IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
December 11, 2001
The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in regular
session at 8:30 a.m. with Chairperson Kent Thompson, Commissioner Dick
Works, Commissioner Walt Regehr, Jr., and Michelle M. Smith, Deputy County
Clerk.
Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the
December 7, 2001 meeting.
Sharon Utley, Allen County Treasurer, requested the
annual motor vehicle compensation as per K.S.A. 8-145(b) in the amount of
$144.54 each for the County Treasurer and County Clerk. Commissioners
approved the payment.
Cheryl Welch, County Attorney Secretary, asked to carry
over 59 hours of her vacation. Commissioner Works moved to approve the
carry over to be used within 6 months. Commissioner Regehr seconded,
motion carried 3-0-0.
Commissioner Works moved to go into executive session for 10 minutes to
discuss non-elected personnel and give Appraiser Sandra Drake her annual
employee evaluation. Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Those present will be Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Works,
Commissioner Regehr and Appraiser Sandra Drake. The time is now 8:37 a.m.
Commissioners came out of executive session at 8:47 a.m.
Rodney Burns, Hutinett, Schlotterbeck, & Burns, dropped off their
auditing contract for next year. The contract included an extra $250 fee.
His company is currently contracted to do 12 county audits in Southeast
Kansas. Commissioners reviewed the contract. No action was taken at this
time.
Ron Holman, Courthouse Maintenance Director, reported that he has
checked on pager prices. The best price he has found includes $59.95 for
the pager and $7.95 per month for service from Alltel. Commissioners
approved the purchase and requested he get a 365 prefix so it will not be
a long distance call.
Ron reported all exhaust fans in the restrooms do not work.
Commissioners asked Ron to check into getting them fixed.
Commissioners reviewed the proposed Holiday schedule for 2002.
Commissioner Regehr moved to observe the following holidays for 2002:
New Year's Day Monday, January 1, 2002
Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 21, 2002
President's Day Monday, February 18, 2002
Memorial Day Monday, May 27, 2002
Independence Day Thursday, July 4, 2002
Labor Day Monday, September 2, 2002
Columbus Day Monday, October 14, 2002
Thanksgiving Thursday, November 28, 2002
Friday, November 29, 2002
Christmas Tuesday, December 24, 2002
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Bill King, Public Works Director, discussed the secured load policy.
There is a need for more signs on the landfill road. There has been
illegal dumping along the Rock Creek bridge on Nebraska Road east of
Kentucky Street.
Chuck Curfman, Cooper, Malone, and McClain
representative, discussed funding for the proposed jail. He reported that
his company is a broker dealer that does underwriting and financial
advising. They could present projected interest rate scales and closer to
any offering would include underwriter discount fees. He left contracts
for either a financial advisor arrangement or underwriting arrangement for
Commissioners to review. Discussion followed on pending interest rates,
and financing options. No action was taken at this time.
Brett Heim, Immel, Immel & Works, discussed the
public defender contract. Commissioners reviewed their bid for Adult
Misdemeanors. No action was taken.
Donald Leapheart, City of Iola Fire Chief/Allen County
EMS Director, asked that a check be cut to Midwest Vehicle Professionals,
Inc. for $89,790.00 before the end of this year for the previously
approved new EMS vehicle. He requested to wait and pick up the unit in
Indiana after the first of the year. Commissioners approved Donald to use
his own judgment on when to pick up the unit.
Philip Young, Department of Corrections Administrator,
and Mary Tucker, Assistant Administrator, reported their need to send
Prevention program progress reports to Topeka. The report includes goals,
and objects on increasing attendance of students in the Truancy program.
Fifty youths have been identified from August 2000 to August 2001. Of the
fifty youth served, 6 successfully completed the program and 18 youths
have graduated from the Family Therapy component of the program. The JJA
Advisory board has signed off on the report. Commissioners will keep the
report on file.
Commissioners discussed the replacement of Tom Saxton
on the JJA Advisory Board. No action was taken.
Dave Beck, Emergency Management, reported there would
be an SEK Emergency Management meeting downstairs in the Courthouse on Dec
20th at 10 a.m. Commissioners are invited to attend.
Dave reported he has been chosen to set on a committee
to design a new website for the Kansas Emergency Management Association.
Commissioners discussed forming a Public Building
Commission Committee composed of Allen County residents for jail funding.
No action was taken at this time.
Alan Weber, County Counselor, looked over the proposed
contracts from Cooper, Malone, and McClain.
Commissioners approved the following documents:
a) Clerk's vouchers totaling $ 77,710.25
b) Clerk's Journal Entries # 117-118
With no further business to come before the board, the
meeting was adjourned until December 18, 2001, at 8:30 a.m. in the
Commission room of the courthouse.
