Seward County Commissioners Met Tuesday Evening for their regular meeting. Among the items on the agenda, the Commission heard from Martha Brown of the Seward County Health Department concerning a Health Officer. With the retirement of current Health Officer, Dr. Hubert Peterson, Martha stated that the search is ongoing to find a replacement.

Commissioners approved a contract with the town of Goodwell Oklahoma for solid waste disposal services at the Seward County Landfill, approved the fixed assests in Seward County and designated all banks in Liberal as bank depositories for Seward County in 2017.

Seward County Commissioners approved building usage waiver of fees for the following event:

Job Fair

Black History Dinner     Activity Center

Southwest Miracles      Ag Building

Pancake Day                 Activity Center

Childrens Healthy Fun Fair     Ag Building

USD 480 Preschool applications     Ag Building

Fish Fry          Activity Center and Kitchen

Liberal Rape Crisis Event     Ag Building

LHS After Prom       Activity Center and Kitchen

National Day of Prayer      Ag Building

LHS AP Testing      Activity Center Meeting Rooms

SWMC Health Fair     Activity Center and Kitchen

Alience Dinner      Activity Center and Kitchen

Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, the next meeting of the Commission will be January 17th, with the first meeting in February being moved to Feb. 7 because of the County’s participation in Pancakes at the Capitol in Topeka.