BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
JULY 12, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Commissioner Terry requested one item be added to
the agenda: Mileage Reimbursement Discussion.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
No one spoke for Public Input
session at 10:00 a.m.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion
to approve the minutes of July 5, 2005 as presented. Commissioner Terry seconded.
All voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion
to approve the landfill abatements of July 8, 2005. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion
to approve the checks and claims register and the payroll for June 22,
2005. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Dick Beasley, Community
Corrections Director joined the meeting at 10:15 a.m. to request approval of
the Kansas Dept. of Corrections (KDOC) FY2006 Community Corrections and SB 123
Supervision Grant Funds Budget Summary and Budget Narrative. After discussion, Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve the KDOC FY2006 Community Corrections and SB 123 Supervision
Grant Funds Budget Summary and Budget Narrative as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
Mr. Witte presented two items for
the Public Works Department as follows:
A. Presented the Local Public Authority (LPA) agreement between
McPherson County and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) which would
authorize McPherson County Public Work employees to perform the construction
inspection on the federally funded bridge project (Project 59C 3795-01). The bridge is located 0.1 miles south of
Marquette. KDOT will reimburse 80% of
the actual expense not to exceed $37,799.50.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to have the Chairman sign the
agreement as presented. Commissioner
Terry seconded. All
voted aye.
B. Presented Resolution No. 05-12, “A
Resolution Establishing the Speed Limit on a Certain Section of County Road 448
Between the City of Galva and Moccasin Road.”
Commissioner Terry made a motion to sign Resolution No. 05-12 as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. Chairman Schroeder voted aye.
Commissioner Patrick voted aye.
Commissioner Terry voted aye.
Chad Bahr,
Planning & Zoning Administrator, joined the meeting at 10:25 a.m. to
request approval of Resolution 05-13, “…approving and adopting a new fee
structure for various planning and zoning administrative functions and
applications.” There has been no change
in the Planning/Zoning fees since 2001.
Resolution 05-13 would increase fees for Building Permits, Conditional
Use Permits (CUP’s), Lot Splits, Subdivision CUP’s, Variances and Zoning
Amendments. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve Resolution 2005-13 as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
Chairman Schroeder voted
aye. Commissioner Patrick voted
aye. Commissioner Terry voted aye.
There was
discussion on the County’s mileage reimbursement rate, which is currently at
37.5 cents per mile. The current
Federal rate is at 40.5 cents per mile.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to change the County’s mileage
reimbursement rate to be equal to the Federal rate, effective August 1,
2005. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Steve Johnson,
County Sanitarian, joined the meeting at 10:40 a.m. to request approval of the
SFY2006 Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP) Grant Agreement. The grant is for approximately $16,255 in
KDHE funds for the McPherson County LEPP Program. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to have the Chairman sign the
SFY 2006 LEPP Grant Agreement as presented.
Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Dianna Carter,
County Appraiser, joined the meeting at 11:00 a.m. and requested 30 minutes,
from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. in executive session to discuss non-elected personnel
in the Appraiser’s Office and to include Mr. Witte. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to go into executive session
as requested. Commissioner Terry
seconded. All voted aye. At 11:30 a.m. Commissioner Patrick made a
motion to extend executive session an additional 15 minutes, from 11:30 to
11:45 a.m. Chairman Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners returned to open session at
11:45 a.m.; no action was taken during executive session. It was a consensus of the Commissioners to
authorize each Department Head to set reasonable and logical dress codes for
their respective departments and submit them in writing to the Board of County
Commissioners for approval. Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to approve the written dress code for the Appraiser’s
Department as submitted by the County Appraiser, effective immediately. Commissioner Terry seconded. All
voted aye.
At 12:00 noon, Commissioner Terry
made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner
Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Commission Minutes taken by Irene R. Goering.
Don
L. Schroeder, Chairman
Duane
J. Patrick, Vice-Chairman
Harris
G. Terry, Commissioner
Attest: County Clerk
Susan
R. Meng