Minutes, September 11, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 11^th day of September 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 Kueser moved to approve the Agenda as printed. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, reported that Marland Kralik had completed his 90-day probation successfully and was entitle to an increase in wages. The Commissioners agreed that he could be moved to range 12,step d. In preparation on the KDHE recycling grant they are working on, Mrs. Shute asked if perhaps the City of Ellsworth could be willing to waive water and sewer fees and building permit for the building if the grant was allocated. Commissioner Rush will go to the city’s meeting and ask. The grant request will include a building, education and some plastic containers for glass which they would add to their list of acceptable items.

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:18 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 10:00 a.m. No action was taken.

Anita Hoffhines, Hoffhines Marketing, Inc., gave the Commissioners and update on the Welcome Home Plan. Thirty-one of the thirty-five that have moved her through this plan remain in the area. Two houses are in the process of construction and one lot is reserved and has till November 30^th to commit. That will leave three lots on Kunkle. Holyrood and Wilson still have lots available. Kanopolis lots have been taken. The Commissioners discussed the budget for 2007 and asked that no funds be committed for Welcome Home downpayment assistance at this time. The long-range planning committee is still working on a solution to economic development in Ellsworth County and they want to hold all funding until that has been accomplished.

Shelly Maze, EMS Director, reported the generator was received and will be hooked up soon and the crack in the foundation is being repaired before the new carpet is installed. Deedra Stertz, EMT, will not be attending the Paramedic classes as she was not able to grant funding and for health reasons. They did receive the grant request for EMS education that would pay for the education of five students. Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 10:34 a.m. until 10:50 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Shelly Maze was included in the executive session. The Commissioner returned to open session at 10:50 a.m. After a successful 90-day probation, Commissioner Rush moved to raise Mrs. Maze salary to range 2, step d, effective September 12, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

At 11:00 a.m., Chairman Kueser called to order the Hearing on the proposed grant application to the Kansas Department of Commerce for Post Rock Rural District. Doug McKinney, North Central Regional Planning Commission, and David Bailey, Post Rock Rural Water District, were in attendance. There was no public attendance. Mr. McKinney briefly went over the proposed grant application and requested action on several items. Commissioner Rush moved to approve Resolution 06R11, A Resolution Certifying Legal Authority To Apply For The 2007 Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program From The Kansas Department of Commerce And Authorizing The Chairman Of The Board Of Commissioners To Sign And Submit Such An Application and Resolution 06R12