FEBRUARY 22, 2005
ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 22nd day of February 2005 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse
Members Present:
Lavel Heitschmidt, 1st District Commissioner
Kermit Rush, 2nd District Commissioner
Terry L. Kueser, 3rd District Commissioner
1. OPENING BUSINESS:
Chairman Rush called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Agenda with an addition.
Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of February 14, 2004 as presented.
Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
No one was present for the Public Forum.
2. APPOINTMENTS:
John Sherman, Scott Moore and Roberta Waymaster, members of the Countywide Website Committee, met with the Commissioners to discuss the concept of the site and how the county would be involved. The website’s front page would link to all the cities and county sites as well as area tourism venues. They would ask the county to host the site at the same cost they are paying now and each entity would have control of their own site. There would be some startup cost, but they could be divided between the entities. The Commissioners felt their plan had merit and asked them to pursue it further.
Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss acquisition of property with Mark Jensen and Linda Baburek, Union Pacific Railroad, from 9:35 a.m. until 9:50 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. County Clerk, Jan Andrews, was included in the session. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:50 a.m. No action was taken.
Chairman Rush opened the bids on the excess landfill property at 10:00 a.m. The bids were: David Kempke, $2,397; Troy Kralik, $3,100; and Donald Soukup, $2,642. Commissioner Kueser moved to accept the bid of $3,100 for the 100.30 acres submitted by Troy Kralik. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Mike Olson and Lisa Lindsley, representing Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc., wanted to give the Commissioners an update on the Welcome Home project. They are being inundated with calls from the newspaper article that appeared in USA Today and other papers that have picked up the story. The information will air on a Spanish network today and they expect to be very busy. On other projects, the two homes they are building are almost finished and one of them has been sold. Commissioner Kueser expressed his concern that Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc. and Ellsworth City had overshadowed the County’s contributions in the newspaper articles. Also, he questioned if the lots in the other cities such as Kanopolis, Holyrood, Wilson and Lorraine were being given equal treatment in the information being disseminated. Mr. Olson assured him the other cities were being given equal treatment and would discuss his other concern with the Director, Anita Hoffhines.
3. OLD BUSINESS:
Commissioner Heitschmidt reported she had been to the Lorraine City Council regarding the lot the county owns. They are not interested in acquiring the lots but would like to see the old sidewalk taken up and a new one laid. Chairman Rush will visit with the Road & Bridge Department to see if they would be willing to take on the project.
The Commissioners reviewed several sick leave pool policies from other counties and felt they would like to go from a pool bank to individual to individual. The County Clerk will work on a policy to present to them and when finalized, present it to the department heads at their next meeting.
4: NEW BUSINESS:
Chairman Rush, Commissioner Heitschmidt and Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, will attend the NCKCHOA meeting at Junction City on March 24th.
The request for use of hours from the sick leave pool was tabled until the department head could be consulted.
In compliance with Kansas Statutes, the County Clerk presented the 2004 Ellsworth County Inventory. The County Attorney’s inventory is not included.
5. ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Noon.
_________________________________
Janet L. Andrews
Ellsworth County Clerk
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 22, 2005
The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 22nd day of February 2005 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse
Members Present:
Lavel Heitschmidt, 1st District Commissioner
Kermit Rush, 2nd District Commissioner
Terry L. Kueser, 3rd District Commissioner
1. OPENING BUSINESS:
Chairman Rush called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Agenda with an addition.
Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of February 14, 2004 as presented.
Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
No one was present for the Public Forum.
2. APPOINTMENTS:
John Sherman, Scott Moore and Roberta Waymaster, members of the Countywide Website Committee, met with the Commissioners to discuss the concept of the site and how the county would be involved. The website’s front page would link to all the cities and county sites as well as area tourism venues. They would ask the county to host the site at the same cost they are paying now and each entity would have control of their own site. There would be some startup cost, but they could be divided between the entities. The Commissioners felt their plan had merit and asked them to pursue it further.
Commissioner Kueser moved to go into executive session to discuss acquisition of property with Mark Jensen and Linda Baburek, Union Pacific Railroad, from 9:35 a.m. until 9:50 a.m. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. County Clerk, Jan Andrews, was included in the session. The Commissioners returned to open session at 9:50 a.m. No action was taken.
Chairman Rush opened the bids on the excess landfill property at 10:00 a.m. The bids were: David Kempke, $2,397; Troy Kralik, $3,100; and Donald Soukup, $2,642. Commissioner Kueser moved to accept the bid of $3,100 for the 100.30 acres submitted by Troy Kralik. Commissioner Heitschmidt seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Mike Olson and Lisa Lindsley, representing Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc., wanted to give the Commissioners an update on the Welcome Home project. They are being inundated with calls from the newspaper article that appeared in USA Today and other papers that have picked up the story. The information will air on a Spanish network today and they expect to be very busy. On other projects, the two homes they are building are almost finished and one of them has been sold. Commissioner Kueser expressed his concern that Ellsworth County Economic Development, Inc. and Ellsworth City had overshadowed the County’s contributions in the newspaper articles. Also, he questioned if the lots in the other cities such as Kanopolis, Holyrood, Wilson and Lorraine were being given equal treatment in the information being disseminated. Mr. Olson assured him the other cities were being given equal treatment and would discuss his other concern with the Director, Anita Hoffhines.
3. OLD BUSINESS:
Commissioner Heitschmidt reported she had been to the Lorraine City Council regarding the lot the county owns. They are not interested in acquiring the lots but would like to see the old sidewalk taken up and a new one laid. Chairman Rush will visit with the Road & Bridge Department to see if they would be willing to take on the project.
The Commissioners reviewed several sick leave pool policies from other counties and felt they would like to go from a pool bank to individual to individual. The County Clerk will work on a policy to present to them and when finalized, present it to the department heads at their next meeting.
4: NEW BUSINESS:
Chairman Rush, Commissioner Heitschmidt and Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, will attend the NCKCHOA meeting at Junction City on March 24th.
The request for use of hours from the sick leave pool was tabled until the department head could be consulted.
In compliance with Kansas Statutes, the County Clerk presented the 2004 Ellsworth County Inventory. The County Attorney’s inventory is not included.
5. ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Rush adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Noon.
_________________________________
Janet L. Andrews
Ellsworth County Clerk
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