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Month: June 2013

Waterline Improvement Project in Ellis City Agenda

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Ellis Feature Image AGENDA

July 1, 2013

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ELLIS

City Hall – Council Meeting Room

 

BILLS ORDINANCE REVIEW WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL AND MEETING CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA (if needed)

1)            CONSENT AGENDA

a)            Minutes from Regular Meeting on June 17, 2013

b)            Bills Ordinance #1928

c)            April and May monthly manual journal entries

(Council will review for approval under one motion under the consent agenda.  By majority vote of the governing body, any item may be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately)

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(Each speaker will be limited to five minutes.  If several people from group speak on same subject, must appoint a spokesperson.  ALL comments from public on agenda items must be during Public Comment.  Once council begins their business meeting, no more comments from public will be allowed.)

2)            PRESENTATIONS OF AWARDS, PROCLAMATIONS, REQUESTS & PETITIONS (HEARINGS)

3)            SPECIAL ORDER

4)            UNFINISHED BUSINESS

a)            Update on Waterline Improvement Project – Driggs Design Group

b)            Consideration of bid on servicing well – Layne Christensen

5)            NEW BUSINESS

a)            Request to use water well irrigation system – KM Hospitality

b)            Consideration of Credit Card Resolution

c)            Consideration of GAAP Waiver Resolution

d)            Consider Billboard Repairs

6)            REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICIALS

a)            Administrative

1)            Public Works

(1)          Consideration of Computer System at Water Treatment Plant

(2)          Department Update

2)            Police

(1)          July schedule

(2)          Update on KBI audit

(3)          Department Update

3)            City Clerk

(1)          April and May Monthly financial statements

(2)          Budget Work Session

(3)          Department update

4)            Attorney

(1)          Update on placement of cemetery memorial

(2)          CDBG Rehabilitation Agreement

5)            Mayor/Council

7)            ADJOURNMENT

 

Wellington’s Fischer Tames Larks Bats

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For the first time this season, the Hays Larks have dropped back-to-back games. Wellington starter Derek Fischer held Hays to one run on seven hits in a complete game effort, leading the Heat to a 4-1 victory Sunday night at Larks Park. The loss drops the Larks to 19-5 overall and 13-4 in the Jayhawk League. Wellington wins their third straight and improves to 14-9 overall and 10-9 in the Jayhawk League. The Larks will try to avoid the series sweep in the finale Monday night at 7pm which can be heard on KAY (1400AM) and online at www.hayspost.com.

Frank Leo Postgame Interview

The Heat used a leadoff triple and RBI single to take a 1-0 lead in the first. They would add another run in the third before the Larks cut the lead in half on Brent Gillespie’s RBI single, scoring Clayton Garland in the fourth.

The Larks wasted a chance to tie the game in the sixth. Jake Placzek doubled with one out and moved to third on a Garland groundout. Taylor Peterson was hit by a pitch, but Gillespie flied out to right field to end the threat. The Larks never moved a runner past first base the rest of the way.

Game Highlights

Starter Chandler Hawkins (4-1) suffers his first loss of the season, allowing all three runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking just one.

New Board Members face Lengthy Agenda

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Three new school board members  Josh Waddell, Lance Bickle and Danielle Robben will be sworn in at tonight’s meeting.

 

USD 489 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 – 6:30 p.m.

USD489AGENDA
1. Call to Order by President
2. SWEARING IN OF NEW BOE MEMBERS: New BOE Members will be sworn in and take their place at the BOE table.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: The Agenda will be approved or amended by the Board.
4. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION: The Board will elect a Board President and a Board Vice-President for the 2013-14 school year.
a) BoardPresident
b) Board Vice President
c) BoardClerk/KeeperoftheRecords
Consider the appointment of Cheryl Shubert as BOE Clerk and Keeper of the Records for 2013-14 and Richard Cain as Deputy Clerk per K.S.A. 72-8202c.
d) Board Treasurer
Consider the appointment of Renae Booth as BOE Treasurer for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 72-8202d.
5. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: The Board will hear comments from the public.
6. REPORT OF COMMITTEES: The Board will hear reports from committees.
7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: The Board will review communications from other organizations, including minutes and agendas.
8. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT: The Superintendent shall provide the Board with a report of district events, activities, accomplishments, occurrences and news.
9. CONSENT AGENDA: Approval of Consent Agenda (Items to be approved by the Board in one motion, unless an item is removed).
A. June 17, 3013 BOE Meeting Minutes
B. Personnel Transactions
NEW BUSINESS
10. HOMELESS CHILDREN COORDINATOR: Consider the appointment of Elizabeth Jaeger as Homeless Children Coordinator for 2013-14.
11. COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR FOR FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS INCLUDING TITLE VI, TITLE VII, TITLE IX AND SECTION 504 (ADA): Consider the appointment of Elizabeth Jaeger as Compliance Coordinator for Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws for 2013-14.
12. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER: Consider the appointment of Elizabeth Jaeger as the district Public Information Officer for 2013-14.
13. KPERS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE AND ADDITIONAL SIGNER: Consider the appointment of Cheryl Shubert as KPERS authorized representative for 2013-14 and Melea Kraemer as additional signer.
14. BUILDING PRINCIPALS TO ENFORCE COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Consider the appointment of the building principals as designated employees to enforce the Compulsory School Attendance Law for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 72-1113.
15. TITLE 1 REPRESENTATIVE: Consider the appointment of Mark Hauptman as Title 1 Representative for 2013-14.
16. FEDERAL NUTRITION SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE: Consider the appointment of Jessica Calhoun as Federal Nutrition Services
Representative for 2013-14 and Richard Cain as hearing officer for free and
reduced meal application appeals.
17. OFFICIAL DISTRICT NEWSPAPER FOR PUBLICATION OF SCHOOL NOTICES:
Consider the designation of the Hays Daily News as the official newspaper for publication of school notices for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 64-101.
18. 1,116 HOUR SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2013-14: Consider the adoption of the 1,116 school calendar for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 72-1106.
19. ANNUAL WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR 2013-14: Consider the adoption of Resolution GAPP14 to waive the requirements for generally accepted accounting principles for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 75-1120a.
20. GUIDELINES FOR ACTIVITY FUNDS FOR 2013-14: Consider the adoption of Resolution 14AF authorizing activity funds at HHS, HMS, Roosevelt, Wilson, Lincoln, Washington, and O’Loughlin and designating principals as responsible for administration of these activity funds in their buildings per K.S.A. 72-8208a.
21. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PETTY CASH LIMITS: Consider the adoption of Resolution Establishing Petty Cash Limits for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 72-8208.
22. RESOLUTION TO ALLOW FOR DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS: Consider the adoption of Resolution-Destruction of Records FY14 to destroy old records per K.S.A. 72-5369.
23. OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS: Consider the adoption of the following official depositories for school district funds for 2013-14 per K.S.A. 9-1401:
a. Emprise Bank
b. Commerce Bank c. Equity Bank
d. Astra Bank
e. Golden Belt Bank f. Bank of Hays
g. Sunflower Bank
h. Bank of America
i. MIP-KS State Treasurer
24.DISCUSSION ON BOE PRESIDENT APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES:
Discussion on the BOE President’s appointments to committees for 2013-14
25.DISCUSSION ON TRANE PRELIMINARY ENERGY AUDIT: Discussion on TRANE’s PEA report.
26.HIGH PLAINS SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC TRAINING OUTREACH PROGRAM: Consider the approval of the High Plains Sports Medicine Athletic Training Outreach Program for HHS for 2013-14.
27.MULTI-PERIL INSURANCE FOR 2013-14: Consider the approval of Multi- peril Insurance for the 2013-14 school year from Insurance Planning.
28.NO-FUND WARRANT FUNDING: Consider bids for funding the No-Fund Warrant for textbook purchases.
29.SCHOOLS FOR FAIR FUNDING MEMBERSHIP AND DUES FOR 2013-14: Consider SFFF membership and payment of dues for 2013-14.
30.KASB MEMBERSHIP AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND MEMBERSHIP FOR 2013-14: Consider KASB membership and Legal Assistance Fund membership for the 2013-14 school year.
31.BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATES FOR 2013-14: Consider Resolution specifying board of education meeting dates, location and times per K.S.A. 72-8205. Also see BOE Meeting Calendar for 2013-14.
32.DISCUSSION ON POLICY FOR CONTRACTS: Discussion on contracts policy 33.DISCUSSION ON POLICY FOR PRE-SCREENING POTENTIAL BIDDERS:
Discussion on policy for pre-screening potential bidders.
34.DISCUSSION ON BOARD ATTORNEY: Discussion on appointment of the Board Attorney for 2013-14.
35.DISCUSSION ON PRINCIPAL-DIRECTOR CONTRACTS: Bill Jeter has been asked to review all principal and director contracts.
36. DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBERS AND AGENDA REQUESTS 37. EXECUTIVE SESSION
38. ADJOURNMENT

Mom delivers daughter’s premature baby

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(AP) — When a Topeka woman went into labor three months early, her mother was there to deliver the baby.Screen Shot 2013-06-30 at 8.09.42 PM

Forty-two-year-old Dorothy Robinson admits that she thought little of it when her 19-year-old daughter, La’Trese Robinson, complained of pain Thursday morning. After all, she was just 28 weeks along.

But everything changed when La’Trese Robinson’s water broke.

Dorothy Robinson called 911, and a dispatcher walked her through the delivery while an ambulance rushed to the family’s home.

La’Trese Robinson was released from the hospital Saturday. Her baby, Angelina, is expected to remain in the Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for a couple of months. She weighs 2 pounds, 7 ounces and is doing well.

Wichita blamed for State’s Job Loss Stats

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Blame Wichita for Kansas’ failure to regain all the jobs the state lost in the recession.jobs

Wichita metro remains 16,000 jobs down from 2008. About half of the jobs that disappeared from the Wichita-area economy were for people directly employed in aircraft manufacturing in 2008.

Because of that, when the Wichita area is counted, Kansas is down 9,000 jobs from May 2008. Without Wichita, the state is up about 7,000 jobs.

The bright spot for job growth in Kansas is in rural areas and small town, driven in part by more oil drilling. But for most of the state’s biggest cities, there were fewer jobs or about the same number as in 2008.

Opinion: Animal Control Ignores Dog Left in Car

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So~~~me and the girls went to Hays, Kansas today to get mower blades and then some other thing at Walmart. As we are walking up to Walmart we see a little dog that has been left in a car~~~he/she is barking up a storm!! I know it was not 100 degrees today, but it was way too hot for an animal to be left in a car!! We take down the description, tag number and also location of the car and proceed to the Customer
Service counter to report this. At that time we find out we are not the first persons to report this dog in this car!! We were told that the Humane Society of Hays had already been called~~~and since they obviously had not come to Walmart, they employees decided that they should just call the police at that point. I felt good that we had given all the necessary information and the police were being called. When we left the store, the greeter remembered us and told me~~the animal control (humane society) NEVER SHOWED UP and when the police came, they got out of their car, looked in the car where the dog was, got back in their car and LEFT!!! How freaking insane is this?!?!?!? Will never make that mistake again and trust the law enforcement or animal control of Hays, Kansas!!! Poor little dog!! And ASSHOLE owners!!!

Lynnette Chard, Palco

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Swimmer drowns at Kansas Reservoir

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(AP) — A 19-year-old Wichita man has drowned while trying to help a friend at Cheney Reservoir in south-central Kansas.

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Reno County sheriff’s deputy Lee Johnson announced on the agency’s Facebook page that the victim was Marcus Marqaiz Hutton. The posting said that the drowning was reported around 5 p.m. Saturday near the lake’s yacht club.

Witnesses told authorities that they were swimming when one of Hutton’s friends started yelling for help. Hutton pushed the friend to shallow water before going under water. Hutton’s body was found around 8 p.m.

 

Big Birthday Celebration this Week in Hill City

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Hill City is having its 125th birthday celebration in conjunction with the annual Independence Day celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2013.  Events will kick-off at Screen Shot 2013-06-29 at 8.40.57 PMnoon on Thursday in the downtown City Park where vendors will be offering food and drink for a charge.  The Millbrook Lodge is planning to offer “Pulled Pork Sandwiches” and more; the Graham County Fair Board will feature a Beer Garden; a lemonade stand will be available; watermelon will be served (seed spitting contests can also be expected); and other food and drink items will be available.

Also at noon, City of Hill City officials will conduct a dedication of the restrooms made possible in both the west City Park and in the Fairview Park by donations from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and a “125-year Proclamation” by Hill City Mayor Larry L. Lyder.

Coed Sand Volleyball is listed to begin at 1:00 p.m. on the court in the southeast City Park.  The four-team person teams should include two men and two women and rally scoring will be used.  Turtle, Frog and Toad Races are set to begin at 2:00 p.m. on the basketball courts in the City Park.

“Bed Races” are the 3:00 p.m. feature, with the races to begin in front of City Hall.  Beds will be provided or you can bring your own, and it must have a mattress or box springs and four wheels.  “Bed Race” teams will include five individuals with four pushers and one rider.  It was noted by City Administrator Dennis Mersch that “1888 costumes are optional”.

The always-popular “Water Slide” for all ages will be held in the southeast section of the City Park starting at 4:00 p.m.

A “Free Day of Golf” at Hill City’s Prairie Trails Golf Course will be available on Thursday July 4, with kids under the age 16 required to have adult supervision to participate.  Golfers are required to wear soft spike shoes (no ball shoes permitted); carts are to remain on the cart paths; and there should be no more than five persons in a group with the free admission offer in effect from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the course on the east edge of Hill City.

Free swimming will be available all day long at the Hill City Swimming Pool, with the “free swim” policy implemented this year by the City of Hill City.

There will be free music with the band 3X7 playing in City Park starting at 7:00 p.m. and Country Highway will play at Ringneck Stadium starting at 8:30 until after fireworks.  Other special entertainment, whether in the form of a talent show or just special numbers, is being organized for the afternoon hours in the City Park.  During the afternoon modeling of early day apparel and with readings and demonstrations appropriate for the one hundred and twenty-five years of history of the City of Hill City.

The early evening hours will see the emphasis moving to the Ringneck Stadium area where musical entertainment will be provided starting at 8:30 p.m., followed by the traditional fireworks display.

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Morning for First Western Kansas Color Run

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The first western Kansas Color run is underway this morning in Ellis.

A big crowd was on hand for the Sunday Color Run explosion in Ellis. Photo courtesy of Hays Post intern Annie Sandmeier
A big crowd was on hand for the Sunday Color Run explosion in Ellis. Photo courtesy of Hays Post intern Annie Sandmeier

5K Color explosion is part of the benefit fundraiser to help pay medical costs for Longtime Ellis resident Celeste Johnson.  Johnson needs a kidney transplant.

Federal marriage benefits? Not what you might think.

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(AP) — Like other married couples, people in same-sex marriages are about to learn that the federal benefits and tax breaks associated with being married might notgay be all they’re cracked up to be.

Social Security benefits for spouses can be generous, but only for couples with big disparities in their incomes.

Taxes are a decidedly mixed bag, and there are still a lot of unanswered questions for the Internal Revenue Service.

Many middle-income couples should get welcome tax breaks now that they can change their filing status from “single” to “married filing jointly.” But those at the top and bottom of the income scale could face significant tax increases.

Low-income people also could lose safety-net benefits like Medicaid and the earned income tax credit if a spouse’s higher income disqualifies them.

 

Did you find the Fireworks Stand?

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fireworksDid you receive the fireworks flier in the mail? Andover based Wholesale Fireworks spends a lot of money to print and mail an ad promoting where their fireworks are sold. Many residents in Hays received the flier that lists a location in town where they could buy fireworks. A few have told Hays Post they drove to the location hoping they might actually find a fireworks stand. The company’s web site has removed the Hays location.

The city of Hays and Ellis county banned the sale and use of fireworks this year.

Jacob Marietta of Wholesale Fireworks told Hays Post, “That flier was printed weeks ago, long before the decision to ban fireworks in Ellis County. We’ve had a couple hundred customers contact us and they are very disappointed and wondered why they wouldn’t be able to buy fireworks this year.”

Maybe next year they will sell again in Ellis County? “It should have been this year,” Marietta said.

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