COMMISSION MINUTES, APRIL 26, 2010

The Board of Washington County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 26, 2010 in the commission room at the Washington County Courthouse. Present: Alison Mueller, 1^st District Commissioner, Roger Otott, 2^nd District Commissioner; Gene Helms, 3^rd District Commissioner, Chairman, and Elizabeth Hiltgen, County Attorney and Lou Kern, County Clerk.

Chairman Helms called the meeting to order with prayer.

The next regular meeting will be Monday, May 3, 2010 at 8:30 AM.

Fred Cairns, Greenleaf, visited with the board.

The board approved and signed change order nos. 2009-96 through 2009-98.

The board received and reviewed design documents for KC Pork Inc. for a wean-finish swine confinement facility in the W/2 NW/4 8-5-1 that was amended to show the proper name of the organization applying for the KDHE permit.

Don Alldredge, custodian, gave maintenance report.

Janice Kearn, R.N., County Health Director, and the board will meet with Quentin Ellis May 10 to discuss possible plans for a county health facility.

Nola Dusin, Register of Deeds, asked if there would be an end date to place veteran’s name in the directory. Alison Mueller will prepare the actual roll to be placed in the directory and it is to be updated yearly.

Brian Kolle thanked the board for the opportunity to work for the county. His last day at work at the Noxious Weed/Solid Waste Department is May 4.

David Willbrant, Public Works Administrator, gave weekly work report. The maximum bid for the purchase of a dump truck on PurpleWave.com was discussed. Justin Dragastin, Kastl-Powell Insurance and Billy Shaffer visited with the board regarding the cost of liability insurance. The board will discuss the matter with the County Attorney.

At 11:00 A.M. the Chairman Helms opened four bids for the purchase of a belly dump trailer. Ron Karn, Berry Tractor, was present. David is to review the bids and make a recommendation next week. Gary Hefley, Land Man and Ned Irwin, Trucking Manager for Price Gregory Construction visited with David and the board regarding Keystone Pipeline issues. Price Gregory is scheduled to begin work in Washington County on May 15^th.

Jim Prescott, Prescott Consutlants/Keystone Pipline, stopped by to make sure that all is going as scheduled for the TransCanada project. Jim gave a speech at the Rotary meeting today.

The board recessed at noon for lunch and reconvened at 1:00 P.M.

The board spoke with Elizabeth Hiltgen, County Attorney, regarding various county issues. Amendments to the agreement with Keystone Pipeline and Billy Shaffer were discussed. The board spoke via telephone with Justin Dragastin, Kastl-Powell Insurance, and then placed a call to Billy Shaffer regarding procurement of liability insurance.

The meeting adjourned at 3:00 P.M.

BOARD OF WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

ATTEST: ________________________________

Gene Helms, Chairman

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Louella Kern Roger Otott, Member

County Clerk

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Alison Mueller, Member