BUTLER
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
CALL TO ORDER
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 Ron Roberts.
Commissioner Waldorf motioned to approve the minutes of the Butler County Commission Meeting of Tuesday, October 3, 2006 as written. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM #1 – CONSIDER APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE UTILITY
VEHICLE USER RELATIONS AGREEMENT WITH KAWASAKI AND 321 KAWASAKI FOR THE USE OF
A MULE UTILITY FOR BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES
Grant Helferich, Director of EMS, came before the board for approval of a Utility Vehicle User Agreement with Kawasaki.
This Utility Vehicle can be used by all emergency services in Butler County. The users will need to take a vehicle safety operations course before they can use this vehicle as part of the agreement with the User Relations Agreement. Butler County will also need to show of liability insurance on the vehicle. This agreement is renewable every 90 days and Kawasaki will provide the county with a new Mule Utility Vehicle.
The County is responsible for routine servicing every 90 days or 25 hours whichever comes first at a cost of $125.00.
Norm Manley, Butler County Counsel, has reviewed and approved this agreement.
Commissioner Waldorf motioned to approve the Mule
Utility Vehicle User Relations Loan Agreement with KAWASAKI and 3..2..1.. KAWASAKI and allow the Chair
to sign. Commissioner Wheeler seconded
the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM #2 – CONSIDER APPROVAL TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE
BUTLER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY-LAWS
David Alfaro, Director of Economic Development, came before the Board for approval to adopt Amendments to the BCED By-Laws as presented.
The Board of Directors of BCED are no longer involved with the budget process. They have no daily oversight of the operations and have agreed to meet bi-monthly versus monthly.
Commissioner Doll motioned to approve the Amendments
to the BCED By-Laws as presented.
Commissioner Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#3 – CONSIDER APPROVING THE AWARD OF PURCHASE OF PIPE CULVERTS FOR THE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT
Darrel Lutz, P.E., Director of Public Works, Director of Public Works,
came before the Board for approval of the purchase of pipe culverts for the
Highway Department. The Board opened and read the bids on Tuesday, October 3,
2006. The low bid is $17,687.00, from J & J Metal Products, Paola, KS.
Pipe culvert purchases are budgeted each year in the Road & Bridge
fund.
Commissioner Woydziak motioned to approve the purchase
of pipe culverts for the Highway Department, with J&J Metal Products,
Paola, KS. Commissioner Carpenter
seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.
ITEM #4 – CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE KDHE FOR FUNDING A PORTION OF THE
RECYCLING PLANNING WORK
Darrel Lutz, P.E., Director of Public Works, came before the Board for authorization to submit a grant application to the KDHE in behalf of Butler County for funding a portion of the recycling planning work. The application deadline is Friday, October 13, 2006. If the Grant is approved, Butler County’s out-of-pocket cost will be reduced from $50,000 to $12,500.
Commissioner Waldorf motioned to authorize Darrel
Lutz, P.E., Director of Public Works to submit a grant application to the KDHE
in behalf of Butler County for funding a portion of the recycling planning
work. Commissioner Doll seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM #5 – CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT WITH MCCOLLUM
CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE
Will Johnson, Butler County Administrator, came before the Board for approval of a contract with McCollum Construction for the rehabilitation of the Historic Courthouse. Including the bid price of $575,483.00, the County will spend approximately $639,000.00 on the rehabilitation project. $215,000.00 of the money will come from grants and tax credits. The remaining $444.000.00 will come from monies left over from the PBC arbitrage ($210.000) and from the Capital Reserve $224,000.00.
Commissioner Doll motioned to approve the contract
with McCollum Construction not to exceed $575,483.00 for the purpose of
refurbishing the exterior of the Butler County Courthouse and allow the Chair
to sign. Commissioner Carpenter
seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
Commissioner Carpenter motioned
to approve the vouchers dated October 10, 2006 in the amount of
$475,571.50. Commissioner Waldorf
seconded the motion. Motion carried
5-0.
APPROVAL OF ADDS AND ABATES
Commissioner Doll motioned to
approve Adds & Abates #2278 dated October 10, 2006. Adds in the amount of $672.08 and Abates in
the amount of $633.34. Commissioner
Waldorf seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
RECESS
Commissioner Woydziak recessed the Board meeting at 9:43am for 5 minutes.
RECONVENE
Commissioner Woydziak reconvened the Board meeting at 9:50am
OTHER ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Financial Officer Mark
Detter came before the board to review the financial status
of the various county funds. The report
was very favorable. Expenditures are at
or below budgeted amounts, and in most funds, revenues are above estimated
amounts.
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Waldorf motioned
to adjourn the meeting of the Board at 10:27 a.m. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.