BOCC October 21, 2010

McCulloh and Kearns present


Doug Messer, Assistant Fire Chief, gave a virtual tour of all the fire stations and equipment in the 600 square miles of Fire District #1. It was interesting to see how many trucks were able to be in service after many years of use. It seems that spare parts are more easily obtainable for the older trucks.

Debbie Regester, Register of Deeds reported that revenues which include mortgage registration tax, recording fees and copy fees, are $800,348, $21,000 behind the same time last year .

Clancy Holeman brought up policy concerns with the flu season beginning. Last year's concerns with H1N1 are somewhat out of date with the new vaccine widely available but it was thought that Chuck Murphy should give the Commission an update on the situation and talk about any policy changes.

A presentation on Character Education Through Livestock Projects informed the Commissioners that 4-Hers discussed the Six Pillars of Character and learned how they could demonstrate these positive traits through livestock project work. The reasoning behind this was concern about possible off-label drug use on livestock during the Riley County Fair. The Fair Board approved a pilot testing and also took a proactive approach by requiring Livestock Quality Assurance training for all market beef, sheep, swine, and goat exhibitors. The kids and their parents discussed how they could demonstrate Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship.

Brad Schoen, RCPD Director discussed with the Commission contracts for medical care of inmates. The possibility of having a nurse on staff, funded separately, was mentioned. It was agreed that more evaluation will be needed.
Schoen also discussed traffic after football games. One citizen had expressed to a Commissioner his concerns that traffic was being diverted down his residential street but Schoen assured the commission that this was not the case.


Bids for replacement of Pillsbury Crossing Lane Culvert were opened. They ranged from $118,353.20 to $257,787.00. The Engineers estimate was $224,723. The bids were referred to staff for recommendation.
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Julie Merklin, Observer