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BOARD OF BARTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Agenda Meeting
Aug. 29
9:00 a.m. Until Close
1500 Kansas Avenue, Great Bend
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 15, 2023, Budget Hearing and Regular Meeting and the August 22, 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 August 15, 2023, and ending August 29, 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. REGISTER OF DEEDS: Recognizing Pam Wornkey upon Her Retirement:
-Chairman Shawn Hutchinson will provided details. Pam Wornkey, Register of Deeds, has been employed with the County since February 14, 2008. Previously, she has served the County in both the Sheriff’s Office and Central Kansas Community Corrections. After being appointed as the Deputy in 2009, she was elected as the Register of Deeds. Her first term began in 2013.
B. RESOLUTION 2023-22: Establishing Weight Limits for Certain Bridges Maintained by Barton County and Rescinding Resolution 2020-18, Same, Adopted October 26, 2020:
-Barry McManaman, County Engineer, will present details. Engineering load ratings have been performed on certain County-maintained bridges as required by federal regulations. These regulations require that weight limit signs be installed at bridges that do not have enough capacity to safely support State of Kansas legal loads. Should the proposed Resolution be adopted, it would require that the described bridges be posted with weight limits until such time that said bridge is replaced or conditions are corrected.
C. CENTRAL KANSAS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS: Fiscal Year 2024 Carry-over Reimbursement Plan Budget:
-Amy Boxberger, CKCC Director, will provide details. The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) requires a budget submission of local program funding collected by Community Corrections agencies from program fees and reimbursements. These budgets require the review and approval of the Barton County Commissioners, as the Administrative County for the District to which the plan pertains.
D. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
-Chairman 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 have been invited to a Retirement Celebration honoring Pam Wornkey, Register of Deeds. The event will be held from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Register of Deeds Office, 1500 Kansas, Great Bend, Kansas.
-County business offices will be closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Health Department, the Records Division of the Sheriff’s Office and the Landfill will also be closed. Emergency services will be in normal operation.
B. APPOINTMENTS:
-Although subject to change, the following appointments have been scheduled:
9:45 a.m. or following the close of the Agenda Meeting – Golden Belt Veterans Memorial project update – Darren Williams, County Works Director; Diana Watson, Administrative Assistant; and Melanie Ryan.
10:15 a.m. – Budgetary Submissions – Marissa Woodmansee, Juvenile Services Director.
10:45 a.m. – Regular Business Discussion – Matt Patzner, County Administrator.
THE COUNTY EDITION, KVGB-AM – Thursdays at 11:05 a.m. Dena Popp, 911 Director, is scheduled for August 31, 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, September 5, 2023.
VII. ADJOURN.