There was no Commission meeting on Nov. 14 because commissioners were attending the KAC meeting.
All commissioners present.
Debbie Regester, Register of Deeds, said her revenue collections to date are $400,000 over budget.
The remote access subscription service for recorded documents has now been available for six years. Riley County currently has 27 subscribers. Title and abstract companies have Level 1 service for $720 per year. Realtors, bankers, etc., are eligible for Level 2 at $100 per year. Subscribers pay $0.50 per page to receive copies without assistance from the office. The fees are collected from pre-paid accounts. Through Aug. 31, there were 7,736 logins at a cost of $18,498. Of this total, 232 were logged during non-business hours.
Clancy Holeman explained the procedures for creating watershed districts and drainage districts. Each district type has unique characteristics with advantages and disadvantages. The Wildcat Creek area is the place under consideration at this time. A summary of statutes governing the two types of management can be obtained from the County Counselor's office. Commissioners took seriously Holeman's advice that the matter should be studied carefully by all concerned before irreversible steps are taken.
Jennifer Wilson, Extension Director, said Extension Council elections were held Nov. 6-10. The Council will hold its annual meeting at Pottorff Hall on Nov. 30. Ms. Wilson will give a presentation on her recent experiences in Vietnam. She also said the period of open enrollment for Medicare closes on Dec 7. So far, 110 people, who averaged about 79 years old, have sought their help. About half of the people they have helped have saved money, perhaps as much as $800 per year.
Brad Schoen, RCPD Director, said the department is undergoing an annual internal evaluation. Results will be available to commissioners after Jan. 1. They do not yet know how much carryover they will have from the budget, but it will probably be less than last year. Schoen asked commissioners to suggest nominees for the Community Advisory Board, which usually has about 12 members with rotating three-year terms. He mentioned that the police department is very happy with the medical coverage they are receiving.
Cheryl Collins, Museum Director, said she had attended the Travel Industries Association meeting in Lawrence and was awarded a pen and trophy as one of 27 "destination specialists." Her "destination" is the only museum on the list. The Flint Hills Discovery Center, which will open in April, has been awarded a $785,000 grant to prepare a temporary exhibit called "Forces: the Making of Manhattan, Fort Riley and KSU" to be installed for display from Sept. 2012 to Jan. 2013. Ms. Collins said she hoped that it would become a template for other counties to assemble exhibits. The museum will be working with KSU, Riley County, the city and Ft. Riley. She asked for nominees for trustees soon to be appointed.
Pat Collins, Emergency Management Director, distributed a letter sent to all managers from the State of Kansas 911 Coordinating Council, explaining the requirements of the recent legislation regarding communications procedures in emergencies. A Local Collection Point Administrator (LCPA) will receive 53 cents per phone call, under auspices of the KAC, and then return it to the county. Prepaid wireless phones will now be included.
Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer, gave a first estimate of the ending balance for the 2011 budget. The beginning 2011 balance, year-to-date expenditures, and the 2011 ending balance all contained budget stabilization of $1,000,000. Expenditures and balances obviously included estimates for the final period of the year. The estimated end-balance is $3,170,422.
Sabine Butler and John Williams, Valleywood residents, requested reinstatement (in the form of member appointments) of the Valleywood Advisory Council. Some residents have been organizing a homeowners association, which seems to have been an objection to paying for the bonds needed for the Water Benefit District improvements. Butler and Williams said they felt having an active advisory council would work toward avoiding hostilities between residents. Ms. McCulloh suggested that commissioners need to study the by-laws of the Konza Water District (Valleywood District has no by-laws) and make appointments to the advisory board to help the Valleywood organization.
In a non-agenda item, Barry Wilkerson, County Attorney, asked for the Commission's advice on how he can right an error made with benevolent intentions, but in disregard of county policies. Mr. Wilkerson said one legal secretary who was pregnant was required by her doctor to take time off for her health. While she was gone (nearly six months), another secretary absorbed all of her work on top of her own, obviously valiantly helping all concerned. Mr. Wilkerson, wishing to reward her for her loyalty, gave her a paid day off and did not use her usual annual leave. This was against county policy and would certainly set a bad precedent in the county. Commissioners were sympathetic but firm and accepted (3-0) his offer to have his personal paycheck diminished by the appropriate amount to reimburse the county.
Adjourned. Submitted by Lyndal Nyberg.
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