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Staff said the county would consider a grant application for just under $30,000 from OxyChem for a first-responder donation program. The county also proposed establishing budget authority \"in the amount of just less than a half a million dollars\" into the Fire Special Equipment Fund to replace personal protective equipment identified in recent research and to meet NFPA standards, staff said. \"This is to replace PPEs and cancer causing types of equipment that fire, historically has been using,\" staff said.

A separate budget authority item of \"almost $226,000\" was described for woodland/wildland firefighting gear. Staff said the woodland gear request has a matching grant of $225,000, producing roughly $450,000 in equipment funding when combined.

The chief was invited to attend the regular meeting to answer additional questions. Commissioners decided to pull the larger budget authority items from consent for discussion as new business so the chief could explain them in more detail.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting - 6/20/2025","oneSentenceSummary","County staff said the fire agenda includes a near-$30,000 first-responder donation application, a request to establish nearly $500,000 in budget authority to replace PPE, and a separate nearly $226,000 budget authority item paired with a matching $225,000 grant for wildland gear.","taxTitle","Sedgwick County, Kansas","taxId",2883,"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},6523313,"Sedgwick County reviews grant applications and partnerships for youth and juvenile behavioral health services",67,414000,481000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc&start=414&end=481","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc/thumbnail_414000.jpg","/articles/6523313/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-reviews-grant-applications-and-partnerships-for-youth-and-juvenile-behavioral-health-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523313-ef6c4bf509f1ad71c0c1f2426e1f5cb5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770578753&Signature=e00MWlhJMzlR1k-ekMiRLpmVMBaLFkDB-sVhhmVksbnJn1kG0YKGEheAd2zVVjHt~AoWHkoSx0n7hBXEgXo~QtmFw-W0ktKPjeYTbp3T--vmxowNG9xYDCA3kxJ-RWzTGFgN-ozZnh71x4uQn2gPry17-iRQtZWFyQLO4AHK9w8aMemWM-FwlR41dacu8SaBXQoAfh8eqYuLciaarfHEqRwOhr-J-37iAE8B6l~83R5-sgDOUagbkv1po3fwtjcxs8flewyuTiHDW~jmvulesP6EdnrrwtjpN~VFD62TUYlTgHhBWmpBg4bAn~60iyFC4A7PlaCqFL7PCODwVs2OzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on several Comcare mental-health items at an agenda meeting, including a proposed statement of work with an outside suicide-prevention organization and a KDOC grant application for behavioral health services at the juvenile detention center.

Tim, a Comcare staff member, described a proposed statement of work with Overflow, an organization that helps schools implement youth suicide-prevention programming. \"Overflow is the organization that has helped Comcare introduce ... It's a teen suicide prevention program, and it's active in a number of school districts here within the county, Wichita, and multiple suburban school districts,\" Tim said. He characterized the program as effective at engaging students around mental health issues.

Staff also told commissioners they will consider an amendment to a 988 operational grant and that the county has drafted a KDOC grant application for just under $707,000 to support behavioral health services at the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Center. The KDOC item was presented as a grant application only; no award or matching requirement was reported during the agenda review.

Commissioners were not asked to take final action at the agenda review; staff said the items would be presented for formal consideration at the regular meeting and invited commissioners to raise questions before Wednesday.","Commissioners were briefed on Comcare items including an amendment to a 988 operational grant, a proposed statement of work with Overflow (a teen suicide-prevention organization), and a KDOC grant application of about $707,000 for juvenile detention behavioral health services.",{"_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},6523317,"Sedgwick County to transfer roughly $1.5 million for new financial system implementation",49,502000,551000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc&start=502&end=551","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc/thumbnail_502000.jpg","/articles/6523317/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-to-transfer-roughly-15-million-for-new-financial-system-implementation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523317-4d28904a1f58adbc06c12e289e437a6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770578753&Signature=BzXw9ZzqF9B9O97MvB2CGYoaAkgVnI5wd3Om6V-nM~-liShoAlvZ9A88haVMi5CR0Pj1ShmjFZqQmXjatYjO1sWwW2h3JLmrtws9Ig6BmRn7Jz71LhkkmD7zoQappTLB1zUx6EonE9ZxYwBo6B3ieL143kcVBzxog0kbNs1pOjurzSVhGx4rgD7mOLTxqrAhc3PmaSM4-I85PymjoQx2V0fab9WXRtt5TRWTYHQ~SdX57mBiynY7wziW-YCDty7UGYE-6Jf1QJDs7i1mTJt~EKRbh49BEpXq1K6~i36UkxBuOUZXc522BDqtNggSOgtATyaYqqtIr5UUSXYQTc02xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sedgwick County staff told commissioners the county will transfer just over $1.5 million from technology contingency and operating reserves to cover milestones for a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) financial system.

Lindsay, an IT division staff member, said the county’s current financial system has been in place since 2002 and is approaching end of life. \"When we actually started using that system, we were gonna be the first government in The United States to use it, and it just didn't have what we needed in terms of budget controls. And so we had to pivot, and now we're implementing a different system,\" Lindsay said. She told the commission the transfer is needed because earlier payment timing assumptions shifted and some milestones now fall in the current fiscal year.

The transfer was described as \"just a little over 1,500,000.0\" and will use technology contingency funds and a small amount from the operating reserve, Lindsay said. Staff said the project is intended to go live in October and that the expenditure had been approved through the county’s technical review board and internal approvals; the timing, not the overall approval, required the budget transfer.

Commissioners did not vote on the transfer at the agenda review; staff invited questions and said the item will be on the consent or regular agenda for formal action.","County staff said the existing financial system (in place since 2002) is reaching end of life and commissioners were asked to approve a budget transfer of about $1.5 million from technology contingency and operating reserve to fund a replacement ERP set to go live in October.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523322,"Sedgwick County staff ask commissioners to increase funding for Project R-364 corridor reconstruction",85,304000,389000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc&start=304&end=389","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033213-03af85fb31af72db2b396780a7c4e0fc/thumbnail_304000.jpg","/articles/6523322/Sedgwick-County/Kansas/Sedgwick-County-staff-ask-commissioners-to-increase-funding-for-Project-R-364-corridor-reconstruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523322-599f0e64d3542cec5d0647f556007c1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770578753&Signature=fPF0jOyNPfS-E6pecMBJQPQyUrQoi99LCF~3Kb4Zq6D0Q9TtZeO-7lvMwHM-dRwz3-KlVDNNv1imwG6R2QWdufjEk5x-9wKtFsDbrs8BypIdi2jH3PVXr1y9VLyO5rqglJ2D5qBK5r0IFBjshLdsViIHtCvpGmh-FO~k5dzzEJ2C5SN4YWQr7442d0sDtwAvXxS~M-ghWZVqOD29LH5GmEEBDMbKEGBzZmEH~cMKroQVqAMphmqVE0LXKiD05Ac~6cyP8cSeyhQfn8x8LDj7KmEBkVXoy059nCZET0oKECxHdEZzEYAxlTTJln5ZJkLVoKC~P9gT5bVA9akgg4b4ig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sedgwick County staff told commissioners at an agenda meeting that engineering costs for Project R-364 have risen and they are seeking additional capital improvement program (CIP) funding to cover the higher bids and added work.

Project R-364, described in meeting materials as a corridor reconstruction on a county arterial, requires amended CIP funding before the county can approve an engineering services contract, Lynn, a county staff member, said. \"The proposals that came in, they were higher than we anticipated, and we also ended up negotiating some additional work into that contract. So we're seeking additional funds, to be able to cover that work as well as the higher than expected engineering fees,\" Lynn said.

County staff told commissioners they have seen a broad increase in engineering fees over the past two years and that partner municipalities are reporting similar trends. \"We have found that engineering fees over the last 2 years have increased much higher than we had anticipated,\" Lynn said. The staff presentation explained that the county needs to approve the additional funding in the CIP (item S) before it can execute the engineer contract (item T) associated with the project.

Commissioners did not take a formal vote at the agenda review; the item was flagged for the regular meeting for action. No specific dollar amount for the requested CIP amendment was provided during the discussion, and staff indicated they would present the detailed funding request when the item returns for action.

The county also said the contract for engineering services will follow approval of the CIP amendment; county staff urged commissioners to consider the request so the agreement can proceed on schedule.","County staff said engineering proposals for Project R-364 came in higher than expected and additional negotiated work was added, prompting a request to amend the CIP and to approve a subsequent engineering contract.","actionData","errors"]

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