Minutes
Kansas
Association of Counties
Governing Board
Meeting
February 11, 2003
6206 SW 9th
Terrace, Topeka, KS
KAC Conference
Room
President Wade Dixon
called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.
Board members present were as follows:
Lonie Addis, Labette County
Commissioner
Rod Broberg, Saline County
Appraiser
Joe Brunk, Sedgwick County Noxious
Weed Director
John Calhoon, Atchison County Sheriff
Jerry Davis, Finney County Commissioner
Wade Dixon, Greeley
County Counselor/Attorney
Ted Ensley, Shawnee
County Commissioner
Eileen Filbert, Jefferson County Health Department
Administrator
Linda Fincham, Marshall County
Register of Deeds
Gene Merry, Coffey County
Commissioner
Kathy Peckman, Miami
County Clerk
Ron Sitts, Edwards
County Public Works Director
Paula Phillips, Douglas
County Emergency Management
Director
Florence Whitebread, Geary County
Commissioner
Jerry Davis, Finney
County Commissioner
Others present:
Randy Allen, KAC Executive Director
Judy Moler, KAC Legislative Services Director/General
Counsel
Members absent:
Dean Kruse, Norton County Commissioner
Mike Billinger, Ellis County
Treasurer
Clark Allemang, Butler
County Appraiser
Approval of Minutes
Kathy Peckman
moved, seconded by Jerry Davis, to approve the January 24, 2003 minutes as
corrected. Motion carried.
Additions/deletions to the meeting agenda
No items were added or deleted from the meeting agenda as
distributed.
Finance Committee Report
Gene Merry presented the Finance Committee Report, in the
absence of Chairman Mike Billinger, who was required
to be away from the meeting at the Capitol to testify on a bill.
Kathy
Peckman moved,
seconded by Ron
Sitts, to approve
the bills and payrolls as presented and reviewed by the Finance Committee prior
to the meeting. Motion carried.
Old Business
Executive Director Allen reported on the progress made in
conjunction with selling the minivan. The Shawnee County Purchasing Department
has listed it for sale on the Shawnee
County website, and is accepting
bids until February 19, 2003.
A minimum bid of $9,500 has been stipulated. After the bids are opened, we will
be notified as to who submitted the highest bid, and the van can then be
sold. Mr. Allen also presented the 2003 Kansas County Commissioner Deskbook to each board
member, and indicated that distribution of the document began at the recently
held “Introduction to the Commissioner’s Job” in Wichita
on February 6-7, 2003. The board discussed the sequence of working
on a new Strategic Plan, and decided that it would be best to initiate the
process following the Board Retreat which will be held in conjunction with the
board meeting in April, 2003. President
Dixon briefed board members on the progress of the Performance Evaluation
Committee.
The KAC’s newest Legal Intern, Scott
Kenefake, was introduced to the board. Scott has completed his J.D. degree from Washburn
University and is studying for the
upcoming bar exam.
Strategic Planning
Agenda
Executive Director Allen presented his monthly report. He
briefed the board on the status of 2003 county membership dues received to
date; 2) the progress of the 2003 Compensation Survey data collection efforts;
3) the recent cancellation of a joint marketing agreement for the drug/alcohol
testing service by the Mental Health Consortium and the impact on future KAC
budgets; and 4) his progress toward accomplishing his stated performance
goals. The Executive Director presented
draft 2003 secretariat agreements for the KAC to provide secretariat services
for the Kansas County Commissioners Association (KCCA) and the County
Counselors Association of Kansas (CCAK). Allen explained that the KCCA
Executive Committee had approved the secretariat agreement as amended to
reflect the preparation and printing of a new pictorial directory of county
commissioners again in 2003, to be ready for distribution in time for the KCCA’s Annual Conference in Wichita in May.
Rod Broberg moved,
seconded by Paula Phillips, to approve the 2003 secretariat services agreement
with the KCCA, as
amended. Motion
carried.
Paula Phillips moved,
seconded by Linda Fincham, to approve the 2003
secretariat services agreement with the CCAK, as presented. Motion carried.
Dennis Kriesel, KAC Public Health Fellow, presented the
recently printed KAC Research Report on the status of public health services in
Kansas to the board. He briefed
the report on the findings in the report and what they mean for counties and
for Kansans.
NACo Report
Lonie Addis briefed the board on
the upcoming NACo Legislative Conference to be held
later in February and early March in Washington,
D.C. He also distributed copies of the NACo Bylaws. Randall
asked for board approval to nominate Johnson County Commissioner Susie Wolf to
the NACo Transportation Policy Steering Committee.
Lonie Addis moved, seconded by Frances Garcia, to approve the nomination and submit it
to NACo for processing and review. Motion carried.
Litigation and 2003 Legislative Session Update
Judy Moler announced that there
had been no developments concerning the Association’s legal action against the
State of Kansas in conjunction
with local governments’ revenue transfers.
She and Executive Director Allen briefed the board on the status of all
significant pending legislation affecting counties.
Kansas County Government Institute 2003 Annual Report
Education Director Marla Flentje presented the 2003 Annual
Report of the Kansas County Government Institute, including data on
participation by counties and types of county officials last year.