Minutes, September 12, 2005

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 12, 2005

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 12^th day of September 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 printed.

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

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of September 6 and September 8, 2005. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Carl Miller, Appraiser, presented a proposal from Infinitic for a Parcel Search Module. This module includes both a Public Search and Registered Search. Different levels would be setup and the county could charge according to the customer’s level of choice. Infinitic would offer this service for a 90-day trial without charge. After that time if you wish to continue using the service, the county would be billed for those services. Fee Appraisers, bankers and abstractor would probably be the ones using the service. The Commissioners agreed that the service could be provided on the 90-day free trial basis and revisit the program after that time to see if it something that was needed and would be self-supporting. Mr. Miller hosted the North Central Appraiser Association meeting last Friday at the Courthouse and had a very good turnout.

Kevin Ludlum, EMS Director, reported the Road & Bridge Department had resurfaced their parking lot. Surveys were went out to the volunteers regarding a proposed change in how they are paid and allowing them to work shifts if needed. Out of twenty surveys sent out, nine were returned and the majority was in favor of the changes. Also, he has received the grant he had applied for to train two EMT’s. The Board of EMS wants to keep track of the runs on a trail basis for four months through a computer-based system. If the system has merit, they may continue it and if not Region IV may pick it up. In order to participate in this program, Mr. Ludlum asked to purchase two laptops at a cost of $906.92 each. The Commissioners approved the purchase of the two laptops. A proposal to upgrade the EKG machines in Wilson and Holyrood to an AED Pro Semi-Auto/Manual was presented. The cost of two machines with trade-in allowance would be $6,152. The Commissioners questioned if budget was available for both the computers and AED machines and Mr. Ludlum assured them funds were available. The Commissioners approved the purchase of the two AED machines with final approval coming through the regular accounts payable.

Sheriff Tracy Ploutz asked to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:58 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioner returned to open session at 10:05 a.m. No action was taken.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the contract with Central Kansas Mental Health Centers for 2006 for $17,768. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the bid from Doubrava Woodworking Inc. to rework the back steps to the Courthouse in the amount of $3,860. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 12:15 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk