Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Commission Vice Chairman Randy Waldorf called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were Commissioner Will Carpenter, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, Administrator Will Johnson, Jr., and Clerk Recorder Tammy Bridges. Commissioner Dan Woydziak was out of town.
Commissioner Doll motioned to approve the minutes of
the Butler County Commission Meeting of Tuesday, May 30, 2006 as written. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the
motion. Motion carried 3-0. Commissioner Carpenter abstained since he
was not present for that meeting.
ITEM #1 PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE ADVISABILITY OF ANNEXATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE CITY OF ANDOVER
Commissioner
Waldorf opened a public hearing at 9:02 a.m. for a request of annexation of
certain right-of-way by the City of Andover and to consider granting an order
of annexation on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. The City of Andover is planning to acquire
right-of-way for the upgrade of 13th Street West of Andover Road to
the County Line. Jeff Bridges, City of
Andover, said it is the existing road right-of-way and will come back at a
later date for acquiring right-of-way from the owner.
Commissioner
Waldorf closed the public hearing at 9:04 a.m.
ITEM #2 CONSIDER AN
ORDER OF JUDGMENT ON ANNEXATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE CITY OF ANDOVER
Commissioner Doll
motioned to approve the annexation request by the City of Andover in accordance
to K.S.A. 12-521 and allow the vice chair to sign the order of judgment for
annexation. Commissioner Carpenter
seconded the motion. Motion carried
4-0.
ITEM #3 PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE ADVISABILITY OF ANNEXATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE CITY OF TOWANDA
Commissioner
Waldorf opened a public hearing at 9:05 a.m. for a request of annexation of
certain right-of-way by the City of Towanda and to consider granting an order
of annexation on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. The City of Towanda is in the process of
annexing sections of roadway around the city.
Commissioner
Waldorf closed the public hearing at 9:07 a.m.
ITEM #4
CONSIDER AN ORDER OF JUDGMENT ON ANNEXATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE CITY OF
TOWANDA
Commissioner Carpenter
motioned to approve the annexation request by the City of Towanda in accordance
to K.S.A. 12-521 and allow the Vice Chair to sign the order of judgment for
annexation. Commissioner Wheeler
seconded the motion. Motion carried
4-0.
Mrs.
Judy Cole came before the Board to express concern about the 93.3% increase
that her property received in the valuation process this year, and said she
would be having a hearing at the state level.
Mrs. Cole said her home is listed for sale and asked why the amount the
property is listed for has an impact on the tax valuation. Administrator Johnson said the appraiser
checks the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for homes that are listed for a lot
more than the County has them appraised.
Administrator Johnson said Mrs. Cole had finished office space that has
not been assessed for taxes for several years.
ITEM #5 CONSIDER
APPROVAL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE 7.3L DIESEL ENGINE IN THE 1994 E350 AMBULANCE
CHASSIS FOR THE EMS DEPARTMENT
Grant Helferich, Director of
EMS, came before the Board for approval to replace the 7.3L Diesel engine in
the 1994 E350 ambulance chassis. The
engine has 179,000 miles on it has dropped a piston and damaged a
cylinder. EMS has received three bids for
engine replacement and they are as follows:
Steven Ford of Augusta $9,620.17 for used motor and 1-year
warranty
$8,591.27 for remanufactured motor
with no warranty
Randys Repair of Maize $6,500.00 for rebuilt motor with rebuilt pump and
injectors and
2-year
warranty
$5,925.00
for motor using the old pump and injectors and
1-year
warranty
Fenton Ford of El Dorado $7,251.09 for remanufactured engine
and 2-year warranty
Commissioner Waldorf
motioned to accept the low bid from Randys Repair for the replacement of the
7.3L diesel engine in the 1994 ambulance in the amount of $6,500.00 including a
2-year warranty. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
ITEM #6 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT TERMS FOR
TOWER LEASE FOR RADIO VOTING SYSTEM
Chris Davis, 9-1-1 Director, came before the Board to consider the agreement terms for the tower lease for radio voting. A tower near NE 140th and Bluestem was considered, but structural engineering reports determined that this tower was not suitable for our purposes. The tower located just off of K196 at Hopkins Switch and NW 50th Street is being considered as an alternative.
It was the consensus of the Board to move forward
with the lease agreement with Heartland Tower for the tower located near
Hopkins Switch Rd and NW 50th Street.
ITEM #7 WORK SESSION EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
STAFFING NEEDS
Chris Davis, 9-1-1 Director,
came before the Board regarding staffing needs. One full time employee was added in the 2006 budget, however it
takes 4 full time employees to actually add a dispatch position to the 24-hour
schedule. Adding 3 full time employees
would increase the 2007 personnel budget by approximately $74,568.00 plus
benefits. The commissioners considered
the information for budget preparation.
No action was taken.
ITEM #8 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE BID FOR A SAN AND
BLADE SERVER SOLUTION TO DELL
Administrator Johnson came
before the Board for approval to award Dell as the lowest best bid for the SAN
and Blade Server Solution. James
Dinkel, Computer Services, said half of the cost is for storage and the only
way to get storage is with the SAN, which adds capacity to the server instead
of buying new servers.
Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the award
of the bid for a SAN and Blade Server Solution to Dell in the amount not to
exceed $197,523.90. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
RECESS
Commissioner
Waldorf recessed the Board meeting at 10:03 a.m. for 7 minutes.
RECONVENE
Commissioner
Waldorf reconvened the Board meeting at 10:10 a.m.
ITEM #9 WORK SESSION UPDATE ON RESOLUTION FOR
DISBURSEMENT OF WINDFARM FUNDS
Administrator Johnson came
before the Board for an update on the resolution for disbursement of windfarm
funds. This will be on the agenda in
two weeks.
ITEM #10 WORK SESSION DISCUSSION ON ZONING MAPS
Rod Compton, Director of
Planning and Zoning, came before the Board for discussion on zoning maps.
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the
vouchers dated June 5, 2006 in the amount of $308,365.42. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the
motion. Motion carried 4-0.
APPROVAL OF ADDS AND
ABATES
Commissioner Wheeler motioned to approve Adds &
Abates #2263 dated June 6, 2006. Adds
in the amount of $12,783.48 and Abates in the amount of $14,907.18. Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0.
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS
Commissioner Carpenter
said he was contacted about putting the budget on the website. Administrator Johnson said we could easily
put the state budget on the web.
Commissioner
Waldorf reminded the Board that there are no Board meetings next week.
Administrator
Johnson asked the Board to set aside several days the week of June 26, 2006 to
schedule budget meetings.
Administrator
Johnson said the lake development meeting would be tomorrow, June 7, 2006 at 9:00
a.m. at the Civic Center.
Administrator
Johnson said that on Monday, July 10 a flu pandemic exercise was scheduled with
commission involvement from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Commissioner Wheeler motioned to adjourn the meeting
at 11:05 a.m. Commissioner Doll
seconded the motion. Motion carried
4-0.