CITY OF ANTHONY

Recorded

January 28, 2008

The Board of Commissioners of the City of Anthony, Kansas met in regular session at 8:30 A.M. with Mayor Howard Hatfield presiding and the following Commissioners present: Hekel, Hammersmith, Dickey and Williams. Absent: None. Also present were Don Heidrick, City Clerk/ Administrator; Grant K. Sechler Jr., City Superintendent; John Blevins, Chief of Police; Amber Schmitz of The Anthony Republican; Terry Stark, J.D. Rhea, Greg Cleveland, and J.D. Hays.

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.

APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE APPROVED

Claim Ordinance #5524 making appropriation for $14,671.81 for the payments of certain claims against the City of Anthony for appropriation ordinance was presented and on motion by Commissioner Williams, seconded by Commissioner Dickey, said ordinance was unanimously approved and claims ordered paid.

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT

J.D. Rhea, Street Department Head, gave a report on the work being done by the Street Department. Have moved snow off Main Street and doing ice sanding. Cutting trees at Lake and in town. Grading roads and sweeping Main Street.

The street by Darrell Ryan and North Street was mentioned for attention.

Mayor asked about Garfield Street needs repairs of drainage under the street. Need to contact County to share cost. Area south of City Shop needs work on Washington Street.

MUNICIPAL HALL EVENTS COMMITTEE

Greg Cleveland and J.D. Hays of the Municipal Hall Events Committee were present. They would like the Municipal Hall Events Board be given authority to manage the Municipal Hall events. They would take over all bookings. They were asked to present a plan for the Commission to consider.

RECREATION MOWERS

The City Commission asked Greg Cleveland about the absence of a John Deere bid from Conrady-Western. There was none included with bids presented. Brad Giesen of the Recreation Commission will be contacted.

WATER LINE REPLACEMENT QUOTES

Terry Stark, Water/Wastewater Department Head, presented quotes for Water Line Replacement to the Power Plant.

Commissioner Hekel made the motion that the City accept the bid from Water Products for the replacement of the water line to the Power Plant for $11,201. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hammersmith. Motion carried.

ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION RE-APPOINTMENTS

Commissioner Hammersmith made the motion for the re-appointment of Richard Happ, Tom Clark and Kerry Schroeder to the Anthony Planning Board for four years. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried.

MEETING WITH CITY OF HARPER

The Commission discussed the Work Session meeting with the City of Harper Council members regarding the Public Water Planning Grant. It was decided that the City of Anthony should proceed on its own, since engineering costs have occurred already. City of Harper will be invited to discuss with City of Anthony the water nitrate problem and what to do to solve the problem.

INTERFAITH HOUSING SERVICES LETTER

The letter of commitment from the City of Anthony to Interfaith Housing Services, Inc., that states upon approval of contracts with USDA Rural Development, ownership of the West Acres addition be transferred to Interfaith Housing Services was reviewed by the Housing Authority and the City of Anthony.

Commissioner Dickey made the motion that the Mayor be authorized to sign the letter of commitment on behalf of the City of Anthony to the Interfaith Housing Services, Inc. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried.

TAXI FEES

After discussion, the fee for the Taxi will be $2.00 per round trip.

APPROVE SERVICE AGREEMENT

WITH PETROLINKUSA, LLC

Commissioner Williams made the motion that the City approve the on-site lubricant reconditioning service agreement for Engine #2 from Petrolinkusa, LLC for $4,100. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERATION

Fire Chief Kenny Hodson reported the Fire Department was in favor of replacing the old tanker truck with a new one using Maddux Estate Gift money except for $16,000 or $18,000 for the new Fire Department building addition. The City Commissioners were in agreement with the request.

CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT / HARPER COUNTY INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL/ JUVENILE CORRECTION ADVISORY BOARD MEETING / JR. HI VALENTINE DANCE / TRAILER AND FENCE

Chief of Police Blevins reported that he attended Harper County Interagency Coordinating Council meeting involving Harper County Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Planning. He attended Juvenile Correction Advisory Board meeting. Met with the Jr. Hi STUCO about Valentine Dance, Saturday, February 16^th.

Checked on trailer on North LL&G and contacted the owner. He is making arrangements to have trailer removed. Mayor asked about fence being down around Pool, to check with owner.

CITY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT / BORING SAMPLES / GENERATORS /

MEETING ON WATER TOPICS / SPECS FOR TRUCKS

City Superintendent Sechler reported that Natural Resources Conservation Service does not do boring samples. The request made to get boring samples was not done. Terry Hodgson says engineers would not accept the results for designs.

Received possible generator designs from Fairbanks. The CFAP audit went well. Should get 3% increase in funding next contract period.

He attended meetings on Water topics at Medicine Lodge and Harper, last week.

Has specs on two of three trucks, for Wastewater, Street and Power Plant. Entrance for Kerr entrance will be started this week.

CITY CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT / HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE /

LIFE INSURANCE INCREASE / TAX MONEY / YEAR

City Clerk/Administrator Heidrick reported that the increase for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Insurance premiums will be 18%. He is getting information for the BC/BS shared pay program. Group Insurance Specialists will be here Wednesday at 9:30 A.M. Fiserv monthly Life Premiums total for employees will raise $15.00.

The City received January payment of $345,437.98 in tax money from the County Treasurer. He purchased several C.D.'s before rates went down.

Angie has year ending cash report completed for December.

He reported figures for the year end looked better than he thought they would. A transfer was needed from the Electric Fund.

Closing for the Temporary Notes of $371,461.69 and Bond Issue for $250,290.06 will be January 29^th.

HOME PROGRAM

We have information regarding the HOME Program. Representatives are needed from the City Commission to select a Program Administrator and Inspector/Lead Assessor. Mayor Hatfield and Commissioner Dickey will serve on the selection committee. Request for Proposals will be sent out.

MERIT RAISE

Commissioner Williams made the motion that the City Commission approve merit raises up to 3% total amount as budgeted based on individual evaluations. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hammersmith. Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Commissioner Hammersmith made the motion that the City Commission go into executive session for 30 minutes to discuss matters concerning non-elected personnel. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried. At 10:25 A.M., the City Commission room was cleared with the City Clerk/ Administrator only remaining. At 10:55 A.M., the Mayor called the meeting back into regular session.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Commissioner Hammersmith made the motion that the City Commission go into executive session for 35 minutes to discuss matters concerning non-elected personnel. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried. At 10:55 A.M., the City Commission room was cleared with the City Clerk/ Administrator only remaining. At 11:30 A.M., the Mayor called the meeting back into regular session.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Commissioner Hammersmith made the motion that the City Commission go into executive session for 30 minutes to discuss matters concerning non-elected personnel. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hekel. Motion carried. At 11:30 A.M., the City Commission room was cleared with the City Clerk/ Administrator and Chief of Police remaining. At 12:00 Noon, the Mayor called the meeting back into regular session.

Commissioner Hammersmith made the motion that the City Commission meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Dickey. Motion carried.

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Donald F. Heidrick, City Clerk/Administrator

Approved by _______________________________

Howard D. Hatfield, Mayor