BUTLER
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Monday, October 25, 2004
Commission Chairman Will Carpenter called the Butler County Board of Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. Present were Commissioner Phil Anderson, Commissioner Randy Doll, Commissioner Bill Shriver, Commissioner Mike Wheeler, County Administrator Will Johnson, Jr., and Clerk Ron Roberts.
ITEM
#1 – CONSIDER THE SELL OF A 1975 DODGE VAN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES
Grant Helferich, Director of Emergency Medical Services, came before the
Board for approval to allow the Butler County Rescue squad to place an ad to
sell Rescue 16 by sealed bid. Rescue 16
is a 1975 Dodge van with a V8 360 engine.
There are problems with the engine, transmission, and clutch and this
vehicle is not running at this time.
Commissioner Doll motioned to allow the Butler County Rescue Squad to
place an ad to sell the 1975 Dodge Van by sealed bid with the Board having the
right to refuse or deny any or all bids submitted. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#2 – CONSIDER ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMS TO SEEK BIDS FOR A REPLACEMENT
AMBULANCE
Grant Helferich, Director of Emergency Medical Services, came before the
Board for approval to seek bids for a replacement ambulance. The EMS department has a fleet of nine
ambulances. As a general rule, the
department attempts to replace one ambulance per year as the budget and/or
funding allows.
Commissioner Shriver motioned to allow the EMS department to seek bids
for a replacement ambulance. The bids
are to be returned to the courthouse on 11/30/2004 to be opened and reviewed by
the county commission. Commissioner
Wheeler seconded the motion. Motion
carried 5-0.
ITEM
#3 – CONSIDER ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS TO REPLACE A
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN II
Will Johnson, County Administrator, came before the Board for approval of
the Building and Grounds Department to replace a Maintenance Technician II.
Commissioner Shriver motioned to allow the Building and Grounds
Department to fill a Maintenance Technician II position. Commissioner Wheeler seconded the
motion. Motion carried 5-0.
ITEM
#4 – WORK SESSION – EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Administrator Johnson approached the Board about changing the County 457
plan with Hartford to allow employees to borrow against money they have in
their deferred savings.
The consensus of the Board was to have Administrator Johnson draft a
policy change and bring it back to the Board for review and adoption
consideration.
ITEM
#5 – WORK SESSION – LAND USE PLANNING MAPS
This item moved to the end of the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the Minutes of the Butler County Commission Meetings of Monday, October 18, 2004 and Tuesday, October 19, 2004 as written. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
Commissioner Carpenter motioned to approve the vouchers for October 25, 2004 in the amount of $207,602.52. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE BOARD
Commissioner Shriver suggested that the Board review the letter they received from Andover before the Wholesale Water Supply District meeting tonight.
RECESS
Chairman Carpenter recessed the Board at 10:10 a.m. for 10 minutes.
RECONVENE
Chairman Carpenter reconvened the Board meeting at 10:20 a.m.
ITEM
#5 – WORK SESSION – LAND USE PLANNING MAPS
Interim Planning Director, David Yearout, came before the Board to review
the northwest quadrant of the county.
The Commissioners reviewed the boundaries of an Ag 40 area around
Cassoday. The Consensus of the Board
was to convert the Ag 40 zoned areas west and south of Cassoday to Ag 80, and
to also extend the Cassoday “area of influence” a mile and half to the east to
take in the Fox Lake area. That area is
already divided into lots and has county sewer available. Planning and Zoning is working with Mapping
to add all the zoning actions done since 1999 to the maps.
ADJOURN
Commissioner Wheeler motioned to adjourn the meeting of the Board on October 25, 2004 at 11:25 a.m. Commissioner Shriver seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0.
COMMISSIONER’S WILL ATTEND AN
INFORMAL MEETING AT 6:45 P.M. AT THE ANDOVER PARK LODGE 1607 E. CENTRAL,
ANDOVER, KANSAS
Commissioner’s Carpenter, Wheeler and Anderson will attend and discuss the formation of a Wholesale Water District with the City of Andover.
DINNER 6:45 P.M. TO 7:15 P.M.
ITEM #1 – PRESENTATION BY DR. JOHN
BAILEY, P.E.C. ON THE WHOLESALE WATER DISTRICT CONCEPT (7:15 TO 7:40 P.M.)
ITEM #2 - COMMENTS/QUESTIONS FROM
THE PRESENTATION (7:40 TO 8:00 P.M.)
ITEM #3 – DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
COUNTY AND CITY CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF THE WHOLESALE WATER DISTRICT (8:00 TO
8:30 P.M.)
ITEM #4 – OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CITY OF ANDOVER (8:30 TO 8:45 P.M.)
This was an informational meeting to review the status of the Wholesale Water District with the City of Andover. There was no action.