Weston County commissioners on May 6 approved a series of routine financial and permitting items, including payroll and vouchers, collections from the county clerk and district court, the purchase and installation of a county cattle guard for a landowner, and a one-day 24-hour alcohol sales permit for a local business.

The approvals, taken by voice vote during the meeting at the Weston County Courthouse, also included a resolution rescinding an older public-records fee schedule and replacement language for a new fee resolution. Commissioners handled several voucher motions with recusals noted on specific warrants.

The motions moved quickly through the board. A motion to approve payroll and vouchers carried on a voice vote after a second; the board later approved a motion to accept collections from the county clerk, district court and public health in specified amounts. Commissioners also voted to authorize an agreement to purchase and install a CalGuard cattle guard on County Road No. 5 after staff explained the agreement allows either a new installation or relocation of an existing cattle guard. A one-day 24-hour alcohol sales permit for Rocking Cowboy Twins LLC, applied for by Diana Steele, was approved for an event date in May; the board corrected a clerical year error during the motion.

The board approved a resolution numbered 2025-8 to rescind resolution 2017-07 on public-record fees and replace it with a new fee resolution; commissioners stated statutory fees remain in effect even when moved out of the county's public-records schedule.

Votes at a glance:
- Approve payroll and vouchers — motion carried by voice vote (ayes recorded). Specific recusals were entered for certain warrants; warrant numbers and recusals were handled separately as required. (Transcript evidence: payroll and voucher motions.)
- Approve collections from county clerk, district court and public health ($10,198.13 for the clerk, $2,496.23 for district court items, $744 for Weston County Public Health) — motion carried. (Transcript evidence: collections motion.)
- Authorize purchase/installation/relocation agreement for a county cattle guard on County Road No. 5 — motion carried. (Transcript evidence: motion to approve CalGuard agreement.)
- Approve a one-day 24-hour alcohol sales permit for Rocking Cowboy Twins LLC (applicant Diana Steele) — motion carried after correcting an event-year typo. (Transcript evidence: permit motion.)
- Approve resolution 2025-8 rescinding resolution 2017-07 (public-record fees) — motion carried. (Transcript evidence: resolution motion.)

The board spent additional time on routine administrative matters, including voucher processing procedures, itemized receipts for reimbursements, and signatures for chairman's actions on permits and contracts. Several motions required separating items to preserve a quorum because individual commissioners recused themselves on different warrants.

The meeting also included public comment and other agenda items that were discussed but not acted on as formal motions.

Notes: The transcript records voice votes and "aye" responses but does not record roll-call tallies for every motion. Where recusals were entered during voucher approvals, the transcript records the warrant numbers and which commissioner recused themselves; the board handled those warrants separately.