Minutes, July 11, 2005

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JULY 11, 2005

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 11^th day of July, 2005 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.

Members Present:

Lavel Heitschmidt, 1^st District Commissioner

Kermit Rush, 2^nd District Commissioner

Terry L. Kueser, 3^rd District Commissioner

1. OPENING BUSINESS:

Chairman Rush called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Agenda as presented.

Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of the regular meeting on July 5, and the recessed meeting of July 6, 2005.

Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Dan Curtis, Project Coordinator of the Central Prairie RC&D, Ellsworth Council members, Kenton Janzen, Stanton Janssen and Phil Chegwidden, County NRCS contact, met with the Commissioner and reviewed the many ongoing projects of the RC&D. Presently, they are working with the Ellsworth Fire Department on a Haul Water Project that could reduce the insurance premiums of many of the rural residents. Farm safety, recycling, wildlife feeding the hungry and grant writing workshops are current projects in which they are sponsoring. The county membership dues are $800 per year and Mr. Janzen asked the county to split that membership with the Conservation District as they did last year. Commissioner Kueser moved to contribute $400 toward the County dues to the Central Prairie RC&D. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Upon the request of Carl Miller, commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 10:10 a.m. until 10:25 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 10:25 a.m. Commissioner Kueser moved to appoint Carl Miller pursuant to K.S.A. 19-430 Ellsworth County Appraiser for a term of four years or until a successor may be appointed. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Upon the request of Kevin Ludlum, EMS Director, Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 10:58 a.m. until 11:05 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioner returned to open session at 10:58 a.m. Mr. Ludlum announced that Terry Stone would be hired as an EMT/RN and would enter the salary scale at range 7, step c. Paramedic, Shelly Maze, attended a workshop that will enable her to teach first responder classes.

Joe Shepack, County Attorney, discussed what he believed the inability of the Board of Tax Appeals to hear cases in a timely manner. We are currently waiting on several decisions that could affect two or three years tax payments. He also discussed the down payment assistance being given through the Welcome Home Plan and what might need to be changed depending on what the legislature does next year.

Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, gave the Commissioners the paper work necessary for selection of a construction engineer on the 80/20 state funded Wagner bridge project. The department will start sealing this week and should be finished in about three weeks. During that time the graders will not be on the roads. The bridge in Garfield Township has been completed and they will start another bridge south of Wilson. He has made arrangement to tear down four houses, two in Ellsworth and two in Wilson. Kanopolis has got gotten back to him.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to appoint Robin Boisvert to another four-year term, expiring on July 1, 2009, on the Ellsworth County Medical Center Board of Directors.

Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush recessed the meeting until Wednesday, July 13^th at 2:00 p.m. to work on the selection of construction engineers for the Wagner Bridge project.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk