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

Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the January 18, 2005 meeting.

Ron Holman, House and Grounds Director, discussed the bandstand north of the courthouse. He reported one of the fan blades is broken. The Lions Club had donated the fan. Discussion followed on replacing the fan. Commissioners requested he call the Lions Club.

Ron discussed the roof over the judge’s office and court area. Discussion followed on replacement. Commissioners requested Ron get three bids and to publish the bid in the paper.

Commissioner Works moved to approve a cereal malt beverage license for Humboldt Speedway, Inc. for 2005. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

Bill King, Public Works Director, discussed bridge project 1C-3776-01. Commissioners discussed timing on the road project.

Bill discussed the old jail clean up. He reported it is going well.

Commissioner Works moved to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel for a period of 5 minutes. Those in the room will be Chairman Regehr, Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Works, Bill King, Public Works Director and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk. The time is now 9:03 a.m. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Commissioners reconvened at 9:08 a.m. No action was taken at this time.

Thomas R. Williams, Allen County Sheriff, reported he is holding a Greenwood County inmate that was involved in the shooting death of Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels.

Sheriff Williams reported on some unpaid bills he received from Lilly’s Towing, which dated back to 2001. Discussion followed.

Sheriff Williams discussed the items yet to be addressed by Westra Construction Company and the architect. He reported on the fixed items and items such as security cameras that he feels are needed.

Commissioners adjourned to view the old jail remodeling.

Commissioners reconvened.

Sandra Drake, Allen County Appraiser discussed appraisals within Allen County. Discussion followed.

Phil Young, DOC & JJA Administrator, requested approval on line item adjustments for the 2005 JJA budget. These are basically to cover travel expenses. Phil discussed budget changes within JJA. Discussion followed. Phil requested signatures on FY 2006 JJA Core Program Budgets and the line item adjustments on 2005 JJA budget. Commissioner Works moved to approve, and for the Chairman to sign the 2006 Budgets. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

Commissioner Works moved to approve, and for the Chairman to sign the line items adjustments for 2005 budget. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Chairman Regehr signed the budgets and line adjustments.

Commissioner Works moved to appoint Laura Fitzmorris to serve as the professional educator position on the 31^st Judicial District Advisory Board. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

Commissioner Thompson moved to reappoint Loren Korte to serve a three-year term on the Public Building Commission (PBC). Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

Commissioners reviewed Resolution #200501. Discussion followed. Commissioner Thompson moved to approve the following resolution:

RESOLUTION NUMBER 200501

Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

David Dillon, Blue Cross Blue Shield Representative, reported to the Allen County Commission what the new renewal will cost the county. He explained the changes and how the rating is determined. The costs are lower this year. Discussion followed. Commissioner Works moved to accept the renewal rate from Blue Cross Blue Shield for 2005. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.

Jill Allen, EMS Coordinator, Michaela Wille and Etta Stanley, Humboldt Ambulance representatives, Donald Leapheart, and Timothy Thyer, Iola Ambulance representatives, and Vada Aikins, Marilyn Davis, City of Humboldt Council members, and Marv Ray, City of Humboldt Administrator were present to discuss ambulance rotations. Jill discussed the request from Humboldt to keep the current Medtec ambulance and the City of Iola’s request to keep the rotation in the current rotation. The discussion followed on the reasons why each city wants to have the Medtec. The City of Humboldt stated their concerns of having to fix up the ambulances they receive from the City of Moran. Tim stated his concern on the old ambulances. Discussion followed on the old ambulances versus the ambulances with the most mileage. Discussion followed on the care of each ambulance. Commissioners discussed the issue is which ambulance is the safest to make the long distance transfers. Commissioners stated the current Moran ambulance would be maintenance free when it goes to the City of Humboldt. Discussion followed on which ambulance would be the trade in. Mrs. Aikins stated she felt the Moran ambulance should be paying for the maintenance on the ambulance before it goes to Humboldt not Humboldt. When the new ambulance was ordered there was not a trade in factored in the cost. Discussion followed on patient care, safety and mileage. Commissioners discussed the pros and cons on the ambulance rotation. Consensus is that no one would like to see any more remounts. No decision was made on the ambulance rotation.

Jill reported the ad has been submitted to the newspapers for nurses.

Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor, discussed the jail contracts. He will be meeting with Sheriff Williams.

Alan discussed the meeting with the architect and Westra Construction. Discussion followed. Alan discussed the painting of the jail. He stated there are several items to be taken care of and some items that have been taken care of.

Alan requested a computer tower. Commissioners approved Alan to purchase off of the county attorneys bid proposals.

Alan requested the commission pay for the annual dues to the Kansas County Counselor’s Association. Commissioners approved.

Commissioner Works moved to go into executive session to discuss confidential data for a period of 5 minutes. Those in the room will be Chairman Regehr, Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Works, Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk. The time is now 11:45 a.m. Commissioner Thompson seconded, motion passed 3-0-0. Commissioners reconvened at 11:50 a.m. No action was taken at this time.

Alan discussed Westra Construction Inc. retainage fee.

Hal Pannell, Allen County Citizen, discussed a road south of Iola. He discussed the compost pile. He stated the City of Iola is waiting on the State to approve the compost pile. He asked when the road would be chip sealed. Commissioners stated the road is on the list to be chip sealed.

Mr. Pannell asked if the City of Iola needs a truck route. He stated at one time it was an issue for Allen County and the City of Iola. Discussion followed.

Mr. Pannell discussed a bike path. He stated that WildLife and Parks are taking over the bike path bringing it to the north side of Iola. Discussion followed.

Commissioners approved the following documents:

a) Clerk's Journal Entries #3-4

b) Clerk’s Vouchers totaling $9550.16 (2004)

c) Clerk’s Vouchers totaling $63,701.38 (2005)

d) Pay Changes

e) Geneva Township Annual Report

 

With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned until February 1, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission room of the courthouse.