Comprehensive Summary of Platte County Commissioner Proceedings pursuant W.S. §18-3-516(a) – The Board of County Commissioners, Platte County, Wyoming, met on the 19th day of May 2026 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. Commissioner Baker added an executive session, for litigation purposes, at the end of agenda. The motion carried with Commissioner Baker’s addition. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to approve the May 5th meeting minutes. The motion carried. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to approve the vouchers as presented. The motion carried. Vouchers Approved for Payment: 911 Facility Rent OFFICE OF STATE LANDS AND INVESTMENTS 1,100.00 Phones AT & T 145.99 CENTURY LINK - PHOENIX 342.30 CENTURY LINK - SEATTLE 120.27 Ag. Ext. Travel Expenses VISA- 891.25 WEX 46.00 Postage VISA- 33.25 Assessor Travel Expenses WEX 98.51 Children’s Trust Fund (Public Health) VERIZON WIRELESS 117.56 Clerk of Court Court Costs CONNOR E MADSEN 250.00 JOHNSON LAW GROUP LLC 1,188.00 SAS LEGAL GROUP LLC 673.50 STEINER, FOURNIER, ZOOK & CASE LLC 999.00 THORPE LAW OFFICE LLC 252.00 Supplies BMO 41.13 Clerk Supplies VISA- 79.60 Commissioner Litigation REX E JOHNSON 9,472.50 Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) ONE WAY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1,051.61 SOUTH STREET PHARMACY 48.73 Coroner Training BMO 825.00 Courthouse Phase II ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLC 3,135.00 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLC 1,275.00 SAMPSON CONSTRUCTION CO INC 77,658.00 SAMPSON CONSTRUCTION CO INC 128,829.00 Detention Board of Prisoners CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING 16,248.80 Fuel WEX 898.98 Inmate Trust Fund BMO 169.39 Medical Care SOUTH STREET PHARMACY 584.45 New Equipment HANDCUFF WAREHOUSE 344.82 Supplies CHARM-TEX 508.30 IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS 492.00 IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS 82.00 VISA- 3,659.82 Training REGENCY HOTEL MANAGEMENT 294.00 Vehicle Repair BOB RUWART MOTORS 381.90 Election Salary MIKE MULVANEY 227.50 VALERIE PORTER 227.50 Supplies VISA- 44.51 Training VISA- 346.17 WEX 244.92 Travel Expenses MIKE MULVANEY 10.00 VALERIE PORTER 10.00 WEX 26.54 Emergency Mgt. LEPC RECORD TIMES 1,000.00 Travel Expenses BMO 16.38 WEX 45.78 Emergency Preparedness Grant PLATTE COUNTY 1,977.25 Facilities Building Maintenance AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 130.48 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LLC 590.00 JG CUSTOM FABRICATION & WELDING 181.50 LONG BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES INC 876.00 MIGHTY HOUSE INC 1,020.00 STERICYCLE INC 538.66 Facilities Capital Construction BLOEDORN LUMBER 281.92 Custodial IDEAL LINEN & UNIFORM 218.43 IDEAL LINEN & UNIFORM 303.11 Fuel WEX 424.76 Jail Maintenance BMO 818.92 IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS 198.98 VISA- 9.84 WESTERN BUILDING SUPPLY - Supplies IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS 761.71 IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS 852.45 Vehicle Repair THE TIRE SHOP - Fair Travel Expenses WEX 155.51 Fire Protection WEX 175.43 Geographic Information System (GIS) HEINTZ SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING LLC 1,917.00 IT New Equipment WYOLOGIC INC 6,687.50 Software BMO 115.00 WYOLOGIC INC 1,750.00 Library Child Programs VISA- 523.77 Postage VISA- 427.58 Software VISA- 187.90 Supplies VISA- 4,290.74 Utilities TOWN OF WHEATLAND 881.33 Maker Space VISA- 3,193.96 Maternal & Child Health (SGF) AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 52.32 PLATTE COUNTY 350.00 VERIZON WIRELESS 77.52 WEX 37.87 Medical Insurance DELTA DENTAL 3,155.00 WEBT 126,473.19 PH Supplies AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 37.56 SOUTH STREET PHARMACY 9.99 VERIZON WIRELESS 77.52 VISA- 123.89 WYOMING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY 158.00 Travel Expenses WEX 82.41 Vaccinations BMO 23.36 MEDICO-MART INC 2,153.79 PENNY SIMONTON 110.93 Phones GO TO COMMUNICATIONS 2,670.89 VERIZON WIRELESS 149.03 VERIZON WIRELESS 196.52 Planner Printing BMO (32.34)Supplies VISA- 84.75 Training VISA- 55.00 Travel WEX 43.82 Prevention Grant DOUBLE AM&H/CINEMA WEST 125.00 VERIZON WIRELESS 77.52 VISA- 111.58 WEX 33.35 Printing CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC CHEYENNE 134.50 THE MASTER’S TOUCH LLC 1,288.63 Problem Gambling Prevention DOUBLE AM&H/CINEMA WEST 125.00 R & B Fuel FRENCHMAN VALLEY COOP 2,066.68 WEX 1,106.30 Supplies VISA- 423.93 Utilities WHEATLAND RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION 226.56 Vehicle Repair FAT BOYS TIRE & AUTO 20,397.00 MCCANDLESS TRUCK CENTER 508.56 MCCANDLESS TRUCK CENTER 401.49 VISA- 799.00 WYOMING MACHINERY COMPANY 609.88 Sheriff Extradition BMO 208.42 VISA- 297.04 Fuel WEX 6,140.62 K9 Operations ACE K9 336.00 Litigation WYOMING LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIABILITY POOL 5,000.00 New Equipment BOB RUWART MOTORS 559.90 POWERDMS INC 11,709.33 WYDOT MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICES 4.00 Postage VISA- 155.00 Recruiting PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS 950.00 SMITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES 2,950.00 Supplies BMO 9.31 GALLS LLC 442.66 VISA- 120.00 Training REGENCY HOTEL MANAGEMENT 294.00 VISA- 994.73 Uniforms BMO 355.29 GALLS LLC 59.74 GALLS LLC (166.01)Vehicle Repair BOB RUWART MOTORS 1,573.73 KEYSTONE GROUP LLC 118.50 State Grants Intertie Grant BMO 25.39 Treasurer Postage US POSTAL SERVICE-NEOPOST POSTAGE 3,000.00 WCF - FRC Services STEPHEN AND MICHELE MCGUIRE 1,100.00 THRIFTY FOODS INC 200.00 TOWN OF WHEATLAND 198.53 Workforce Development VERIZON WIRELESS 20.02. Total: $485,208.89. Semiquincentennial Activities: Cindy Witt informed the Board she was organizing a mural painting to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Ms. Witt said numerous groups would be coming to paint on the mural, and on June 27th the mural will be available for the public to paint. County Road #50: Planner Bookout recommended that the entirety of County Road #50 be declared to be 60’ wide and remove condition #2 from the Johnston Farms subdivision, which required additional right-of-way to be dedicated as a condition of approval. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to accept the Planner’s recommendation regarding County Road #50. The motion carried. Through their action, condition #2 of the Johnston Farms subdivision was removed as a condition of approval. Furthermore, their action provided direction to the Planning Office to begin the process of vacating County Road #50 west of the interstate. Stellpflug Simple Subdivision: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to extend the filing deadline for the final plat through May 20, 2026. The motion carried. Tax Cancellations: Danette Eppel, County Assessor, presented tax cancellations to the Board. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the tax cancellations and refund as presented. The motion carried. Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to approve the tax cancellations and refund as presented. The motion carried. Those cancellations can be found at the Office of the County Assessor. Annual Operating Plan: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the 2026 Wildland Fire Management Plan, also known as the Annual Operating Plan, and authorize the Chairman to sign. The motion carried. Sick Leave Donation: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the donation of up to 100 hours of sick leave from one employee to another. The motion carried. Fire Ban Discussion: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve an exemption for Western Building Supply to burn their refuse outside of the timeframe required in exemption (ii) of Resolutions #2026-07 and #2025-08, provided that Western Building Supply still be required to follow the other requirements established in exemption (ii) of those resolutions. The motion carried. Commissioner Scholarship: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to award Lilliana Hogan, Eleni McKee, & Cooper Meyer initial scholarship awards and further name Mikayla Durland, Tatum Struble, and Enrique Rafael as alternate award recipients; Commissioner Jolovich further moved to award Ryland Petroski a renewal scholarship and Dylan Nelson as the alternate. Commissioner Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried. Executive Session: At 2:20 PM, Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to call for an executive session for legal advice pursuant to Wyoming Statute 16-4-405(a)(iii). The motion carried. At 3:00 PM, Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to adjourn executive session where no decisions were made. The motion carried. Bridger Pipeline Expansion: Commissioner Baker motioned, seconded by Commissioner Jolovich, to not become a cooperator in the EIS but remain informed throughout the process, which was presented as option number two. The motion carried. Courthouse Phase II: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the design-build agreement with Sampson Construction. The motion carried. Grant Agreements: Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the 2025 EMGP grant agreement. The motion carried. Commissioner Jolovich motioned, seconded by Commissioner Baker, to approve the MCH grant agreement for fiscal year 2027. The motion carried. There being no further business for board consideration, the meeting adjourned at approximately 3:30 PM. The full minutes will be available for inspection in the Office of the County Clerk or online at www.plattecountywyoming.com once they are approved by the Board.
Public Notice No. 12099 published in the Platte County Record-Times June 3, 2026
