July 17, 2020 Special Meeting

Kiowa County Community Center

July 17, 2020

Bert Lowery, John Bertram, Ronald Freeman, Kristi Cooper, Chay Howard, Kerri Ulrich, David White, Matt Christenson, Patrick Klecker and Grant Neuhold attended the meeting.

Consent agenda included: Agenda, Payroll reports, AP reports and commissioner minutes of 07/06.

After the pledge of allegiance, Ron opened the special meeting at 3:30. There was no questions or concerns on the payroll and accounts payable reports. Bert moved to approve the payroll reports, accounts payable reports and the consent agenda as presented and John seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Kerri Ulrich came to give updates for Board of Health (BOH). Ron adjourned the regular meeting and called the BOH meeting to order. Kerri’s updates included; foot clinic’s restarted, back to school immunizations, school contracts for 2020-2121, school delayed opening, travel quarantine states, 2 positive cases in Kiowa County, Pratt Co now requiring masks now due to increase of cases in Pratt Co and to discuss options for Kiowa County regarding masks. Bert stated “He recommends that residents wear their masks but not mandatory and that people need to be responsible when they are out.” Ron adjourned the BOH and called the regular meeting to order. Kerri presented the school contracts for approval for Kiowa County School and Bucklin School. After review of the contract, Bert moved to approve the school nursing contracts as presented and John seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Pat Klecker with Santa Fe Trails came to present year end reports and an inner local agreement with Kiowa County. After review of the agreement, John moved to accept the interlocal agreement and adult outcomes with Santa Fe Trails and Bert seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Kristi Cooper gave updates for Jay Schmidt in his absence for the public works department which included; payroll change C Pyatt(merit) and R Young(merit), Belvidere blacktop started by Heft and Sons, finished patching on blacktops will chip seal the patches at a later date and removed a cottonwood that had fallen down and was blocking the road. After review of the payroll changes John seconded, motion carried 3-0. Next, she presented payroll changes for C Erikson (status change), R Tedder (status change), B Parkin(merit) and J Swart (new hire) for approval. After review of the payroll changes, Bert moved to approve the changes as presented and Ron seconded, motion carried 3-0. Last she read a board appointment letter from the South West Kansas Area Agency on Aging. She informed them that Kari Kyle would like to be reappointed to the board and asked them to approve the appointment. Bert moved to appoint Kari Kyle to the SW KS Area Agency on Aging board for another 3-year term and John seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Meeting adjourned at 4:18

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