Votes at a glance: Teton County commissioners approve vouchers, lease and outgoing correspondence; agenda amended to add Forest Service letter
February 10, 2025 | Teton County, Wyoming
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The Teton County Board of County Commissioners took the following formal actions during its Feb. 10, 2025 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment to add consideration of outgoing correspondence to the Bridger-Teton National Forest: motion to amend carried 3–2. Commissioners Probst, Macker and Karlman voted in favor; Commissioners Gardner and Chair Newcomb opposed.
- County vouchers: motion to approve voucher run dated 02/10/2025 in the amount of $1,045,597.57 carried unanimously.
- Outgoing correspondence to U.S. Forest Service regarding Bridger-Teton draft assessment: motion to approve the letter as amended (removing a standalone WPLI bullet and referencing WPLI in an attached spreadsheet) carried unanimously. Motion by Commissioner Macker; second by Commissioner Gardner.
- Commercial lease for 270 East Simpson Street: motion to enter into the commercial lease agreement carried unanimously. Deputy County Attorney Keith Gengary described the lease as a four-year agreement from 04/01/2025 through 03/31/2029, with options to renew in additional one-year intervals; rent is $460,452 per year ($38,371 per month). The county indicated the location is intended to house the Sheriff’s Office and County Attorney’s office during courthouse construction.
Details and next steps: staff will finalize the outgoing correspondence and attachments for the Forest Service; the lease agreement will be executed and the county will coordinate the transition of offices into the Simpson Street location. Voucher processing will continue under usual county administration procedures.
No additional ordinances or budget adoptions were finalized during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment to add consideration of outgoing correspondence to the Bridger-Teton National Forest: motion to amend carried 3–2. Commissioners Probst, Macker and Karlman voted in favor; Commissioners Gardner and Chair Newcomb opposed.
- County vouchers: motion to approve voucher run dated 02/10/2025 in the amount of $1,045,597.57 carried unanimously.
- Outgoing correspondence to U.S. Forest Service regarding Bridger-Teton draft assessment: motion to approve the letter as amended (removing a standalone WPLI bullet and referencing WPLI in an attached spreadsheet) carried unanimously. Motion by Commissioner Macker; second by Commissioner Gardner.
- Commercial lease for 270 East Simpson Street: motion to enter into the commercial lease agreement carried unanimously. Deputy County Attorney Keith Gengary described the lease as a four-year agreement from 04/01/2025 through 03/31/2029, with options to renew in additional one-year intervals; rent is $460,452 per year ($38,371 per month). The county indicated the location is intended to house the Sheriff’s Office and County Attorney’s office during courthouse construction.
Details and next steps: staff will finalize the outgoing correspondence and attachments for the Forest Service; the lease agreement will be executed and the county will coordinate the transition of offices into the Simpson Street location. Voucher processing will continue under usual county administration procedures.
No additional ordinances or budget adoptions were finalized during the meeting.
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