Minutes June 5, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JUNE 5, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 5^th day of June 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 Kueser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda with an addition. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of May 30, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:05 a.m. until 9:25 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Shelly Maze was included in the executive session. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:25 a.m. No action was taken.

Tracy Ploutz, Sheriff, discussed the mounting medical expenses being incurred by the inmates. Upon the request of Sheriff Ploutz, Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation from 9:30 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:45 p.m. No action was taken.

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Director, requested an executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:55 a.m. until 10:10 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioner returned to open session at 10:10 p.m. Commissioner Kueser moved to terminate part-time Landfill employee, Bobby Bouileanu, in accordance with the Ellsworth County Employee Handbook. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mrs. Shute reported the new spray truck would be finished shortly and they have finished spraying the townships. Mr. Vanek is spraying early in the morning in order to get it done before the wind becomes a factor.

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 10:30 a.m. until 10:50 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Jerry Florian was included in the executive session.. The Commissioner returned to open session at 10:50 a.m. No action was taken.

Pam Hays, Brad Kratzer and Phil Chegwidden, representing the Ellsworth County Soil Conservation District, presented their budget request for 2007 of $29,000. This is an increase of 3.2%.

Upon the request of County Attorney, Joe Shepack, Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session to discuss a matter covered by attorney-client privilege from 11:26 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 11:45 a.m. No action was taken.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Barton County Resolution 2006-11, A Resolution Establishing District Coroner Procedures And Rescinding Resolution 1996-11, District Coroner Procedures Adopted February 5, 1996. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve May Accounts Payable in the amount of $165,216.98. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatement 2005-136 in the amount of $162.44. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. OTHER BUSINESS:

The Commissioners discussed the EMS Director position but tabled the decision until a later date.

6. ADJOURNMENT

At 1:20 p.m. Chairman Kueser recessed the meeting until Tuesday, June 6^th at 1:30 p.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews , Ellsworth County Clerk