The Shawnee County Board of County Commissioners approved a broad package of routine and project-specific items during its Nov. 24 meeting. Major approvals and votes recorded in the meeting minutes included the following:

- Consent agenda: Commissioners approved a 28-item consent agenda by a 3-0 vote.

- Vouchers: Two voucher reports were approved (Nov. 14 total $3,419,786.08; Nov. 21 total $3,407,297.58). Notable payment: $877,661.19 to KBS Constructors for the state-funded portion of a progress payment on the mental health component of the adult detention center.

- Resolutions/IRBs: The commission approved inducement/intent resolutions to issue taxable industrial or multifamily revenue bonds for multiple applicants, including Johnson Bettis Meadows LP (176-unit multifamily project, resolution 2025-95), AFAD Incorporated (IRB for a ~16,500 sq. ft. Subaru dealership addition, resolution 2025-96) and BHI Development (approx. $7,000,000 project, resolution 2025-97). The board also set a public hearing date (resolution 2025-98) to consider a Community Improvement District covering county-owned land on the Stormont Vail Event Center campus.

- Public Works and procurement: Approved issuing an RFQ for a bridge replacement on NW 78th Street over Half Day Creek; approved sole-source purchase contract C438-2025 with Foley Equipment for a 30-inch bucket with thumb for an existing excavator; approved contract C439-2025 with Trail King for two tilt trailers; approved Parks contract C447-2025 with Merry Creek LLC for concrete work at Gage Park Playland ($194,736.50 funded by Gage Park sales tax).

- Corrections and detention: Approved selection of Samco, Inc. as lowest responsive bidder for HVAC upgrades at the Corrections Annex and Work Crew building ($66,500); approved contract C445-2025 (Tech Electronics) for three-year smoke-detector/ alarm inspections ($8,925 annually); approved renewal with Guard 1 Plus tracking systems (contract C446-2025, approx. $40,000) for inmate security checks; approved a transition to a new contractor identified in the transcript as 'Bridal Core Health Strategies LLC' for medical and mental health services at detention facilities (contract C444-2025 as stated in the transcript lists a prorated base compensation of $4,884,007,815.50; this figure appears in the record and is flagged for verification in the audit below).

- Information Technology: Approved annual maintenance renewal with Tyler Technologies for advanced scheduling/time and attendance ($36,646.88, contract C442-2025) and licensing renewal with SHI for Atlassian cloud products ($12,987.26, contract C443-2025).

- Sheriff’s Office: Approved a request to preorder eight Ford all-wheel-drive sport utility vehicles with emergency equipment upfitting via the Metro vehicle bid at an approximate total cost of $521,003.04 to be funded from 2026 capital outlay.

- Health Department: Approved a five-vehicle lease from Enterprise for an annual cost of $24,603.84 (contract C448-2025) and renewed the professional services contract with a physician to cover tuberculosis cases and serve as backup local health officer (contract C449-2025, estimated $4,575 per year as stated in the transcript).

- Administrative items: First reading of home rule resolution HR2025-3 to update application and renewal fees for economic development tax-incentive processes (proposed fees: $4,000 application, $1,000 annual renewal); no action required at first reading. Two brief executive sessions were held for attorney-client consultation and intergovernmental transportation negotiations; the chair reported no action taken.

All motions called during the meeting were seconded and carried by recorded 3-0 votes unless otherwise noted. Several items referenced specific resolution or contract numbers; staff will return with final documents, public notices or additional presentations where next steps were indicated.