IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
March 4, 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, Ann
Johnson, Deputy County Clerk. Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk was absent.
Commissioners corrected
and approved the minutes of the February 25, 2003 meeting.
Robbie Atkins, Sheriff, presented
commissioners with a virus alert that had showed up on his computers in
the sheriff’s office. A meeting on March 17th with Farm
Bureau on the Neighborhood Watch Program was discussed. The commissioners
gave their approval to look into the matter further.
Bid was received for mini blinds for Moran
Senior Center from Decorator Supply for $225.00 installed and Home Detail
for $332.50. A motion was made by Commissioner Regehr to go with Decorator
Supply. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion carried 3-0-0.
Ken Shetlar of Shetlar,Griffith,Shetlar
Engineering was present for the 5-year bridge plan hearing.
Bill King was present for the 5-year
bridge plan hearing and presented information on bridges in the county and
their ratings. Bridge project 1C-3663-01 behind Gates Rubber Co, has all
ready been let, Fairview Cemetery Bridge (1C-3664-01) is number one,
Central Street Bridge (1C-3776-01), east of Humboldt, is number two, Bower
Bridge (1C-4012-01), near Elsmore, is number three, Hegwald Bridge
(1C-3942-01), west of Humboldt, is number four and Geneva Bridge
(1C-3665-01) is number five on the list in order of importance to be
replaced. A motion was made by Commissioner Regehr to adopt the plan as
presented. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion carried 3-0-0.
April 8, 2003, is the
Association of County Commissioners and Highway Officials of Southeast
Kansas meeting in Chanute. There will be no county commissioners meeting
on that date so that commissioners will be able to attend this meeting.
Sandra Drake, Appraiser, discussed some
property valuation in the county.
Alan Weber, county counselor, said the tax
foreclosure sale was in the process of being prepared.
Commissioners met with Alan Weber to
re-write the purchasing policy. Due to budget constraints commissioners
instructed Alan to establish a policy to limit department purchases to
$250.00 without commission approval.
Commissioners adjourned to attend the jail
pre-construction meeting held by Westra Construction in the conference
room at the courthouse.
