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

____________________________________Kent Thompson, Chairperson____________________________________Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk____________________________________Walt Regehr Jr., Commissioner____________________________________Dick Works, CommissionerIOLA, KANSAS OFFICE OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CLERK August 3, 2004The Allen County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at 8:30 a.m. with ChairmanKent Thompson, Commissioner Dick Works, Commissioner Walt Regehr Jr., and Sherrie L.Riebel, County Clerk.Commissioners corrected and approved the minutes of the July 27, 2004 meeting.Commissioners went to the new jail facility to decide where to install the plaque.Commissioners made the decision to install the plaque inside the main lobby on the north wall.Commissioner Works moved to go into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss non-electedpersonnel. Those in the room will be Commissioner Thompson, Commissioner Works,Commissioner Regehr, Bill King, Public Works Director, and Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen CountyClerk. The time is now 9:01 a.m. Commissioners reconvened at 9:11 a.m. No action was taken.Commissioner Works moved to allow Bill to hire the two top scoring individuals to openpositions within the Bridge Department. Commissioner Regehr seconded, motion passed 3-0-0.Bill King, Public Works Director, discussed the information the Commissioner received lastweek on the compactor for the landfill. No action will be taken at this time.Bill discussed Southwestern Bell and the mowing crew. Discussion followed on the visible siteof the phone pedestals. Commissioners encouraged Bill to visit with SWB.Rodney Burns, Hutinett Schlotterbeck and Burns, discussed budgets and line items.Commissioners reviewed and set the 2005 budget hearing for August 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.Commissioners approved the publication of the proposed budget.Donald Leapheart, Allen County EMS Director/City of Iola, Judy Brigham, City of Iola Clerk,and Alan Weber, Allen County Counselor, discussed the City of Iola ambulance contract. Judystated the city’s money concern for the ambulance services. She stated the City of Iola isrequesting a subsidy of $60,000.00 for 2005. Donald stated the Rescue Vehicle was beingremoved from the contract. Judy stated the Rescue Vehicle was a countywide vehicle, and thecity doesn’t feel they should be paying the persons making the runs. Commissioner Worksstated community services are not funded. Judy reported the state pulling monies from the cityand county hurt services because to keep from raising taxes you start cutting services.