IOLA, KANSAS
OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK
July 19, 2005
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These unofficial minutes are not official until approved by the
Commission. Please contact
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The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in
regular session at 8:30 a.m. with Chairperson Walt Regehr, Jr.,
Commissioner Dick Works, Commissioner Kent Thompson, and Sherrie L. Riebel,
County Clerk.
Bob Johnson, Iola
Register, was present to monitor the meeting.
Commissioner
corrected and approved the minutes of July 12, 2005 meeting.
Commissioners met at
a pre-arranged site to watch an asphalt zipper demonstration.
Discussion followed when commissioners returned to the office on
the benefits to Allen County.
Jim Staats, painter,
requested to paint the courthouse flagpoles at $225.00 per pole. Commissioners stated they did not need painted at this time.
Commissioners agreed to
pay the Humboldt and Moran Ambulances a quarterly payment at this time in
place of the second half payment.
Bill King, Public
Works Director, stated the rain has shut down the airport project for time
being. He stated the plan had been to lay rock this week for the
expansion. The City of Iola
crew has been out to move the lights on the runway.
Bill discussed the
asphalt zipper with the commission. They
discussed how they could adjust the depth of rock dug up.
Bill stated the estimated cost of the zipper is around $70,000.00.
Bill discussed the process
of opening a new cell at the landfill.
This cell will be the largest cell done so far.
Discussion followed.
Bill stated the
lights were out on the River Bridge at Humboldt again.
Bill will get an electrician to look at the lights.
Marty Taylor, G.I.S./L.E.P.P./Zoning
Administrator, gave his resignation.
He stated Friday is his last day.
He will be coaching at the middle school.
Marty presented the
state fiscal grant request for year 2005-2006 budget for L.E.P.P. (Local
Environmental Protection Plan). Commissioners
reviewed the request, approved it to be signed, and mailed to State.
Commissioner Works moved to approve Commissioner Thompson sign the
L.E.P.P. 2005-2006 Budget request. Commissioner
Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Commissioners
discussed the mapping with Marty. Marty
stated he has all the small cities done, Moran and Humboldt have been sent
off to a digital mapper.
Sandra Drake, Allen
County Appraiser, discussed the mapping.
Commissioner
Thompson moved to go into executive session for 15 minutes to discuss
non-elected personnel. Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Those in the room will be Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner
Works, Chairman Regehr, Sandra Drake, Allen County Appraiser and Sherrie
L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk. The time is now 9:42 a.m.
Commissioners reconvened at 9:57 a.m.
No action was taken.
Rodney Burns, Auditor,
with Hutinett Schlotterbeck and Burns, presented a draft of the requested
budget. Discussion followed
on cuts and changes. Commissioners
reviewed the department requests. No
action was taken at this time.
Elaine Dugan, Allen
County EMS Director, discussed a proposed pay plan for EMS personnel.
She explained comparisons of the departments of Humboldt, Iola, and
Moran she compiled. Discussion
followed on transfers, time out of the county, and other related matters.
The State EMS is working with Elaine on a proposal for a more
efficiently run ambulance service.
Elaine discussed the
classification of EMS employees in the way of Fair Labor Laws.
Elaine stated she is
still in the process of pooling nurses.
County insurance will not pay for liability expenses if the person
is not employed by Allen County.
Alan Weber, Allen County
Counselor, discussed an alcohol resolution.
Discussion followed. No
action was taken at this time.
Commissioners
reviewed Resolution #200505. Discussion
followed.
Resolution No 200505
Designation
of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the incident
Management System to be used for planning, responding, recovery and
mitigating from both natural and manmade disasters within Allen County
WHEREAS,
the President in Homeland Security Directive (HSPD)-5, directed the
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and administer
a National Incident Management System (NIMS), which would provide a
consistent nationwide approach for Federal, State, local, and tribal
governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless
of cause, size, or complexity; and
WHEREAS,
the collective input and guidance from all Federal, State, local, and
tribal homeland security partners has been, and will continue to be, vital
to the development, effective implementation and utilization of a
comprehensive NIMS; and
WHEREAS,
it is necessary and desirable that all Federal, State, local, and tribal
emergency agencies and personnel coordinate their efforts to effectively
and efficiently provide the highest levels of incident management; and
WHEREAS,
to facilitate the most efficient and effective incident management it is
critical that Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations utilize
standardized terminology, standardized organizational structures,
interoperable communications, consolidated action plans, unified command
structures, uniform personnel qualification standards, uniform standards
for planning, training, and exercising, comprehensive resource management,
and designated incident facilities during emergencies or disasters; and
WHEREAS,
the NIMS standardized procedures for managing personnel, communications,
facilities and resources will improve Allen County’s ability to utilize
federal funding to enhance local and state agency readiness, maintain
first responder safety, and streamline incident management processes; and
WHEREAS,
the Incident Command System components of NIMS are already an integral
part of various incident management activities throughout the State in
accordance with K.S.A. 48-928 (o), including current emergency management
training programs; and
WHEREAS,
on April 19, 2005, the Governor of the State of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius
signed Executive Order number 05-03 designating NIMS as the Incident
Management System to be used in Kansas.
NOW, THEREFORE, The Board of
County Commissioners of the County of Allen, Kansas, meeting in regular
session this 19th day of July 2005, under the laws of the State of Kansas,
does hereby establish the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as
the County standard for incident management.
Commissioner Regehr moved to pass Resolution 200505.
Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Commissioner Regehr
moved to increase the privately owned automobile mileage reimbursement
rate to 40 cents per mile as authorized by K.S.A. 75-3203a.
The new rate will take effect on July 1, 2005. Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Commissioner
Thompson moved to go into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss
non-elected personnel. Commissioner Works seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.
Those in the room will be Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner
Works, Chairman Regehr, Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor and Sherrie L.
Riebel, Allen County Clerk. The time is now 11:50 a.m.
Commissioners reconvened at 12 noon.
No action was taken.
Commissioners approved the
following documents:
a)
Clerk’s Journal Entries #63-65
b)
Clerk’s vouchers totaling $162,822.68
c)
Abatements – PP value 228, $29.08, Year 2004
d)
Abatements - PP Value 293, $37.66, Year 2003
With no further business
to come before the board, the meeting was adjourned until July 26, 2005 at
8:30 a.m. in the Commission room of the courthouse.
