BUTLER
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Monday, October 21, 2002
Commission Chairman Randy Doll called the Butler County
Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were Commissioner Bill Shriver;
Commissioner Will Carpenter; Administrator Will Johnson Jr.; and Deputy Clerk
Barbara Day.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Commissioner
Carpenter made a motion to approve the amended minutes for October 14th
and 15th, 2002. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion
carried 3-0.
APPROVAL
OF VOUCHERS
Commissioner
Doll made a motion to approve the vouchers in the amount of
$638,244.33.
Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.
Commissioner
Shriver was dismissed from the Commission meeting at 9:30 a.m.
ITEMS OF
BUSINESS:
BRUNO
TOWNSHIP
Roy Henry of
1616 N Gwenda Ct., Andover, Ks., came before the Board of Commissioners to
address his concern of additional assistance from the County concerning man
power for maintenance of the roads in Bruno Township.
Chairman
Doll advised Mr. Henry that Bruno is self-sufficient with a separate budget and
governing body and the Board of Commissioners can not intercede unless
requested to do so.
Commissioner
Shriver advised Mr. Henry that he had three options:
1) 1) To replace the
current board.
2) 2) Petition to have
the County take over maintenance on the roads for Bruno Township.
3) File for Township Board.
Review of
2002 Revenue Forecasts
Administrator
Johnson and Director of Finance Don Engels came before the Board of
Commissioners to review Revenues based on the end of September.
Administrator
Johnson advised the Commissioners that the projected influx of cash needed for
2002-budget year is approximately $1.2 million.
Department
of Aging $ 47,085.00
Jail $ 215,000.00
Sheriff $
150,000.00
General Fund $
800,000.00
The Board of
Commissioners directed Administrator Johnson to transfer $47,085.00 from the
capital improvement fund to the Department of Aging fund.
Commissioners
requested Administrator Johnson to bring a more exact projected shortage for
the other funds to apply for a No Fund Warrant for the Sheriff and Jail.
RECESS
Chairman
Doll called a 5-minute recess at 10:03.
RECONVENE
Chairman
Doll called the Commission meeting back to order at 10:08 a.m.
Review of
October 8th Management Retreat
Administrator
Johnson stated that four people were picked for the mission statement
committee, and wanted in-put from the Commissioners on how they wanted to
proceed with it.
Commissioners
advised they would like them to bring back their suggestions to a staff meeting
for the department heads by the end of November. Commissioners would like a
mission statement in place by the end of 2002.
OTHER
Administrator
Johnson advised he has received the financial advisory contract for George K
Baum for Fire District #3, and a lease agreement for a new fire truck for Fire
District #7.
Mr. Johnson
advised Commissioners he would like to have Counsel Norm Manley review both
documents and bring them back to the Commissioners at next weeks Commission
meeting. Commissioners agreed they wanted Mr. Manley to review the documents.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman
Carpenter made a motion to adjourn at 10:30 a.m. Commissioner Doll seconded the
motion. Motion carried 2-0.
Chairman Doll, Commissioner Carpenter, and Administrator
Johnson were to tour the Fire Safety House with Jim Schmidt after adjournment
of the Butler Commissioner meeting.