IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
December 13, 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 December 6, 2000, meeting.
Isabel Pilier, Services to the Elderly Van
Driver, and Norma Nilges, Services to the Elderly Van Driver Assistant,
were present for year end reviews. Discussion followed on services
provided and the expectations of the new van. The new van granted in
Spring of 2000 has still not been received. Commissioners thanked them
both for their good service to the county.
Bill King, Public Works Director,
discussed the heavy snow falling. He explained he had sent his crew out at
3:00 a.m. to clean the primary county roads. Discussion followed.
Bill discussed the need for a part-time
employee at the airport.
Bill discussed the proposed amended budget
for the airport. Discussion followed. The amended budget hearing will be
held on December 29, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.
Bill discussed Allgeier, Martin &
Associates, Inc. was responsible for the third quarterly landfill report
to KDHE. He reported they did not file the report to state. Discussion
followed. Bill reported the new company was doing a good job.
Bill discussed overloaded rock trucks.
Discussion followed on what the large trucks do to the county roads.
Ronald D. Moore, Allen County Sheriff,
discussed office staff.
Commissioner Works moved to go into
executive session for fifteen minutes to discuss non-elected personnel.
Commissioner Barber seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Those present in the
room will be Commissioner Works, Commissioner Barber and Commissioner
Thompson, Bill King, Public Works Director and Clerk Riebel. The time is
9:55 a.m. Commissioners came out of executive session at 10:10 a.m. No
action was taken.
Commissioners discussed employee's
benefits.
Commissioner Thompson moved to go into
executive session for fifteen minutes to discuss non-elected personnel.
Commissioner Barber seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Those present in the
room will be Commissioner Works, Commissioner Barber and Commissioner
Thompson, Marty Taylor, Zoning Administrator/L.E.P.P. Coordinator and
Clerk Riebel. The time is 10:15 a.m. Commissioners came out of executive
session at 10:30 a.m. No action was taken.
Commissioners discussed mapping with
Marty. He explained what all he had currently on the computer.
Donald Leapheart, City of Iola Fire
Chief/EMS Director, discussed 911 radios and towers. He explained the way
they relay emergency calls.
Commissioners discussed Iola Ambulance
subsidy, ambulance runs monies with Doug Colvin, City of Iola
Administrator. Discussion followed on wages for Donald Leapheart, EMS
Director. Doug explained that the City of Iola pays Chief Leapheart for
his job description as City of Iola Fire Chief/EMS Director, which does
not include County EMS Director. Discussion followed. Chief Leapheart
explained he did not want to divide the service that is running so
smoothly. Discussion followed.
Administrator Colvin presented the Fire
District #2 contract to be signed by Allen County Commissioners, which had
previously been approved by the Iola Commission. Commissioners approved
and signed the contract for 2001.
Commissioner Thompson moved to withhold a
10% administrative fee from the ambulance for all three cities starting
January 1, 2001 to fund the expenses of running the billing service.
Commissioner Barber seconded, motion passed 3-0-0
John White, 31st Judicial District Judge,
discussed closing the courthouse early, several surrounding counties are
closing at noon.
Judge White discussed the contested
election filed in Neosho County concerning Bob Ames and Jerry Williams,
8th District Representative.
Judge White reported he had plans to
replace chairs in his office before the first of the year.
Bret Heims, Immel, Immel and Works
representative, wanted to discuss the bid for Adult Misdemeanor Contract
proposed for 2001. Discussion followed.
Commissioner Thompson moved to accept the
bid from Immel, Immel and Works for Adult Misdemeanor contract for the
year 2001. Commissioner Barber seconded, motion passed 2-0-1
Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor,
discussed volunteer fireman's work comp.
Alan discussed SEK Juvenile Detention
Center bills.
Clerk Riebel requested to purchase two
computers for her office, one to be used for ambulance billing and one for
clerk's office. The lowest bid used for the Register of Deeds office was
lowered by $10.00 each from Iola Computer Products. Commissioners approved
the purchase.
Pat Wiener requested the Commissioners to
pay for a phone with caller id. She had stated they miss a lot of calls
and this way they could return the calls. Commissioners declined the
request.
Commissioners appointed Ron Moore as
Humboldt Township Trustee. Ron accepted. Commissioners appointed Jerry
Croisant as Salem Township Trustee. Clerk Riebel will contact Mr. Croisant.
Commissioner Works moved to observe the
following holidays for 2001:
2001 Holidays to be observed:
New Year's Day Monday, January 1, 2001
Martin Luther King Day Monday, January
15, 2001
President's Day Monday, February 19,
2001
Memorial Day Monday, May 28, 2001
Independence Day Wednesday, July 4, 2001
Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2001
Columbus Day Monday, October 8, 2001
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 22,
2001
Friday, November 23, 2001
Christmas Day Monday, December 24, 2001
Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion
passed 3-0-0.
Commissioner moved to close the courthouse
at 1:00 p.m. to send home the employees. The snow has continued to fall.
Commissioners approved the following
documents:
a) Clerk's Journal Entries #
b) Abatements -
With no further business to come before
the board, the meeting was adjourned until December 20, 2000, at 8:30 a.m.
in the Commissioner's room of the courthouse.
