The Executive Session, scheduled for 8 AM, did not convene, due to the absence of a quorum. Commissioners Anderson and Wheeler were not present.

Commission Chairman Will Carpenter called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 AM. Present were Commissioner Phil Anderson, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Bill Shriver, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, Administrator Will Johnson Jr., and Clerk Brenda Brychta. .

Commissioner Anderson motioned to approve the Minutes of the Butler County Commission Meetings of Monday, June 16, 2003 and Tuesday, June 17, 2003. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0

Butler County Director of Finance, Don Engels came before the Board of Commissioners to present the vouchers for June 23, 2003, in the amount of $134,826.00.

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the vouchers in the amount of $134,826.00. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

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Director of Economic Development, Larry Powell, came before the Board to present and ask for consideration of a lease agreement with Ms. Marilyn McClure on rail property in Augusta for the years 2002 and 2003.

Commissioner Doll motioned to approve the lease agreement from Ms. Marilyn McClure on rail property in Augusta for the years 2002 and 2003. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Captain Ben Crooks, Director of the Butler County Jail, came before the Board for approval of an agreement between South Central Kansas Education Service Center and Butler County Adult Detention Facility, for a training program entitled Project Encore. This program offers inmates a diploma completion program. This program is totally funded by Project Encore.

Commissioner Anderson motioned to approve an agreement between South Central Kansas Education Service Center and Butler County Adult Detention Facility, for Project Encore training programs, pending the signature of County Counsel, Norm Manley, and allow the Chair to sign. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Captain Crooks informed the Board that there are 56 billable inmates in house. Captain Crooks informed the Board that Johnson County Commissioners have signed the agreement to house inmates and will be sending inmates to the Butler County Jail the first of next week. (6/30/03) Sedgwick County has not signed a contract as of this date.

Director of Emergency Medical Services, Grant Helferich, came before the Board to discuss the addition of staffing a twelve (12) hour emergency medical service unit in the Douglass area, due to the construction on Highway 77. This amount may be a bit low. Mr. Helferich will review the estimated cost after a two-week trial period on the 10-hour schedule. Mr. Helferich stated he would like the 10-hour schedule to begin from 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM rather than 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

It was the consensus of the Board to provide the service with a 10-hour shift.

Commissioner Shriver motioned to table a decision on the service until Mr. Helferich can discuss the service with the City of Douglass, for shared expenses, and report back next week. Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Director of Emergency Communications, Chris Davis, came before the Board for consideration of filling two full-time Communication Officer I positions, one part-time Communications Officer I position in Emergency Communications. This is provided in the current year budget.

Commissioner Doll motioned to approve filling two full-time Communication Officer I positions and one part-time Communication Officer I position in Emergency Communications and allow the Chair to sign. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Director of Health Department, Carol Borger, and Computer Services Director, Scott Stoskopf, came before the Board for consideration of previously tabled purchase of microwave radio replacement, from Stutler Tech in the amount of $4,852.00, for Butler County Health Department. A Bio-terrorism Grant will fund this expense

Commissioner Anderson motioned to approve purchase of a microwave radio replacement from Stutler Tech in the amount of $4,852.00, for the Butler County Health Department with no increase in budget reduction enacted early in 2003 and allow the Chair to sign. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Director of Health Department, Carol Borger, came before the Board for approval of a Universal contract between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Butler County Health Department for grant acquisitions and allow the Chair to sign.

Commissioner Doll motioned to approve a Universal contract between the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Butler County Health Department for grant acquisitions and allow the Chair to sign. Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Carpenter called a 5-minute recess of the Board at 10:00 AM.

Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the Board at 10:05 AM.

Martin Goedecke, of Goedecke Engineering, and Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board to discuss the Northridge Sewer District Special Assessment cost proposals. An extensive discussion followed. Mr. Lutz stated that the cost, per lot, would be $3,000 to $4,000 for the main sewer line and $9,000 to $12,000, per lot, for a lateral rural sewer district.

No decisions were made pending further information from Mr. Goedecke and Mr. Lutz on legal description of area covered by the lateral sewer district and a petition, from lot owners, for a majority ruling to have a lateral sewer district.

Administrator Johnson informed the Board that the No Fund warrant was approved for the full amount of $865,972.00. However, the approval was based on pay back of the warrant in one year. The payback decision can be appealed, however the Board of Appeals is in recess and no funds will be released during the appeals process.

Commissioner Anderson stated that he and Administrator Johnson attended the groundbreaking for Fire District #3 building.

Commissioner Carpenter stated that he has received a Declaration allowing the county to be declared a Disaster Area for Sericea Lespedeza.

Commissioner Carpenter called a recess of the Board for the Public Building Commission meeting at 11:10 AM

Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board at 12:00 PM.

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to go into Executive Session at 12:05 PM for 30 minutes for consultation with an attorney for the body or agency, which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship. Those in attendance are Commissioners Anderson, Doll, Carpenter, Shriver and Wheeler, Administrator Johnson and County Counsel, Norm Manley.

Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board at 12:35 PM

Commissioner Shriver motioned to adjourn the meeting of the Board on June 23, 2003 at 12:35 PM. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.