The Board of Marshall County Commissioners met in regular session with Jon Ungerer, member, Greg Meyer, member, Austin Cline, member and County Clerk Sandy Wilson present. Chris Pannbacker from the Marysville Advocate was present for the meeting.
Commissioner Meyer called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. The meeting was opened with the flag salute.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to approve the minutes from the 6/22/26 meeting and the agenda for today’s meeting. Unanimous.
Jon Ungerer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve the following purchase orders. Unanimous.
Waterville Ambulance, Waterville, KS
For June 2026 Appropriation
$13,200.00-Ambulance Fund-P.O. #7811
Axtell Ambulance Service, Axtell, KS
For June 2026 Appropriation
$9,600.00-Ambulance Fund-P.O. #7809
Frankfort Ambulance Service, Frankfort, KS
For June 2026 Appropriation
$13,200.00-Ambulance Fund-P.O. #7810
Marshall County Historical Society
For June 2026 Appropriation
$3,750.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7808
4-H Fair Building Fund
For June 2026 Appropriation
$3,750.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7807
Marshall County Partnership for Growth
For June 2026 Appropriation
$13,750.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7806
Marshall County Conservation District
For June 2026 Appropriation
$11,250.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7805
Pawnee Mental Health
For 2026 June Appropriation
$32,820.50-County General Fund-P.O. #7804
Twin Valley Developmental Services
For 2026 June Appropriation
$13,750.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7803
Marshall County Fair Association
For 2026 June Appropriation
$7,500.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7800
Marshall County Research & Extension
For June 2026 Appropriation
$38,875.00-County General Fund-P.O. #7799
Community Memorial Healthcare
For June 2026 Sales Tax
$93,545.37-Sales Tax Fund-P.O. #7814Public Works Administrator Mike Craig met with the Board.
Jon Ungerer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve the following purchase order. Unanimous.
Van Diest Supply Co, Webster City, IA
For Escort XP Chemical for 2026 Program
$9,966.08-Noxious Weed Capital Outlay Fund-P.O. #109770Public Works Administrator Mike Craig presented the Board with 2027 budget requests as follows:
County General – Building Fund – same request as 2026
County General – Courthouse Maintenance Fund same request as 2026
County General – Courthouse Janitor Fund request is $55,530 which is a $3K increase
Road & Bridge Fund – request is $4,205,625 which is a $139,725 increase from 2026
Noxious Weed Fund – request is $132,100 which is a $23,140 increase from 2026
HHW/Recycling Fund – request is $100,000 which is a $14,700 increase from 2026
Landfill Fund – request is $681,000 which is $20,104 decrease from 2026
Liberty Price-Obley and Judge John Weingart met with the Board to present the 2027 budget request. The request is for $197,856.00 which is the same as 2026.
Sheriff Tim Ackerman and County Counselor Anthony Bruna joined the meeting. The Board discussed the security camera access. County Counselor Anthony Bruna drafted a security camera policy that is similar to 100 out of the 105 counties in Kansas. The security access is typically the Sheriff (or his designee), the BOCC and the County Clerk.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to go into executive session per KSA 75-4319(b)(13) to discuss matters of security measures with the Board, Sheriff Tim Ackerman, County Counselor Anthony Bruna and County Clerk Sandy Wilson present to return to open session in the Board meeting room at 9:45 a.m. Unanimous.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to extend the executive session per KSA 75-4319(b)(13) to discuss matters of security measures with the Board, Sheriff Tim Ackerman, County Counselor Anthony Bruna and County Clerk Sandy Wilson present to return to open session in the Board meeting room at 9:50 a.m. Unanimous.
No action taken as a result of these executive sessions.
Sheriff Tim Ackerman met with the Board.
Jon Ungerer moved, seconded by Greg Meyer to approve the hiring of the following at the Sheriff’s office. Unanimous.
Crystal Thompson @ $21.84/hr as corrections officer effective 7/6/26
Jerrika Chase @ $21.84/hr as dispatcher effective 7/20/26
Sheriff Tim Ackerman submitted his budget request for 2027 in the amount of $2,428,481 which is an increase of approximately $53,000 from previous year.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to go into executive session per KSA 75-4319(b)(2) to discuss matters of attorney-client privileged discussions – potential litigation with the Board, County Counselor Anthony Bruna and County Clerk Sandy Wilson present to return to open session in the Board meeting room at 10:20 a.m. Unanimous.
No action taken as a result of this executive session.
County Treasurer Angie Price met with the Board. The County has received the Federal Land Management money and County Treasurer Angie Price asking the Board if they want to distribute these funds as previous with the County sharing with Bigelow Township, Blue Rapids Township and Blue Rapids City Township.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve splitting the County’s share of the Federal Land Management funds with Bigelow Township, Blue Rapids Township and Blue Rapids City Township same as in previous years. Unanimous.
Appraiser Tami Antoine met with the Board. There is still ongoing storage issues and Tami asked the Board to please look into some alternatives to this issue. The new annex has 5 storage units available that could be used to store items that do not have to be temperature controlled. The Board will discuss at the next Department Head meeting.
Tami Antoine also asked the Board to consider doing mold testing in light of the ongoing water issues in the basement.
Appraiser budget request for 2027 is $330,721 which is an increase of $43,921 mostly due to the fact that they will bringing the mapping back in house.
Pony Express Partnership for Children representative Brandi Wesley and Case Manager Darrin Habig met with the Board to update on the services they offer. The current appropriation for PEPC is $10,000.
Public Works Administrator Mike Craig rejoined the meeting.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve signing the Federal Surplus Application to enable the county offices to participate in government surplus items. Unanimous.
Austin Cline moved, seconded by Greg Meyer to approve signing a Letter of Support for the Frankfort Ambulance Service for the purchase of a new truck. Unanimous.
Jon Ungerer moved, seconded by Greg Meyer to go into executive session per KSA 75-4319(b)(13) to discuss matters of security with the Board present to return to open session in the Board meeting room at 11:45 a.m. Unanimous.
No action taken as a result of this executive session.
Emergency Management Director Bill Schwindamann, Jr. met with the Board.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve a step raise for Assistant Emergency Management Sara Naaf from Clk I St II at the rate of $21.82/hr to Clk II St I at $22.15/hr effective 6/26/26. Unanimous.
Jon Ungerer moved, seconded by Greg Meyer to approve Neighborhood Revitalization application for Alan & Amy Detimore for new windows and siding at 1293 Limestone Rd, Marysville, KS. Unanimous.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to grant another extension to Bruce Koelzer at 2751 Granite Rd, Axtell, KS an extension to his Neighborhood Revitalization application through 12/31/26. Unanimous.
Austin Cline moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to approve vouchers as presented and issue manual warrants. Unanimous.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Austin Cline to approve payroll as presented. Unanimous.
County Clerk Sandy Wilson presented 2027 budget requests for the following.
County Commissioners – request of $154,350 which is a decrease of $350.
Election – request for $81,505 which is a decrease of $150
County Attorney – request is for $163,200 which is a decrease of $73,550.
County Clerk – request is for $276,200 which is the same as previous.
County Clerk Sandy Wilson and Jamie Schneider-Tjaden presented the Board with bids from Verkada for the Access Control on the exterior doors of the courthouse and a separate bid for converting the recently installed camaras to a new system. No decision was made at this time.
Greg Meyer moved, seconded by Jon Ungerer to adjourn the meeting at 12:35 p.m. Unanimous. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Monday, July 6, 2026 beginning at 8:30 a.m.
