Barton County Commission meeting at a glance
Here is a quick look at what the Barton County Commission did Tuesday morning:
• Held a public hearing on the Solid Waste Management Plan followed and approved a resolution adopting the plan.
The Barton County Solid Waste Management Plan must be reviewed and updated every five years, Solid Waste Director Phil Hathcock said.
• Approved a resolution establishing a public records, documents and information request policy for Barton County.
In order to aid the public in obtaining information from county offices and to assure an orderly manner in doing so, the policy supersedes the current Policy 512, Public, said County Counselor Patrick Hoffman.
This is just a revision of the current policy, he said.
• Approved the purchase of four rotary mowers for the Road and Bridge Department.
The department accepted bids for four new mowers via Vendor Registry. Included in the bid was the trade in of three used John Deere mowers, said County Works Director Darren Williams.
The bid was awarded to KanEquip for the Land Pride RCM 5715 mowers at cost of $59,509.96, including trade-ins.
The expected delivery date is between April and September of next year.
This marks the first time the county will have four mowers, making the mowing of ditches more efficient, Williams said. Tall grass traps snow causing roads to drift shut and provides cover making deer harder to see.
• Approved the purchase of a mowing tractor for the Road and Bridge Department.
The bid was awarded to BTI of Great Bend for a John Deere 6155M at a cost of $139,386.40. This wasn’t the lowest bid, but it came with a five-year warranty instead of a three-year one which will likely make up for the higher cost since the tractor will rack up about a 1,000 hours each year.
• Accepted a Kansas Department of Health and Environment Injury Prevention mini-grant for a community baby shower to be held next summer.
The County has received a $4,550 Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Fiscal Year 2022 Injury Prevention Mini-Grant for a Community Baby Shower, said Health Director Karen Winkelman. Scheduled to be held next summer, the event includes community partners offering an outdoor, interactive exposition designed for new and expectant parents, their support people and community service providers.
Targeted areas include safe sleep and fire prevention, she said.
• Approved the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds to help Fire District Number 1 purchase 800 MHz mobile radios, portable radios and pagers.
On May 20, Barton County received $2,503,634.50 in ARPA funds. The fire district requested $88,141.76 for the equipment to enhance public communication efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant/Compliance Manager Sue Cooper and Fire Chief Doug Hubbard provided details.
• Approved a natural gas sales agreement with WoodRiver Energy of Denver, Colo., to help even out the county’s gas bills in case of extreme cold weather. WoodRiver provides the county’s natural gas. The three-year agreement means the county will pay $5.37 per million British thermal units.
Considering extreme weather events like the sustained sub-zero temperatures Barton County experienced in February, the commissioners have been in discussions with WoodRiver Energy about how the county purchases natural gas, and WoodRiver proposed various buying options, said Human Resources/Finance Director Matt Patzner.
One of these is the fixed-price option. This would set the county’s gas at one fixed rate giving budget certainty and eliminating upside risk both monthly and daily, he said.
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