July 6, 2020

Kiowa County Community Center

July 6, 2020

Bert Lowery, John Bertram, Ronald Freeman, Kristi Cooper, Jay Schmidt, Kerri Ulrich, David White, Rosa Spainhour, Chris Tedder and Grant Neuhold attended the meeting.

Consent agenda included: Agenda and commissioner minutes of 06/30.

After the pledge of allegiance, Ron opened the meeting at 9:00. Bert moved to approve the consent agenda and John seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Jay Schmidt came to give updates for the public works department which included; inspection on a small bridge on P St between 21st and 23rd Ave and patching on blacktops this week.

Kerri Ulrich came to give updates for Board of Health (BOH). Ron adjourned the regular meeting and called the BOH meeting to order. Kerri presented information regarding the current cases statewide. Next, she explained her recommendation to leave the order as it is and not enforce wearing masks for County residents or businesses but to encourage them to wear them. Chay Howard was available by phone and called in to give his legal advice for legalities from civil liabilities. He explained if they would like to opt out of forcing masks being worn and they need to adopt a resolution to protect the County from lability. Also, they discussed if County employees should be required and after some discussion it was by consensus that they would not require masks to be worn while employees work or for the public to wear them in County buildings. Ron adjourned the BOH meeting and called the regular meeting to order.

Rosa Spainhour came to discuss increasing the ambulance rates for services since they haven’t increased since 2014 and presented a new rate sheet for their review.

Break called for 10 minutes till 10:00.

Kristi Cooper presented Resolution 2020-15 providing for less stringent requirements for Kiowa County, Kansas than the provisions of Governors Executive order 20-52. After review John moved to adopt Resolution 2020-15 and Bert seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Chris Tedder came to discuss Senate Bill 22 requirements and explained that they will have to enforce the public to wear masks while in court hearings. Since they are going to have to enforce this, he would like to make his 2 part-time jail employees to full-time so he can use them to help in the court and that he would look at changing them back after the first of the year. He explained to them that they currently work on 999 hours a year and by August they would be out of hours. So, he could hire a temporarily full-time position or move their status. After some discussion John moved to allow him to change them from part-time to full-time temporarily and Ron seconded, motion carried 3-0.

Kristi Cooper presented signature cards for the new account that was set up for Spark grant for signatures.

Meeting adjourned at 10:15

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