Minutes, December 11, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

DECEMBER 11, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 11^th day of December 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 December 4, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Albert Oller, Commissioner-elect, was present.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Sheriff Tracy Ploutz reported he was still working on bids for the Local E-911 grant and has to have them in Topeka by Friday. He is purchasing a fingerprint table from the Special Law Enforcement Fund and will have a yearly report on that fund for them next week. The Commissioners and Sheriff Ploutz discussed the new concealed weapon law and the application and certification process. The fees collected for the application will go into the Special Law Enforcement fund and can be expended for law enforcement equipment.

Jonathan Mitchell, Ellsworth City Administrator, went through the draft by-laws for Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc. In the new by-laws, the name will change to the Smoky Hill Development Corporation and will be governed by a 9 to 11 member board with the membership being directly related to the level of participation. There will be one member from each city, three representatives appointed by the Commissioners and one member representing the membership. Another two board members can be appointed if the need arises. The draft by-laws allows the Board of Director to hire a full-time professional director to work under their supervision. County Attorney, Joe Shepack came into the meeting and the Commissioner discussed the draft by-laws and interlocal agreement with him. Mr. Shepack had no problem with either of the documents. Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Resolution 06R15, A Resolution Establishing The Joint Smoky Hill Development Corporation. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Carl Miller, Appraiser, has reviewed the Ellsworth City Neighborhood Revitilization presented by Mr. Mitchell, and he has no problem with it. He has been meeting with some individuals on a county-wide revitialization plan and it would have a lower dollar threshold than the plan presented by the City of Ellsworth. Since the Commissioners are planning a worksession on salaries next week, Mr. Miller will come back then with his completed employee evaluations.

Roberta Waymaster, representing the Technology Committee, asked the Commissioner what kind of updates they were wanting on the county website. As it stands at the present time, Robert Fitzgerald, the webmaster, has a primary job with the county as an EMT and sometimes his schedule does not allow him the time to do website work. Also, the computer dedicated to the website has been moved into another area where there is less space to leave material when called out on an EMT run. Mrs. Waymaster asked if the Commissioners had thought of hiring an full-time or part-time IT person to help the departments with their computer problems and make sure the computer programs are updated on a regular basis. If that was the case, Mr. Fitzgerald would be interested on a part-time basis. It was finally agreed that the Commissioner would meet with Mrs. Waymaster, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Maze, EMS Director, to discuss this matter and find a solution to the problem.

Joe Shepack, County Attorney, reported he had sold the Holyrood property the county had inherited in the 2004 delinquent tax sale for back taxes, interest and fees.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

After a discussion with Garnell Hanson, Commissioner Rush moved to appoint Garnell Hanson, representing Ellsworth County, to the North Central-Flint Hills area Agency on Aging Board of Directors. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Discussion on the county supplemental life insurance policy was tabled until next week.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Resolution 06R14, A Resolution Authorizing The Conveyance Of County Owned Real Estate. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve two Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses for the Dry Dock. One is for sale in original and unopened containers and the other is for consumption on premises. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

December 11, 2006

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatement 2006-5 in the amount of $61.82. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

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

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk