Platte County Commissioners met briefly Monday, minus district commissioner Joe Vanover, who attended remotely as he was in Chicago.

The meeting was held at the Platte County Resource Center in Kansas City on Monday, Sept. 20.

At the meeting, Capt. Tony Avery presented a nearly $200,000 emergency management grant for the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, half of which is already in the 2021 county budget. The state emergency management agency grant covers preparation for emergencies and natural disasters.

County prosecutor Eric Zahnd presented a grant application for the ‘Stop Violence Against Women” grant, which the county has received for nearly 20 years. According to numbers presented in the application, in 2020 the county served 111 victims of domestic violence, with 89 served to date in 2021.

The approximately $67,000 grant covers the bulk of the salary and benefits for one prosecutor handling cases involving violence against women. The county covers the remainder of costs for that prosecutor, Zahnd said.

Commissioners also renewed the designation of the Platte County Visitors Bureau as the official marketing organization for the county. The renewal occurs every five years. According to director Jennifer Goering, this allows the organization to access tourism funding for not only itself but also for other Platte County communities. The Weston Chamber of Commerce and the Parkville Main Street Association participate in the annual marketing programs and access funding for large-scale advertising such as billboards, television and radio and other forms of marketing.

Also at the meeting, commissioners approved an $12,300 agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation assisting in upkeep of gravel roads fronting county-owned parkland.

The agreement helps to offset loss of tax income from the park areas, commissioners said.

A treasury services agreement with Commerce Bank was tabled, but a depository agreement was unanimously approved.