Atchison County Commission Meeting

Atchison County Courthouse423 North 5th St

September 28, 2021REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Starting at 1:00 pmChairman Jack Bower, 1st District

Commissioner Eric Noll, 2nd District

Commissioner Casey Quinn, 3rd DistrictZOOM MEETING ID # 840 4326 0350

Call To OrderThe County Commission is called to order by the Chairman

Pledge Of Allegiance

Public Comment

Reading And Approval Of MinutesApproval of Minutes from Last commission meeting

09/21/2021 Atchison County Commission Meeting Minutes

*Disclaimer-This document represents the "unofficial" minutes of the

Atchison County Board of Commissioners. At this point it is a working

document and does not become official until the Board approves the

minutes at a subsequent meeting. It is to be used for informational

purposes only.

09-21-2021.PDF

Commissioner Comments And Committee Reports

Presentation Of Petitions, Memorials, And Remonstrances

Evelyn Lorenz, Atchison County FCE

Proclamation for Family and Community Education Week

2021 (FCE) PROCLAMATION.PDF

Reports Of Elected Officials And Department Heads

EMS Commission Report For August 2021

2021-08 COMMISSION REPORT.PDF

New Business Before The Board

Northeast Kansas Area Agency On Aging

Board Member Appointment

Roger Denton, GIS Coordinator

Plat Approval

Old Or Unfinished Business Before The Board

County Counselor Updates

Executive Sessions ( Time Reserved For Executive Sessions)

Michelle Phillips, County Clerk

Executive Session - Non-Elected Personnel

Presentation And Approval Of Claims

Introduction And Consideration Of Resolutions

Notices And Communications

Public Comment

Adjournment

Zoom Details

Atchison County will be limiting public access to all Atchison County departments and

offices to take preventative measures designed to reduce the spread of the

Coronavirus illness. We are making arrangements to adjust services to be in the best

interest of the employees and citizens of Atchison County and following the interim

guidance as provided by KDHE and the CDC. The Atchison County Board of County

Commission meetings will be utilizing Zoom to meet the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

Members of the public can connect to the meetings via smart phone, or computer

connections. The meeting ID number will be listed on the corresponding agenda.

Members of the public can attend the BOCC meeting in-person; however, we urge and

encourage all citizens to take active steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If you

have any symptoms similar to the flu, including fever, cough or shortness of breath,

please do not attend until symptoms have subsided and you have been fever-free for

24 hours.

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Atchison County Commission Meeting

Atchison County Courthouse423 North 5th St

September 28, 2021REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Starting at 1:00 pmChairman Jack Bower, 1st District

Commissioner Eric Noll, 2nd District

Commissioner Casey Quinn, 3rd DistrictZOOM MEETING ID # 840 4326 0350

Call To OrderThe County Commission is called to order by the Chairman

Pledge Of Allegiance

Public Comment

Reading And Approval Of MinutesApproval of Minutes from Last commission meeting

09/21/2021 Atchison County Commission Meeting Minutes

*Disclaimer-This document represents the "unofficial" minutes of the

Atchison County Board of Commissioners. At this point it is a working

document and does not become official until the Board approves the

minutes at a subsequent meeting. It is to be used for informational

purposes only.

09-21-2021.PDF

Commissioner Comments And Committee Reports

Presentation Of Petitions, Memorials, And Remonstrances

Evelyn Lorenz, Atchison County FCE

Proclamation for Family and Community Education Week

2021 (FCE) PROCLAMATION.PDF

Reports Of Elected Officials And Department Heads

EMS Commission Report For August 2021

2021-08 COMMISSION REPORT.PDF

New Business Before The Board

Northeast Kansas Area Agency On Aging

Board Member Appointment

Roger Denton, GIS Coordinator

Plat Approval

Old Or Unfinished Business Before The Board

County Counselor Updates

Executive Sessions ( Time Reserved For Executive Sessions)

Michelle Phillips, County Clerk

Executive Session - Non-Elected Personnel

Presentation And Approval Of Claims

Introduction And Consideration Of Resolutions

Notices And Communications

Public Comment

Adjournment

Zoom Details

Atchison County will be limiting public access to all Atchison County departments and

offices to take preventative measures designed to reduce the spread of the

Coronavirus illness. We are making arrangements to adjust services to be in the best

interest of the employees and citizens of Atchison County and following the interim

guidance as provided by KDHE and the CDC. The Atchison County Board of County

Commission meetings will be utilizing Zoom to meet the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

Members of the public can connect to the meetings via smart phone, or computer

connections. The meeting ID number will be listed on the corresponding agenda.

Members of the public can attend the BOCC meeting in-person; however, we urge and

encourage all citizens to take active steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If you

have any symptoms similar to the flu, including fever, cough or shortness of breath,

please do not attend until symptoms have subsided and you have been fever-free for

24 hours.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 

Pursuant to the law, the Atchison County Commission Board met in Regular Session at 1:00 PM at the Emergency Operations Center, 10443 US Hwy 59 Atchison, KS. A link to the meeting was made available to the public prior to the meeting. In addition, public attendance was available for the Commission meeting at the Emergency Operations Center,10443 US Hwy 59 Atchison. Chairman Jack Bower called the meeting to order with Commissioner Eric Noll, Commissioner Casey Quinn, and County Counselor Patrick Henderson present for the meeting. Deputy County Election Officer Kalee Vanderweide recorded the minutes.

The Board recited the pledge of allegiance to start the meeting. 

*Reading and Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of the September 14, 2021 meeting were reviewed with no corrections noted.  Commissioner Noll made the motion to approve the minutes as presented.  Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion.  Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye.  The motion passed 3-0.

Minutes of the September 16, 2021 meeting were reviewed with no corrections noted.  Commissioner Quinn made the motion to approve the minutes as presented.  Commissioner Noll seconded the motion.  Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye.  The motion passed 3-0.

*Commissioner Comments and Committee Reports

Commissioner Noll just reminded everyone to do their due diligence in regards to Covid. Please get vaccinated if you can.

Commissioner Quinn stated she had a QA meeting at Atchison Senior Village last Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

Commissioner Quinn stated that during the Special Meeting held on Thursday, September 16, 2021, the Board interviewed some very good candidates for Administrator position at Atchison Senior Village.

Commissioner Quinn stated she played in the Atchison Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Friday, September 17, 2021.

Commissioner Quinn stated she attended an event featuring the National Republican Chairwoman, Ronna Romney McDaniel last week on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Elizabeth’s Special Events and Catering.

Commissioner Quinn stated the Bridge 270 on Ottawa Road south of 298th Road is now open.

The Road and Bridge Department has set up a traffic counter on 262nd Road near theunderpass at U.S. Highway 59 in order to obtain our own traffic count for the road to compare with anticipated data from Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT).

*New Business Before the Board:

Commissioner Noll made a motion to allow the Chairman to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of written notice of Benedictine College’s election to convert the interest rate on the Series 2020C Bonds to the tax-exempt rate effective October 1, 2021. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Kim Glover, Road and Bridge Office Manager, presented a purchase order to Lewis Chevrolet Buick for two 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD 4WD Regular Cab 142” Work Trucks, in the amount of $34,196.60 each, for a grand total of $68,393.20. Commissioner Noll made a motion to approve the purchase order to Lewis Chevrolet Buick, in the amount of $68,393.20. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Manager Glover presented a purchase order to Wagner Excavating for a change order on the Grading and Backfilling project related to the construction of Bridge 270. The change order was for importing suitable backfill material, removal of unsuitable material from site, and excavation of unsuitable material, bringing the total amount to $25,588.00. Commissioner Quinn made a motion to approve the purchase order to Wagner Excavating, in the amount of $25,588.00. Commissioner Noll seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Commissioner Noll made a motion to approve the 3rd Quarter disbursement of compensation for management fees in the amount of $2,500.00 to U.S.D. 377 related to the Effingham Site and in the amount of $10,000.00 to Atchison Sports Activities and Fitness, Inc. (ASAF) related to the Sports Complex in Atchison; for a grand total of $12,500.00. Bothpayments are to be made by Exchange Bank as Trustee under the Sales Tax Refunding Revenue Bonds Series 2016-A. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

*County Counselor Updates:

Patrick Henderson, County Counselor, stated notice of the public hearing related to the Neighborhood Revitalization Program Plan was published in the Globe on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

*Executive Session

Commissioner Noll moved that the Board of County Commissioners recess into executive session at 1:13 pm to discuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel, as

allowed by K.S.A. 75-4319(b) (1), and that the purpose of the closed session is to protect the privacy rights of the employee, and that the Board come out of the executive session at 1:34 pm, on the Zoom platform and at the Emergency Operations Center, 10443 US Hwy 59. Those present will be: the Commissioners; Counselor Henderson; Jodi Moore, HR Director; and Staci Waggle, Solid Waste Manager. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Following the executive session, Commissioner Quinn made a motion to increase Solid Waste Manager Staci Waggle’s pay from $41,757.00 to $49,379.20, with no 2% raise in January. Commissioner Noll seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Commissioner Noll made a motion to hire Julie Martinez, as Administrator of Atchison Senior Village, in the amount of $80,000.00, effective immediately. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Commissioner Noll moved that the Board of County Commissioners recess into executive session at 1:38 pm to discuss personnel matters of nonelected personnel, as allowed by K.S.A. 75-4319(b) (1), and that the purpose of the closed session is to protect the privacy rights of the employee, and that the Board come out of the executive session at 1:58 pm, on the Zoom platform and at the Emergency Operations Center, 10443 US Hwy 59. Those present will be: the Commissioners; Counselor Henderson; and Jodi Moore, HR Director. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, allvoted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

Following the executive session, Commissioner Noll made a motion to give Brian Oswalt a bonus of $3,000.00, related to work done above and beyond the call of duty at Atchison Senior Village. Commissioner Quinn seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

*New Business Before the Board

Manager Glover, presented a purchase order to Foster Ford Inc. for two 2022 F-350 Regular Cab Trucks, in the amount of $34,600.00 each, for a grand total of $69,200.00. Manager Glover stated that this purchase order would void the purchase order to Lewis Chevrolet Buick signed earlier during this meeting. Lewis Chevrolet Buick stated that production has stopped on the vehicles quoted and they would be unable to fulfill their bid.Commissioner Quinn made a motion to approve the purchase order to Foster Ford Inc., in the amount of $69,200.00. Commissioner Noll seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0.

*Public Comment:

Bills were presented to be signed. 

Add, abate, escapes for real estate and personal property taxes were presented to beapproved.

Commissioner Quinn made the motion to adjourn at 2:02 pm. Commissioner Noll seconded the motion. Chairman Bower called for a vote, all voted aye. The motion passed 3-0. 

*Note: Once approved these minutes will be the official minutes of the Board of County Commissioners.  Regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners are video-recorded.  The video of these meeting is generally available for supplementation of the minutes.  The videos can be located under the Government tab at www.atchisoncountyks.org. 

Attest: Kalee Vanderweide, Deputy County Election Officer

ATCHISON COUNTY EMS MONTHLY COMMISSION REPORT

MONTH/YEAR Aug.-21 TOTAL CALLS 197 Pt. Transports 133 or 67.51%

911 Responses 155 78.68%

Transfers 39 19.80%

Standby/Other 3 1.52%

AVERAGE RESPONSE TIMES

Chute Time 1.84 min.

911 Response City Emergent/All City 5.50 min. I 6.57 min.

911 Response Cumulative 6.85 min.

Response Time Transfers 17.74 min.

Scene Time 911 25.98 min.

Scene Time Transfer 23.66 min.

Transport Time 911 15.12 min.

Transport Time Transfers 43.02 min.

Turnaround Time 911 6.47 min.

Turnaround Time Transfers 27.68 min.

Overall Time 911 50.32 min.

Overall Time Transfers 122.87 min.

DESTINATIONS 911 Transports Total 95 or 71.43% (Excludes Refusals, Standby, etc. Includes Aero-Med)

Amberwell Health Atchison 78 82.11% Mosaic St. Joseph, MO 9 9.47% Holton Hospital 0 0.00% Topeka St. Francis/Stormont 2 2.11% Amberwell Health Hiawatha 1 1.05%

KC KUMC/St. Luke's/Children's 4 4 .21% Other 1 1.05%

Transfers Total 38 or 28.57% Mosaic St. Joseph, MO 5 7.32% KC Area Hospitals 10 43.90% Other/Canceled 23/1 48.78%

ACEMS NON AMBERWELL HEALTH ATCHISON SCENE TRANSPORTS

Aug-21

DATE TRIAGE I ZONE DESTINATION REASON

81312021 GREEN I ATCHISON OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MOSAIC CITY MEETING

81412021 GREEN I ATCHISON OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

KUMC CITY MEETING

81612021 RED I ATCHISON CITY MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MEETING

81712021 RED I COUNTY EAST MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MEETING

81912021 GREEN I ATCHISON

MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

CITY MEETING

81912021 YELLOW I COUNTY AMBERWELL OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

WEST HIAWATHA MEETING

81912021 YELLOW I COUNTY

MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

EAST MEETING

811112021 GREEN I ATCHISON

MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

CITY MEETING

811512021 YELLOW I ATCHISON

MOSAIC OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

CITY MEETING

811512021 GREEN I LANCASTER OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MOSAIC CITY MEETING

812112021 GREEN I COUNTY

STORMONT VAIL OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

WEST MEETING

812112021 GREEN I COUNTY

STORMONT VAIL OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

WEST MEETING

812112021 YELLOW I COUNTY CHILDREN'S MERCY OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

WEST {VIA HELICOPTER) MEETING

812412021 RED I ATCHISON CITY ST. JOHN'S OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MEETING

812412021 GREEN I ATCHISON OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

MOSAIC CITY MEETING

812512021 GREEN I ATCHISON OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

KUMC CITY MEETING

813012021 RED I ATCHISON CITY KUMC (VIA OMMITTED FOR PUBLIC

HELICOPTER) MEETING

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ATCHISON COUNTY EMS INCIDENTS BY TRIAGE CODE

Aug.-21

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Green/Orange-Yellow ­

Red ­Blue ­Black­

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Lower acuity patient or psychiatric condition.

Emergent acuity patient. Critical patient. Critical patient, cardio-pulmonary arrest. Deceased patient.

No patient found, canceled en route, false call, etc.

ATCHISON COUNTY EMS MONTHLY COMMISSION REPORT YTD RESPONSE TIME COMPARISON

2021 JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC.

Chute 2.1 1.72 1.79 1.56 1.78 1.64 1.76 1.84

Response 7.48 7.81 6.9 6.99 7.04 7.1 6.8 6.85

911

Response 22.01 11.37 18.81 16.6 17.62 13.81 11.7 17.74

Transfers

Scene 911 22.86 24.09 26.58 19.33 23.81 20.48 24.97 25.98

Scene 22.36 20.56 22.96 18.89 20.65 19.09 23.66

Tra nsfe rs 21.23

Transport 15.12 19.74 15.59 13.93 16.55 19.92 16.54 15.12

911

Transport 50.29 50.27 48.63 51.3 58.8 52.48 47.26 43.02

Transfers

Turnaround 9.64 11.78 11.69 11.21 9.43 8.7 9.73 6.47

911

Turnaround 40.33 31.36 27.78 28.43 31.69 26.1 21.37 27.68

Transfers

Overall

911 48.74 55.72 46.66 49.71 52.46 48.6 50.05 50.32

Overall

Transfers 101.74 85.8 93.83 121.4 134.46 115.43 102.43 122.87

All Times in Minutes

Target Times Chute Under 3 min.

Scene 911 Under 20 min.