The Board
of County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with all members
and the County Clerk present.
Gene
Schwein made the motion to approve the minutes of the September 7, 2004 meeting
and the claims against the various funds of the county. Madison Traster
seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Sean
Gooding, Emergency Medical Service Director, presented quotes for (2) M Series
Multi-Pro Plus Biphasic heart monitors. Madison Traster made the motion to
approve the purchase of (2) refurbished heart monitors at a cost not to exceed
$33,500 from Zoll Medical Corporation. Gene Schwein seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously. Mr. Gooding also gave an update on his department.
Nancy
Ramski, Civic Center Building and Grounds Manager, Frank Goldsby, Public Works
Administrator, and Kim Swafford, Secretary, met with the commissioners. Madison
Traster made the motion to recess into executive session for 30 minutes for the
purpose of discussing non-elected personnel. Gene Schwein seconded the motion
and it passed unanimously. After 30 minutes, the meeting continued in open
session.
Tom Kramer,
Road Foreman, and Frank Goldsby, Public Works Administrator, met with the
commissioners. Mr. Kramer presented cost estimates for moving utilities for the
courthouse parking lot project. Mr. Kramer will proceed with advertising for
bids for the project. Mr. Goldsby presented road-crossing permits for OXY USA,
Inc., Atmos Energy and Pioneer Communications that were reviewed and approved
by the commissioners. Mr. Kramer informed the commissioners that they are
changing their cellular phone service to Westlink.
Douglas
Campbell, County Attorney, met with the commissioners. Gene Schwein made the
motion to recess into executive session for 15 minutes for the purpose of
discussing legal matters concerning the county. Madison Traster seconded the
motion and it passed unanimously. After 15 minutes, the meeting continued in
open session. Gene Schwein made the motion to retain Douglas Campbell as
special counsel to continue defending the county’s interest in current
valuation cases before the Board of Tax Appeals and other litigation involving
those cases. Madison Traster seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Madison
Traster made the motion to approve the proposal from the Ulysses News &
Vendor for a full-page advertisement in the “Experience Grant County” book and
the cartoon map for a total cost of $812.00. Motion died for lack of a second.
Gene Schwein made the motion to approve the proposal from the Ulysses News
& Vendor for a full-page advertisement in the “Experience Grant County”
book at a cost of $399.00. Carl Higgs seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
The
commissioners adjourned to meet again in regular session on October 5, 2004.
Linda McHenry, County Clerk Carl
Higgs, Chairman