Minutes, August 7, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

AUGUST 7, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 7^th day of August 2006 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 as printed. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of July 31 and August 4, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Leann and Darrell Ploutz sister and brother-in-law of Becky Bailey and Nancy Hysong, co-worker, were present to express their support of Becky Bailey retaining her job in the Appraiser’s office. Mr. & Mrs. Ploutz asked that the Commissioners give Mrs. Bailey their utmost consideration and to reach a speedy decision as that would be best for Mrs. Bailey.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, requested to go into executive session for non-elected personnel. Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 10:01 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 10:15 a.m. No action was taken. Mrs. Maze presented the July run and financial statistics indicating that there were a lot of call outs between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in July that would be reflected in overtime in the July payroll. In discussions with other counties, Mrs. Maze found that most counties do not charge the Sheriff’s office for EMS runs. She has talked with Sheriff Ploutz and is working on a contract between the two departments. Since the EMS building had some water damage before and after they moved in, it was requested to carpet the office area and dig up and seal the crack along the foundation of the building. Before, the problem was taken care of by just packing dirt around the foundation. She would like to have it fixed right. The Commissioners asked Mrs. Maze to get estimates on both jobs. EMT, Deedra Stertz, is starting her Paramedic schooling and has applied for a grant to help cover the costs.

Upon the request of the County Attorney, Joe Shepack, Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 11:27 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Commissioner Rush 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:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the July accounts payable in the amount of $466,299.19. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Resolution 06R09, State of Emergency Proclamation (Burn Ban). Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 11:50 a.m.

 

 

 

Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk