Minutes, December 3, 2012

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

                                                                                 

MINUTES

 

DECEMBER 3, 2012

 

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 3^rd day of December at the Ellsworth County Courthouse. 

 

                                                            Members Present:

                                                            Albert W. Oller, 1^st District Commissioner

                                                            Kermit Rush, 2^nd 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 Rush seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Oller moved to approve the Minutes of November 26, 2012.  Commissioner Rush seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

No one was present for the Public Forum.

 

APPOINTMENTS:

 

Roger Masse, ECMC Administrator, went over the highlights of the recent audit report.  There was a change in assets due to the sale of the Century Building.  There were two major adjustments to the income statement with them being favorable to the hospital.  The income flat lined in 2012 and is in a downward trend.  The expenses showed they had continued to tighten their belt and there was a positive cash flow from operations.  Presently, the hospital has two tax designations and that needs to be addressed this next year.  The management letter recommends some cash forecasting and caution in regards to Medicaid and Medicare.  The monthly statement for October did improve but they still have a loss year-to-date.  Recruitment is still ongoing.

 

Garnell Hanson, Virginia Boots, Pam Westerman, Merv Harms and Lou Boley, representing ECCA, reported that they are out of money and do not have enough to pay approximately $1,600 bills due in December.  Also they have expenses coming in the middle of January before they get their distribution that will need to be paid.  All in all, they were requesting $4,000 to meet these needs.  If it was not supplied by the Commissioners, they would have to borrow the money.  It seems that every year they have this problem, so the Commissioners asked if they were budgeting correctly as they only asked for $23,000 in 2013, the same as 2012, and that is what was levied for them.  Since most of the requested funding was attributable to transportation, the Commissioners asked that they look at the expense of keeping and operating two buses and come back next week with more definitive figures.

 

Shawn Estrel, Salina-Saline County Health Department, introduced Ann Montoy, Environmental Health Coordinator, who will be working with them now.  Mr. Estrel gave the Commissioners a third quarter report on their activities.  Most of the activities were in meetings, testing and consulting.  They also discussed the LEPP program and the possibility of funding being restored in 2013.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

The appointment of a board member for North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging was tabled.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the November payroll in the amount of $194,933.31.  Commissioner Rush seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the November accounts payable for $173,150.70 plus prewritten warrants of $27,707.72 for a total of $200,851.43.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Oller moved to approve Resolution 12R13, A Resolution Authorizing The Use Of A Credit Card.  Commissioner Rush seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the following year-end resolutions:  12R14, A Resolution Exempting Ellsworth County, Kansas From Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; 12R15, A Resolution Transferring from the Road & Bridge Fund to the Special Machinery Fund; 12R16, A Resolution Transferring from the Health Fund to the Health Capital Outlay Fund; and 12R17, A Resolution Transferring from the General Fund to the Equipment Reserve Fund.  Commissioner Oller seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

Chairman Oller adjourned the meeting at 11:45 a.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews

Ellsworth County Clerk