The Barton County Commission will approve year-end expenditures, including the final accounting of SPARK expenditures, when it meets at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28. The commission meeting will be live-streamed through Microsoft Teams. Those wishing to view the meeting may follow this link: https://bit.ly/32nbcxP. Anyone wishing to participate in the discussion of any item should call 620-793-1800 for instructions.

Barton County has received the necessary documentation from the State Office of Recovery to distribute Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) funding for the cost or reimbursement of COVID-related expenses.

Other items on the agenda include approval of a conditional land use permit for a tract of land where a telecommunications tower will be constructed; transfer of $3,000 to All Stars, a school-based intervention program; distribution of Special  Alcohol Funding; appointment of Special Deputy Coroners; appointment of a board of trustees for Fire District No. 2; annual review of the Solid Waste Management Plan; and purchase of computer software licenses.

The agenda also includes approval of the purchases of two small triangles of right of way needed for Redwing intersection improvements at K-4 and NE 60 Ave. There are also two resolutions dealing with purchasing policies.