The Commissioners sat down to discuss Patricia Pike stepping down from the Bates County Senior Services Board, effective immediately. John made the motion to appoint Annette Schwander to the board to finish out the two-year term. Trent seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried. No
opposition.
December 15, 2025 The Bates County Commission met with Presiding Commissioner Jim Wheatley, Northern Commissioner John Gray and Southern Commissioner Trent Nelson present.
Judge Julie Highley met with the Commissioners to confirm where invoices should be sent and discuss corrections that are suggested to be made to the Opioid Applications.
Trent made a motion to pay Linda Howard for the Employee Meeting Dinner. Jim seconded the motion. John was absent at the time of discussion. All were in favor. Motion passed. No opposition.
Trent also made a motion to pay the Township Cart Funding. Jim seconded the motion. John was absent at the time of discussion. All were in favor. Motion passed. No opposition.
Kyle Osborn, with Fountain City Tinting, met with the Commissioners to discuss darker windows in the courthouse. There have been a few complaints about light and heat coming through the windows during work hours. While discussing which tint they felt was best, Trent suggested that Gary and Kyle get the opinions of the ones that are dealing with the issue. Gary took Kyle to the courthouse to gather the opinions of the workers, and it was decided that they were going to go with a 5% tint on the windows.
Trent made a motion to accept the proposal from Federal Protection regarding the Security Cameras involving the Court House. They will be moving the cameras on the interior and adding an updated camera to the Court Room, as well as three new exterior cameras. John seconded the motion. All were in favor. Motion carried. No opposition.
Jacob and Caitlyn Lacy, with KW Southland Partners, came in to discuss a title issue on 80 acres outside of Adrian. Coffelt Land and Title deeded out and split up the 80 acres backwards and each 40 acres is now in the wrong party’s name. Caitlyn and Jacob wanted to make sure that their client with one 40-acre half would not get stuck with late fees or penalties since this is not their fault, when it comes to owing/paying property tax. They are working with the Assessor’s Office and the responsible parties to try and get this error corrected.
