Minutes, February 13, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

FEBRUARY 13, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 13^th day of February 2006 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.

Members Present:

Kermit Rush, 1^st District Commissioner

Lavel Heitschmidt, 2^nd District Commissioner

Terry L. Kueser, 3^rd District Commissioner

1. OPENING BUSINESS:

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

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda as printed. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of February 6, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to amend the Minutes of January 30, 2006 with the following addition: "Also, in a discussion with Mrs. Hoffhines, the Commissioners made it clear that down payment assistance for the Welcome Home Program will not be approved if additional parties are listed on the deed and sales agreement." Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Ona Crawford, Deputy Clerk, discussed with the Commissioners the 911 addressing in Carneiro. Presently, everything is addressed off of Hwy 140 even down through what used to be the town of Carneiro. The residences need to be addressed off of 26^th Rd and McManus Ave that runs south through town and additional streets that run east and west. Virgil Beougher, who was helped establish the 911 addresses, conferred with Mrs. Crawford. Also, Mrs. Crawford has consulted with the Road & Bridge Supervisor and he agreed. Since the city is no longer incorporated, the cost of the signing of the area would be the county’s responsibility. The Commissioners agreed that the address changes should take place and that the affected residences be notified as well as the Post Office that services the area.

Jonathan Mitchell, Ellsworth County Administrator, indicated the city was looking at developing a master plan for the city which would include rezoning. He suggested that perhaps that all the cities in the county plus the county could go together for a countywide master plan. The cost of such a plan would be in the $60,000 range. He would be willing to contact the other cities about their participation and arrange for the meeting before any actual commitment is made. The Commissioners stated they would be willing to attend and felt that a Monday afternoon meeting would be best. Mr. Mitchell also asked the Commissioners if they would waive landfill fees for private homes demolished by the city. The Commissioners asked him to come back with what the plans would be and the cost of the program.

Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, asked the Commissioners to sign right-of-way easement papers on the bridge south of Wilson. The Commissioners signed the papers. Mr. Nondorf reported John Hammond will be retiring the end of this month and he will be advertising for two employees. They have recently completed two bridges and have two more to do. He is still working on the specs for a new truck and excavator.

Kevin Ludlum, EMS Director, presented the 2005 financial report and run stats for the month of January. He also discussed the policy for sending ambulances out of the county for transfers. Presently, our policy is that no more than two ambulances will be out of the county at one time. The Commissioners supported Mr. Ludlum in his compliance with the policy.

Anita Hoffhines, Hoffhines Marketing, presented a Welcome Home application for approval. She is still getting five to six inquires a week by email but has not had many visits so far this year. The article scheduled to appear in the American Profile has been rescheduled to appear in April.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the promissory note for the Welcome Home down payment assistance for the Lago family. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush will attend the NCKCHOA meeting in Jewell County on March 23, 2006.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 12:05 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews

Ellsworth County Clerk