BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
AUGUST 23, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the agenda
as presented. Commissioner Terry
seconded. All voted aye.
Several people
were in attendance and spoke to the Commissioners regarding the Wind Turbine
Issue. Chairman Schroeder allowed 30
minutes for public input in order to allow people from both sides of the issue
to be heard. Duane Theil from
Bonneville Township, representing the Eagle Rock Landowners Association, spoke
regarding the monetary advantages of wind turbines as well as the advantages to
the environment. Eileen Patrick from
Bonneville Township spoke of going to both Montezuma (Gray County) Kansas and
Woodward, Oklahoma to view wind turbines there and visit with landowners in both
places. They found there was no change
in property values and few complaints.
Larry Weibert from Bonneville Township spoke briefly and asked who
benefits from the turbines; will the lights on the turbines be a problem? Julie Young and Deb Colle both spoke against
wind turbines
Dick Beasley,
Community Corrections Director, joined the meeting at 10:30 a.m. with the
following agenda items:
A. Presented a Personnel Change Notice (PCN)
for end of probation (from 13/A to 13/B State) for Amy Raprager, Secretary/House
Arrest Monitor in the Newton Office, effective August 29, 2005. Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve
the PCN as presented. Commissioner
Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
B. Presented the FY2006 Carryover Reimbursement Plan Budget Summary
and Narrative for approval. The total
budget amount is $83,024.27.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the FY2006 Carryover
Reimbursement Plan Budget Summary and Narrative as presented. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
C. Request approval to adjust the Kansas Community Corrections Act
FY2005 Quarterly Summary Budget Report in the amount of $8,607. The Community Corrections Advisory Board has
approved the Budget Adjustments.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the request as
presented. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Dave Bohnenblust, Public Works
Director, joined the meeting at 10:35 a.m. with the following agenda items:
A. Request to advertise for bids for a 2005 crack filling hot pot to
replace an outdated 1991 model.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the request to advertise
for bids as presented. Commissioner
Terry seconded. All
voted aye.
B. Requested to go
into executive session for 10 minutes, from 10:50 to 11:00 a.m., to discuss
non-elected personnel and to include Mr. Witte. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to go into executive session
as requested. Commissioner Terry
seconded. All voted aye. At 11:00
a.m. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to extend executive session an additional
5 minutes, until 11:05 a.m. Chairman
Schroeder seconded.
All voted
aye. At 11:05 a.m. Commissioner
Patrick made a motion to extend executive session an additional 5 minutes,
until 11:10 a.m. Chairman Schroeder
seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners
returned to open session at 11:10 a.m.; no action was taken during executive
session. Mr. Bohnenblust requested to
offer the position of Project Engineer to a specific qualified applicant for
$46,000 per year to fill the currently vacant position. Commissioner Terry made a motion to have Mr.
Bohnenblust offer the position as requested.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye. Mr. Bohnenblust
requested to offer the position of Engineer Tech to a specific qualified
applicant. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to have Mr. Bohnenblust offer the position of Engineering Tech II, Step
13/B to a specific qualified applicant.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye.
C. At 11: 15 a.m. Commissioner Terry made a motion to go into
executive session for 10 minutes, from 11:16 to 1l:26 a.m. to discuss possible
land acquisition, and to include Mr. Bohnenblust and Mr. Witte. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners returned to open session at 11:26 a.m.; no action was taken
during executive session.
Mr. Witte
requested action on the re-appointment of Mr. E. David Schmidt to the McPherson
Area Solid Waste Utility Board. Mr.
Schmidt’s current term expires in August and he has agreed to serve another
three-year term. Commissioner Patrick
made a motion to approve the re-appointment as presented. Commissioner Terry seconded. All
voted aye.
Dianna Carter,
County Appraiser and Dee Parrish, Appraiser’s Office, joined the meeting at
11:30 a.m. Ms. Carter requested 20 minutes,
from 11:30 to 11:50 a.m., in executive session do discuss non-elected personnel
and to include Ms. Parrish and Mr. Witte.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to go into executive session as
requested. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye. At 11:50 a.m. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to extend executive session an additional 10 minutes, from 11:50 to
12:00 p.m. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye. At
12:00 p.m. Mr. Witte, Ms. Carter and Ms. Parrish were excused and Commissioner
Terry requested an additional 5 minutes, from 12:00 to 12:05 a.m. in executive
session. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye. At
12:05 p.m. the Commissioners returned to open session. No action was taken during executive
session. Commissioner Patrick made a
motion to approve the action by the County Appraiser that placed the employee
on probationary status, for up to six months.
Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Terry made a motion to approve the minutes of August 16, 2005 as
corrected. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner
Terry made a motion to approve the checks and claims. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye.
Commissioner
Terry made a motion to approve the adds and abates register of August 19,
2005. Commissioner Patrick
seconded. All voted aye.
At 12:30 p.m.
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