Minutes, May 26, 2009

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING

 

MINUTES

 

MAY 26, 2009

 

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 26^th day of May 2009 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 Oller called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda with an addition.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of May 18, 2009.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

No one was present for the Public Forum.

 

2.                  APPOINTMENTS:

 

Linda Denning, Owner of the Ellsworth County Independent Reporter, advised the Commissioners that she would be filing an open records violations on the county with the County Attorney.  Also, she is asking that it be sent directly to the Attorney General as Mr. Shepack was representing the Appraiser, Carl Miller, on the alleged violation.  She wanted to let the Commissioners know before she filed it and that there would be reference to it in this edition of the paper.  Mrs. Denning called later in the morning saying she was delaying the filing for a couple of weeks due to the tragic death of Mr. Miller's son.

 

Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, presented the financial reports for April showing a profit of $66,442 for the month and a year to date loss of $653,048.  At the last Board Meeting, the Board passed a motion requesting the Commissioners to fund the hospital construction projects in the amount of $7,000,000.  A brief discussion was held on the financial aspects of the projects with no decision on the funding being made at this time.  The new administrator should be on board sometime after the first of June.

 

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, reported that she had hired Rick Harper for summer help.

 

3.                  OLD BUSINESS:

 

The Commissioners approved the proposed ad for the Ellsworth County Guide being printed by the Ellsworth County Independent Reporter.

 

4.                  NEW BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatement #164 in the amount of $419.06.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

5.                  ADJOURNMENT:

 

Chairman Oller adjourned the meeting at 11:30 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk