Allen County Commissioners' Meeting Minutes

IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
December 14, 2004

The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. with Chairman Kent Thompson, Commissioner Dick Works, and Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk. Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr. was absent the first part of the meeting.

Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the December 7, 2004 meeting.

Nannette Kemmerly-Weber, Allen County Attorney, requested to hire an employee to file fingerprints. This person will work until January 10, 2005. Discussion followed. Commissioners approved.

Nan requested to obtain bids for a new computer and a printer. Her computer hard drive crashed and her printer is in need of a new print head, which would cost almost as much as a new printer. Commissioners approved.

Commissioners discussed meeting with the Legislators after the first of the year, but before the sessions start. Sherrie will set up a breakfast meeting.

Commissioners received a letter from Immel, Works & Heim, P. A. concerning the 2005 Adult Misdemeanor Contract. The letter stated there would be not increase for 2005. Commissioner Works moved to approve Immel, Works & Heim to provide the 2005 Adult Misdemeanor service. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 2-0-0.

Bill King, Public Works Director, reported they have ordered brakes for the Service to the Elderly van.

Bill discussed work on the Nebraska Rd. Discussion followed.

Commissioner Regehr joined the meeting.

Jack H. Schaller, Allgeier, Martin & Associates, Inc. Project Engineer, discussed surveying and work at the Allen County Airport. He stated the runway would probably be asphalt to handle the weight of the planes. He discussed the engineering plans. Bill reported the original plans were on a five-year plan. Mr. Schaller explained other projects similar to Allen County’s Airport expansion. Discussion followed on the airport future and the benefits for the future of Allen County.

David G. Hadel, Burns & McDonnell Director of General Aviation Services, made a formal presentation on airport taxiway project. He explained Phases I-Planning and Preliminary Design, Phase II- Design, Phase III-Bidding and Award, Phase IV- Construction Services, which are requirements of FFA. Mr. Hadel explained each phase in detail. He explained his company would be working with Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc. because they are a local engineering company. Discussion followed. Mr. Hadel presented a proposed schedule and reviewed. He presented recent & similar projects. Projects such as Ottawa Municipal Airport, McPherson City-County Airport, Johnson County Executive Airport, Marshall Memorial Airport in Missouri, West Plains Municipal Airport, Clay County Regional Airport in Missouri. He reinforced Burns & McDonnell is very qualified to engineer the proposed project.

Bill King, Public Works Director, Sharon Utley, Allen County Treasurer, Sandra Drake, Allen County Appraiser, Cara Barkdoll, Allen County Register of Deeds, Robbie Atkins, Allen County Sheriff and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk met with the commissioners to discuss and propose 2005 raises for Allen County employees. Bill requested on behalf of all department heads a 2% COLA and a 3% overall department raise to be at the department heads discretion. Discussion followed. No action was taken at this time but the commissioners will take under consideration.

Sheriff Atkins reported the shower in work release has not been repaired. Discussion followed.

Commissioner Regehr moved to go into executive session for 15 minutes to discuss confidential d

ata. Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Those in the room will be Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Works, Commissioner Regehr; Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor, Jill Allen, EMS Coordinator, and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk. The time is now 10:45 a.m. Commissioners reconvened at 11:00 a.m. No action was taken.

Nan requested Cheryl Welch be allowed to carry over 70.75 hours of vacation to be used within six months. Commissioners approved.

Commissioners approved the following documents:

a) Employee Payroll Changes

b) Clerk’s Vouchers Totaling $167,096.85

c) Journal Entries #93-96 and C0036

d) Payroll Vouchers

e) Abatements – RE $35.08 Year 2004

f) Abatements – Value 1931, $268.88, Year 2004

g) Abatements – Oil/Gas Value 10286, $1139.30, Year 2004

h) Abatements – 16/20M Trucks Value 653, $71.30, Year 2004

With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned until December 21, 2004 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission room of the courthouse.

Please remember, minutes are unofficial until approved by the commissioners' at their next meeting.