The Liberal City Commission met on Monday evening at 5:30 PM and kicked off the meeting by announcing  Chris Vermillion as the recipient of the Innovation & Creativity Award for the
second quarter. A dedicated member of the golf course team for over 20 years, and Superintendent since
2024. Chris exemplifies the values this award represents.

After months of work, Commissioners approved  Ordinance No. 4637 and adopted the Launch Liberal 2035 comprehensive plan as approved by the Liberal Metropolitan Area Planning Commission.

The Commission adopted the revision of Ordinance 2-204. The purpose of this is to accommodate the necessity of medical institutions (Veterinarian clinics), and education institutions (Liberal High School), to treat animals (medical) and keep livestock (educational) on hand, within City limits.

Approved was Ordinance 4639 rezoning 101 E. 2nd St. to C-3 Core Commercial District. The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved the rezone on July 10, 2025.

Commissioners gave approval to Resolution No. 2436, allowing the application of the USDA Housing
Preservation Grant and allowed for the Mayor, City Manager, and Finance Director to execute the grant
documents and also gave approval of the Placer.ai amendment to the Order Form executed through the Seward County Development Corporation, with the City of Liberal paying the annual licensing fee of $17,850.00.

For the Mid-America Air Museum, the Commission approved the purchase of replacement heaters for the Mid-America Air Museum from Lynn’s Total Comfort of Liberal for an amount not to exceed $32,000.00. Also, the Commissioners approved the hiring of McDaniel Co. Inc. of Wichita, Kansas, to perform maintenance to address the deficiencies noted in the annual test of the Air Museum Fire Sprinkler System in an amount not to exceed $8,000.

The Commission voted to allow the City of Liberal to apply as the Common Consumption Area (CCA) permit holder. There is a $100 annual fee for this permit.

The Commission also heard a report on the July 2025 Statistics on code enforcement cases.