What happened on Saturday, 13 December 2025
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County finance staff asked the commission to delegate year‑end authority to transfer budget authority from rainy‑day and operating reserves to cover risk‑management gaps, sales‑tax transfers to road and bridge, and to pay employee health‑benefit claims; staff said health claims are "over 10%."
Kane County, Illinois
The Kane County Energy & Environmental Committee voted to accept a pending $25,000 low-income energy-efficiency outreach grant and discussed SMART goals, TerraCycle facility tour, paint-recycling implementation and EV charger grant opportunities; the resolution passed after a roll call.
Wichita County, Texas
The court reviewed regular bills including a roughly $170,000 quarterly Tyler Technologies invoice for the Odyssey Justice system, workers' compensation payments, and noted that work on a pump station has not started despite an expected June start.
Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Government Divisions, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
UDOT presented its strategic document and line‑item budget overview, describing a $2.5 billion operating baseline, requests for equipment and materials inflation adjustments, fiber program staffing, software replacement, and discussion of road‑usage charges for electric vehicles and future funding challenges.
Kane County, Illinois
Walter Willis of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County briefed the Kane County Energy & Environmental Committee on Illinois Senate Bill 1398, which would phase in commercial food-scrap diversion. Committee members raised cost and implementation questions and agreed to consider a resolution of support after amended language is available.
Wichita County, Texas
Officials reviewed payroll showing 2,044 overtime hours in the period (870 covering sick/vacation) and discussed ICE detainee custody billing: federal authorities have 72 hours to collect detainees and the county may bill for custody time; staffing additions were reported for the jail.
Sedgwick County, Kansas
One of five meal contractors serving Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler counties is ceasing operations; county staff said national contractor Trio and local Senior Services will cover in‑home and congregate meal sites so clients will receive meals starting Jan. 1.
Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Government Divisions, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
UDOT's right‑of‑way program won approval for three acquisitions — an Eagle Mountain parcel ($854,900), a Weber County trust property ($581,950) and a 4.64‑acre Logan parcel appraised at $7.23 million — with staff and commissioners discussing development pressure and local permitting as drivers for early purchases.
Wichita County, Texas
County staff reported three of four exit-gate card readers at the jail are inoperable due to bad underground wiring (requiring roughly 1,200 feet of replacement conduit), two rooftop units have intermittent heating issues, and offices are transitioning to new maintenance software.
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County staff told commissioners they will pause work on a proposed extension of a five-year agreement related to the Northwest Expressway until a major investment study concludes next summer; staff also said recent misinformation about county involvement originated with a third party, not the county.
Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Government Divisions, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
UDOT presenters told commissioners the statewide fatality rate is trending downward but that 251 people have died on Utah roads this year; the department highlighted motorcycle, pedestrian and bicyclist counts and the ‘0 Fatalities’ dashboard as a public resource.
Westminster, Jefferson County, Colorado
Westminster City Council held a special meeting Dec. 13 to interview candidates for a vacant council seat and reconvened at 1 p.m. to deliberate. Council moved and seconded a motion to appoint and conducted roll-call voting under council rules; the transcript does not record a clear final announcement of the appointee.
Wichita County, Texas
County officials discussed a July 1, 2025 state law that exempts counties from a 20¢/gallon motor-fuel tax and examined options — point-of-sale exemption, Comptroller refunds, and broader use of P-cards — to recover revenue and tighten tracking for 2026 procurement.
Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Government Divisions, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
At its year‑end meeting, the Utah Transportation Commission approved several project additions and funding adjustments — including a Farmington pavement preservation project, added right‑of‑way funding on 5600 South, the SR‑252 widening in Logan, a Herriman scope expansion, a Beaver River bridge replacement, corridor preservation acquisitions, and a broadband grant top‑up.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Board members discussed a proposed Level 3 fast-charger in a municipal lot, Central Hudson’s pro bono assistance on primary lines, estimated installed costs and matching requirements for the New York State DEV grant, and authorized staff to proceed with planning and a task order to develop the application.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
The board adopted an amended resolution to enforce vacation accrual caps and limit vacation buyouts to 15 days in 2026 and 10 days thereafter; staff will send personalized notices to affected employees explaining timelines and options.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Consultants from Tatum Engineering and c+g a presented an EECBG-funded energy study recommending a phased approach: near-term heat-pump replacements, ventilation and controls (phase 1) and deeper envelope work (phase 2), with a final costed report due by year-end.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Rhinebeck’s board approved specialty fabrication and on-call utility-service contracts, issued RFPs for a mini-park project and an independent audit, and appointed Adam Fitzpatrick as highway working supervisor with a 90-day probationary period.
Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois
Orland Park approved a minor, state‑requested wording change to its grocery tax ordinance (Chapter 26, Title 7) after staff said the state accepted the earlier ordinance but requested a one‑sentence technical edit.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Cornell Cooperative Extension summarized a 2025 resilience assessment for Rhinebeck, noted the village’s Silver Climate Smart Communities certification and recommended actions including stormwater planning, mapping vulnerable populations, training staff on risk-mapping tools, and pursuing FEMA and NYSERDA grants.
Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois
The Orland Park Village Board voted to halt new fiber‑optic construction permits after subcontractors struck existing utility lines, cutting service to about 300 homes for roughly seven hours; the board directed staff and the village attorney to draft stricter installation rules.
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Speakers at the Village of Rhinebeck’s December meeting said no final decision had been made about the village tree or menorah, and volunteers and organizations stepped forward — including a local fire-department member and the Rhinebeck Rotary — to ensure lights and a menorah are installed for the season.
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California
City staff briefed the committee on vulnerability work, a horizontal levee pilot under construction, and a Santa Clara County-led subregional plan funded by a $2.6 million Ocean Protection Council grant to meet SB 272 requirements for shoreline adaptation planning.
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California
City staff told the Climate Action and Sustainability Committee they identified 26 city buildings with gas equipment and proposed a design RFP for a five-site pilot (College Terrace Library, Downtown Library, Art Center, Ventura Community Center, Golf Course Pro Shop) to test full electrification and inform broader rollout.