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NW Kansas legislators oppose school consolidation proposal

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Rep. Ken Rahjes, Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer and Rep. Sue Boldra answer questions about education in Kansas during the HACC Legislative Coffee in Hays.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Opponents of a measure that would consolidate school districts have expressed their opinions in a Kansas House committee meeting.

House Bill 2504 would require 98 of Kansas’ 105 counties to have one unified school district per county.

The three area lawmakers who participated in this week’s Hays Area Chamber of Commerce legislative coffee believe the issue will never come to the House floor.

“I don’t think we want this much contention on this kind of an issue in a year where we’re working to fill a budget hole,” said Rep. Sue Boldra, R-Hays. “Reasonable people, and especially people in education and people in rural Kansas, understand that these kinds of things aren’t going to work.”

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The current school districts in Kansas (Click to enlarge)

“There aren’t enough hours in the day to pass this,” quipped Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, R-Grinnell. “I know a lot of rural legislators are going to fight that.”

Tom Benoit, a Palco USD 269 board member and a member of a coalition of rural districts called Schools for Quality Education, said at Wednesday’s House committee meeting in Topeka that any consolidation should be local patrons’ decision.

Rep. Ken Rahjes, R-Agra, a former school board member, agrees. In Hays Saturday, he said he’s gotten a lot of email from concerned teachers, school board members and others.

“We do need to have those conversations about (improving) education,” Rahjes insisted.

“But it still goes back to local control. If there’s an issue, go to your local school board. If you’re concerned taxes are too high, they’re spending too much, you have to talk to them, instead of banging through the media or sending out letters instead of truly having a conversation.

“We can’t just say ‘so and so was wrong and so and so was right.’  There’s probably somewhere in the middle where we’re both probably right.  That’s one of the things that is missing today and I guess I can say that because I’m the new guy.

“I haven’t been jaded enough to say ‘no, I don’t agree with you so I’m not going to talk to you about anything.’ How in the world do you get anything done that way?  That’s not governing, that’s not legislating. That’s playing…games and we really can’t do that any more.

“This is an election year so there are a lot of these things that are stoking the fires,” Rahjes continued. “Find out who’s introducing the bills and why.  Is it because someone wants to be in the media? Is it because they’re trying to do something? Are they trying hard to look better in the eyes of certain people?”

In Ellis County, the proposed realignment would move Ellis USD 388 and Victoria USD 432 into Hays USD 489.

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The proposed realignment of school districts (Click to enlarge)

The bill’s author, Rep. John Bradford, (R-Lansing) says Kansas residents are receiving incorrect information, making them believe the bill would close schools. Bradford defended his bill, saying it wouldn’t result what patrons of rural and small districts fear.  He says it would not affect teachers, sell school buses, change school district boundaries, kill any school mascots, affect any students or football teams and wouldn’t increase the time students ride school buses.

Kansas’ seven most populous counties would be allowed to have multiple districts if each has more than 1,500 students.

 

Design process for wastewater treatment reconstruction discussed

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Stan Christopher, HDR Engineering, presented three options
Stan Christopher, HDR Engineering, presented three options to Hays city commissioners for the wastewater treatment process design.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A short work session for Hays City Commissioners Thursday night involved just one agenda topic for discussion–the wastewater treatment process design selection.

City staff and CDM Smith, the project design-builder, evaluated three options and recommended one for the rebuilding of the wastewater treatment plant.

“This has been a good process,” said City Manager Toby Dougherty. “There’s been a lot of people busting their butts the last month in the background. The meeting we had Thursday afternoon had 15 to 20 people in the room and another 12 to 15 on the conference call.

“This is a big project.”

The Hays WWTP was built in 1953. The $27.6 million upgrade, which must meet stricter effluent discharge requirements by July 2018, is being financed by the city’s State Revolving Fund loan from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The first two options are more of a traditional biological process; the third option is a membrane bioreactor process. After significant evaluation, the 5-stage oxidation ditch with final clarifiers and denitrification filters is the recommended process.

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Stan Christopher, HDR Engineering, explained  the process is slightly more expensive than the other two, but has much lower operating costs and is a simpler unit to operate.

Following Christopher’s review, commissioners agreed to move the item to next week’s commission meeting for a vote.

Commissioners also called for a 20 minute executive session, for the commission only, to discuss personnel issues. No action was taken.

Proposal to change judicial selection fails; Boldra, Rahjes vote in favor

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Kansas Supreme Court Seated left to right: Hon. Marla J. Luckert, Hon. Lawton R. Nuss, Chief Justice; Hon. Carol A. Beier. Standing left to right: Hon. Dan Biles, Hon. Eric S. Rosen, Hon. Lee A. Johnson, and Hon. Caleb Stegall.
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Seated (L to R): Hon. Marla J. Luckert, Hon. Lawton R. Nuss, Chief Justice; Hon. Carol A. Beier. Standing (L TO R): Hon. Dan Biles, Hon. Eric S. Rosen, Hon. Lee A. Johnson, and Hon. Caleb Stegall.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

A proposed constitutional amendment to change the way Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected failed in the House on Thursday.

The measure received 68 votes for and 54 votes against. To pass, proposed constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, which is 84 votes in the 125-member House.

Reps. Sue Boldra, R-Hays, and Ken Rahjes, R-Agra, both voted in favor of the change.

Currently, justices on the seven-member court are chosen by the governor, who is given a choice of three candidates from the Supreme Court Nominating Commission. The nonpartisan commission is made up of five attorneys and four non-attorneys.

HCR 5005 would have given the governor direct power to choose a justice, subject to Senate confirmation.

The two area legislators, along with Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer, R-Grinnell, expressed their support to change the selection process during Saturday’s Coffee and Conversation, presented by the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce.

“I am upset with our present state supreme court,” Boldra said. “As a government teacher, I think the federal model is where we ought to go. You don’t elect those attorneys that choose the three names.”

Snow days perfect for sleds and snow forts

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Faith Fondoble throws a snowball at her brother Dominic, while he works on his snow fort.
Faith Fondoble throws a snowball at her brother Dominic, while he works on his snow fort.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Students in Hays USD 489 are enjoying a second snow day, with classes canceled Tuesday and Wednesday.

Siblings Faith, 11, and Dominic Fondoble, 7, were taking advantage of the time off and the 7.5 inches of wet snow late Tuesday morning.

Dominic, a first-grade student at Roosevelt Elementary School, decided to build a snow fort in their front yard. Faith, a Hays Middle School 6th grader, decided a snowball fight was a better idea.

Dominic said he had discovered the blue plastic bucket he most recently used during a trip to the beach and decided to use it to form the snow into bricks for the walls of his snow fort.

Other youngsters took their sleds to the snow sled hill in Hickock Park, 26th and Donald Dr.

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Hays’ snowfall total was 7.5 inches

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Faith, 11, and Dominic Fondoble, 7, enjoy Tuesday’s snow day for Hays USD 489. Classes were also canceled Wednesday.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The sun is shining today in Hays, making many people happy in the aftermath of Monday and Tuesday’s Winter Storm Warning.

Another inch of snow fell in Hays, making the two day official total snowfall 7.5 inches as measured at the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town.

The wet snow weighed down tree limbs and power lines, contributing to a number of power outages. Combined with light rain Monday afternoon, the result was a total 0.69 inch of precipitation.

Hays crews picking up some downed limbs

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Hays Post

In addition to removing snow, Hays city crews are picking up some tree limbs that have fallen onto public property today.

“A few limbs have come down into streets, over sidewalks and in some alleyways,” said Jeff Boyle, Director of Parks. “We have a couple guys out getting the tree limbs removed and the rest of us are clearing sidewalks.”

Boyle took a quick break shortly before 11 a.m. to fill his truck with gas, and then was back at work as the north wind began to blow and gust.

“Doing the best we can under these conditions,” he said.

The conditions include a “very wet snow that’s sticking to the trees pretty good,” Boyle explained, “and that covers all the surface area of the limbs, which get heavier. If the limb is weak, it breaks off.”

Boyle said employees from Public Works are trying to keep the roads clear, and the entire Parks Department crew is out picking up limbs from sidewalks, streets and alleyways.

“If we get the need, we’ll call in the Utilities Department and whoever else we need to,” Boyle added.

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Hays’ official snowfall is 5.5″, so far

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Tuesday morning snow at the Hays Parks Department (Picture courtesy JoAnn Schroller)
Tuesday morning snow at the Hays Parks Department (Pictures courtesy Jo Ann Schroller)

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, Hays has received 5.5 inches of snowfall, as officially recorded at the K-State Agriculture Research Station south of town. There was 0.61 of moisture measured in the past 24 hours, with light rain off and on in Hays Monday afternoon.

Total moisture for 2016 is now 1.29 inches; total snowfall for the 2015/2016 season is 12.8 inches.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. tonight.

HSHP Golden Ladle won by Auto World

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Jim Strine gets a sample of posole, a Mexican soup featuring hominy and pork, from Nicole Pfeifer at the Eagle Communications booth.

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

“It might be one of our biggest ever,” guessed one Humane Society of the High Plains board member as she wove her way through the crowd of soup and animal lovers Sunday.

Vehicles overflowed the Deutsche Fest Hall parking lot at the Ellis County Fairgrounds, prompting some attendees to ask if something else was going on besides the HSHP Soup’R Bowl.

Nope, nothing else.

Just the incredibly popular annual event that is the biggest fundraiser for the Humane Society with all proceeds going for care of the animals at the Virginia Miller Animal Shelter east of Hays on Highway 40.

Fourteen celebrity chefs each cooked up 10 gallons of their best homemade soup, all vying for the coveted “Golden Ladle.”

The soup samplers–many make it a tradition to stop in for lunch with family and friends after their Sunday church service–paid five dollars to try a couple sips of each soup. Then they voted for their favorite soup (or soups), placing one or more of their five blue tickets in the blue cans at each chef’s station, and enjoyed a full-size cup of the soup they deemed the best.

The top three soups voted the best this year were announced by HSHP Board Member Dana Schmidt.

In third place was Sunflower Bank with Creamy White Chili Soup; second place went to Lewis Chrysler and their Sausage and Sauerkraut Soup; and winning the Golden Ladle–by just three votes–Auto World with White Chili Soup.

Courthouse renovation contractor: ‘It hasn’t felt like a chore’

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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

The move-in is on.

Ellis County District Court employees are moving back into their permanent home as a 13-month remodel project winds down at the Ellis County Courthouse.

Project site superintendent Mike Wilson of MW Builders, Kansas City, was on his hands and knees late Wednesday morning as he finished installing a vinyl runner at the base of the long counter in court clerk’s office. Other MW employees were installing the access controls for card readers on doors to various offices.

“We’re just fine-tuning now, finishing the small stuff, and cleaning up as we go,” Wilson said. Workers from other companies were busy in the courtrooms installing video and sound systems.

The courtroom of 23rd Judicial District Judge Glenn Braun underwent the most renovations, according to Wilson, who calls it his “favorite room.”

“We had to remove two-foot-thick limestone vault walls to make the jury box. Those were load-bearing walls holding up the third floor ceiling,” he explained. As a result, several ceiling beams had to be added. “We spent more time in here than anywhere else.”

Other major work included removal of the old heating and cooling system and installing a modern HVAC system.

“We had to cut through 18-inch thick limestone walls to install the air ducts. This is the biggest remodel project I’ve ever done,” Wilson said.

Wilson will be on hand for Monday’s ribbon cutting and open house. The project, started in Dec. 2014, has required many modifications along the way. Wilson has taken it all in stride, staying in constant contact with Ellis County Commissioner Dean Haselhorst, who became the volunteer construction liaison.

“I love Hays–the people and the weather,” claimed Wilson, a native of Long Beach, Mississippi. “It’s one of the better places I’ve worked.

“Dealing with Ellis County hasn’t felt like a chore. I felt like I was helping them get what they need in this building.”

Starting Monday, what has been the main entrance of the courthouse building since it was built–the west side facing Fort Street–will be permanently locked, and become an emergency exit only. The public as well as employees will now access the building from the 12th Street parking lot on the building’s south side.

Notification signs of the change are posted on the west doors, which have often been unlocked during the remodel process. “We’ve had people coming in those doors all along,” Wilson laughed, “even after they stood there and read the sign to go around the building.”

Kearney Movers, the company hired by the county to move most of the court’s equipment and furniture, began the process last week. Court staff are also working to finish the work of transferring everything from their temporary home at the former N.E. W. building on south Commerce Parkway back into the renovated courthouse at 1209 Fort Street.

Ellis County District Court Administrator Phil Fielder said Monday the court system will still hold hearings at N.E. W. through Thursday afternoon, but the courts’ calendars have been cleared and will be closed Friday.

Courts will also be closed Mon., Feb. 1, for the open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony which starts at 10 a.m. Building tours will continue until 8 p.m.

According to Fielder, the first jury trial in the courthouse is scheduled for Wed., Feb. 3.

The Hays Police Department and the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department will remain at the former N.E.W building until the jail portion of the remodel project is completed.

HFD develops pre-emergency plans for fighting principal building fires

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Hays Post

The Hays Fire Department completed 140 pre-emergency building response plans last year.

According to Chief Gary Brown, the plans are a collaboration between the fire department and the building owners on how a fire should be approached.

“Firefighters check buildings to locate the gas shutoff, the main electric controls, how to best get into the building, and the type of roof construction to anticipate how long it would last before collapsing,” Brown said.

They also ask the owners what their priority is for protecting in the building.

“It’s usually the computer systems and business records,” he explained.

The fire department has about 800 principal building plans on paper kept in a binder notebook in the Command truck. “The plans were once computerized on a laptop, but took too long to download, so we’re looking at digitizing the pre-emergency plans with new software which will make it more effective to use in the field,” Brown said.

Ellis approves resolution for sales tax

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ellis city logoELLIS–Ellis city council members want residents to understand the proposed sales tax to be voted on in April would replace the current sales tax that will sunset in September, 2016. Council members unanimously approved the resolution during their Jan. 18 meeting.

A new tourism task force has been appointed to develop a marketing strategy for the town’s attractions, and the city is looking at rehabilitating some streets, comparing the costs for bricks, asphalt and concrete.

The complete meeting minutes follow.

ELLIS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Minutes January 18, 2016

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor David McDaniel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were Council members Holly Aschenbrenner, Gary Luea, Heather Luea, Jolene Niernberger, Bob Redger, and John Walz. Also present were Public Works Director Alan Scheuerman, City Clerk Amy Burton, Police Chief Taft Yates, Fire Chief Denis Vine, and City Attorney Olavee Raub.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Mayor McDaniel requested multiple executive sessions to review personnel evaluations for non-elected personnel. Council member Gary Luea requested an executive session to discuss property acquisition.
PUBLIC PRESENT
Swede Swenson, Sharon Disney, Buck Driggs, Glen Keller, Cheryl Kinderknecht, Guy Windholz, Travis Kohlrus, and Dena Patee.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council member Jolene Niernberger moved to approve the consent agenda containing the Minutes from the Regular Meeting on January 4, 2016 and Bills Ordinance #1989. Council member Gary Luea seconded the motion. The Council approved the consent agenda 6-0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
PRESENTATIONS OF AWARDS, PROCLAMATIONS, REQUESTS & PETITIONS (HEARINGS)
None
SPECIAL ORDER
Fire: Grant
Fire Chief Denis Vine reported the Department has submitted a grant to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for SCBA’s, bottles, and helmets in the amount of $84,252.60. Chief Vine requested authorization to compensate Fire Department Treasurer Tim Kohlrus for his time in assisting with the grant process. Council member Jolene Niernberger moved and Council member John Walz seconded a motion to authorize Fire Chief Denis Vine to compensate Tim Kohlrus, at the Chief’s discretion on amount, for assisting with the submission of the FEMA grant, such duty determined to be outside of his Department Treasurer duties. The motion carried 6-0.
Tourism: Committee
Travis Kohlrus and Glen Keller, representing a newly formed task force charged with promoting tourism in the City of Ellis, introduced the members present to the Governing Body and spoke on the goals of the task force. The group is looking to cross market many of the tourism places in Ellis and develop marketing strategies to unite the community and the local businesses. Mr. Kohlrus emphasized the need for all parties to work together. The task force meets monthly.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Water: Repair/Maintenance
Buck Driggs, Driggs Design Group, updated Council on the status of the Waterline Improvement Project. The design phase has been completed and pending final approval from the United States Department of Agriculture, is ready to let out for bids. Once awarded, the contractor will have 150 days to complete the project. Four of the five permanent easements on Dorrance Street have been acquired. The project will add fifteen new valves and six new fire hydrants to the area.
General Government: Financial
Council discussed a proposed resolution calling for a sales tax election in April 2016. Council member Gary Luea expressed concerns that the verbiage in the resolution sounds like the City is asking for a new sales tax, when actually it is renewing the current sales tax. City Attorney Olavee Raub stated she has little leeway in the wording of the resolution. Council discussed the importance of educating the residents that the proposed sales tax simply replaces the current sales tax that will sunset in September 2016. Council member John Walz moved to approve Resolution No. 520 calling for the sales tax election in April 2016. Council member Bob Redger seconded the motion. The motion carried 6-0.
Municipal Court: Fines/Fees
Council reviewed a proposed ordinance amending the court costs assessed in the Ellis Municipal Court. City Clerk Amy Burton reported that the cities of WaKeeney and Hays recently raised their court costs to $70 and $75, respectively. The proposed ordinance will raise the total municipal court costs assessed in Ellis to $75. Council member John Walz moved and Council member Gary Luea seconded a motion to approve Ordinance No. 1396 amending court costs assessed in the City of Ellis. The motion carried 5-1, with Council member Bob Redger voting opposed.
Streets: Repair/Maintenance
Public Works Director Alan Scheuerman presented a spreadsheet illustrating costs for needed street rehabilitation projects within the City. Mr. Scheuerman discussed the cost comparison of replacing brick pavers versus laying concrete or asphalt. Asphalt costs are much lower right now due to fuel costs; therefore, Mr. Scheuerman felt it would be beneficial to repair Dorrance Street from 13th Street through Lakeview, to take advantage of the lower pricing. Council members inquired about performing spot repairs rather than rehabilitating the entire street to save on costs. Council also discussed the historic value of maintaining the brick streets in town, especially Washington Street, although the cost for the brick pavers adds approximately $94 per square yard to the cost. Mr. Scheuerman reported there may be a grant available in two years that would help fund the cost of preserving the brick streets. It was the consensus of Council to revisit this item at the next Council meeting in order to have more time to review Mr. Scheuerman’s worksheet.
Street: Repair/Maintenance
Mr. Scheuerman discussed a possible solution for the drainage problem in the alley behind the City shop. The VFW is in agreement to allow the City to cut a 10’ wide channel through their parking lot from the alley drain to Jefferson Street. Any overflow from the drain would then travel through the channel to the street and follow the guttering to another drain. It was the consensus of Council to have the Public Works Department cut the trench to help alleviate the drainage in the alley.
NEW BUSINESS
Sewer: Financial
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has requested the City update the “Authorized Representative” stated in the KDHE loan documents for the wastewater treatment plant improvements. Resolution No. 504 named Mayor Lyle Johnston as the City’s authorized representative; therefore, the resolution needs updated for Mayor David McDaniel. Council member Gary Luea moved and Council member Jolene Niernberger seconded a motion to approve Resolution No. 521 naming Mayor David McDaniel as the authorized representative for the KDHE loan documents. The motion carried 6-0.
REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICIALS
Public Works
Water: Repair/Maintenance
Public Works Director Alan Scheuerman reviewed the inspection report from Layne regarding the City’s Water Treatment Plant. Many of the suggested items for improvement have already been completed or implemented. The City’s bond documents require a professional inspection of the Water Treatment Plant every five years.
Mr. Scheuerman also presented the Comparative Water Report for the period November 10th to December 10th.
Personnel: Entry
Mr. Scheuerman recommended the hiring of John Riley Deutscher for the vacant position in the Department. He would like to start him in the Sanitation department until Mr. Deutscher obtains his commercial driver’s license, and then he will be transferred to the Grounds department. Council member John Walz moved and Council member Jolene Niernberger seconded a motion to hire John Riley Deutscher as a General Public Works Employee I at a probationary wage of $13.17, effective January 19, 2016. The motion carried 4-2, with Council members Holly Aschenbrenner and Gary Luea voting opposed.
Sewer: Repair/Maintenance
Mr. Scheuerman reported that KDHE is willing to visit with Council regarding options for a sludge containment site. Council asked Mr. Scheuerman to set a meeting date of March 22nd at 7:00 p.m.
Street: Repair/Maintenance
A resident has complained about the weeds and trees on 15th Street from Monroe to the USD 388 bus barn. The ground is too rocky and steep to properly maintain. USD 388 Superintendent Bob Young has given the City permission to get on the ground to perform dirt work to try to improve the area.
Mr. Scheuerman requested approval to purchase asphalt patch material. Council member Gary Luea moved and Council member Holly Aschenbrenner seconded a motion to approve the purchase of asphalt patch material in an amount not to exceed $5,000. The motion carried 6-0.
Water: Acquisition
Council gave permission to Mr. Scheuerman to acquire bids for a new Metrotech for the Water department. The City’s waterline maps have not been reliable in locating the utility lines and the equipment will help the department find the utility lines more efficiently.
Police
Police Chief Taft Yates provided an update from his department. Council inquired if any of the applicants for the open position were already certified officers. Council then discussed the new patrol car and how the disposal of the obsolete equipment from the Dodge Charger will be handled.
City Clerk
Personnel: Entry
City Clerk Amy Burton requested the hiring of Verda Flinn to fill the Clerk II opening in the Clerk’s office. Council member John Walz moved and Council member Jolene Niernberger seconded a motion to hire Verda Flinn for the Clerk II position at a probationary wage of $8.26, effective January 19, 2016. The motion carried 4-2, with Council members Holly Aschenbrenner and Heather Luea opposed.
General Government: Zoning
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on January 25th at 7:00 p.m. regarding an application for re-zoning property located at 112 W. 10th Street.
Personnel: Benefits
City Clerk Amy Burton presented the monthly health insurance summaries for November 2015 and December 2015. Claims of $8,772 were paid out of accounts payable due to inadequate reserves at the time of the claim.
The Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank for employees has a current value of $15,072.13 and is capped at $19,000.
General Government: Committee
Ms. Burton presented the annual Safety Report for 2015. City employees had fewer accidents in 2015 than the previous year.
Ms. Burton then presented the cost savings of utilizing the City car versus paying employee’s mileage costs for using their own vehicle. The 2015 savings totaled $4,431.78 with a cumulative savings of $16,003.03 from when the car was purchased in November 2009.
Attorney
City Attorney Olavee Raub reported the Certificate of Title required for the Wastewater Treatment Plant project is almost complete.
Ms. Raub has been in contact with various individuals regarding questions on the April elections. She believes the City has properly followed procedures to hold elections in November 2016.
Ms. Raub then addressed an issue on social media regarding a lawsuit filed against Police Chief Taft Yates. There was no settlement paid and the case was dismissed. The City incurred no financial liability.
Cassy Zeigler will observe at the next Council meeting as Ms. Raub will be absent for the February 18th Council meeting.
Mayor Update and Announcements
The City of Hays has provided an update on the R9 Ranch project.
Mayor David McDaniel reminded Council of the Work Session with the Trades Board on January 19th.
Local Government Day is January 27th in Topeka. Mayor McDaniel and Council members John Walz and Jolene Niernberger plan to attend.
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
Mayor David McDaniel called for an executive session to discuss property acquisition. A 5-minute executive session was proposed starting at 9:12 p.m. Mayor McDaniel asked for a motion to recess. Council member Gary Luea moved and Council member John Walz seconded a motion to recess to executive session to discuss property acquisition with the City Attorney present. The motion carried 6-0. The Council returned to open session at 9:17 p.m. No action was taken in executive session.
Mayor David McDaniel called for an executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel. A 20-minute executive session was proposed starting at 9:19 p.m. Mayor McDaniel asked for a motion to recess. Council member Jolene Niernberger moved and Council member Holly Aschenbrenner seconded a motion to recess to executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel with the City Attorney and City Clerk present. The motion carried 6-0. The Council returned to open session at 9:39 p.m. No action was taken in executive session.
Mayor David McDaniel called for an executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel. A 15-minute executive session was proposed starting at 9:40 p.m. Mayor McDaniel asked for a motion to recess. Council member Bob Redger moved and Council member Gary Luea seconded a motion to recess to executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel with the City Attorney and Public Works Director present. The motion carried 6-0. The Council returned to open session at 9:55 p.m. No action was taken in executive session.
Mayor David McDaniel called for an executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel. A 15-minute executive session was proposed starting at 9:55 p.m. Mayor McDaniel asked for a motion to recess. Council member Gary Luea moved and Council member Bob Redger seconded a motion to recess to executive session for personnel matters of non-elected personnel with the City Attorney and Police Chief present. The motion carried 6-0. The Council returned to open session at 10:10 p.m. No action was taken in executive session.
ADJOURNMENT
Council member Bob Redger moved and Council member Heather Luea seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:13 p.m.

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