Minutes, October 17, 2005

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

OCTOBER 17, 2005

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 17^th day of October 2005 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.

Members Present:

Lavel Heitschmidt, 1^st District Commissioners

Kermit Rush, 2^nd District Commissioner

1. OPENING BUSINESS:

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

Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to approve the Agenda with an addition. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.

Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to approve the Minutes of October 10, 2005. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Upon the request of Road & Bridge Supervisor, Rick Nondorf, Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:18 a.m. until 9:25 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. County Clerk, Jan Andrews, was included in the executive session. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:25 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to terminate Road & Bridge employee, Jason Carr, absent from work for eight days without notification, effective October 17, 2005. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Mr. Nondorf reported the State would start the Wagner Bridge on October 14 with a 60-days completion schedule. The next bridge is the one in Wilson Township. One of the three houses scheduled to be torn down by the Road & Bridge has been finished. Mr. Nondorf questioned whether anyone would be able to salvage any of the material from the two houses behind the Courthouse that will be torn down. The County Attorney has advised the Commissioners, that due to liability issues, they should not consider this option.

Ronda Kasiska, Health Supervisor, reported one of their computers crashed and they would like to purchase one at a cost of $695.21 from the bio-terrorism funds. The Commissioners approved the purchase. A bid from Rolling Hills Electric for the electrical work in the new garage was $2,625. In talking with Mr. Anderson, he said with the changes suggested by the Commissioners, he could reduce his bid of $3,170 by $500-$600. Nothing was done on the bids until more information could be gotten.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

The signing of the contract on the "former hospital building" was delayed until receipt of the earnest money.

A discussion was held on the premium for the family health insurance. Last year it was raised to $350 and the employees wanted to know if there would be a change as it might affect their choice of options in completing their enrollment for 2006. It was decided to keep the employee family deduction at $350 per month for 2006.

 

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Terry L. Kueser, called at 10:50 a.m. and entered the discussion on the resolution to sell the "former hospital". Commissioner Rush moved to approve Resolution 05R14, A Resolution Whereby The County Agrees To Convey Certain Real Estate, Commonly Known As The "Old Hospital", to Greg Marsh of 2130 First Avenue, Suite 910, New York, New York. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion via telephone conference. Motion carried 3-0.

5. OTHER BUSINESS:

The Commissioners visited with Joe Shepack, County Attorney, about a sundry of items. Such items included properties the county had purchased, abatements and employee issues.

6. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 11:10 a.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk