IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
July 26, 2000
The Allen County Commissioners met in
regular session at 8:30 a.m. with Chairperson Dick Works, Commissioner
Jean Barber, Commissioner Kent Thompson and Sherrie L. Riebel, County
Clerk.
Commissioners corrected and approved the
minutes of the July 19, 2000, meeting.
Allen County Commissioners had received a
letter from the Allen County Historical Society, Inc. on July 10, 2000.
The letter stated the Historical Society relinquishes their contract to
the Museum Room in the courthouse. Allen County Commissioners approved the
Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles, Driver License
Examining Bureau be permitted to use and refurbish the museum to fit their
needs, and a contract will be drawn upon their agreement.
Bill King, Public Works Director, reported
the Monarch Bridge project was pushed back a few months due to a backlog
at KDOT.
Ron Zimmerman, Kirkham Michael Consulting
Engineers and Richard A. Long, P.E. & L.S. Kirkham Michael Consulting
Engineers, discussed the qualifications of their company and the services
they could offer to Allen County. Mr. Zimmerman elaborated on the
services, engineering services include county roads and highways, parks
and recreation, drainage, bridges and culverts, rural water district and
right of way. Mr. Long explained some of their projects and stated they
would be interested in doing engineering work for Allen County.
Bill discussed the landing log at the
Allen County Airport. The commissioners expressed surprise and pleasure
with the amount of activity at the airport.
Bill discussed the officials parking lot
on the courthouse square. He reported the cement is sinking. He stated his
men could fix the parking lot.
Bill presented an article "Government
vs. Private Business: Four Kansas Counties Enter the Rock Crushing
Business" from Aggregates Manager's Magazine, July 2000, which is
information on rock crushing. The article attacks local government for
supplying rock to the surrounding Allen County cities for chip sealing.
Discussion followed on the article.
Bill reported the Mildred road project,
connecting asphalt roads in Allen County to an asphalt road in Bourbon
County will be completed this summer.
Commissioners toured the outside of the
courthouse, reviewing sidewalks, trees, and the officials' parking lot.
Several places on the sidewalk are in need of replacing or milling. There
were several other house keeping items discussed. Commissioners discussed
some of these items with Jay Daniels, House and Grounds Director. Mowing
services for the courtyard were discussed, which would include mowing the
General Funston Home, the Old Jail, and the Iola Senior Center.
Donald Leapheart, City of Iola Fire
Chief/EMS Director, requested permission to host Region III Board of EMS
on November 4, 2000. Commissioners approved Chief Leapheart to host the
meeting with the refreshments charged to the county.
Chief Leapheart discussed ambulances for
the future, as to whether to purchase remounts or new ambulances.
Discussion followed. No action was taken at this time.
Commissioners approved the following
documents:
a) Clerk's Journal Entries #
b) Clerk's vouchers totaling $111,155.00
With no further business to come before
the board, the meeting was adjourned until June 14, 2000, at 8:30 a.m. in
the Commissioner's room of the courthouse.
