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Staff said they observed a roll-off and cleanout efforts in the building and that equipment and items recovered from the annex have been moved into county storage. The staff member told commissioners that \"it was our intention on the time line to try to have the auction of October 31.\" Another staff member confirmed that Stacy had discussed the 60-day notice timeline and that county staff would proceed with required steps.

Commissioners discussed whether to use an auctioneer and noted options for scheduling; no formal motion or contract for auction services was recorded in the transcript. Commissioners also referenced three seats up for reappointment to an unspecified board (names mentioned in the meeting packet: Joe Thomas, Perry Chapman and a third entry in the transcript that is not clearly spelled), and staff said they will include required notifications in the usual order of business.

Ending: County staff said they will continue auction preparations, follow the 60-day notice period and report back to commissioners with final dates and auction logistics.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Meeting 8-27-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff reported that an annex near the hospital was cleaned out and that the county is planning an auction for the property, with Oct. 31 mentioned as a target date; staff said they will allow the standard 60-day processes and coordinate details with auction staff.","taxTitle","Coffey County, Kansas","taxId",73123,"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},6479742,"County reports chip-seal and resurfacing work from Burlington to North 58, Jacob's Creek Road smoothed",101,2329000,2430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f&start=2329&end=2430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f/thumbnail_2329000.jpg","/articles/6479742/Coffey-County/Kansas/County-reports-chip-seal-and-resurfacing-work-from-Burlington-to-North-58-Jacobs-Creek-Road-smoothed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479742-80aa5916d3f70a29a3e8a2aedcbfdbd5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964707&Signature=Uw28cOZmku3dBK8ob5GD11JiD0grSqUfD4dMRsdcDhaxU7ufoSs4bRUqjkjpcSdl3ChaFOh-JtMsU0CbuMZduCe9Eny0KCJpv2ZkLENU6ZW8DVFu88c~0RKAeQyztohYBIVBdPdQpUr7ptrB3A7lqzkX~8UifdfG7DNna7AyfatoKkvP1FDqsb58glk9Y4tP6~-ZRIWFRqHGij4iugi80fQuxN5bITk4fqabIpi6Qv9CDuexn4q6vVQ2QkD9vmdxgCvttiMp~oOzmrBBg~BA8x1mMdTE7mI~7awyqED9He6mDV3DSez7ql4Sss52ZwJWFE0C3eP4g1bKd7Tgv~7Xgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Road maintenance staff told Coffey County commissioners that contractor crews are performing a chip-seal program on the corridor from Burlington to North 58 and that the work is progressing. Staff said contractors lay rock, follow with chip material, and then run rollers; if weather cooperates, staff said the stretch should be complete by mid-September.

Commissioners noted the south portion of a route was worked on the prior year and that an asphalt project at \"Angus\" had not started yet; staff attributed some scheduling delays to a busy spring season for contractors. Staff also said Jacob's Creek Road received resurfacing and is now much smoother in the sections inspected by commissioners.

No new agreements or budget votes for road projects were recorded in the transcript. The discussion was an operational update about ongoing maintenance and contractor scheduling.

Ending: County staff said they will continue to monitor contractor progress and weather conditions and will report back to commissioners if schedules change.","Road crews are completing chip-seal work on the Burlington-to-North 58 corridor and have finished resurfacing on Jacob's Creek Road; county staff said chips and rollers will follow the base rock and that work should be largely finished by mid-September.",{"_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},6479747,"Commissioners discuss $1.8 million hospital budget increase tied largely to employee benefits",74,96000,170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f&start=96&end=170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6479747/Coffey-County/Kansas/Commissioners-discuss-18-million-hospital-budget-increase-tied-largely-to-employee-benefits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479747-f1bb0deb3077ac7a368b9749768f878f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964707&Signature=a0LTSiBZyY2K3kW6VaBLPoF7au7ZDkaJit93nx1eUMOb0dzQoDnO1UVajyS0V2IPJrYQika1w4banBWjRc4NibpnDrSUZGwoddJruR~6lvaZYtSLx52siY~8HgHb1rMZM~7VQI9FzL1X1ASUql8K6WaMFXS-V~s7xyrgM43~bnaRAuJBSfAvFW~mARVJym3nFgy-6LWb-REg-gJ2s-nugVHVr~RrjLOmrUgdRibjU0QvG0lhT4KYWtrgjql7ThyYrpVWh411KsaTON8LG2EUHYG3ZsG8~GvvgWz2FcREtff07AVSoH7tghgjn~i-ZPcrj7cvZJH4Pw-Kla2WWR-ILg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the Coffey County Commission meeting staff and commissioners discussed a reported $1,800,000 increase in a budget request that staff said was \"almost solely due to . . . employee benefits and the hospital request.\" A county commissioner commented during discussion that the county has confidence in the hospital's leadership while acknowledging the fiscal difficulty of subsidizing hospital rates.

\"I thought that overall, it is a tough decision to make. But I think that we have confidence in their present leadership team,\" a commissioner said. The same speaker added that the county would monitor conditions over the next year: \"We're gonna see where everything is a year from now. I said, don't know what's gonna happen.\"

Commissioners discussed the tension between necessary capital projects and ongoing operating support. One commissioner noted that small-town hospitals face increasing pressures from rising costs and capital needs, and said the county cannot continue to \"keep subsidizing the rates that we have\" without considering long-term sustainability.

No formal budget vote was recorded in the meeting transcript. Commissioners did not adopt or amend appropriations at the session; the discussion in the transcript is advisory and focused on understanding the budget drivers and monitoring the hospital's performance.

Ending: Commissioners said they will continue to review hospital budget requests and monitor outcomes over the coming year before making further budget decisions.","At the meeting, commissioners and staff said a $1.8 million increase in the county budget request was driven mostly by employee benefits associated with the local hospital; commissioners expressed support for hospital leadership while noting the strain on small-town hospitals and county resources.",{"_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},6479750,"Coffey County staff outline jail intake, medical-billing repricing as new facility begins operations",1411,2534000,3945000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f&start=2534&end=3945","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692164-976c20590f8d36caf44e965f5b36206f/thumbnail_2534000.jpg","/articles/6479750/Coffey-County/Kansas/Coffey-County-staff-outline-jail-intake-medical-billing-repricing-as-new-facility-begins-operations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479750-d29c1abde5a2ca2b62d9ee5609999354/orig.mp4?Expires=1770964707&Signature=VRYKkq98U1nwTbVnPk-iDo-CS-bb9UBPrxoVb6DjxEiFxw4-9E0RxFR3OGKZo~l5QkVJfIMOFaYatZmCw1WnSA1wl79qg3fW33OYJkf~hexMxieCubn6XBdY0bzj9m7aWh6COzmZYTHGFqM8WEdHsGiP~k84sJTIAmWy-dPK~K92qIJlVXa0u6RCnsJgoDeqGqZzNd3NarYCJqnY~~AHsrjnclOuNiRSm9teFS~hzpNxhL1Sij6Y4vnPo7of2Y~Gtjqn~o69BldB82QnPZexx1ZoLAyIhY6xlkwm~yHpOSCU6s4B~ox0113yZ-BM2hqPMtbFy~Txez9DWjTAho0E2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County staff told the Coffey County Commission during a regular meeting that the county's new jail facility began accepting inmates after the move in late July and that the county is handling inmate medical billing through a repricing vendor.

A county staff member explained that when inmates receive hospital care the county receives the hospital bill and the sheriff's office may negotiate the price. \"We use a company called Wellpath, and then Wellpath, this is the affiliate company that they're the actual company that does the repricing for us,\" the staff member said during the meeting. The staff member said repricing can reduce billed charges to the Medicaid rate in some cases and showed an example where a $175 charge was adjusted down to a Medicaid-level amount.

Officials also discussed invoices tied to the jail: a July inmate-meal invoice listed $1,237 as the charge for the billing period shown in the meeting packet. Commissioners asked staff how Correct Care Solutions and hospital billing interact with the jail's medical care contracts; staff said Correct Care Solutions is involved in jail medical services and that hospital bills can be repriced after submission.

Commissioners and staff reported the county moved inmates into the new facility on July 22, and that the county has been working through startup issues typical of new buildings. Staff said the front vestibule and certain locking mechanisms remain under warranty work and wiring diagrams are awaited for some fixes.

County leaders said they are seeking to place outside detainees at the new facility and are in discussions with outside agencies. The staff member said Coffey County has been in contact with the U.S. Marshals Service to arrange the required intergovernmental inspection and that representatives visited the facility; the transcript also records that an individual identified in the meeting as Derek Schmidt visited the facility. Commissioners said they also expect visits by the state attorney general's office to review the facility.

No formal motions or votes on contracting or new intergovernmental agreements were recorded in the transcript. Commissioners said they are continuing negotiations and inspections before executing intergovernmental agreements to house inmates for other jurisdictions and federal agencies.

Ending: Staff said they will continue warranty work and follow up on outstanding items, and commissioners said they will proceed with arranging inspections and potential intergovernmental agreements once the required inspections and approvals are complete.","County staff told commissioners the new Coffey County jail began receiving inmates and that inmate medical bills are being repriced through an affiliate of Wellpath; staff said the county is pursuing agreements with outside agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, to increase use of the facility.","actionData","errors"]

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