Minutes, July 23, 2007

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING

MINUTES

JULY 23, 2007

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 23^rd day of July at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.

Members Present:

Albert W. Oller, 1^st District Commissioner

Kermit Rush, 2^nd District Commissioner

Terry L. Kueser, 3^rd District Commissioner

1. OPENING BUSINESS:

Chairman Rush called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Agenda. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Oller moved to approve the Minutes of July 16, 2007. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, reported the Center had a profit of $78,976 for the month of June and a year-to-date profit of $382,836. "Dashboard" reports were handed out and the annual employee satisfaction meetings will be held August 6-10. Remodeling plans are being started and it appears the administrative offices will be able to move to the office space in the Century Building without much remodeling. Since Mr. Rush and Mr. Kueser were not able to attend the Board Meeting, the discussion on transfer by the EMS was continued.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, asked the Commissioners to sign the necessary papers for the EMT-I classes. Also, they discussed the conversation they had with Mr. Pearson regarding the transfers.

Doug McKinney, North Central Regional Planning Commission, and David Bailey, Post Rock Rural Water District, asked the Commissioners to sign documents for the grant awarded to Post Rock. Commissioner Rush moved to adopt the Procurement Procedures and Code of Conduct In The Procurement Of Goods And Services for the Post Rock Rural Water Grant. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Kenny Bernard, Emergency Management Director, reported that Ellsworth County was included in the declaration for the second storm on May 23 & 24. Also, the deadline for reporting damages has been extended to August 7, 2007. All counties are to have Hazard Mitigation Plans. The county can apply for a grant of $45,000 to hire Brakes & Associates to formulate such a plan. Since all counties are required to have this plan, the State is offering these grants to the make sure all counties are in compliance. Commissioner Kueser moved to apply for a grant through the Kansas Division of Emergency Management for a Hazard Mitigation Grant. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Upon the request of Sheriff Tracy Ploutz, Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Brent Goss, Extension Service, discussed the future use of Ellsworth City's Recreation Center for 4-H activities. There has been conversations at the city level about closing the building and using it only for storage. Since the county was encouraged to build the new 4-H barn in that vicinity so the building could be used for the fair, they suggested he talk with the City Administration about a long-term agreement for future use.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

There were no new business items.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting and 11:40 a.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk