BARTON COUNTY COMMISSION
Aug. 25, 2026
Budget Hearing and Agenda Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
BUDGET HEARING: 2027 Operating Budget: -Matt Patzner, County Administrator, will provide details. Elected officials, Department Heads and supported agencies were asked to submit budget requests for the 2027 Operating Year. The Commission reviewed the requests and, with the assistance of the Administrator, drafted a balanced operating budget. The proposed 2027 Operating Budget is now presented to receive public comment.
APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS: -Bev Schmeidler, County Clerk, will present details. An Accounts Payable Register will be submitted to the Commission for the period of August 11, 2026, and ending August 25, 2026.
NEW BUSINESS – ADOPTION OF THE 2027 BARTON COUNTY OPERATING BUDGET: -Mr. Patzner will provide details. At the Budget Hearing for the proposed 2027 Operating Budget for Barton County, conducted prior to this Regular Agenda Meeting, public comments were received. The Commission is now asked to consider adoption of the budget.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PLANS: -Mr. Patzner will provide details. Through the budgeting process, Barton County transfers cash, as savings, to both the Capital Improvement and the Equipment Replacement Funds. The plans, revised annually, allow the County to prepare for projected long-term expenditures.
SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, INC: Agreement for Services: -Mr. Patzner will provide details. Southwest Developmental Services, Inc. (SDSI) is the Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO) for the County. Under the 2027 service agreement, SDSI will provide all services required by Kansas statutes for a CDDO for a total of $70,000.00.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: -Chairman Duane Reif will present. Any Commissioner may make a motion for the board to recess to executive session at this time as allowed by K.S.A. 75-4319. Any motion must contain the justification for the executive session, the subject matter to be discussed, any individuals in addition to the board who will attend the executive session and the time at which the regular session shall resume.
ANTICIPATED ANNOUNCEMENT: -The Commission may attend the County-wide Fire Chiefs meeting at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the Hoisington Activity Center, 1200 Susank Road, Hoisington, Kansas.
FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1 Budget Hearing and Agenda Meeting, 10:00 a.m. or following the close of the Commission meeting.
BUDGET HEARING: 2027 Operating Budget: -Mr. Patzner will provide details. Fire District officials were asked to submit a preliminary budget request for the 2027 Operating Year. Budget information will now be presented for public comment.
NEW BUSINESS – ADOPTION OF THE 2027 FIRE DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET: -Mr. Patzner will provide details. The Budget Hearing for the proposed 2027 Operating Budget was conducted prior to this Regular Meeting. The Governing Body is now asked to consider adoption of the proposed budget.
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