Minutes, October 27, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

OCTOBER 27, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 27^th day of October 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. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of October 20 and October 21, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, invited the Commissioners to the Sunflower Health Network Annual Dinner on November 5^th at the Salina County Club. He passed out financials for the month of September showing a loss of $183,349 for the month and a year-to-date loss of $578,323. Also, the audit report for 2007 and "dashboard" report were distributed. Mr. Pearson will be retiring in February 2010 and shared the process the board will be developing to replace him. Any input they would like to have in the process needs to be given to the Board. Preliminary reports from the Docking Institute survey on additional construction have been received but not released.

Tracy Ploutz, Sheriff, reported he had a driving simulator from K-CAMP brought in and all his deputies took the course. He shared the cost of the simulator with Lincoln County and they came here and also participated.

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, has someone interested in purchasing the old dozer. The Commissioners requested that she advertise it for sale in the local paper before taking any action. The new building that she and the Road & Bridge Dept. will be sharing is being started today. American Recycling Day is November 17 and they will be offering lunch. The Commissioners asked that she make spraying Johnson grass a priority next year as they have had some complaints about it.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to appoint Mervyn Harms to the North Central-Flint Hills Area on Aging, Inc. Board of Directors. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatements 2008 2 & 3 in the amount of $136.16. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 10:30 a.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk