Minutes, June 1, 2009

ELLSWORTH COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING

 

MINUTES

 

JUNE 1, 2009

 

The Board of Ellsworth County Commissioners convened this 1^st day of June 2009 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

                                                           

                                                                                                                       

1.                  OPENING BUSINESS:

 

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

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the Agenda as printed.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve the Minutes of May 16, 2009.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

No one was present for the Public Forum.

 

2.                  APPOINTMENTS:

 

Jo Funk, Sanitarian with the Salina-Saline County Health Department, visited with the Commissioners on the status of the LEFF state funded program.  The state is cutting the program by 29%.  The funding was established in 1990 and has never been increased.  Therefore, the Salina-Saline Health Department has been subsidizing the program especially these past few years.  They feel they can no longer do that, so they are asking the counties that are in the LEFF program to contribute for the services provided.  The analysis showed that Ellsworth County services were subsided in 2008 by $11,593. Mrs. Funk recommended that some of the fees be increased.  They went over a list of fees and agreed which ones could be increased.  Commissioner Rush moved to allocate $5,000 for LEFF services for 2009 and budget $10,000 in 2010.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Chairman Oller called the meeting to order for the hearing on a road closure in Wilson Township. Landowners, Frank Princ, Gretchen Schwarz and John O'Neill, were in attendance.  With no opposition to the closure, Commissioner Kueser moved to adopt the Certificate of Opinion and Order for Road Closure for the following road in Wilson Township:

                       

A road running north and south as between Sections 31 and 32 in Township 14 South and Range 10 West of The 6^th P.M., with the portion of the road to be vacated being that portion of the road commencing at the Southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 14 South, and Range 10 West of the 6^th P.M. and then running north approximately 1,340 feet to the Smoky Hill River.

The Commissioners requested that Roger Pearson, ECMC Administrator, attend the meeting to answer some questions they had regarding the $7,000,000 request from the Board for expansion of the hospital.  A discussion was held with no funding decision being made at this time.  They will try to have the funding decision made by the hospital board's June 17^th meeting and present it at that time.

 

3.                  OLD BUSINESS:

 

The hospital projects were discussed with Mr. Pearson in the appointment portion of the Agenda.

 

4.                  NEW BUSINESS:

 

Commissioner Kueser moved to approve Resolution 09R04, A Resolution of the Commissioners of the County of Ellsworth Stating It Is The Authority's Commitment To Approve And Adopt The Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Including All State And FEMA Requirements In Compliance With FEMA Standards and Guidelines.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the May payroll in the amount of $170,971.99.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

Commissioner Rush moved to approve the May account payables and prewritten warrants in the amount of $215,123.22.  Commissioner Kueser seconded the motion.  Motion carried 3-0.

 

5.                  ADJOURNMENT:

 

Chairman Oller adjourned the meeting at 12:30 p.m.

 

 

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Janet L. Andrews, Ellsworth County Clerk