October 15, 2003

BOARD OF FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The Board of Commissioners met in a regular session with Chairman John E. Taylor and Commissioners Donald C. Hay, Donald R. Stottlemire and Donald E. Waymire present.  

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Taylor at 8:30.

Keith Clark discussed moving surveillance officer position back to full-time beginning November 1 if Community Corrections SB123 budget is approved.

Commissioner Hay moved and Commissioner Waymire seconded to approve payroll change 03-370 for Dan Eigsti from part-time to full-time with benefits contingent upon the Kansas Sentencing Commission approving the SB123 plan effective November 1.  All voted “yes.”

Commissioner Hay moved and Commissioner Stottlemire seconded to approve the minutes for October 13, 2003.  All voted “yes.”

Commissioner Waymire moved and Commissioner Hay seconded to approve payroll change 03-376 for John Sharp with Juvenile Detention.  All voted “yes.”

Ray DeJulio discussed the purchasing of four end dump trucks.

Open bids at 10:00 for carpet at the Annex.  One was received.

Bud Jennings $21,205.02 for north hallways, both entrances and meeting room.

Board asked Darrell Wadkins to call Bud Jennings and find out how much it would cost to carpet the south hallway also and report back to them.

Board phoned Doonan Truck with questions about their bid for dump trucks.

Gordon Paul in per Commissioner Stottlemire’s request to discuss dump truck purchases.

Jerry Thompson in about remodel of the District Court Clerk’s Office.  They are requesting an estimated additional $14,000 for changes to the original plan.  Board made no decisions.

Darrell Wadkins discussed carpet bids for Annex.  Bid for all hallways, meeting room and entries is $27,367.52 and a total of $30,982.48 to add self cleaning entrance carpet in air locks.

Commissioner Hay moved and Commissioner Waymire seconded to accept the bid from Bud Jennings not to exceed $31,000 for carpeting of all the hallways, entrances and meeting room at the Annex.  All voted “yes.”

Tom Weigand discussed Convention & Tourism annual report and the advertising for a new director. 

Commissioner Waymire moved and Commissioner Stottlemire seconded to go into an executive session for five minutes at 11:35 until 11:40 for real estate acquisition with Board, Blaine Finch, Shari Perry and Tom Weigand present.  All voted “yes.”  Chairman Taylor opened the meeting at 11:40 and reported no action taken, no decisions made.

Chairman Taylor moved the meeting at 11:45 to City Hall for the monthly luncheon with Bill Allegre, Rocky Fleer, Susan Ward, Deb Henningsen, Richard Jackson, Charles Gillette, Weldon Padgett, Jeanette Lowry, Lewis Reed, Dale Watts, Ed Taylor, Don Stottlemire, Scott Bird, Andy Gasaway, Shari Perry, Don Waymire, Don Hay, Blaine Finch, Jane Morton, Randy Vance and Gene Ramsey.

With no further discussion the meeting was adjourned at 1:00.

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