Mitchell County Commissioners
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Monday, May 89, 2016
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By Terry Bailey
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The Mitchell County Commissioners conducted their regularly scheduled weekly meeting to oversee the affairs of the County on Monday, May 9th. All Commissioners were present as well as the County Clerk.
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First on the agenda was Kelly Hawk, Emergency Medical Service Director to present his monthly report to the governing body. Hawk reported that the ambulance service made 50 runs during the month of April. 47 of the runs were in Mitchell County with one run in Lincoln County, one in Osborne County and one in Saline County. Thursday was the busiest day with 11 of the 50 runs occurring on that day. The time period from 9 a.m. to 12 noon was when most of the respones occurred. Forty of the responses were immediately urgent and ten of then were non-immediate. The age bracket of 75-84 years of age had the most clients.
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Up next was Larry Emerson, Public Works Superintendent. Emerson provided pictures and specific information to the Commissioners regarding a new trailer to replace the one currently being used to haul refuse from the Mitchell County landfill to the Rolling Hills landfill in Topeka. The current trailer is nine years old and is at, or past, it useable life. After discussing the need for a new trailer and the various options, the Commissioners voted to purchase a new aluminum trailer from Wilson Trailer Company for $69,404.24.
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Emerson requested a 15 minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. No action was taken as a result of the closed session.
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Chairperson Mike Cooper took a few minutes to address the legislation passed in this current session that limits the taxing capabilities of counties within the state. This legislation limits county governments the ability to raise the total dollars spent in their county budgets to no more than the consumer price index which for this past year was 1.6%. If it becomes necessary for the budget to be raised more than the CPI, a county wide vote must be held to approve the budget. According to County Clerk Chris Treaster, an election to approve a raise of the budget would cost in the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars. The EMS, the Sherriff’s Department, and the Fire Department’s budgets are exempt from the restriction on budget limitations. This new legislation will take effect on January 1, 2017 which will affect the 2018 budget. Cooper pointed out there are many unknowns about the bill and how it will play out in the long run
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There was some speculation about the fact that the legislature for the State of Kansas finds it virtually impossible to arrive at a reasonable budget but finds it necessary to dictate to the counties how they should formulate their budgets.
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Having addressed all the items before them, the meeting was adjourned.
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