Minutes, May 12, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

MAY 12, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 12^th day of May 2008 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 Kueser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda as printed. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of May 5 & May 6, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Lori Thielen, North Central Regional Planning Commission and Project Manager for the Post Rock Rural Water grant, reported they had only one bid on the project and that bid was for $517,000 from CAS Construction, LLC. The bid was higher than expected which will make the match higher for Post Rock Rural Water District and none of the alternates will be funded. Commissioner Rush moved to support the bid from CAS Construction, LLC for the Post Rock #07-PF-722 grant. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. David Bailey, Post Rock Rural Water District Manager, stopped in to answer any questions the Commissioner might have and thanked them for their support for the project.

Carl Miller, Appraiser, informed the Commissioners he just completed seventy-five hearings on property valuations and should be sending out the results of those hearings next week. Also, his required field checks are completed. Mr. Miller asked the Commissioner to authorize the purchase of a new plotter. The present one is only four years old, however, the memory capacity cannot sustain the layers and topography we are now using. The new plotter will have 380 MB of memory and will cost $5,595. The old one can probably be sold for approximately $1,000. Commissioner Kueser moved to authorize the purchase of a Canon Image PRO iPF8000S 44" color plotter in the amount of $5,595. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mr. Miller asked if the Commissioner would like to serve on the Neighborhood Revitalization Review Board for the district they represent. The Commissioners agreed they would participate.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, presented information on a grant writing workshop in Wichita she would like to attend. The cost would $350 plus one night stay in Wichita. The Commissioners approved the expenditure. Mrs. Maze again discussed her request to pay for the 5-hour sleep time. The Commissioners expressed some of their concerns and were not ready to make a decision on her request. Therefore, it was tabled until next week.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatements #193 & #194 in the amount of $68.36. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk