Logan County Board
June Building and Grounds Committee

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[September 12, 2015]  LINCOLN - Building and Grounds Committee Meeting Logan County Safety Complex June 2, 2015

Present: Kevin Bateman; Bob Farmer; David Hepler; Gene Rohlfs; Chuck Ruben; Jan Schumacher
Absent:
Guests:

Mr. Bateman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Farmer, to approve the minutes from the May 5, 2015 meeting. Motion passed.

Old Business:

Salary Reimbursement and Office Renovation- Kim Turner’s Office:
Mr. Bateman reported he has not had time to call Mrs. Turner. Mr. Bateman is on vacation this week from work and plans to call her. Keep on the agenda.

Military Veteran’s Information Center: Nothing to report.

Floor Plan/Furniture at the Assessor’s Office: Mr. Bateman reported Mrs. Martinek e-mailed him and said she can get free furniture. Mr. Ruben reported that is true, Chris Huff can help get free furniture from State Farm. Chris Huff has already received the free furniture and it’s being stored in a trailer.

Part Time Summer Help/Full-Time Maintenance: Mr. Bateman reported the part time summer help has been trimming bushes and tomorrow he is laying new wood chips at Scully Park. Mr. Ruben would like to hire another full-time maintenance worker. Mr. Ruben talked to Sheriff and Sheriff is okay with hiring another full-time maintenance worker under him. The committee agreed they could increase the Sheriff’s Budget $30,000 to hire another maintenance worker. Mr. Hepler would like the board to set the job description for the new worker. Mr. Bateman reported the summer time help has been coming in at 8:30a.m every day and Mrs. Meagher has been signing off on his time. Mr. Ruben suggested if the Sheriff hires another maintenance worker, maybe the maintenance worker can check in with Mrs. Meagher or Mrs. Freese and see if they have a list for him to do in the afternoon. If the secretaries do not have a list for the maintenance worker he then goes back to helping Mr. Reves. A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Ruben, transfer $30,000 into the Sheriff’s Budget to hire a full time maintenance worker who would also handle responsibilities from Building and Grounds. Motion passed. Mr. Hepler will contact Sheriff and talk to him regarding the maintenance worker. Mr. Hepler would like Sheriff to also help on the job description. Mr. Bateman will bring forward this motion at the workshop. The part time summer help will keep working until the full time worker is hired.

Natural Gas Contract-Adam Schmidt: Mr. Bateman reported this has been taken care of.

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Lights at the Safety Complex and Parks: Mr. Blankenship explained what was wrong with the lights at the Safety Complex. Mr. Blankenship fixed all the lights outside the Safety Complex.

Electricity work in band shelter at Latham Park: Mr. Blankenship has temporarily fixed the problem at Latham Park. Mr. Blankenship suggested the county fix the remaining items as soon as possible. A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mr. Hepler, to fix the electricity at Latham Park at an amount not to exceed $2,500. Motion passed.

New Business:

Wood Chips for Scully Park:
Mr. Bateman ordered the wood chips and they will be delivered tomorrow.

Mrs. Parker called Mrs. Schumacher and Mr. Bateman to see if she can plant flowers at the Courthouse and Animal Control. The committee agreed to spend $200.00 on flowers for the Courthouse and Animal Control. Mrs. Parker will go to ACE Hardware and charge the flowers to the county’s account.

Requests: None

Report from Dennis Reves: Nothing to report.

Budget Matters: Mr. Ruben reported Building and Grounds is at 79.8% and it should be at 50%. Nothing further to report.

Communications: Mr. Bateman reported we need to do something about the pigeons. Mr. Bateman would like to do something next year.

A motion was made by Mrs. Schumacher, seconded by Mr. Rohlfs, to approve the bills. Motion passed.

A motion was made by Mr. Ruben, seconded by Mrs. Schumacher, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting ended at 8:10 pm.

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