Minutes, May 29, 2012

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

                                                                                 

MINUTES

 

May 29, 2012

 

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 29^st day of May 2012 at the Ellsworth County Courthouse. 

 

                                                            Members Present:

                                                            Albert W. Oller, 1^st District Commissioner

                                                            Terry L. Kueser, 3^rd District Commissioner

 

                                                                                                           

OPENING BUSINESS:

 

Chairman Oller called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Agenda.   Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of May 21, 2012. Commissioner Oller

seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

No one was present for the Public Forum

 

APPOINTMENTS:

 

John Sherman, representing the Ellsworth County Healthcare Foundation, Roger Peterson and Roger Masse, representing ECMC and Joe Shepack, representing the county, met with the Commissioner to discuss the purchase and sale of the property know as the Century Addition to the Healthcare Foundation.  An agreement has been drawn up between ECMC and the Healthcare Foundation to lease the space from the Healthcare Foundation.  All attorneys agreed to the purchase and lease agreement.  Commissioner Kueser moved to sell and convey the following real estate to the Ellsworth County Healthcare Foundation for a sum of $350,000:

 

Beginning at a point 1226.00 feet North and 724.92 feet West of the South     quarter corner of Section 16, Township 15 South, Range 8 West, said point being      a ½" rebar and cap set in concrete, at the NE corner of the Hospital Addition;        thence            on a bearing of N90^o00'00"W along the North line of the Hospital Addition for a    distance of 510.00 feet to a ½" rebar and cap set in concrete; thence on a          bearing of N01^o15'36"W for a distance of 522.30 feet to a ½" rebar and cap set in            concrete; thence on a bearing of S89^o53'46"E for a distance of 200.38 feet to a ½" rebar and cap set in concrete, said point being the SW corner of the Black       Property (Book 58, page 217); thence on a bearing of S89^o53'46"E along the          South line of the Black Property for a distance of 300.00 feet to a ½" rebar and cap set in        concrete, said point being the NW corner of Christiansen Property (Book 67, page     516); thence on a bearing of S01^o15'36"E along the West line of the Christiansen          Property for a distance of 300.00 feet to a ½" rebar and cap set in concrete, said       point being the SW corner of the Christiansen Property; thence   on a bearing of          S03^o45'02"E for a distance of 221.81 feet to the point of beginning, in the City of       Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas;

 

Plated as Century Addition to the City of Ellsworth, Ellsworth County Kansas.

 

Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

Sheriff Tracy Ploutz presented a change order from Hedlund Electric for the jail electrical project.  The total cost of the project will be $15,030.  Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the change order from Hedlund Electric in the amount of $8,255 increasing the cost of the project to $15,030.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Keith Harberer, Emergency Management Director, reported that Ellsworth County had received 2 Motorola XTL 2500 Mobile Radios from the North Central Homeland Security Region.  One will be given to the EMS and one will stay in his office for use in a command center during an emergency.  He asked to purchase a power source for the radio and the Commissioner agreed to the purchase as requested  Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Transfer of Property Agreement from Homeland Security for the 2 Motorola XTL 2500 mobile radios.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.  Mr. Harberer reported that the CERT TEAM age would be set as 16 for participation; an exercise was held at the Correctional Facility on May 18^th; a table top exercise involving the county would be held in October and the EMPG grant had been completed and sent to KDEM.  When questioned about meeting with someone from the new windfarm after safety, Mr. Harberer said they had not met but had visited on the phone several times.  The Wilson Fire Department has done some high angle rescue with the windfarm.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

Old business item was approved during the appointment with Sheriff Ploutz.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Abatements 104 & 105 in the amount of $876.60 and an addition for $31.34.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0. 

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve a letter of support for the City of Ellsworth's grant application.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Resolution 2012R08, A Resolution Providing For The Adoption Of A Tax-Exempt Financing Compliance Procedures Relating To Obligations Issued And To Be Issued by Ellsworth County, Kansas.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve May payroll in the amount of $178,201.73.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 2-0.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

Chairman Oller adjourned the meeting at 10:50 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk