Minutes, October 31, 2011
ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES
OCTOBER 31, 2011
The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 31st day of October 2011 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse.
Members Present:
Albert W. Oller, 1st District Commissioner
Kermit Rush, 2nd District Commissioner
Terry L. Kueser, 3rd District Commissioner
OPENING BUSINESS:
Chairman Kueser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda as printed. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Minutes of October 24, 2011. Commissioner Oller seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Billy Kryger, Pastor of the Smoky Hill Baptist Church in Ellsworth, was in attendance but did not wish to address the Commissioners.
APPOINTMENTS:
Susan Hicks, Kirkham Michael & Associates, presented the contracts for the landfill expansion to be signed and dated.
Roger Masse, ECMC Administrator, reported they were still waiting for the audit report and that for the month of September they had an approximate loss of $30,000. The Prompt Pay program has been has been successful. The board meeting has been changed to November 14. The reports that were distributed indicated that overtime has increased due to some employees having medical problems and in nursing management. Mr. Masse discussed some of the federal legislation still pending and the effect it would have on critical access hospitals. They are working with other medical providers on a medical home grant. The grant would provide $150,000 for three years. They are still waiting on a comparison on building versus buying an already established building for the Wilson Clinic. Commissioner asked if the outlaying clinics lost money. Mr. Masse responded that some of them do, however, they bring traffic to other services that the medical center offers.
Keith Haberer, Emergency Management Director, reported that the county did receive an EMPG grant in the amount of $6,486. Also, Ellsworth County will be in the sound round for distribution of an ID badge machine from the NCR Homeland Security funding. It will be housed at the Health Department and they will do the badges. Since North Central Regional Planning Commission had some printers to give away, he has contacted them and they will supply him one for this office downstairs. He has met with the LEPC several times and at the last meeting the Weather Spotter meeting will be on May 26th at 6:30 p.m. The emergency plan and hazard mitigation plan will need to be updated and he will consult with other departments and do the update. He would like to move the mobile command center to the hospital where the trailers are stored and it can be started on a regular basis. The Commissioners agreed on the move.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Commissioners discussed with Rick Nondorf, Road & Bridge Supervisor, the letter received from Lincoln County on the replacement of two county-line bridges that had been agreed upon earlier in the year. The bid letting date will be November 16, 2011. Mr. Nondorf will check with Lincoln County after the bid letting to see how much the county will need to contribute.
NEW BUSINESS:
Commissioner Oller moved to approve the October payroll in the amount of $176,812.55. Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner Oller moved to approve the October accounts payable for $139,580.06 and pre-written warrants in the amount of $52,824 for a total of $192,414.06. Commissioner Rush seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Kueser adjourned the meeting at 10:52 a.m.
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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk
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