Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Commission Chairman Dan Woydziak called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were Commissioner Will Carpenter, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Randy Waldorf, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, Administrator Will Johnson, Jr., and Clerk Recorder Tammy Bridges.
ITEM #1 – CONSIDER ALLOWING THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR
REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES
Craig Murphy, Butler County Sheriff, came before the Board for approval
to solicit bids to purchase replacement vehicles for the Sheriff’s
Department. In 2004 the Sheriff’s
Department began a replacement program for vehicles, and in 2005, purchases
were made in the spring and the fall for 22 replacement vehicles. The total cost of replacement and transfer
of equipment is $499,000, with $262,000 coming from the FY06 capital line item
and the remaining $237,400 through an amendment of the FY06 budget transferring
the funds to the capital equipment line within the Sheriff’s fund.
Commissioner
Doll motioned to approve the solicitation of bids for replacement of 20
Sheriff’s vehicles to be solicited from dealers in Butler County. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
# 2 – CONSIDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KANSAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT (KDEM) AND BUTLER COUNTY
Jim Schmidt, Emergency Management Director, came before the Board for
approval of a cooperative agreement between KDEM and Butler County. The KDEM offers grant opportunities via a
cooperative agreement between the State and the County. Funding opportunities are available for
grants with compliance of KSA 48-9 and KAR 56-2-1.
Commissioner
Waldorf motioned to authorize the Chair to sign the Kansas Emergency Management
2006 Cooperative Agreement Program Submission to the Kansas Division of
Emergency Management. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
ITEM
# 3 – CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE 2006 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE GRANTS
(LEPC)
Kathy Guy, Emergency Management Assistant Director, came before the Board
for approval of the 2006 Local Emergency Planning Committee Grants. The Butler County LEPC has applied for two
grants from Kansas Division of Emergency Management – Tech Hazards Section. This grant identifies locations of special
populations in Butler County and tests their ability to evacuate in the event
of an emergency/disaster incident as well as the response capabilities of our
emergency service personnel.
Commissioner
Waldorf motioned to authorize the Chair to sign the 2006 HMEP Grants with the
Kansas Division of Emergency Management – Technological Hazards in the amounts
of $2,698.30 and $16,100 respectively.
Commissioner Doll seconded the motion.
Motion carried 5-0.
Jim Schmidt, Emergency Management Director came before the Board and
stated that Kansas Division of Emergency Management has awarded the Local
Emergency Planning Committee of Butler County a Hazardous Materials Emergency
Preparedness (HMEP) grant in the amount of $22,500 for the 2006 award period
and is asking approval to accept this grant.
Commissioner
Doll motioned to approve the notification of grant approval for HMEP grants,
one for $22,500 for tank car specialists, the other one is for $24,000 for highway
specialists and authorize the Chair to sign.
Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
RECESS
Commissioner Woydziak recessed the Board meeting at 9:46 a.m. for 10 minutes.
Commissioner Woydziak reconvened the Board meeting at 9:56 a.m.
ITEM
#5 – CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REPLACEMENT VOTING EQUIPMENT WITH ES&S,
PREVIOUSLY SELECTED FOR HAVA COMPLIANCE
Ronald Roberts, County Clerk, came before the Board for approval to
purchase replacement-voting equipment.
The federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires full handicapped
usable voting equipment to be in use in every voting location no later than the
2006 fall elections. We have ordered
one HAVA compliant machine for each poll site, which is not sufficient quantity
to serve the needs of the county.
Replacing the remainder of the old system will allow elections to be
conducted using one type of software and equipment. The total cost of the additional voting panels is $380,132 with
$45,000 available from the Elections FY06 budget. These machines will be purchased off of a state contract through
the Secretary of State’s Office.
Administrator Johnson suggested internally financing $335,132 for the
new voting machines by borrowing from the reserve fund and paying it back through
the elections budget. It was also
suggested that a portion of wind farm money be allocated to help in paying for
these machines.
Commissioner
Woydziak motioned to authorize the County Clerk to order the remainder of the
ES&S voting panels and associated equipment in the amount of $380,132. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#6 – CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) FLATBEDS FOR THE NEW CHASSIS
AND CAB WORK TRUCKS FOR THE HIGHWAY DIVISION
Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board for approval
to purchase two flatbeds for the new chassis and cab work trucks for the
Highway Department. Bids were opened on
Monday, February 13, 2006.
Commissioner
Carpenter motioned to approve the purchase of two flatbeds for the Public Works
Department Highway Division from Economy Manufacturing, Sedan, KS in the amount
of $1,996.05 each, including installation for a total purchase price of
$3,992.10. Commissioner Wheeler
seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#4 – CONSIDER TABLED PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY ZONING AND SUBDIVISION
REGULATIONS
Rod Compton, Director of Planning & Development, came before the
Board to present amendments to the county zoning and subdivision
regulations. Mr. Compton will finalize
the regulations and return at a later time for approval.
ITEM
#7 – WORK SESSION – PLANNING AND ZONING MAP UPDATE
Rod Compton, Director of Planning & Zoning, came before the Board
with an update on the Planning and Zoning map. Mr. Compton will finalize the map and return at a later time
for approval.
APPROVAL
OF ADDS AND ABATES
Commissioner Carpenter motioned
to approve Adds & Abates #2248 dated February 14, 2006. Abates in the amount of $10,212.94 and Adds
in the amount of $918.92. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
OTHER
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Commissioner Doll said they interviewed three good candidates yesterday for the Economic Development Director position and will be making a recommendation next week.
Commissioner Woydziak motioned
to appoint Darlene Karlen to the Flinthills Services Board. Commissioner Waldorf seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
Commissioner Wheeler motioned
to appoint Tyson Brenton to the Rosalia Township Treasurer position to replace
Lloyd Willhite, who is deceased.
Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
Commissioner Woydziak motioned to adjourn the meeting
at 11:45 a.m. Commissioner Waldorf
seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.