects his department completed over the last 30 days, and those they anticipate completing in the next 30 days. Most notably, a contractor for Road & Bridge striped 609 miles of paved roads. Superintendent Bookout also informed the Board that the large culvert on Sybille Creek Road needed concrete work to ensure proper drainage. Superintendent Bookout intends to utilize State-County Road Funds (SCRF) for the project and as such obtained bids for the project. Hoffman Custom Construction provided a bid of $40,000, which was approved by Superintendent Bookout. Over the next 30 days, Superintendent Bookout intends to complete the application of “Base One” to one mile of Jefferson Road.
IT Update: Jordan Ham, WyoLogic Inc., provided updates to the Board, which included the completion of Library onboarding. Next, Mr. Ham will need to replace four Wheatland library computers and onboard the Guernsey branch library onto the County network. The Board discussed an administrative contract with WyoLogic Inc. to serve as administrator for Spillman. The contract provides that Mr. Ham is the Spillman administrator for a monthly fee of $1,500. The Board requested that the agreement clarify that the agreement is between the Board of Platte County Commissioners. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the Spillman administration agreement, with changes as discussed, and authorize the chairman to sign. The motion carried.
Courthouse Renovation Phase II Project: The Board discussed the selection of a general contractor for Phase II of the Courthouse Renovation Project. Two potential contractors, VanEwing Construction and Sampson Construction, were interviewed on September 16th. Clerk Ervin provided information regarding the estimated fees submitted by both contractors. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to select Sampson Construction as general contactor for the Courthouse Phase II project contingent upon contract negotiations. The motion carried.
Semiquincentennial Appointment: The Board considered the appointment of ten (10) individuals to the Semiquincentennial Committee, which was formed pursuant to Resolution #2025-10. Tresha Cancino, Chamber of Commerce CEO, provided a list of individuals who were willing to serve on the committee. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to appoint Kelly Mixson, Kelly Heimsoth, Makenzy Whittekiend, Sally Whinery, Tresha Cancino, Zane Walker, Rick Robbins, Alexa Kennedy, Lisa Mindieta and Cindy Witt to the Semiquincentennial Committee and authorize the committee to fill vacancies on the committee by majority vote of their board. The motion carried.
Executive Session: At 10:35 AM, Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to call for an executive session for matters of security, personnel and the purchase of real estate pursuant to Wyoming Statute 16-4-405(a)(i), (ii) and (vii). The motion carried. At 11:19 AM, Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to adjourn executive session where no decisions were made. The motion carried.
Sick Leave Donation: Deputy County Clerk Geneva Withrow presented a request from an employee who is requesting 100 hours of sick leave donations and an offer to donate those hours from another employee. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the donation of 100 hours of sick leave from one employee to another. The motion carried.
Real Estate Purchase Agreement: The Board considered a purchase agreement with Deanna Christensen for the purchase of three vacant lots, which are located directly to the east of the detention center. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to approve the real estate purchase agreement for lots 4, 5 & 6 of block 59 within the Original Town of Wheatland. The motion carried.
There being no further business for board consideration, the meeting adjourned at approximately 11:26 AM. This proceeding was recorded by Clerk Ervin pursuant to Wyoming statute §18-3-402(a)(i)(C).
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APPROVED:MALCOLM ERVIN,
COUNTY CLERK
& CLERK OF THE BOARD
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STEVE SHOCKLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Public Notice No. 11962 published in the Platte County Record-Times - October 15, 2025.
