Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Monday, October 12, 2026Official site

The Pratt County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of a new fire flatbed, appointed a new county appraiser, and discussed upcoming early voting procedures.

About this meeting

Government Body
Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Type
Board Of County Commissioners
Location
Pratt County, KS
Meeting Date
October 12, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

24 sections (from 27 segments)

2:52 – 3:04•Rick Shriver

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

12:23•Rick Shriver

I don't think you've been through a bad winter yet.

12:31•Rick Shriver

Well, we could. I would not get rid of the plow.

12:44•Rick Shriver

This one is like a snake bite kit. You may not need it, provided you need it.

13:00•Rick Shriver

We're taking the skid off of it and putting it on this.

13:24 – 13:38•Rick Shriver

I'd hate to get rid of it. We'll probably have a real crappy one. Yeah. Or in the future. I mean, we bought that years ago was to allow for the ambulances to get their calls.

13:49•Rick Shriver

So you think you can get $8,725 out of that green cork again?

14:47•Rick Shriver

What's his face? He used to work out a 54 pickup, bought it new. He took good care of it. Yeah. Okay. Yeah.

15:04•Rick Shriver

Yeah. Tim had it, and then Tim got that black truck.

17:53•Rick Shriver

That Chevy, I think, is pretty gutless. Yeah, that Chevy is. Yeah, it's got too big a tank on it.

18:03•Rick Shriver

Yeah. We're just swapping one for another. Yeah. And then that white Chevy will have the plow.

18:24•Rick Shriver

It's fine as long as we keep the snow stuff. Yeah.

18:29•Rick Shriver

I know it's a pain in the butt keeping it around. It's in the way.

18:40•Rick Shriver

Well, the forecast is warmer than normal, but wetter than normal. Does that mean ice?

19:29•Rick Shriver

No, it comes out of BJ's personal account.

20:33•Rick Shriver

She's the one who has the most meetings. Yeah, yeah. Let the health department take care of it.

23:22•Rick Shriver

I'll make a motion. We go into executive session for non-elected personnel with BJ for 10 minutes.

34:17•Rick Shriver

Thanks, BJ. Thank you. Thank you, BJ. Yep, see you.

34:37•Rick Shriver

I make a motion to do an executive session for 10 minutes for non-elected personnel to discuss wages with Mrs. Sasha Hoffman for 10 minutes.

46:46 – 47:00•Rick Shriver

I'll make a motion that we sign the indemnification and hold harmless agreement between Midwest Security LLC, INA Alert Incorporated, and Pratt County.

49:32 – 50:23•Rick Shriver

make a motion we got a motion both these separate yep separate okay uh for resolution number 10-12-2026 a resolution appointing a county appraiser pursuant to kansas statute 19-430 whereas dj is retiring that term is Ending on June 30th, 2029. Board of County Commissioners is high on Gaylord Godfrey for the qualified appointment to that statute of 19-430. Do you want me to just read all this?

50:26 – 52:26•Rick Shriver

All right. Whereas Kansas statute 19-430 provides the Board of County Commissioners of Pratt County, Kansas shall by resolution appoint a qualified appraiser to serve as county appraiser for four-year term. DJ McCurry was previously appointed as county appraiser for four-year term ending June 30th, 2029. Whereas DJ McCurry is retiring from the position of county appraiser as a October 30, 2026, whereas the Board of County Commissioners of Pratt County, Kansas requested and received a list of persons qualified to be appointed to the position of the county appraisers from the Kansas Department o

53:01 – 53:28•Rick Shriver

that you need to stamp up to or yeah we'll do all of them and then i'll get it up to the state i'll make a motion to sign the accounting appraiser contract which is basically what i read for salary and everything

54:10 – 54:30•Rick Shriver

And I'm going to make a motion that we sign the notification accounting appraiser change that we send with the Kansas department of revenue notifying that DJ is

These excerpts are remarks by officials whose identity a person confirmed, from a transcript generated automatically from the official public meeting video and presented unedited. Accuracy may vary; view the original recording for reference.