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Key approvals (motions passed by roll call):
- 2025 RES 004: Authorized publication of a request for proposals for annual vehicle purchases (current model-year vehicles) to serve the sheriff's office and other county departments (vote 3-0).
- 2025 RES 005: Authorized publication of a request for proposals for body-shop services for sheriff's office vehicles (vote 3-0).
- 2025 CO 003: Approved a contract between Platte County and the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission for the ScribeStoppers anonymous tips hotline; Platte County's budget share is $1,650 (vote 3-0).
- 2025 CO 004: Approved a second-phase agreement with the City of Tracy for an outdoor warning siren; county paid for installation (previously approved) with reimbursement funds from CEMA, and Tracy will pay ongoing maintenance (vote 3-0).
- Multiple executive appointments: The commission confirmed a set of appointments and reappointments to the Planning & Zoning Commission, Board of Equalization, Domestic Violence Board, Library Board, Board of Services (developmental disabilities), and the Platte County Board of Parks Commissioners (most votes 3-0). Specific resolutions included appointments of Michael Sinkhorn, Troy Kearns, Leanne Fadler, Sandra Thomas, Aaron Jung (term correction for library board), Susan Finn, Jade Rodell Tipton, Michael Claxton, and Adam Zink.
- Two contested appointments to the Platte County Senior Citizens Service Fund Board (see separate article): motions to appoint Martha Zersky and Terry Lenke each passed 2-1.

Why it matters: The procurement RFPs and small contracts enable annual vehicle replacement and maintenance workflows and continue the county's participation in a regional anonymous tips hotline. The siren agreement transfers ongoing maintenance responsibility to the city of Tracy while the county facilitated installation with CEMA reimbursements. The appointments fill seats on county advisory boards that guide local planning, library, parks and human services programs.

Votes summary: All procurement and contract items carried 3-0 on roll call. Most executive-board appointments carried 3-0; the two senior-services board appointments were each decided 2-1 after those items were added to the agenda late.

Ending: With the approvals complete the commission moved on to staff announcements and adjourned at about 10:40 a.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Platte County 01.21.2025 Commission Session - Administrative","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved several procurement solicitations, a small contract for a regional crime-tip hotline, a siren maintenance agreement with the City of Tracy, and a slate of executive appointments; most items passed unanimously, with several board appointments decided 3-0 and two senior-board appointments decided 2-1.","taxTitle","Platte County, Missouri","taxId",51997,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6354270,"Platte County adopts 2025 budget; auditor outlines accounting system changes and key line-item decisions",1186,411000,1597000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2220168-f804a3b7a3bc18e2203d9393e1f38512&start=411&end=1597","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2220168-f804a3b7a3bc18e2203d9393e1f38512/thumbnail_411000.jpg","/articles/6354270/Platte-County/Missouri/Platte-County-adopts-2025-budget-auditor-outlines-accounting-system-changes-and-key-line-item-decisions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6354270-dd6d1edef7b83b26ef6df1ab4c2c261f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196217&Signature=MnkN0op9IizW7WuD~wqa-HddXHv4dVZw7YxMJDs3JvlfyJC7lsC6inKrDbuB7ee8yYbeKkPKLIOtpLxG3jTjbq-10DB3b~VjpLWWZOOUNbZqHgxJZMZt6pLH5cuuk4nZb7GkIdw~Yue0NMG0SiXBJxq7amcylvSY01RDJrcGuJCYU~8k9oPbPQl8RRaPKlhcGcCFq9iFI1DRvWzoAczUozSWo50TcftFZ0oI3mmI0JUMtvbY1x22X3feEqQpErTXrnfbm7qLuHnsmdOWbtXN03diJuzpIV9KriBC~bYirq-cY8FuG3JOJXO0oPjS9kFsizh8TgJEiUSeMW7fMIIccQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Platte County commissioners unanimously adopted the county's 2025 budget on Jan. 21 following a public hearing and a presentation by County Auditor Kevin Robinson.

Robinson reviewed the commission-proposed budget and emphasized that the county is transitioning accounting systems to the Tyler Enterprise ERP. He said the new chart-of-accounts changes how revenues and expenses are displayed, and the published commission proposal included both the new ERP format and the legacy Microsoft GP format to aid review.

Why it matters: The budget sets county spending and policy priorities for 2025 and reflects structural accounting changes that will change how departments and funds are reported. Commissioners also approved wage adjustments, a contingency fund, and other line-item changes discussed during the ARB (administrative review board) process.

Key points from the auditor's presentation:
- Publication and timing: Robinson said the commission-proposed budget was posted online Jan. 10 and met statutory posting requirements; the county did not provide a hard copy.
- ERP transition: The Tyler Enterprise ERP introduces a new account string structure (addition of a “division” field) and displays revenues immediately followed by expenses in divisions. Robinson said the system will make reporting on consolidated departmental budgets (for example, the sheriff's office) easier without manually summing multiple legacy account numbers.
- Law enforcement tax (LET) transfers: Robinson's presentation highlighted the proposed transfer from fund 2500 into the general fund; the slide showed an amount annotated as 5,900,000 for the transfer. He also said the commission and auditor agreed to stop placing a percentage of LET into reserve funds under the new structure.
- Corrections and adjustments: Robinson described two corrections moving balance-sheet contra accounts (funds 9640 and 9740) into profit-and-loss activity with budget lines allowing up to $10,000 of inflows and outflows so they net to zero; a public-works encumbrance of roughly $24,000 was moved from one fund to another.
- Wage adjustments: The ARB had recommended and the commission agreed to wage increases including 2.5% across-the-board administrative adjustments; approximately 6% for commissioned officers in the sheriff's office, 4% for command staff and 10% for the communications center. The prosecuting attorney's office received a 5% increase and an additional ~$72,000 allocation intended to be distributed among attorneys rather than to fund a new assistant prosecuting attorney position.
- Contingency and ARPA: Commissioners placed $1,000,000 into contingency (higher than historical reserve amounts cited by staff) and discussed a December ARPA commitment to use capital maintenance funds for potential construction overruns. Robinson asked the commission to reinstate an auditor-recommended funding line for Zona Rosa (listed in the auditor's remarks at roughly $1.9 million in principal and about $1.0 million in interest); the commission's appropriation order showed Zona Rosa at $0 and the commission elected not to fund those lines.

Public and commission action: No members of the public spoke during the hearing. After discussion the commission moved to adopt the appropriation order as revised; the motion carried 3-0.

Ending: The commission approved the 2025 Platte County budget and moved on to other agenda items. Auditor Robinson and county staff will continue to implement the ERP chart-of-accounts changes and work through reporting and mapping questions raised during the presentation.","The commission approved the 2025 county budget 3-0 after a presentation by County Auditor Kevin Robinson describing a transition to a new Tyler ERP system, wage adjustments, contingency funding, and disputed Zona Rosa funding lines.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6354275,"Platte County commissioners add late appointments to agenda over Sunshine Law objection, approve two senior-board nominees",107,35000,142000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2220168-f804a3b7a3bc18e2203d9393e1f38512&start=35&end=142","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2220168-f804a3b7a3bc18e2203d9393e1f38512/thumbnail_35000.jpg","/articles/6354275/Platte-County/Missouri/Platte-County-commissioners-add-late-appointments-to-agenda-over-Sunshine-Law-objection-approve-two-senior-board-nominees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6354275-80994e6eca34365774ae1d006e3130c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196217&Signature=dLS3yOKVzNAt5PLkMbRKmbjwYO~IqpouI1JUxdzyIk~uULHe-~odXS~VfYV8iDUvCNuNI6CWSKnkTA1hu7IwR5fD3FYby~5fyOQQvwDw5rm7g2RQJiPfUhv6Rity2u-b34ab-t0tbmn-uL2xjkIHqcC8Y~pcGXFArDGr3k58-rZ~v7StohVJ7TDlW~HA9hAd92Sin0yg5KQma8cQ~4-koo2NfaiODXeT6K0d82WcdsN-7ZIh-ULy1vGIGFnE9xYZMoZK~bZ8gojQGe0wWoVD1hClzbc-x~tQSB0aUgILoTr13XeXdAM-a09qLSrhWf4FYSlQG479PdpVaiFcazeOtA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Platte County commissioners on Jan. 21 voted to amend the meeting agenda to include two last-minute executive appointment resolutions and later confirmed both appointees to the Platte County Senior Citizens Service Fund Board.

A commissioner moved to add resolutions naming Terry Lenke and Martha Zerski (names recorded variously in the transcript) to the senior-services board and to place those items after other business-action items. Another commissioner objected, citing the Sunshine Law and saying the additions had not been posted on the agenda in advance. The commission voted 2-1 to add the items to the agenda and, later in the meeting, approved each appointment by a 2-1 roll call.

Why it matters: The contested agenda change and votes drew sustained discussion about transparency rules for public meetings and the timing of appointments to county advisory boards. Commissioners stated differing views about whether the additions met the Sunshine Law exception for “good cause.”

What commissioners said and did: One commissioner said the information about the openings arrived over the weekend and that the senior-board chair told that commissioner the seats were urgent to fill so the board would have a full membership at its next meeting. Another commissioner said the additions were not emergency appointments and that the Sunshine Law requires prior posting; that commissioner asked the commission to defer the appointments to the next meeting so public notice could be provided. During the exchange the transcript records a remark that identified the senior-board chair as Kelly Fricker; that remark was made during the public discussion about whether the additions were justified.

Votes and outcomes: The roll calls show the motion to add the two appointment resolutions to the agenda carried 2-1. Later votes on the individual resolutions to appoint Martha Zersky (transcript also lists spellings Zerski/Zersky) and Terry Lenke (transcript also lists Linky/Lenke variants) each carried 2-1.

Context and procedure: Commissioners noted that appointees often continue to serve past an expired term until a replacement is appointed; proponents of immediate action said filling the open seats would let the senior-services board operate with a full roster. Opponents emphasized the county’s Sunshine Law posting requirements and urged waiting for a properly noticed agenda.

Ending: The approvals concluded without further public comment on the matter. The commission proceeded to other agenda items, including a public hearing on the county budget.","Commissioners voted 2-1 to add two late appointment resolutions to the agenda after a commissioner raised a Sunshine Law objection; the two nominees were later confirmed by separate 2-1 votes.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Platte County approves vehicle and service RFPs, crime-hotline contract, siren agreement and numerous board appointments

Platte County adopts 2025 budget; auditor outlines accounting system changes and key line-item decisions

Platte County commissioners add late appointments to agenda over Sunshine Law objection, approve two senior-board nominees