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BOARD OF BARTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Agenda Meeting
Sept. 12, 2023
9 a.m. Until Close
1500 KANSAS, GREAT BEND, KANSAS
I. OPENING BUSINESS:
A. Call Meeting to Order.
B. Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. Consider Approval of the Agenda.
D. Consider the minutes of the August 29, 2023, Regular Meeting.
E. Any citizen wishing to make statements during the discussion of any item must first be recognized by the Commission Chair. After being recognized, that person should state their name and the name of any organization represented. Statements should be limited to five minutes.
F. Please silence all phones and electronic devices. Recording the meeting is allowed and the Commission requests that anyone using special recording equipment be seated in the back row to avoid creating a distraction during the meeting.
II. APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS:
-Bev Schmeidler, County Clerk, will present details. An Accounts Payable Register will be submitted to the Commission for the period of Aug. 29, 2023, and ending Sept. 12, 2023.
III. OLD BUSINESS - Items tabled, or scheduled, from previous Commission Meetings, will be heard at this time.
-There is no Old Business at this time.
IV. NEW BUSINESS - All new business to be considered by the Commission will be heard at this time.
A. JUVENILE SERVICES: Fiscal Year 2024 Carry-Over Budget: -Marissa Woodmansee, Juvenile Services Director, will provide details. Juvenile Services seeks approval of the Fiscal Year 2024 Carry-over Budget. This includes $72,831.93 from Core programming and $19,058.00 from Immediate Intervention for a total of $91,889.93. If approved, monies from the Core Programming will be used to fund contractual services, training, supplies and equipment. Immediate Intervention funds can only be used for evidence-based curriculum, incentives or referrals to outside services for youth.
B. JUVENILE SERVICES: Learning Tree Institute at Greenbush Agreement Extension: -Ms. Woodmansee will provide details. Learning Tree is the single source provider for grant data analysis, evaluation and reporting services for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Commission is asked to extend services for data analysis and management for the period of September 2023 – September 2024.
C. EXECUTIVE SESSION: -Chairman Shawn Hutchinson will present. Any Commissioner may make a motion for the board to recess to executive session at this time as allowed by K.S.A. 75-4319. Any motion must contain the justification for the executive session, the subject matter to be discussed, any individuals in addition to the board who will attend the executive session and the time at which the regular session shall resume.
V. ENDING BUSINESS – After new items are heard by the Commission, the following items, including announcements, will be heard.
A. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Following the close of the Agenda Meeting, the Commission will consider the authorization of personnel changes for classified positions, sign any documentation approved during the agenda meeting or sign any other documentation required for regular County business. Similar action may take place throughout the day.
-County officials, individually or in groups, may visit the Courthouse or those buildings being used for displaced Courthouse offices during the HVAC improvement project. With the Courthouse located at 1400 Main, other buildings being used for housing are 1520 Kansas and 1709 Main, Great Bend, Kansas.
B. APPOINTMENTS:
-Although subject to change, the following appointments have been scheduled:
9:45 a.m. or following the close of the Agenda Meeting – Departmental Update – Glennda French, Register of Deeds.
10:00 a.m. – Bob-Tach Backhoe Attachment Purchase – Jennifer Hamby, Solid Waste Director.
10:15 a.m. – Sealing Update – Darren Williams, County Works Director.
10:30 a.m. – Regular Business Discussion – Matt Patzner, County Administrator.
THE COUNTY EDITION, KVGB-AM – Thursdays at 11:05 a.m. Members of the Health Department are scheduled for Sept. 14, 2023.
VI. OTHER BUSINESS:
A. Discussion Items.
B. Citizens or organizations may present requests or proposals for initial consideration.
C. The Commissioners are available to the public on Tuesdays during regular business hours.
D. One or more Commissioners may be present in the Commission Chambers conducting County business throughout the day on Tuesdays.
E. The Commissioners may, individually, schedule personal appointments related to County business at their discretion.
F. The next Regular Meeting will be at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.
VII. ADJOURN.