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.

Administrator Johnson came before the Board for approval of the amended 2004 Budget for publication.

Commissioner Shriver motioned to approve the amended 2004 Budget for publication. Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to amend the approval of amended 2004 Budget for publication to include the public hearing, on the budget, which will be on October 13, 2003 at 9:00 AM in the Commission Meeting Room on the 4^th floor of the Court House.

Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board for consideration of a Road Right-of-Way Dedication related to a lot split approximately ¼ mile along the south side of SW 15^th Street near the City of Benton.

Commissioner Doll motioned to accept the road right-of-way dedication related to a lot split approximately ¼ mile along the south side of SW 15^th Street near the City of Benton. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Darryl Lutz, Director of Public Works, came before the Board for approval of the Federal Aid Urban Area Boundary for the City of El Dorado. KDOT requires a review and update, if necessary, of the respective road classification systems and urban area boundaries. The City of El Dorado has completed final delineation and approval of the urban area boundaries.

Commissioner Shriver motioned to approve the Federal Aid Urban Area Boundary for the City of El Dorado. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Shriver asked that Mr. Lutz and Administrator Johnson accompany Commissioner Anderson, to the Bloomington Township meeting to assist in explaining the County’s position on the SW Hopkins Switch Road North of the Little Walnut low-water bridge. It was the agreed that Mr. Lutz and Administrator Johnson would attend the Bloomington Township meeting with Commissioner Anderson.

Mr. Lutz, also, requested authorization to fill a full time position of light equipment operator, recently vacated at the Butler County Landfill.

It was the consensus of the Board to authorize Mr. Lutz to fill the full time, light equipment operator position at the Butler County Landfill.

Todd Kennemer, Director of Planning & Zoning, came before the Board for review of the Wind Farm Guidelines Fee Schedule.

Mr. Kennemer was asked to return to tomorrow’s Board meeting, (9/30/03), for approval of the revised Wind Farm Guidelines, which will be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval.

Commissioner Wheeler asked Mr. Kennemer to notify the Planning Commission members of the importance that they all attend the meeting to vote on the Wind Farm Guidelines when presented to them at their October 7, 2003 meeting.

Commissioner Shriver motioned to approve the minutes of Monday, September 22, 2003 and Tuesday, September 23, 2003 as amended. Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Wheeler motioned to approve the September 29, 2003 vouchers in the amount of $906,906.27. Commissioner Doll seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the Adds and Abates #2159. There are no Adds. Abates are in the amount of $61,037.34. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.

Commissioner Carpenter called a recess of the Board at 10:19 AM, for 10-minutes.

Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board at 10:29 AM

Commissioner Carpenter motioned to recess to Executive Session, at 10:30 AM, for 15 minutes, to discuss personnel matters of non-elected officials. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. Those in attendance are Commissioners Anderson, Carpenter, Doll, Shriver and Wheeler and Administrator Johnson and Deputy Appraiser, Kathy Briney.

Commissioner Carpenter reconvened the meeting of the Board at 10:45 AM.

Commissioner Carpenter reminded the Board of the Department Head meeting on October 13, 2003, at noon, at which time each department’s budget will be reviewed.

Commissioner Anderson stated he and Will Johnson attended the City of Rose Hill City Hall and Police Station groundbreaking, along with the Rose Hill City Council, Mayor of Rose Hill, Senator Corbin and Representative Johnson.

Commissioner Doll stated that he attended the Economic Development Board meeting last Thursday and he stated that the Economic Development Board was not on board with the scrapping of the unused railroad between Augusta and Andover. Doll suggested that Mr. Johnson communicate with Larry Powell, Director of Economic Development, and put together a summary report about 1) the status of the railroad; 2) where Mr. Powell is in the documentation of the scrap-out; and 3) the feelings of the Economic Development Board with specific, factual things that they can put in front of us, i.e. a person who would want to lease the railroad. Also, Mr. Doll invited ED Board members to come before the Board and present their case.

Commissioner Doll asked if there was ever a plaque ordered for the new Jail. Mr. Johnson said no, but he would order a plaque for the new jail at the same time he orders the plaque for the new court building.

Administrator Johnson informed the Board that there were now 92 billable inmates in the new jail and a total of 143 inmates.

Commissioner Shriver motioned to adjourn the meeting of the Board at 11:30 AM.

Commissioner Carpenter seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.