IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
February 25, 2003
The Allen County Board of
Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. with Chairperson Dick
Works, Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr., Commissioner Kent Thompson, and
Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk.
Commissioners corrected
and approved the minutes of the February 11, 2003 meeting.
Commissioner Thompson
moved to reappoint Dick Works to serve as alternate to Resource
Conservation and Development Project for Allen County. Commissioner Regehr
seconded, motion passed 3-0-0
Commissioner Thompson
moved to appoint Joe Folk, Geneva Twp representative, Noah Herschberger,
Carlyle Twp representative, Lawrence Riebel, Elm Twp representative,
Dennis McDonald, Iola Twp representative, and an at large position to be
appointed to the Fire District #2 Board of Trustees. Commissioner Regehr
seconded, motion passed 3-0-0
Bill King, Public Works
Director, presented information for review on the 5-year bridge plan. The
hearing is scheduled for next week.
Bill discussed a speaker
for Association of Commissioners and Highway Officials of Southeast
Kansas. Discussion on speakers followed.
Bill discussed delinquent
bills at the landfill. Commissioners approved to charge 1 ˝ % after six
months to the delinquent accounts.
Bill discussed the request
on oil bids from last week. He had received bids from Vance Bros for oil
cost for RS1H $0.758 per gallon, Demurrage rates for $42.00 per hour
(after 2 free hours), no pump charge, no return load charge, no diversion
charge; KOCH Pavement Solutions for oil cost for RS1H $0.733 per gallon,
Demurrage rates for $48.00 per hour (after 2 free hours), no pump charge,
no return load charge, no diversion charge; Elpaso for oil cost for CRS1H
$0.898 per gallon, Demurrage rates for $48.00 per hour (after 1 1/2 free
hours), no pump charge, no return load charge, no diversion charge.
Discussion followed on the service from KOCH & Vance Bros. from the
passed. Commissioner Thompson moved to approve the bid from KOCH.
Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Bill discussed the cost to
residents for dust abatement materials. Last year residents paid .80 cents
per linear foot, with the rising costs of fuel and materials commissioners
discussed in length a suitable cost for dust abatement. Commissioners
approved to leave the cost the same for 2003.
Swab Eaton has offered to
do the bi-annual bridge inspection for $50.00 per bridge. Commissioner
Regehr moved to approve to continue the service with Swab-Eaton.
Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Robbie Atkins, Allen
County Sheriff, discussed removing the playground equipment off the
courthouse square for construction of the new jail. Discussion followed on
what to do with. Bill will remove the equipment and put into storage until
a decision is made.
Bill discussed the
refrigerator donated to the Presbyterian Church in Moran. It will be taken
back to the Senior/Community Center.
David Beck, Emergency
Management, discussed a meeting with Don Madison, Rural Development,
concerning grants available to Allen County through the United States
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. He presented information he
had received to the Commission. Discussion followed.
David presented
information on secure information school available over the Internet.
Discussion followed.
David presented
information on a citizen information group. Discussion followed on grants
available to get this project up and running.
Sheriff Atkins discussed
the requests for cereal malt beverage licenses.
Gary McIntosh and Susan
Booth, McIntosh Booth Insurance /MDR Inc. discussed group life insurance
for Allen County Employees. Susan discussed that they have a stock company
(Jefferson Pilot Life) that could either double the group life or cut the
cost of the current coverage.
Commissioner Thompson
moved to appoint Edward Zachery Brinkmeyer to serve as Cottage Grove
Township Clerk and Marita Lopeman to serve as Humboldt Township Clerk.
Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0
Alan Weber, Allen County
Counselor, discussed a homestead located in Carlyle Township. Discussion
followed on the Nuisance Abatement Act. Alan will proceed with the
Nuisance Abatement process.
Bill discussed tanks at
the Allen County Airport. The fuel tanks need to be replaced. Discussion
followed.
Commissioner Thompson moved to approve the
cereal malt beverage license for Humboldt Speed Way in Humboldt for 2003.
Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Commissioners reviewed
Fire District #2, Salem Township, LaHarpe/Elm Cemetery and West Cottage
Grove Cemetery annual reports.
Alan discussed the
property of Allen County Hospital and Allen County’s property.
Discussion followed on deeds and bills of sale.
Commissioners approved the following
documents:
a) Clerk's vouchers totaling
$24,486.93
b) Clerk's Journal Entries # 9-10
c) Abatements – Value13,478,
$1,777.56, Year 2002
With no further business to come before
the board, the meeting was adjourned until March 4, 2003 at 8:30 a.m. in
the Commission room of the courthouse.
