Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 14, 2026Official site

The Geary County Commissioners held their fourth budget work session, focusing on appropriations and potential revenue increases. Key discussions included adjustments to various departmental budgets, the implementation of administrative fees, and the possibility of charging rent for county-owned facilities used by other entities.

About this meeting

Government Body
Commissioners
Meeting Type
Commissioners
Location
Geary County, KS
Meeting Date
July 14, 2026

Published excerpts

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

28 sections (from 29 segments)

22:17•Keith Ascher

But aren't there some outside people that want it for events or whatever?

24:06•Keith Ascher

Well, I'd like it to stay at 37 and a half hours.

24:37 – 25:00•Keith Ascher

Refresh again on the if you charge rent, What would that equate to? On the rent, it would... And keep in mind, I kind of agree with... You could have my sheets look at it.

27:06•Keith Ascher

I wouldn't have a problem with that now.

27:39•Keith Ascher

Well, I think to be fair, I'm sure just go with $7. That's me.

29:14•Keith Ascher

But like soil conservation with their state maps that helps them, they can get,

29:26•Keith Ascher

And they're carried over. They may have carried over.

33:09•Keith Ascher

So the difference with the senior citizens versus the building committee. Does the building committee have money?

33:54 – 34:05•Keith Ascher

That's why I asked whether Or do you split the rent? Because senior citizens, they rent that whole building.

35:59 – 36:13•Keith Ascher

Yeah. You were trying to say that the reason it was seven was because of the large square footage, where the other ones don't have square footage.

44:19•Keith Ascher

Well, you have a pretty good handle on her budget. She can.

59:24•Keith Ascher

So give me that again. Give me those spreaders.

1:00:08•Keith Ascher

All right. So explain to me, like CBB, that's not general fund money.

1:00:22•Keith Ascher

But it's not a levy. No, it's not levy. Economic development is, general is. Right.

1:00:36•Keith Ascher

So basically, you add up the $141,500 and the $23,000. Right. So $164,500 is what I have for the decrease to the levy.

1:02:24 – 1:02:36•Keith Ascher

Well, they want taxes cut, they want service. Yeah, yeah.

1:13:35•Keith Ascher

That would be when you're talking appropriations, we're talking revenue.

1:15:18•Keith Ascher

But you used that calculation to do the decrease.

1:17:50•Keith Ascher

I think the revving of space makes more sense.

1:19:25 – 1:19:38•Keith Ascher

I mean, I'm sitting here going, where else? I'm just going to beat my head against the wall.

1:39:15•Keith Ascher

We're far enough into it now that with the appraiser and the health department with them leased purchase vehicles.

1:40:16•Keith Ascher

So in general, I guess the question I'm asking, was it a good thing or not?

1:44:13•Keith Ascher

Well, we don't have to submit our budget until October.

1:46:30•Keith Ascher

Well, yeah. You better be. I couldn't until 3.

1:46:41•Keith Ascher

Yeah. It probably won't be more than an hour.

1:47:58•Keith Ascher

Well, are you going to try and get a hold of Secretary of Transportation's office.

1:48:50•Keith Ascher

Well, the DMV, they work on the state calendar, don't they? So they've already started their new year July 1st.

1:50:07•Keith Ascher

You better put a little flashing sign after it says vacancy. Yeah. You just list that on the Airbnb.

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