BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
AUGUST 3, 2004
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
AUGUST 6, 2004
CANVAS VOTES
9:00 A.M.
AUGUST 7, 2004
MARQUETTE PARADE
10:30 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Two
items were added to the agenda: 1) Under the 10:20 a.m. Public Works Agenda
Item, add Request to Approve Additional Liquid Asphalt Supplier; 2) at 10:40
a.m. add Susan Meng, County Clerk – Request for Election Worker Pay
Increase. Commissioner Patrick made a
motion to approve the agenda as amended.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
No
one spoke during Public Input Session at 10:00 a.m.
Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to approve the minutes of July 27, 2004 as
presented. Commissioner Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to approve the payroll for July 6, 2004. Commissioner Schroeder seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Schroeder made a motion to approve the adds and abates register of July 7,
2004. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Mr.
Witte presented a new Personnel Change Notice (PCN) for Jerome Montagne who was
approved at last week’s meeting as a Part-Time Correctional Officer, effective
August 9, 2004, in the Sheriff’s Department.
Because of a change in military call-up status of the officer Mr. Montagne
will be filling in for, his PCN is being changed to Temporary Full-Time
Corrections Officer, effective August 16, 2004, and he is to be eligible for
full benefits during the time he is filling in for that officer. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to
approve the PCN as presented and with full benefits while working as a
Temporary Full-Time Corrections Officer.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
Mr. Ben Gardner, 321 N. Grand, McPherson, joined the
meeting at 10:10 a.m. Although he was
late for Public Input Session, the Chairman invited him to speak. Mr. Gardner invited the Commissioners and
Mr. Witte to attend the Child Safety Organization meeting to be held at noon on
August 10th. (The Child
Safety Organization educates parents/childcare workers on different aspects of
child safety, a main area of concern is the correct use of child car
seats.) All three Commissioners plan
to attend the meeting.
Fern Hess, Health Department Director, joined the meeting
at 10:15 a.m. to present Personnel Change
Notices (PCN’s) for promotions for Melany Webster and May
Stallings from Public Health Nurse I to Public Health Nurse II (18/C to 21/B),
and a Job Classification change for Karen Ediger, Public Health Nurse II from
19/F to 21/E. All are to be effective
August 1, 2004. Commissioner Schroeder
made a motion to approve all three PCN’s as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Dave
Bohnenblust, Public Works Director, joined the meeting at 10:20 a.m. with the
following agenda items:
A. Approve and sign sand pit lease agreement
between McPherson County and Amy Forsberg/Lois Johnson. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to have
the Chairman sign the agreement as presented.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
B. Approve and sign the KDOT forms to award the
contract for the construction of Federal Bridge 3510 two miles west of
Marquette. Low bidder was King
Construction of Hesston, KS for $410,649.27.
There is a 20/80 match making the County’s share $90,342.84. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve
and sign the KDOT forms awarding the contract to King Construction as
presented. Commissioner Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye.
C. Approve and
sign the KDOT contract for McPherson County to inspect Federal Bridge 3510 two
miles west of Marquette. McPherson
County will be reimbursed 80% of the total inspection costs. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to sign
the KDOT contract as presented.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
D. Approve purchasing
the remainder of 2004 liquid asphalt from KOCH Oil. Trigent Petroleum was awarded the 2004 contract but they are
exiting the Kansas market and will be out of oil within the next 30 days. The County needs an additional supplier to
complete the 2004 paving projects and KOCH provided the lowest price. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to
approve KOCH as back-up supplier of liquid asphalt as requested. Commissioner Schroeder seconded. All voted aye.
There was a written request from County Clerk Susan Meng
to pay a flat rate of $85 for election judges and election clerks per election
and $95 for each supervising judge per election. These proposed increases would be effective with the August 3,
2004 election. Election Board Workers
currently earn minimum wage ($5.15/hr.), the proposed increase would put them
at approximately $6.00/hr. Chairman
Terry made a motion to approve the request as presented, effective with today’s
election. Commissioner Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye.
There was discussion on the 2005 Budget. The proposed 2005 Budget is 1 mill less than
the 2004 Budget, due in part to the fact that the Law Enforcement Center debt
has been paid off. Chairman Terry made
a motion to approve the publication and notice of hearing for the proposed 2005
Budget and to set the 2005 Budget Hearing for August 17 at 10:30 a.m. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
At 12:25 p.m. the Commissioners recessed and reconvened
at 9:00 a.m. on August 6th in the Office of the County Clerk where
they canvassed votes from the August 3rd Primary Election. At 9:50 a.m they recessed and reconvened on
August 7th at 10:30 a.m. in the City of Marquette where they took
part in the parade and celebration of the 130th anniversary of
Marquette’s beginning. At 11:30 a.m.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to adjourn.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
Commission Minutes taken by Irene R. Goering.
Harris G. Terry, Chairman
Don L. Schroeder,
Vice-Chairman
Duane J. Patrick,
Commissioner
Attest: County Clerk
Susan R. Meng