Officials Finalize Fire Station Hearing

News - Linn County News
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 08:00

MOUND CITY - The Linn County Commissioners completed the final paperwork at the grant closeout hearing for the Prescott Fire Station on Monday.

The final figures show that costs for the fire station came to approximately $370,235. However, after subtracting money from a community development block grant, a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and selling the old fire station, the county ended up paying less than $58,000 for the project.

Commission Chairman Mike Page thanked County Fire Chief Doug Barlet for his oversight on the project.

In another matter, the commission presented County Health Director Donna Thomas with a plaque from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, as a Certificate of Appreciation for the Immunization Program.

Thomas told the commissioners that she was only able to do this work for the H1N1 vaccination because of her wonderful staff. She accepted the plaque on behalf of her staff.
In other business, the commissioners:

Approved the purchase of four Goodyear tires for the tinder at Centerville at a cost of $1,328.

Approved purchasing three skid units for grass trucks from Unruh Fire Sedgewick, at $9,715 each pending approval of the grant.

Approved the purchase of a pumper truck from Pierce Manufacturing, Wisconsin, for $181,038. Other bids were $185,645 from Midwest Fire, Minnesota, and $197,700 from Deep South, Mississippi.

Approved Commission Chairman Mike Page to sign the amendment to the contract with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for the health department.

Accepted the low bid of $1,790 for a new window at the health department from Suffron Glass, Ottawa. Other bids were $2,181 from Glass Depot, Pittsburg, and $2,505 from M & R Glass Installations, Olathe.

Tentatively approved the 2011 budget fro the appraisers office of $244,000, an increase of $5,000 over the 2010 budget.

Authorized Page to sign all the closeout paperwork for the Prescott Fire Station.

Accepted the resignation of Paul Hamilton from road district #2 and hire Jeremy Willard.

Approved hiring Jessica Robinson as a temporary cleaning person for $9.50 per hour.

Authorized Solid Waste Coordinator Joe Maloney to provide at no cost a roll-off container for demolition debris for the library cleanup in Parker.
Tentatively approved the following budgets:

2011 Counselor budget in the amount of $70,000. No change from 2010.
2011 Clerk budget in the amount of $119,000, a decrease of $3,000 from 2010.
2011 Election budget in the amount of $66,000, a $4,000 decrease from 2010.
2011 911 Telephone Tax budget in the amount of $92,479.00, a $23,671 decrease from 2010.
2011 Health Capital Outlay budget in the amount of $18,000, a $2,000.00 decrease from 2010.
2011 Special Building budget in the amount of $65,000, a decrease of $10,000 from 2010.
2011 Courthouse budget in the amount of $260,000, an increase of $5,000.00 over 2010 budget.
2011 Contingency budget in the amount of $270,000, a $30,000.00 decrease from 2010.
2011 Windfall budget in the amount of $385,098, a $56,915.00 decrease from the 2010 budget.
2011 Extension budget at $119,500, no change from 2010.