At its meeting, the Linn County Commission approved multiple routine and administrative items, including minutes and claims, and took several procurement and insurance-related actions.

Commissioner (Speaker 2) moved to approve the minutes and Commissioner (Speaker 4) seconded; the board approved the minutes by voice vote. The commission also approved claims totaling $295,105.76 after a motion and second.

The board adopted a state per-diem maximum for incarcerated individuals under cited Kansas statutes after the sheriff's office presented the state's new per-diem paperwork. Commissioner (Speaker 4) moved to approve the citation referencing KSA 19-1930 and related authorities and to set the maximum reimbursable per-diem at $112.82 per day. The motion carried by voice vote.

Chris Martin, county IT director (Speaker 10), requested approval to spend a budgeted $9,072 for a Duo multifactor authentication service renewal; Commissioner (Speaker 2) moved and the commission approved the purchase. Martin said the expense was already budgeted and that the county should begin using its new .gov domain in parallel to the existing .com during development.

Public Works presented burial permit 2025-17 for Page/Paige Enterprises (two 4-inch polyline road crossings); Commissioner (Speaker 4) moved to approve and the permit passed by voice vote. Public Works and finance staff also discussed an updated proof-of-loss for the courthouse roof: the full cost-of-repair estimate rose to $986,911.07 with a supplemental claim of $438,566.68; Commissioner (Speaker 4) moved to approve the updated sworn proof-of-loss and the motion carried.

The board also convened several executive sessions (attorney-client, trade secrets, and personnel) during which no action was taken and staff reported as such when the board reconvened.

Ending: Commissioners directed staff to follow up with the insurer on contractor payments and requested status updates at future meetings; no new ordinances or budget appropriations were enacted at this session.