Minutes, October 22, 2007

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

OCTOBER 22, 2007

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 22^nd day of October 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 Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of October 8, 2007 with a correction. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, presented a bill for payment from Jones-Gillam for design services on the Century Building. Also, he gave the Commissioner the quarterly "dashboard" reports on utilization, finance, patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction. The financial reports showed a September loss of $121,213 and a year-to-date loss of $132,833. The bid opening on the Century Building will be 31^st of October at Noon and a pre-bid conference will be held on October 25^th. The Strategic Planning meeting has been changed to December 7^th at 8:00 a.m.

Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, asked the Commissioners to sign the right-of-way agreements for the bridge east of Kanopolis. The bid letting on that bridge will be March 8, 2008. Mr. Nondorf asked for authorization to purchase a 2006 front-end loader for $112,700 with a trade-in. Commissioner Kueser moved authorize the purchase of a 2006 Case front-end loader in the amount of $112,700. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, presented four bids for a tractor. It was decided that Mrs. Shute will contact the Mahindra dealer and ask if they can bring one out for them to try before any decision is made.

Tracy Ploutz, Sheriff, reported the new generator is in and operational. However, additional plumbing work had to be done for installation of the generator and he asked to have that expense taken from the County Building Fund. Commissioner Rush moved to allow the bill from City Plumbing in the amount of $899.33 to be taken from the County Building Fund. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

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 at 11:05 a.m.

 

____________________________________________

Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk