Minutes, July 15, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JULY 15, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened in recessed session this 15^th day of July 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 1:30 p.m.

2. OTHER BUSINESS:

The Commissioners went through all the budget requests for 2009 and made draft proposals to submit to the auditors. They will meet with the auditors on July 25^th for final budget considerations.

3. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 3:45 p.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

Minutes, July 14, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JULY 14, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 14^th day of July 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 July 7, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Sheriff Tracy Ploutz reported their grant application for the palm print system had been denied. He will have to wait until the end of the year to see where he is on his budget as to whether he can purchase it without a grant. The palm print was mandated by the state, but they did not fund it. The 2009 budget request was presented in the amount of $722,522 an increase of $47,477. The 10% increase is in the salary line item.

Ronda Kasiska, Health Supervisor, presented her 2009 budget in the amount of $258,516, an increase of $23,882 or 10%.

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, reported that the free tire pickup sponsored and paid for by the State cost $12,468. The 2009 budgets for Noxious Weed, Landfill and Recycling were presented. The request for Noxious Weed was $207,275 an increase of $29,734 or 17%; Landfill was $59,550 and recycling $16,600. Added together the Landfill and Recycling budget was $76,000 an increase of $11,500 or 17%. Mrs. Shute also requested that the Commissioners visit with the Sheriff and County Attorney about a van that was confiscated from a drug case and has never been sold. It is being stored at the Road & Bridge Department and it does run. She would like to take out the back seats and use it to collect paper for recycling and also to take the shredded paper to Lincoln. The Commissioners will check with them to see if she can use it.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, presented her 2009 budget request in the amount of $422,558 an increase of $20,256 or 5%. Also, she indicated they would need to replace the 2006 ambulance next year.


3. OLD BUSINESS:

The Clerk went over the insurance estimates on the hail damage on county buildings. The total loss was $16,423.78 with a deductible of $500.

The Clerk presented an ad to be published informing the public that FEMA floodplain maps have been established for the unincorporated areas of Ellsworth County and are available for review. The Commissioners approved the ad and suggested that it be run two weeks.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatement #226 in the amount of $52.64. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser recessed the meeting until Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. to consider budget requests.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

 

Minutes, July 7, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JULY 7, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 7^th day of July 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 June 30, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Janet Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk, presented her 2009 budget for County Clerk and Election. The Clerk's budget was $99,518 an increase of $6,245 or 6.7% and the Election budget was $36,650 a decrease of $13,600.

Geneva Schneider, Ellsworth County Treasurer, requested $103,500 for her 2009 budget. This is an increase of $1,600 or 1.5%.

Janice Sneath, Register of Deeds, presented her 2009 budget of $76,000 an increase of $2,983 or 4%.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

There were no old business items.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the June account payables in the amount of $339,803.22 and pre-written checks for $42,628.27. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

5. OTHER BUSINESS:

The Commissioners discussed the FEMA floodplain maps and whether the public was aware of the new maps. FEMA did publish an ad saying they were available for review, but to our knowledge, no one has inquired through the Clerk's office. The County Clerk will check with FEMA to see if anyone has contacted them and whether or not we should put an ad in the paper. The appeal date will end on or about September 19, 2008.

6. ADJOURNMENT:

Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk

 

Minutes, June 30, 2008

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

MINUTES

JUNE 30, 2008

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 30^th 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 23, 2008. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

No one was present for the Public Forum.

2. APPOINTMENTS:

Tracy Ploutz, Sheriff, met with the Commissioner concerning his request to have some repairs at his building taken from the County Building fund. The Commissioners allowed one of the bills in the amount of $451.62 to be taken from the County Building fund and the other would have to come from his budget. When asked about staffing, Sheriff Ploutz replied that he is still down one deputy until the person he hired can complete the academy. Presently, that person is filling in at the jail and when he goes to the academy in August, he will be down one person in the jail.

Ronda Kasiska, Health Supervisor, asked the Commissioners to sign two contracts, one with Rice County for grant money that our county administers and one between USD #328 and the Health Department for health nursing services. The contract with USD #328 did increase $500 this year. The Commissioners signed both contracts.

Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, reported that he is having lights installed in the yard to decrease the possibility of vandalism. Recently, they discovered that the fence in the back of the yard had been cut, but they could not discern that anything had been taken. Mr. Nondorf checked the cost of bridge building equipment and the price had doubled since their last purchase so they might not be able to do as many bridges next year. Also, his fuel budget is almost depleted and it is only the middle of the year. He will have to use some of his equipment fund for fuel. The 2009 budget for Road & Bridge was presented in the amount of $1,940,000 an increase of $164,520 or 9%. Most of the increase was in the fuel and bridge line items.

Michelle Maze, EMS Director, presented a list of write-off for approval. She and Gaye Woods spent last week going over the accounts and did find some problems with the billing system whereby some bills were not being submitted for payment. Procedures have been put in place to remedy the problems. Commissioner Rush moved to approve write-offs in the amount of $7,823.17. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

3. OLD BUSINESS:

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Amended Pilot Agreement, Phase II, Smoky Hill Wind Project. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to re-appointment of Robert Hudson to a 4-year term on the ECMC Board Directors. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

4. NEW BUSINESS:

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the June payroll in the amount of $166,855.33. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

Commissioner Rush moved to approve a letter of support for the 2009 E-911 Grant being submitted by the Sheriff's department. 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