Minutes, June 23, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JUNE 23, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 23^rd day of June 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 June 16, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, asked for approval of payment request #7 from C.V. Cale on the hospital-remodeling project. Commissioner Kueser moved, upon the recommendation of the ECMC Hospital Board, to approve payment request #7 in the amount of $51,064 of which $50,179.46 is to come from the Series 2005 Revenue Bond account with the remainder being paid by ECMC. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Prospective board members were interviewed last Wednesday, and the Commissioners will appoint to fill the vacancies. The financial reports for May showed a loss of $115,408 and year-to-date a loss of $243,983. Mr. Pearson went over the 2009 budget and asked the Commissioner to fund $154,000 of that budget.

Gary and Cheryl Dirks, property owners, John Klenda, Attorney, Jo Funk, Sanitarian with the Salina-Saline Health Department, Mark Kinderknecht, former owner of the property and Ronda Kasiska, Ellsworth County Health Supervisor met with the Commissioners for a hearing on a Sanitary Code violation. Mr. Klenda, representing the Dirks, agreed on the sited violations and the fees and corrective actions will be taken. However, an issue remained with the division of the property. Mr. & Mrs. Dirks asked for a waiver on the Sanitary Code where by lots 88 & 31 could be divided into 4 lots. After a lengthy discussion with all participants, Commissioner Rush moved to issue a variance to Gary and Cheryl Dirks that would allow Lots 88 & 31 in Smoky Hill Village to be divided into four lots. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried. The waiver was granted with the assurance from the owners that separate septic holding tanks would be located on all four lots.

Carl Miller, Appraiser, reported that he had started his inspection of the 17% of the properties required by the State of Kansas. He will be taking pictures of the structures, as the new CAMA system will have a place to store the pictures of the property with the appraisal data. Mr. Miller presented his 2009 budget request of $117,100, an increase of $3,580 or 3%.

Chairman Kueser presented a plaque to Charles Strouse, retired Road & Bridge employee, in appreciation for his 13 years of service to the citizens of Ellsworth County.

Judge Mike Keeley, Peggy Svaty, Clerk of Ellsworth District Court, and John Isern and Sabrina Chism, District Court Administrative Office in Great Bend, presented their 2009 budget request of $81,000. This is 290 less that last year.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 11:05 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 11:20 a.m.

Commissioner Rush moved to appoint Richard Booher to a 4-year term on the ECMC Board of Directors with the term expiring in 2012. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to appoint Anthony Lamia, Jr. to the position of Trivoli Township Clerk. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk