By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post
The Ellis County Commission will consider the creation of a committee to distribute funds the county has received from the opioid settlement at Tuesday’s commission meeting.
According to the agenda, the county is receiving funds from the Opioid Settlement, and Ellis County District Court Administrator Mike Smith is asking the commission to create a committee that will consider funding requests and help properly administer the fund.
There are certain limitations that funding recipients must meet to receive Opioid Settlement funds.
The commission will consider a proposal to replace a bridge six miles south of Walker on 370th Avenue over Big Creek. The bridge was selected for replacement as part of the KDOT 2024 Off System Bridge Program.
The commission also will consider:
• The purchase of a new
server for the county’s Computer Aided Dispatch Center
• Six new tasers for the
Ellis County Sheriff’s Department
• Adding office space at the EMS building for
an employee of the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute Western
Kansas Training Coordinator
• A presentation on the Biden
Administration’s 30x30 land initiative and National Heritages.