Minutes, September 21, 2009

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING MINUTES

 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

 

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 21^st day of September 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 as printed. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of September 14, 2009. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

 

Glenn Vessey attended the meeting, but had no issues to bring before the Commission.

 

Commissioner Kueser asked that the Courthouse flags be lowered to half-mast today and Tuesday in honor of two young Kansans who lost their life fighting in Afghanistan. The flags were lowered.

 

 

2.
APPOINTMENTS:

 

Roger Masse, ECMC Administrator, reported the hospital had a loss of $14,800 for the month of August with a year-to-date loss of $144,847. The auditing for the fiscal year 2008 has started. The Commissioners discussed with Mr. Masse the proposed building project and when information would be available for bonding and election. Mr. Masse felt they should have that information by January, 2009. Since Dr. Kepka has made career changes, they are actively looking for another physician and they have added a part-time nurse practitioner to the staff. The program associated with the diabetes grant they received in on-going and they have received information that the employee health insurance will be increasing 12% this year.

 

Teresa Shute, Noxious Weed-Landfill Supervisor, presented Expansion Plans & Construction Documents from Kirkham Michael & Associates on the new pit. The cost would be $29,900; however, the Commissioners wanted the proposal clarified as some of the same work had been done in the past. Mrs. Shute explained that some of the work had been done before, but the State had not ever approved it, so it would have to be updated. The Commissioners tabled the proposal and asked Mrs. Shute to look up the costs already paid and ask a representative from Kirkham Michael & Associates to attend the next meeting.

 

3.
OLD BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Ellsworth County Personnel Policy & Employee Handbook. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Terry Kueser left the meeting at 10:00 a.m.

 

4.
NEW BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the 2010 contract with Central Kansas Mental Health. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the contract with Salina-Saline County Health Department for the LEPP program. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve Abatements 169,170,171,172,173 & 175 in the amount of $23,400.89. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0.

 

The Commissioners reviewed the KCAMP questionnaire and approved it for submission.

 

5.
ADJOURNMENT:

 

Chairman Oller adjourned the meeting at 11:40 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk