Minutes, September 10, 2007

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 10th day of September 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 Rush moved to approve the Agenda. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of September 4, 2007. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Upon the request of Jan Andrews, County Clerk, Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:05 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:15 a.m. No action was taken.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, met with Dr. Kepka, Roger Pearson, Kathy Harshbarger and Robert Hudson on the Inter-Facility Transfers policy. She presented the policy as agreed upon in the meeting and the Commissioners and the Medical Staff at the hospital will meet on Tuesday, September 11^th to iron out the final draft. The final draft of the policy will be approved at the next Commissioner meeting, September 17^th. In response to the complaint about a 911 call, Mrs. Maze has talked with the Dispatcher Supervisor, and she would be able to reroute this patient's call to the Ellsworth dispatch center upon a written request from the patient and the agreement of the Commissioners. Presently, the patient is in the Rice County ambulance response area that was set up by 911. She will write the patient giving him his options and then wait for his response. In the meantime, since he has an Ellsworth physician, Rice County will transfer his calls to Ellsworth County for a reponse.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to appoint Kermit Rush as Delegate and Albert Oller as Alternate to the Kansas Association of Counties Meeting, KWORCC Annual Meeting and KCAMP Annual Meeting. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

The Commissioner discussed the issue of whether or not they would be willing to purchase some generators and a power washer being sold from the back of a pickup for a greatly reduced price. Although checking with the company and finding that the sale was legal, they declined purchasing the equipment and asked that it be picked up.

5. OTHER BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Family Medical Leave for Jeannie Hysom as request beginning September 17, 2007. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

6. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 11:00 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk