CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

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1 CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING The County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in the Commission Chambers. Chairperson Robert Wagel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Commissioner Higley gave the Invocation; Commissioner Goodman led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Clerk/Register Runyon called roll: COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Edward Goodman; Robert Wagel; Cathy Goodenough; Gordon Bickel, Sr.; Charles Arnold; David Taylor; Carl Higley, Sr.; Ronald Francis, Dixie File, E. Clark Cobb; Minnie Macon Warren; Johnie Rodebush; Debbie Johnson and Robert Ziliak. COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Bill Steele. STAFF PRESENT: Terry Proctor, County Administrator and Barbara Runyon, Clerk/Register. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Commissioner Johnson moved, seconded by Commissioner Rodebush, to approve the March 5, 2009 Cass County Board of Commissioner s Agenda. CLERK/REGISTER S 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Clerk/Register Barbara Runyon presented the 2008 County Clerk/Register of Deeds Annual Report. PUBLIC COMMENT Cass County Road Commissioner Leroy Kempric gave an update of what s going on at the Road Commission. He also announced that the Board of County Road Commissioners had unanimously selected Road Commissioner Louis Csokosy for the position of Manager of the Cass County Road Commission effective Monday, March 9, Commissioner Csokosy will be resigning his Commissioner post on Saturday. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Warren moved, seconded by Commissioner Higley, to approve the February 5 and February 19, 2009 Minutes. 1

2 COMMITTEE REPORTS Commissioners Taylor, Rodebush, Francis, Bickel and Higley gave committee reports or commented. ADMINISTRATOR S REPORT County Administrator Terry Proctor gave the administrator s report. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS M-23A-09 and M-23B-09 Commissioner Higley moved, seconded by Commissioner Warren, to approve the February 6, 2009 and February 20, 2009 Claims as submitted by the Claims Committee. Motion carried by voice vote. M Commissioner Francis moved, seconded by Commissioner Bickel, to amend the 2009 General Fund Budget to reflect an increase in the Equipment line item as requested by Sheriff Underwood. Account Name Account Number Debit Credit Equipment $1,000 Fund balance $1,000 M The number of extraditions has exceeded the budget of $5,000. With two more extraditions waiting to be executed, Sheriff Underwood is requesting an additional $5,000 to cover these expenses. Commissioner Bickel moved, seconded by Commissioner Arnold, to amend the 2009 General Fund budget as follows: 2

3 Account Name Account Number Debit Credit Prisoner Extradition $5,000 Fund balance $5,000 M The Lake Area Sewer Authority bond anticipation notes were sold on February 11, Commissioner Goodenough moved, seconded by Commissioner Higley to establish a budget for the Lake Area Sewer Authority Fund (489) as follows: AccountName Account Number Debit Credit Proceeds from sale of notes $660,000 Engineering Study $50,000 Design Engineering ,000 Legal & Fiscal Costs ,000 Bond Discount ,200 Local Attorney Fees ,000 Bond Counsel ,000 Site Surveys and Acquisitions ,000 Construction Contingency ,800 $660,000 $660,000 M Commissioner File moved, seconded by Commissioner Bickel, to approve a County auction on Saturday, June 6,

4 M Commissioner Arnold moved, seconded by Commissioner Bickel, to approve the purchase of a replacement Animal Control truck from Campbell Ford for the low bid of $21,981 from the Motor Pool Fund. The Animal Control budget will make five annual payments to the Motor Pool Fund. Questions followed. M Commissioner Taylor moved, seconded by Commissioner Higley, to approve the purchase and installation of a replacement uninterruptible power supply at the County Jail from Liebert Services and Bender Electric and to appropriate $20,408 from the Public Improvement Fund (245) for this project. M The 10-year-old Sheriff s Office phone system and voice mail was damaged by lightning and a replacement is not available. Commissioner Ziliak moved, seconded by Commissioner Rodebush, to approve the purchase and installation of Vodavi telephone systems at the Sheriff s Office and E-911 Central Dispatch and to appropriate $63,032 from the Public Improvement Fund (245) for the project. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS Commissioners Higley, Rodebush, Ziliak, Francis and Goodenough made comments or announcements. MOTION Commissioner Rodebush moved, seconded by Commissioner Goodman, to put Public Introduction back on the Agenda. Discussion was held. The Chair directed the Clerk to call roll: Yeas (13): Commissioners Goodman, Goodenough, Bickel, Arnold, Taylor, Higley, Francis, File, Cobb, Warren, Rodebush, Johnson and Ziliak. Nays (1): Chairman Wagel Absent (1): Commissioner Steele Motion carried by roll call vote. 4

5 ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Goodenough moved, seconded by Commissioner Warren to adjourn. Motion carried by voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Runyon Clerk/Register 5