BOARD OF McPHERSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
REGULAR MEETING
10:00 A.M.
ALL PRESENT
Two items were added to the agenda: 1) Under the
10:50 a.m. agenda item, add Non-Elected Personnel, Public Works and 2) Quit
Claim Deed for Crestwood Cemetery Plots.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion to approve the agenda as
amended. Commissioner Terry
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 November 8, 2005 as presented.
Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted
aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the
checks and claims and the November 23, 2005 payroll. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye.
Dillard Webster,
Emergency Management/Communications (EMC) Director, joined the meeting at 10:10
a.m. with the following agenda items:
A. Updated
the Commissioners on the CAD Contract approved at last week’s meeting. The contract will be sent to the County
Counselor for review and then brought back to the Commission for signature.
B. Requested
10 minutes, from 10:15 to 10:25 a.m. in executive session to discuss
non-elected personnel in the EMC Department and to include Mr. Witte. Commissioner Terry 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. Webster
requested approval of Personnel Change Notices for a promotion from Communications
Tech (12/A) to Communications Shift Supervisor (14/E) for Jill Brunsell and for
end of probation/step increase (12/A to 12/B) for Vicki Schroeder,
Administrative Secretary, effective November 6th and 20th
respectively. Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve both PCN’s as presented.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted
aye.
Commissioner Terry made a motion
to approve the adds and abates of November 10, 2005. Commissioner Patrick seconded.
All voted aye.
Dick Beasley, Community Corrections
Director, joined the meeting at 10:30 a.m. and presented bids for the purchase
of a program/used 2004 or 2005 vehicle with 25,000 miles or less. Low bid was from Resnick Motors, Inc. in
Newton, KS for a 2004 Dodge Intrepid 4-Door Sedan for $10,563. After discussion, Commissioner Terry made a
motion to approve the low bid from Resnick Motors, or the lowest of the three
bids submitted that is still available, for a replacement vehicle for the
Community Corrections Department.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Mr. Witte presented a Payment
Request Form from SCKEDD for work completed on two homes through the HOME Grant
in the amount of $47,113.50.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to have the Chairman sign the Payment
Request Form as presented. Commissioner
Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
Commissioner Patrick made a motion
to sign a quitclaim deed for two spaces in the Crestwood Cemetery. Commissioner Terry seconded. All voted aye.
Commissioner Patrick gave a brief
update on a Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) meeting he attended in
Salina, KS on November 14th regarding 2009 and beyond road projects.
Dave Bohnenblust, Public Works
Director and Jon Adamyk, Public Works Project Engineer, joined the meeting at
10:50 a.m. with two agenda items.
A. Requested approval to award bids for electrical work to be done
in the County Yard. The electrical work
was bid and is to be done in three projects: Project 1, Install Electrical
Switchgear at Transformer; Project 2, Install Electrical Service to Fleet
Parking; and Project 3, Floodlights on Salt Storage Building. Quotes were received from two vendors; Mr.
Bohnenblust and Mr. Adamyk recommended the bid from Johnson Electric for
$40,680 for all three projects. After
discussion, Commissioner Terry made a motion to approve the bid from Johnson
Electric for $40,680 for the three projects.
Commissioner Patrick seconded. All
voted aye.
B. Mr. Bohnenblust requested 5 minutes, from 11:20 to 11:25 a.m. in
executive session to discuss non-elected personnel in the Public Works
Department and to include Mr. Witte.
Commissioner Terry made a motion to go into executive session as
requested. Commissioner Patrick seconded. All voted aye. The Commissioners returned to open session at 11:25 a.m. No action was taken during executive
session.
Chad Bahr, Planning & Zoning
Administrator, joined the meeting at 11:28 a.m. with the following items:
A. Presented Resolution 05-21 for signature, with wording on
Amendment #2, Paragraph 107A1 added as requested at last week’s meeting: “An
active residence located within the 2,000 feet area described above may be
located within that area if the property owner supplies a properly signed and
executive waiver form and this its supplied to a CUP applicant and this is
filed with the CUP application.”
Resolution 05-21 was approved, with a 2-1 vote, at last week’s meeting
with the above paragraph being added.
Commissioners Schroeder and Patrick signed the Resolution as
presented.
B. There was discussion on a request from Mr. Steve Showalter for an
extension of the November 9th deadline for him to comply with the
Planning & Zoning Regulations regarding the storage of fireworks. Mr. Showalter stated he has reduced his
inventory and continues to do so but would like an extension of the deadline
until the Commissioners act on the Planning & Zoning Board’s recommended
regulation changes on the storage of fireworks. It was a consensus of the Commissioners to grant a continuance
until a decision is made on the regulations.
This will be put on the Commission Agenda for 10:10 a.m. on November 29th.
The Commissioners recessed at
12:30 a.m. and Commissioners Schroeder and Patrick reconvened at 6:30 p.m. when
they attended a Farm Bureau meeting at the Lindsborg Police Department on wind
farm information. The Commissioners
took no action during that time. At
8:15 p.m. Commissioner Patrick made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Schroeder 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