IOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK January 6 ...

followed. Sue explained the Blue Choice shared pay comprehensive program that Allen Countyis currently using. The renewal cost to Allen County will be $259.45 for employee only,$501.92 for employee and children, $556.95 for employee and spouse, and $799.44 for employeeand dependents. Discussion followed on other options Allen County could look at to lower thecost of premiums, but would be more cost to the employee. Sue explained some changes AllenCounty will be undergoing on Blue Choice. Discussion followed. Sue will send a flyer of thechanges to the employees through the county.Commissioners requested that Sherrie make contact with PSI in the regards to the possibility toswitch to their company for EMC Insurance.Phil Young, DOC & JJA Administrator, and Mary Tucker, Assistant JJA Administrator,presented an application for FY05 Core Program Block Grants. Mary explained the CoreProgram consists of Case Management Services (CCMA), Juvenile Intensive Supervision (JISP),and Juvenile Intake and Assessment (JIAS). She discussed some of the changes required by stateand the costs occurred. The application includes contact information, organizational chart foreach of CCMA, JISP and JIAS, Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board Membership, programnarratives for each and budget requests for each CCMA $108,512.00, JISP $102,142.00 andJIAS $61,215.00. Discussion followed. Commissioner Works moved to approve the Chairmansign the application. Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.Commissioners discussed some Public Works issues with Bill. No action was taken.Commissioner Works moved to approve the cereal malt beverage license for HumboldtSpeedway in Humboldt for 2004. Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.Commissioners reviewed Resolutions # 200402 County Confirmation of Economic DevelopmentOrganization and #200403 County Support of Regional Strategic Plan and Regional Incentives.Resolution #200402 County Confirmation of Economic DevelopmentOrganization: A RESOLUTION confirming that a regional economicdevelopment organization has been established as required by the 74-50-116(c)(1), for the purpose of qualifying the Southeast Kansas Regional PlanningCommission, including the Counties of Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee,Coffey, Crawford, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson asdesignated non-metropolitan business region.WHEREAS, A regional economic development organization, known as theSoutheast Kansas Regional Planning Commission, has been established; andWHEREAS, the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission was organizedunder the Kansas Statute 12-716 in 1974, andWHEREAS, On December 1, 1977, the Southeast Kansas Regional PlanningCommission was designated as an Economic Development District by the UnitedStates Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under