C20090915
September 15, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners met in
regular session at 9:30 a.m. with all members and the County Clerk present.
Marty Long made the motion to approve the
minutes of the September 1, 2009 meeting and the claims against the various
funds of the county. Madison Traster seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
Randy McCauley, Road Department
Administrator, presented bids for skid steer loader. White Star Machinery bid $18,336.16
for a Bobcat skid steer loader and $3,039.44 for an 80?, 6-way dozer blade. Foley
Equipment bid $30,672.16 for a Caterpillar skid steer loader and $5,731.98 for a
blade. Marty Long made the motion to accept the low bid from White Star
Machinery at a cost of $18,336.16 and the blade at a cost of $3,039.44. Madison
Traster seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Lance Babcock, Sheriff, Jerry Jo Deckert,
EMS Director, and John Crosby, Fire Chief, presented information on radios and
pagers. It was explained that the Sheriff has upgraded his radio console to
meet FCC requirements and there is a need to upgrade radio/pager equipment in
all departments for communication purposes. Chief Crosby explained that the
various emergency departments have to comply with FCC requirements for narrow
banding by January, 2013. After hearing the needs of the departments, Marty
Long made the motion to purchase (14) radios for the fire department at cost of
$7,713.58, (16) radios for EMS at a cost of $8,815.52, (1) mobile radio for
EMS at a cost of $640.00, (4) mobile radios for the Sheriff?s Department at a
cost of $2,560.00, (5) radios for Emergency Management at a cost of $2,755.00
and (1) radio for the Senior Center at a cost of $550.97 for a total cost of
$23,035.07 to be paid through the county?s special equipment fund. Madison
Traster seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. At the request of Chief
Crosby, Madison Traster made the motion to allow the fire department to
purchase (3) mobile units from his budget for a total cost of $1,920.00. Marty
Long seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Mr. Crosby reported the
fire department received a donation from Oxy and they would like to purchase
one rehab station with the donated money. The commissioners approved his
request.
J.D. Neufeld, Civic Center Manager, presented
information on a sign for the Civic Center. A decision on which sign to
purchase was tabled until the next meeting.
The commissioners recessed for lunch with
City of Ulysses Officials at Park View Assisted Living. Those in attendance
from the city were: Thadd Kistler, Mayor, City Council Members, Ann Papay, John
Battin, Tim McCauley and Ed Wiltse, Daron Hall, City Administrator, and the new
City Clerk, Dana Cotherman. General discussion was held with no decisions being
made.
The commissioners adjourned to meet again in
regular session on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.
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Linda McHenry, County Clerk Carl
Higgs, Chairman