IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
November 1, 2000
The Allen County Board of
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 October 25, 2000 meeting.
Bill King, Public Works
Director; Sandra Drake, County Appraiser; Betty Daniels, Allen County
Treasurer; Ronald D. Moore, Allen County Sheriff; Cara Barkdoll, Register
of Deeds, and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk, presented a request
for proposed holidays for 2001. Commissioners will take these days under
advisement.
All department heads
discussed wages with the commissioners. Comparisons were made against
Anderson County proposed wages and the City of Iola's current salary.
Discussion followed. No action was taken at this time.
Department heads discussed an
Employee Appreciation Dinner. It was proposed to have on December 5, 2000
at the Greenery. Commissioners approved.
Sheriff Moore discussed
trading off confiscated weapons for county owned weapons, such as shotguns
and pistols.
Commissioners reviewed,
approved and signed the contract with the Kansas Department of
Transportation to hire Beachner Construction for the grading, concrete
pavement and BR STA 15 + 200 on bridge project 1C-1977-01. Beachner
Constructions bid was $648,442.78. The county's matching fund is
$142,657.41.
Bill reported the Bomag has
7300 hours on it. It is costing the county in daily repairs. The
commissioners requested Bill get bids.
Bill reported Robbie with
Burns & McDonald was at the landfill to review the leachaid. Bill
stated Robbie wants to recover the gas at the landfill. Bill stated it is
a few years down the road.
Bill stated he had
compliments on the mowing crew.
Bill discussed the functional
qualifications map of Allen County roads. He had some requests on
blacktopping roads.
Sheriff Moore discussed a
computer camera. Sheriff Moore reported bids received from Advantage
Computer for $500.00 MVC-FD73, State bid out of Windlab for $428.00
MVC-FD73, $599.00 for MVC-FD85; Iola Computer for $689.00 MVC-FD85 and
Iola Office Supply for $639.00 MVC-FD73, for $827.00 MVC-FD85. Advantage
is to give a cost of an MVC-FD85. Commissioners approved Sheriff Moore to
purchase whichever is the lowest bid for the MVC-FD85.
Alan Weber, Allen County
Counselor, discussed a question as to whether a person can file a petition
concerning the jail. Alan advised the commission that until decisions have
been made, there is no grounds in which to file a petition.
Alan discussed Ivan
Stricklers refund request. He explained it would have to go to court. No
action was taken.
Commissioners approved the
following documents:
a) Clerk's vouchers
totaling $67,195.32
b) Clerk's Journal Entries
# 86 - 87
With no further business to
come before the board, the meeting was adjourned until September 20, 2000,
at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission room of the courthouse.
