The Commissioners met with all members. Present were Tom Doperalski, chairman;
Barbara Kolde, vice chairman; and Richard Carlson, member.
Dave Lamberson met with the Commissioners to discuss
a 3rd position for the 911 system, which would be portable. Dave stated that the new equipment and
software would be utilized if and when the current dispatch center would ever
be unable to be staffed because of some unpredictable hazard such as a
tornado. This equipment could be used
in the basement area of the current dispatch center or in various remote
locations throughout the County. This
can be done with a laptop computer and an extra phone line. He has not been able to find any grant that
would help with the expense for this backup option. A backup at the Wamego Police Department would be usable only for
the southern part of the county due to different telephone systems. There would be no coverage for the northern
part of the county. Cost for this is
$17,344, which includes installation and programming. Monies for this system would be taken from the current 911
emergency fund budget.
The Commissioners requested that Dave check with
other counties to see what type of emergency backup system they have. The Commission agreed to the importance of a
backup emergency communication system but do not want to drain the 911 fund for
future needs. Dave informed the
Commission that the early payoff of the 911 system was costly to the 911 fund,
but that the $17,344 would still leave an approximate $30,000 carryover in the
emergency fund. Administrator asked the
Commissioners what other information they needed from Dave. Commissioner Kolde asked for more
information about the Wamego system.
Dave informed them that he would check with Sprint to see about routing
to the Wamego Police Department.
Following further discussion Richard Carlson moved
and Barbara Kolde seconded to approve the purchase of a portable command
answering system for the dispatch office for $17,344. Motion carried 3 to 0.
Gail McConnaughey, zoning administrator, met with
the Commissioners to present for their consideration a final plat of Washington
Heights Subdivision Unit 6.
Commissioners signed the plat.
John Lang, county counselor discussed with the
Commissioners terms of the deed regarding Westmoreland City purchasing the
Library building from the County. The
city had rejected the County’s offer of giving the building to the City with a
reversionary clause. The commission
directed John to redraft the deed without the clause for the City’s
consideration.
Brenda Krause, GIS director, met with the
Commissioners to update them on her department. She has sold several of the county ownership and city guides she
has printed. Brenda also informed the
Commissioners that she is working on a project with the economic development
director locating historical points in the county.
Lisa Overkamp, county treasurer, met with the
Commissioners to update them on her department. She showed them examples of the ID cards that will be printed for
county employees.
County counselor discussed with the Commissioners
the corrected copy of the deed for sale of the Library building to be presented
to the City of Westmoreland for their consideration. The County Clerk was directed to fax a copy to the City Clerk.
Barbara Kolde moved and Richard Carlson seconded to
go into executive session at 11:05 for up to 30 minutes to discuss
attorney/client information with the county counselor. Also present will be administrator. Motion carried 3 to 0. Regular meeting resumed at 11:30 with no
action as a result of the session.
Approved minutes for September 9, 2002.
Administrator informed the Commissioners that he
will set a time and date to meet with the department heads in a work session to
discuss various issues and long range planning. This will probably be a work session scheduled for the first part
of October.
Board considered and acted on property statements.
(Ronald J. Harold & Janice E. Harold; Forrest
Denney & Sandra Denney; Lake Elbo Club Inc (2); Douglas Fiser &
Kimberly Fiser; Gene Tebbutt & Dee Tebbutt; Douglas L. & Melinda G.
Gray; and Diana D. Gray)
Meeting
was adjourned.
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