Minutes, May 19, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

MAY 19, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 19^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 Kueser 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 12, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

 

Upon the request of Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel from 9:00 a.m. until 9:10 a.m. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:10 a.m. No action was taken. Mr. Nondorf reported he is selling the 1981 Ford Tractor with a 5600 Tiger mower attached by bid. Employee, Charles Strouse is retiring this Friday and they will have a barbecue for him at noon on Friday. In two incidents, local farmers have invaded the county's right of way creating a hazard on one of the roads and compromising a bridge at another sight. He will write letters asking that they discontinue such activity. With the increase of fuel, Mr. Nondorf reported that he has spent almost of 75% of his fuel budget this year. Information on contracting services that recently appeared in the Salina Journal was shared and discussed with the Commissioners.

Commissioner Rush left the meeting at 9:30 a.m. to attend a funeral.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, met with the Commissioners regarding their decision to discontinue the 5-hour sleep period and pay for the whole five hours. Chairman Kueser explained that they had decided to keep the 5-hour unpaid sleep hour period this year as agreed upon by the employees when the 24-hour service was established. Mrs. Maze was asked to prepare a 12-hour on schedule and 12-hour on standby using our present employee numbers. Mrs. Maze also asked if she could prepare a schedule reducing the sleep time to four hours. The Commissioners agreed on both schedules.

Max Finnie, Titan Industrial Equipment, had some generators that were displayed in Salina at a job fair and wanted to get rid of them locally instead of shipping them back to the factory. They Commissioner stated they were not interested in the equipment at this time.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

There were no new business items.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 11:20 a.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

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

Minutes, May 6, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY RECESSED COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

MAY 6, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 6^th day of May 2008 in recessed session 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

OPENING BUSINESS:

Chairman Kueser called the meeting to order. The Commissioners continued their worksession listed on the Agenda for May 5, 2008. No action was taken.

ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

 

Minutes, May 5, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

MAY 5, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 5^{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 Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of April 28, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, presented five bids for the shed to be removed from Noxious Weed property. Commissioner Kueser moved to accept the high bid from Neal Black in the amount of $1,010. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mrs. Shute reported the free tire disposal is over and they received over 1,500 tires.

Roberta Waymaster, Technology Committee, presented a proposal to update the anti-virus software for the county computers at a cost of $1,966,47. Commissioner Rush moved to approve the purchase of 47 renewal anti-virus licenses at a cost of $1,966. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mrs. Waymaster also reported that the quarterly reports show that people are still consistently using the website and the committee will meet with Globalink to help get it fresh and us make changes. The Committee is going to discuss doing some in-house computer training if needed and Bob Fitzgerald is constantly adding to our website devices that will benefit all departments when they have computer problems.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, discussed the continued staffing problems at the EMS. Now she is down two people and the Commissioners gave her permission to hire two staff positions. The Commissioners also discussed the idea of hiring a contract Paramedic for weekend work to relieve that situation. The County Clerk was asked to check if that as possible under employment law. Mrs. Maze again asked if they had made a decision on removing the non-paid 5-hour sleep time and paying for the full 24 hours. The Commissioners replied they had not reached a decision on that as yet. She reported they had a mock exercise for the EMT students last weekend and it went real well and was very informative to all that participated.

Amy Boxberger, Central Kansas Community Corrections, presented her proposal for a grant that would better serve offenders by engaging them and their families with other resources available in the communities. "Heather", an Ellsworth County offender presently in the system, explained the difficulties she has had in accessing resources to facilitate her rehabilitation. Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Fiscal Year 2009 Central Kansas Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

The Commissioners held a worksession on salaries from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to have the County Attorney draw up an ad requesting bids on 47,323 square feet of frontage land along Aylward Avenue with an easement to accommodate the hospital sign. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the April payroll in the amount of $163,325.95. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the April accounts payable in the amount of $376,018.23. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve 2007 Abatements #191 & #192 for $177.46. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser recessed the meeting until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

 

 

 

 

Minutes, April 28, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

APRIL 28, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 28^th day of April 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 Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of April 21, 2008. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Herbie Harris informed the Commissioners that he had recently purchased some land in Carneiro on Highway 40 and shared his plans for developing the land. He has platted the land into eight lots of approximately 7.70 acres. The Kansas Department of Transportation has given him two entrances off of Highway 140 and he is working with Post Rock Rural Water to service the lots. Also, he will be developing protective covenants on the property. Mr. Harris just wanted to let the Commissioner know his plans and answer any questions they may have about the project.

Upon the request of Curt Glaser and Rob Fillion, representing Smoky Hill Development, Inc., Commissioner Rush moved to go into executive session for preliminary discussion relating to the acquisition of real property from 10:14 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 10:25 a.m. No action was taken.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, reported that Heather Powell had completed her 90-day evaluation and asked that she be moved on the salary schedule. Also, Mrs. Powell will be leaving our employ on June 20^th as her husband has accepted a position in Greensburg. Commissioner Rush moved that upon a successful 90-day evaluation, Heather Powell be moved to 11-d on the salary scale effective April 29, 2008. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mrs. Maze asked if a decision had been made to discontinue the 5-hour unpaid sleep time for EMS personnel and pay for the whole 24-hours. A discussion was held, but the Commissioner tabled the matter until they had more information and time to discuss it among themselves.

Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session from 11:25 a.m. until 11:50 a.m. for preliminary discussions relating to the acquisition of real property with the County Attorney, Joe Shepack. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. The Commissioners returned to open session at 11:50 a.m. No action was taken.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush reported that Duke Ranker called him to discuss the veteran grave markers that the county partially provides for those who request them. He asked to take them and have them retrofitted so they could not be stolen. There appeared to be no objection to this, however, Mr. Ranker will need to discuss this with the full Commission.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

There were no new business items.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 12:25 p.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk