Minutes, December 26, 2006

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

DECEMBER 26, 2006

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 26^th 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 Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of December 18, 2006. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Present for the Public Forum was Virgil Huseman and Steve Donley, but neither wanted to address the Commissioners at this time.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Janet Andrews, County Clerk, presented a proposal for office furniture to make another workspace for the new full-time position. Also, she would add a pedestal file to another workstation with the overall cost being $1,956. Commissioner Rush moved to allow the purchase as requested. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Sheriff Tracy Ploutz, thanked the Commissioners on behalf of his employees for the meat trays given to them for Christmas.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

The Commissioners discussed with Mr. Huseman and Mr. Donley their desire to discuss with the County Attorney information they would like to have on the proposed windfarm to be located in Ellsworth and Lincoln County. One of the requested items would be a site map of the project and also, since most of the roads in the area are township roads, how they would deal with the township. Chairman Kueser reiterated that the county planned to go slow in the process to make sure the county was protected as well as possible. Mr. Huseman stated that he and others would like to share their vision and offer a resolution from Garfield Township. The Commissioners were receptive of such a meeting whenever they were ready.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve renewal of Cereal Malt Beverage Licenses for the following: Martin Oil Company, Smoky Hill Trading (Consumption on Premises), Smoky Hill Trading (In Unopened Containers). Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Resolution 06R16, A Resolution Exempting Ellsworth County, Kansas From Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, As Promulgated by FASB. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Resolution 06R17, A Resolution Transferring From The Road & Bridge Fund To The Special Machinery Fund and Resolution 06R18, A Resolution Transferring From The Health Fund To The Health Capital Outlay Fund. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to approve the agreement transferring a lease from WestPlaines Energy (Aquila) to Mid-Kansas Electric Company, LLC. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Heitschmidt moved to approve the estimate from Nece Electric to improve the wiring in the Extension Office in the amount of $825.20. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. OTHER BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve, as requested by Mr. Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, movements of Daron Stevenson, Jerrod Pruitt and Gerald Sipes to 8e on the pay scale. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 11:30 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioner returned to open session at 11:45 a.m. No action was taken.

6. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 12:06 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk