BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Two items were added to the
agenda: 1) Request Signature on Fire District Budget; 2) Non-Elected Personnel
– Administration/Finance Department.
Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Dave Bohnenblust, Public Works Director, and Mr. Allan
Lindfors, representing the City of Marquette, joined the meeting for Public
Input Session at 10:00 a.m. Mr.
Bohnenblust introduced Mr. Lindfors who spoke to the Commissioners about
Marquette’s new housing addition created on 50 acres the city purchased and
divided into lots for building homes.
The land was and is being given away with stipulations for building
family homes. The city is putting a small
lake in one corner of the new addition and would like to use the bridge west of
Marquette, which is scheduled to be torn down, to span the lake. The bridge was built in 1904 and has
historical value to the city of Marquette.
Mr. Bohnenblust stated that the County was planning to use some of the
steel from the bridge but Marquette’s plan for the historic bridge would
certainly outweigh the small amount of usable steel for the County. The Commissioners asked Mr. Lindfors and Mr.
Bohnenblust to look further into the possibility of moving the bridge and keep
them (the Commission) informed.
Mr. Bohnenblust requested 10 minutes, from 10:15 to 10:25
a.m., in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel in the Public Works
Department and to include Mr. Witte.
Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to go into executive session as
requested. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners returned to open
session at 10:25 a.m.; no action was taken during executive session. Mr. Bohnenblust presented a Personnel Change
Notice (PCN) for end of probation for Keri Duree, Engineering Technician II
(13/A to 13/B) effective September 12, 2004.
Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to approve the PCN as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to approve the minutes of September 14, 2004 as
presented. Commissioner Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to approve the checks and claims and the
distribution. Commissioner Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye.
Fern
Hess, Health Department Director, joined the meeting at 10:37 a.m. to request approval to participate in the
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program through KDHE for another year,
from September 1, 2004 thru August 31, 2005.
The amount of this year’s grant is $38,702. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to have the chairman sign the
grant application for participation in the Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Program as requested.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
Rick Batchellor, County Appraiser, joined the meeting at
10:58 a.m. to request signature on the Phase Delineation Chart. The Phase Delineation Chart goes to the State
(PVD) and is a projected time schedule of appraisals to be done in McPherson
County. Commissioner Schroeder made a
motion to sign the Phase Delineation Chart as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to approve the adds
and abates register of September 17, 2004.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Mr. Witte presented a Notice of Transfer changing the
name of Advance Insurance Company to Advance Insurance Company of Kansas. Advance Insurance Company of Kansas is a
subsidiary of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas and is the insurer for McPherson
County Employees’ elective disability insurance. This is a name change only.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to accept the transfer from Advance
Insurance Company to Advance Insurance Company of Kansas. Commissioner Schroeder seconded. All voted aye.
Mr. Witte requested 5 minutes, from 11:15 to 11:20 a.m.
in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel in the
Administration/Finance Department.
Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to go into executive session as
requested. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners and Mr. Witte returned to
open session at 11:20 a.m. No action
was taken during executive session. Mr.
Witte presented a Personnel Change Notice (PCN) for end of probation (12/A to
12/B) for Abbey Heidebrecht, Personnel Coordinator in the
Administration/Finance Department, effective September 12, 2004. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve
the PCN as presented. Commissioner
Schroeder seconded. All voted aye.
Mr. Witte reported that in his meeting with Bruce
McMillan, Architect, Robert Metzker of Metzker Restorations and Lorna Nelson,
Old Mill Director regarding the Smoky Valley Roller Mill window project; Mr.
McMillan gave Mr. Metzker notice to proceed with the first three windows of the
project.
Mr. Witte requested signature on the Fire District #6
(Roxbury) 2005 Budget. Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to sign as requested.
Commissioner Schroeder seconded.
All voted aye.
It was a consensus of the Commissioners to have the
Health Department give flu shots again this year to all interested county
employees with the shots being paid from respective department budgets.
At 11:35 a.m. Commissioner Schroeder made a motion to
adjourn. Commissioner Patrick
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