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Adair Fiscal Court meeting, March 8, 2011
Click on headline for complete story plus photo(s) By Ed Waggener Rick Brown gives report on the Westlake Rick Brown, the interim CEO of Westlake Regional Hospital, gave a brief update on the progress being made since the recent coordinated resignations of top management at the huge enterprise. Brown delivered the report to the Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Adair Fiscal Court, CJE Ann Melton presiding, and with all seven members of Fiscal Court, Harold Burton (1), Daryl Flatt (2), Sammy Baker (3), Perry Reeder (4), Billy Dean Coffey (5), Joe Rogers (6) and Billy Dean Coffey (7), present. Brown said that the Hospital now can offer Physical Therapy through an arrangement with a local home health agency. He said that his company's assessment of the hospital is nearly complete and should be ready for the March meeting of the Adair County Hospital Board. He said that a Human Resources Director is being hired and that new services are planned for the area. He told the court that the biggest resource is the hospital's dedicated doctors and staff. "The employees at Westlake are absolutely fantastic. They treat patients like they are members of their own families," and added, "Nothing is more important in a hospital setting than patients." Josh Harden and John Nall, Adair County Hospital District board members, were in attendance. Lenny Stone reports on Columbia/Adair Utilities District Lenny Stone, General Manager of the Columbia/Adair Water District (CAUD), gave a detailed presentation of the State of the District at the meeting. Mr. Stone told the court that the final phase of the utilities merger, between CAUD and the water plant has had a small delay, because of the illness of the attorney managing the case, but that he expected the final paper work to be complete in late September. What emerged from the report was that the huge system, which now employs 27 persons, is growing, making comfortable margins over expenditures, and is in a position to manufacture good water and sell it to markets both in Adair County and out. Mr. Stone addressed the rate structure and noted that even with modest rate increases planned, water bills will still be below bills at all but two districts nearby, and those are only pennies less per month than the CAUD bills will be. Before bond payments, the last two years have yielded "profits" of approximately $500,000. Currently, Mr. Stone said, for a residence using 2,000 gallons of water per month, these are the comparative rates: - Columbia/Adair Utilities District, $15.35A rate increase to $18.00 is in the works, Mr. Stone said, but even after it is approved by the Public Service Commission, the rate will still be lower than all but two of the systems above; and that will be the case only if Russell Springs and Jamestown don't raise rates, too. Mr. Stone told the court that work is now beginning on replacing water lines on Jones Street and in front of the school campus on Greensburg Street, and that, as money is available, work will continue in problem areas through the City. Among other improvements underway, he said were the 12" waterline to Sparksville and a new 750,000 gallon composite tank at Sparksville. Mr. Stone said that the south end of the county has had dramatic growth in adding taps. The new tank and water line will allow the discontinuance of standpipes at Breeding, Sparksville, and Jaybird Ridge. Standpipes, he said, do not do as good a job at delivering good water as the composite tanks. Contracts have been let on the waterline and the new water tower, both of which came in under estimates. The new water tank at Sparksville will be three fourths the capacity of the 1,000,000 tank at Holladay place. The new southend system will also enable CAUD to profitably sell water to other districts east and south who have inquired about availability. Mr. Stone said that in the future, CAUD hopes to build a similar tank on the Adair Russell County line to serve the Eastern side of the county and eliminate standpipes there. The utility plans to build a new office center on land recently purchased in Holladay Place. The total cost of the building will be around $1 million, including $220,000 already paid for the lot. He said the decision to locate in Holladay Place was based not only on its central location, but also because comparable lots on the north side of town would have been more expensive when site preparation would be taken into account. Mr. Stone was accompanied to the meeting by CAUD board members Rudy Higginbotham, Rabon Burton, and Robert Flowers, as well as CAUD office manager Jennifer Carter. Judge Ann Melton complemented Mr. Stone on the achievements of the district, saying she and the county should be very proud of them. Mr. Stone did face an adversarial questioning from Magistrate Billy Rowe (7), which failed, it seemed, to deliver a single gotcha. See text of full report by Lenny Stone, GM, Columbia/Adair Utilities DistrictCounty Treasury continues to grow Adair County Treasurer Barry Corbin reported that the reconciled balances in all funds at the close of business, February 28, 2011, was $1,354,114.93. The total was an increase over the January 31, 2011 reconciled balance, which stood at $1,299,418.25. Mr. Corbin said that pre-approved budget transfers were only used in one instance, to transfer $5,000 to the Green River Animal Shelter, one of three areas of County Government which consistently requires budget transfers, besides the Adair County Jail and 911. Mr. Corbin's request for pre-approved Budget Transfers for the current month was unanimously approved. Second readings approved for 911 board The second readings for the establishment of a 911 Board were approved with minor changes in the Interlocal Government ordinance. The change allows a broader range of appointees to the three person board. In addition to the the Adair County Sheriff, the Columbia Police Chief, and the Director of the Emergency Medical Service, alternates are now included. Following the approval, the first three members of the board were approved. Sheriff Harrison Moss was approved for a 4 year initial term; Chief of Police Jason Cross was approved for a 3 year initial term; and Tony Bragg was approved for a 2 year initial term. Bragg was designated as the EMS representative on the board, serving instead of EMS Director Terry Akin. When the initial terms are concluded, new appointees will be be approved for 4 year terms. Three new PT Dispatchers hired The court approved, unanimously in three separate votes, hiring three part-time dispatchers, Joe Collins, Rodney Karnes, and Steve Hancock. Their salaries will be $8. per hour. Court approves new CDBG bank account The court unanimously approved the opening of a new bank account for the CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) #10D-040, the siren grant. The vote was 7-0 on a motion by Billy Rowe (7), seconded by Daryl Flatt (2). Reading of Roads Adair County 911 Coordinator Justin Bailey presented the Reading of Roads. Two changes were approved. In District 4, a first reading was given to the proposal to change Firquin RD to Ray Partin Road. In District 6, approval is being given, subject to a hearing and second reading, to the removal of Hancock Road from county maintenance. A.L. Sinclair reports increased littering Adair County Solid Waste Coordinator A.L. Sinclair reported that his crews are encountering far greater roadside littering than in the past. In 13 days of spring cleanup, his crews have covered 110 miles of roadway and collected 954 bags of litter, he said. Hope is on the way, however: The PRIDE Spring Cleanup is scheduled for April 16 and 17, 2011, and dumpsters will be placed around the county, as well as free tipping at the county transfer station. Judge Melton presented the proclamation for the April Pride Spring Cleanup in Adair County, which was approved unanimously. Mr. Sinclair urged members of the court to join PRIDES campaign for everyone to bring five more volunteers to join the effort. "We want to make this one of the biggest clean-ups ever," he said. Court will stay with Blue Cross/Blue Shield The court voted to stay with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for its insurance, despite what, for any other commodity, would have been considered a gouging increase in prices, such is the the local appetite for swallowing big insurance companies' avarice. BC/BS is raising the rates "only" 7.9% for Buy-Up or premium policies, carried by 39 of the county employees, and "only" 19% on the 10 with the bare bones policy. Road work approved Adair County CJE Ann Melton gave the road report in the absence of County Roads Supervisor Jobe Darnell. She said that finish work on the county's latest new bridge, on Purdy-Sano Road, is nearing completion. She said that the county crews had been busy with gravel work at school bus turnarounds and mail boxes, with ditching to handle the heavy rainfall, and with the relatively minor flooding so far in 2011. The road report was approved unanimously, 7-0, on a motion by Sammy Baker (3), seconded by Daryl Flatt (2). Bills and additional bills approved With two minor corrections, the bills and additional bills report was approved unanimously on a motion by Magistrate Joe Rogers (6), seconded by Daryl Flatt (2). County Jail Report approved Adair County Regional Jailer Rick Wilson's reported total billings for the Adair Regional Jail of $72,705.74, less $34,254.62 for Adair County inmates. With booking fees, medical fees, other income ($4,549.00) and per diem and Cumberland County Medical fees of $229.54, the total to collect was $47,684.51, down from the January net billing of $53,422.97. Mr. Wilson asked for, and received approval to re-institute a home incarceration program. He suggest fees of $50 for monitoring connection and $18.00 per day. The adoption of the plan was slowed by a proposal by Magistrate Billy Rowe for a more Draconian fee of $20.00 per day. After this proposal died for lack of a second, the fees suggested by Mr. Wilson were approved, unanimously, on a motion by Sammy Baker (3), with a second by Daryl Flatt (2). The home incarceration program is aimed at reducing the crushing financial burden regular imprisonment in the Adair County Regional Jail. Mr. Wilson said that jail labor furnished to government and non-profit entities totalled over $24,000.00 at $8/hour for the month of February. Sheriff's Report Approved routinely The February report of Sheriff Harrison Moss and the final report of former Sheriff Ralph Curry were approved unanimously. Judge Melton informed the court that an auditor gigged former Sheriff Curry because, during tax collection season, his bond should be $4,000,000 instead of the $1,500,000 carried. Since the bond is the court's responsibility, and no fault of the sheriff, she asked the court to consider whether to pay the insurance companies $3,079.00 for the increased bond, or not. She recommended against buying the additional insurance, but told the court they had to enter the decision into the record or Sheriff Harrison Moss would be unfairly written up in the next audit. Magistrate Billy Rowe (7) with a second by Harold Burton (1) moved to go on record against paying out the extra money to the insurance company. The vote was unanimous, 7-0. Prior to the vote, Judge Melton asked Sheriff Moss if he had any plans to run off with the county's $4,000,000 and he nodded that he did not. Court Order Approved The Court unanimously approved a court order transferring $2,000 to the SAR from the Local Government Economic Assistance (LGEA) fund. The vote was unanimous, on a vote motion by Billy Dean Coffey (5) , seconded by Billy Rowe (2). Thomas Steele approved as ninth member of Columbia/Adair Parks Board. Thomas Steele was approved by the court as the ninth member of the C/AC Parks and Recreation Board. He is the choice of the C/AC Board, itself, and his appointment requires both court and city council approval; the latter was conferred Monday, March 7, 2011. With Mr. Steele's appointment, the board now includes Mr. Steele and Billy Dean Coffey, Greg Thomas, Bobby Bowe, Charles Grimsley, Rebecca Schmidt, Bruce White, Donna Shirley, and Craig Dean. The board will meet each second Monday, at 5pmCT, at the Adair 911 Center, 107 N. High ST, Columbia, KY. The first meeting is March 14, 2011, at which time officers will be elected. The court also approved the establishment of a Columbia/Adair County Parks and Recreation Fund bank account, on a motion by Joe Rogers (6), with a second by Sammy Baker (3). This story was posted on 2011-03-09 11:42:51
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